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RV reduces prize money, stands down staff
Melbourne
Monday 30 March 2020, 4:21pm
Racing Victoria has announced reductions in prize money contributions and has stood down staff. Read more »
Prize money cuts understandable: Bott
Sydney
Monday 30 March 2020, 1:49pm
In-form trainer Adrian Bott supports the measures being taken to try to keep racing going during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
Top Qld jockeys split into two regions
Brisbane
Monday 30 March 2020, 12:05pm
Queensland's top metropolitan jockeys have been split into two regions as the state's racing is divided into zones. Read more »
Wyong Provincial C'ship heat rescheduled
Sydney
Monday 30 March 2020, 12:04pm
The washed out Provincial Championships Qualifier at Wyong will now be run at Newcastle. Read more »
Joao Moreira notches 900th HK winner
Sydney
Monday 30 March 2020, 11:47am
Joao Moreira has ridden his 900th Hong Kong winner with racing going ahead at Sha Tin under a late biosecurity exemption. Read more »
Probabeel likely to run in Aust Oaks
Sydney
Sunday 29 March 2020, 7:21pm
Star New Zealand filly Probabeel has come through her Vinery Stud Stakes second in good order and now heads to the Australian Oaks. Read more »
Work behind the scenes keeps racing going
Melbourne
Sunday 29 March 2020, 6:15pm
Crowd-free race meetings may be a cause of frustration, but jockey Brad Rawiller is happy the show keeps going through the work of industry leaders. Read more »
Waller's host of chances for 7th Doncaster
Sydney
Sunday 29 March 2020, 4:55pm
Champion trainer Chris Waller is scheduled to have a host of runners in the Doncaster Mile as he chases a seventh win in the famous handicap. Read more »
Eric The Eel confirmed for Sydney
Brisbane
Sunday 29 March 2020, 4:10pm
Queensland trainer Stuart Kendrick has confirmed Eric The Eel will head to the Australian Derby in Sydney. Read more »
Vow And Declare's Cup campaign up in air
Melbourne
Sunday 29 March 2020, 3:28pm
Trainer Danny O'Brien has Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare ready to run in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
New York racetrack turned into hospital
Sydney
Sunday 29 March 2020, 2:39pm
New York's Aqueduct racetrack is to be used as a hospital site for people recovering from coronavirus. Read more »
New prize money levels for Qld racing
Brisbane
Sunday 29 March 2020, 12:50pm
Officials believe they have come up with the right balance for Queensland prize money when the state moves to regional racing this week. Read more »
Beckett believes racing can work to return
London
Sunday 29 March 2020, 9:43am
Classic-winning trainer Ralph Beckett is optimistic racing in Britain will be ready to resume behind closed doors should it be given the go-ahead. Read more »
Prize money slashed for Championships
Sydney
Sunday 29 March 2020, 9:19am
Racing NSW has slashed prize money for the biggest races scheduled for the two days of The Championships at Randwick. Read more »
Rosehill suspensions for Bowman and Berry
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 8:00pm
Tommy Berry and Hugh Bowman have both been outed for different offences at Rosehill and will miss Queen Elizabeth Stakes day. Read more »
Lindsay Park Guineas runners disqualified
Melbourne
Saturday 28 March 2020, 7:02pm
Two horses from the Lindsay Park stable were wrongly saddled in the Listed Bendigo Guineas and have been disqualified from the race. Read more »
Cascadian earns Doncaster spot via Prelude
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 6:50pm
Cascadian has earned a last-minute spot in the Doncaster Mile with his win in the Prelude at Rosehill. Read more »
Positive Peace claims Emancipation Stakes
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 6:23pm
The Bjorn Baker-trained Positive Peace has made it five wins in a row with her first stakes race success in the Group Two Emancipation Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Prov Championship heat called off at Wyong
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 6:21pm
Racing officials have postponed the provincial championship qualifying heat at Wyong after jockeys expressed safety concerns over the track. Read more »
Hellova Street takes out the Golden Mile
Melbourne
Saturday 28 March 2020, 6:05pm
Having stayed in Victoria since his latest outing at Caulfield, Tasmanian galloper Hellova Street has led throughout to claim the Golden Mile at Bendigo. Read more »
Riddle Me That takes out Bendigo Guineas
Melbourne
Saturday 28 March 2020, 5:18pm
Setting his sights on the Bendigo Guineas has paid dividends for trainer Matt Laurie with Riddle Me That scoring a fighting win in the Listed race. Read more »
Patience a key to Snogging win at Bendigo
Melbourne
Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:49pm
Snogging has broken through for a long overdue victory scoring narrowly first-up in the Bendigo Gold Bracelet. Read more »
Abbott win a big boost for trainer-jockeys
Brisbane
Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:44pm
Versatile Lauren Abbott hopes the Doomben win of One Stryke will lead to an increase in the number of horses trainer-jockeys are allowed to prepare. Read more »
No Bar too high for Hyeronimus in Group 1
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:40pm
Tulloch Lodge has continued its golden Sydney autumn carnival run, winning its third Group One in successive weeks with Shout The Bar in the Vinery Stud Stakes. Read more »
Vegadaze beats Godolphin pair at Rosehill
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:20pm
The Anthony Cummings-trained Vegadaze has beaten two James Cummings-trained sprinters in the Star Kingdom Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Verry Elleegant claims Group One Tancred
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:00pm
Verry Elleegant has put in a strong staying performance to win the Tancred Stakes and stamp herself a spring Cups contender. Read more »
Vow And Declare shines in Bendigo gallop
Melbourne
Saturday 28 March 2020, 3:45pm
Trainer Danny O'Brien has given Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare and VRC Oaks-winning stablemate Miami Bound a race day gallop at Bendigo. Read more »
McDonald coaxes best out of Night's Watch
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 3:42pm
Night's Watch has won the Neville Sellwood Stakes, ending a run of outs since taking out the 2018 Naturalism Stakes. Read more »
NZ's Quick Thinker on track for Derby bid
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 3:07pm
Quick Thinker has given New Zealand trainer Murray Baker a fifth Tulloch Stakes to stake his claims for the Australian Derby. Read more »
Swats That impresses in Bendigo debut win
Melbourne
Saturday 28 March 2020, 2:55pm
The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained Swats That has raced to a convincing debut win in the Bendigo VOBIS Gold Rush. Read more »
Kendrick clings to Derby ambition for Eric
Brisbane
Saturday 28 March 2020, 2:41pm
Trainer Stuart Kendrick will still try to get Eric The Eel to Sydney for the ATC Australian Derby after the gelding's Doomben win. Read more »
Holyfield lands fighting win at Rosehill
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 2:20pm
English jockey Tom Marquand has guided the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained colt Holyfield to victory in the Group Three Schweppervescence at Rosehill. Read more »
Calibration shows worth of satellite yard
Brisbane
Saturday 28 March 2020, 2:02pm
The win of Calibration at Doomben has emphasised the value of a Queensland satellite stable for Newcastle trainer Kris Lees. Read more »
Minjee repays the faith shown by Heathcote
Brisbane
Saturday 28 March 2020, 1:27pm
Promising filly Minjee has defied a betting drift to repay trainer Rob Heathcote's faith with a win at Doomben. Read more »
Master and former apprentice in Royal win
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 1:23pm
The Ron Quinton-trained Royal Celebration has been rewarded for his consistency, breaking through for a solid win at Rosehill. Read more »
Two on the trot for future jumper Budd Fox
Melbourne
Saturday 28 March 2020, 1:10pm
Being on course early has allowed apprentice Jessica Eaton to pick up the winning ride on Budd Fox in a distance race at Bendigo. Read more »
Boss to ride Loving Gaby in G1 TJ Smith
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 1:00pm
Glen Boss has picked up the ride on star filly Loving Gaby in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
VRC to stand staff down over COVID-19
Sydney
Saturday 28 March 2020, 10:38am
The Victoria Racing Club, which runs the Melbourne Cup, will stand down most of its staff during the the coronavirus crisis. Read more »
British racing making plans for return
London
Saturday 28 March 2020, 7:47am
British racing is likely to resume behind closed doors once given the appropriate go-ahead following the current shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
Vinery Stud Stakes: What you need to know
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 7:07pm
A look at the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes over 2000m for three-year-old fillies at Rosehill. Read more »
Imported stablemates face Group One clash
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 7:04pm
Trainer Kris Lees has a slight leaning to Mustajeer as he prepares to saddle up three runners in the Group One Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Widdison to take Bendigo chance with Doll
Melbourne
Friday 27 March 2020, 6:44pm
Craig Widdison will take every opportunity he can get to start his horses while racing continues under the threat of COVID-19. Read more »
Young trainer takes Pride in stakes debut
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 6:28pm
Untapped three-year-old Pride Of Adelaide will give up-and-coming trainer Nathan Doyle his first stakes runner when he chases a hat-trick of wins at Rosehill. Read more »
Heathcote hopes for Doomben double
Brisbane
Friday 27 March 2020, 5:37pm
Trainer Robert Heathcote is hoping for a Doomben double before Queensland racing is divided into regions next week. Read more »
Top fillies to do battle in Vinery
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 5:16pm
The Chris Waller-trained Funstar is tracking to become the dominant filly of the autumn if she can add the Vinery to her record. Read more »
The Tancred Stakes: What you need to know
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 4:49pm
What you need to know about the Group One $1.5 million weight-for-age Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Bjorn Baker flying stable flag at Rosehill
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 4:39pm
While Murray Baker has been forced to shut down his New Zealand training operation, his son Bjorn Baker is keeping the flag flying in Sydney. Read more »
Zahra relaxed before coronavirus result
Melbourne
Friday 27 March 2020, 4:27pm
Mark Zahra spent the day watching Netflix and playing X-Box awaiting the news of a COVID-19 test which produced a negative result allowing racing to resume. Read more »
Kementari set for comeback at Rosehill
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 4:09pm
Group One winner Kementari makes his return to racing as a gelding in the Star Kingdom Stakes. Read more »
Travel makes task too tough for Debt Agent
Melbourne
Friday 27 March 2020, 3:43pm
Having considered sending Debt Agent to Sydney for the Doncaster Mile, trainer Jim Conlan has instead decided to stay home and run the gelding at Bendigo. Read more »
Postcode chasing first win at Rosehill
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 3:25pm
Two-year-old colt Postcode is scheduled to step up to 1400m in the Group Three Schweppervescence at Rosehill, chasing a breakthrough win at his fifth start. Read more »
Button to relocate horses during crisis
Brisbane
Friday 27 March 2020, 3:00pm
Trainer Tom Button is planning to relocate part of his team to Rockhampton so they can race in central Queensland during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
Snowdens dreaming big with promising Carif
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 2:27pm
Promising stayer Carif has been set a long-range goal to run in the Melbourne Cup and a Group One assignment at Rosehill will be an important stepping stone. Read more »
House Of Cartier ready to fire at Rosehill
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 1:30pm
Trainer John Sargent believes four-year-old mare House Of Cartier will take beating when she steps up to 2000m in the Neville Sellwood Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Nature Strip wins star-studded trial
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 1:25pm
Nature Strip has beaten Santa Ana Lane and Redzel in a barrier trial at Randwick ahead of their clash in the TJ Smith Stakes. Read more »
Edmonds makes new plans for Vanna Girl
Brisbane
Friday 27 March 2020, 12:27pm
Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds is juggling options as Queensland moves to regional racing. Read more »
Oakbank off with prize money cuts in SA
Melbourne
Friday 27 March 2020, 12:14pm
Thoroughbred Racing SA has announced prize money cuts to keep racing going while also cancelling the Easter jumps carnival at Oakbank. Read more »
US Jockey Javier Castellano in isolation
New York City
Friday 27 March 2020, 11:22am
United States Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano is in isolation after a positive test for COVID-19. Read more »
Trots cleared to resume in NSW after test
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 10:12am
A NSW harness racing official who had contact with a person with coronavirus has tested negative to COVID-19, clearing the way for the sport to resume Read more »
Queensland clubs face big losses
Brisbane
Friday 27 March 2020, 9:46am
The major Queensland clubs will shed hundreds of staff and face losses running into millions of dollars after the winter carnival was scrapped. Read more »
Vic enhances horse movement protocols
Sydney
Friday 27 March 2020, 9:45am
Interstate movement of horses will be subject to stricter conditions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
Qld jockeys to be restricted to one region
Brisbane
Friday 27 March 2020, 8:21am
Queensland jockeys have been asked to nominate the region where they want to ride when the state moves to racing in zones. Read more »
Lees filly could be a Thorn in the side
Sydney
Thursday 26 March 2020, 7:06pm
Rising to a middle distance could prove an advantage for untapped talent Game Of Thorns when she takes on two benchmark fillies at Rosehill. Read more »
Queensland winter carnival scrapped
Brisbane
Thursday 26 March 2020, 6:10pm
The Queensland winter carnival has been scrapped as the state moves to racing in segregated regions. Read more »
Arrowfield withdraw draft from Easter sale
Sydney
Thursday 26 March 2020, 5:08pm
Days after Inglis announced its prestigious Easter Yearling Sale would be conducted online, Arrowfield Stud has made the decision to withdraw its draft. Read more »
Many questions should racing be shut down
Melbourne
Thursday 26 March 2020, 3:43pm
Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani has been looking at a number of different scenarios should racing be shutdown because of the COVID-19 virus. Read more »
Redfern Express trains Narromine winner
Sydney
Thursday 26 March 2020, 2:32pm
Former rugby league star Terry Fahey has trained Carnegie's Monaco to win the first race at Narromine, the only race meeting in Australia. Read more »
Top trainers prepare for all scenarios
Sydney
Thursday 26 March 2020, 1:53pm
Trainers across NSW are continuing with biosecurity measures in stables while making contingency plans in the event racing is shut down. Read more »
Vic racing still waiting for test result
Sydney
Thursday 26 March 2020, 1:41pm
Racing authorities are still waiting for results of a coronavirus test on a jockey who unknowingly flew on a commercial flight with an infected passenger. Read more »
Racing on tenterhooks over COVID-19 test
Sydney
Thursday 26 March 2020, 11:01am
Australian racing is still on tenterhooks waiting to get the go-ahead to continue with the result of a coronavirus test on a jockey unknown. Read more »
Ireland prepared for racing to resume
Dublin
Thursday 26 March 2020, 10:39am
The board of Horse Racing Ireland believes the experience of holding closed-shop meetings could help when the sport is back up and running. Read more »
Qld joins other states to suspend racing
Brisbane
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 8:48pm
Racing Queensland has joined other states to suspend racing pending the result of a coronavirus test on a Melbourne jockey. Read more »
Gold Fields chasing victory in Golden Mile
Melbourne
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 5:15pm
Gold Fields will be chasing the first of several prized targets when he runs in the Golden Mile at Bendigo, providing the meeting goes ahead. Read more »
COVID-19 test stops Victoria, NSW meetings
Sydney
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 4:35pm
Racing in Victoria and NSW has been suspended pending the results of COVID-19 tests on a licensed participant who has been in both jurisdictions. Read more »
Munce waits on Capricornia race decision
Brisbane
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 4:31pm
Trainer Chris Munce hopes his filly Papaya can head to Rockhampton for a big prize money race after her Eagle Farm win. Read more »
NZ stars set to continue Sydney campaigns
Sydney
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 4:20pm
New Zealand trainer Tony Pike has decided to keep his Sydney-based horses in work as long as racing continues against the backdrop of coronavirus. Read more »
Racing on hold pending COVID-19 testing
Sydney
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 4:08pm
Racing in four states has been suspended pending the results of COVID-19 tests on a licensed person who travelled on a commercial flight with someone affected. Read more »
Shout The Bar faces tough challenge in G1
Sydney
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 2:58pm
Co-trainer Adrian Bott admits lightly raced Shout The Bar faces a big ask in the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes against proven fillies Funstar and Probabeel. Read more »
Group One placegetter Luvaluva retired
Sydney
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 2:39pm
Multiple stakes winner and Group One placegetter Luvaluva has been retired after suffering a tendon injury. Read more »
NSW-Vic border trainers weigh up options
Melbourne
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 1:52pm
Racehorse trainers with stables on the Victoria and NSW border have been thrown a new curve ball by the latest COVID-19 travelling protocols. Read more »
Distance forces Mildura meeting transfer
Melbourne
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 1:52pm
The coronavirus crisis has forced Racing Victoria to transfer a race meeting as the governing body introduces new restrictions. Read more »
Horse racing can survive virus: Heathcote
Brisbane
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 1:22pm
Leading Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote says there is no reason why racing can't continue during the coronavirus crisis. Read more »
Easter Yearling auction to be held online
Sydney
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 1:16pm
The multi-million dollar Australian Easter Yearling sale will be an online auction under new government coronavirus protocols. Read more »
Snappy Reply set to continue owner's run
Brisbane
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 11:41am
Well-bred filly Snappy Reply can continue owner Linda Huddy's good run of success with trainer Tony Gollan at Doomben. Read more »
Eric The Eel an outside chance for Derby
Brisbane
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 11:34am
Trainer Stuart Kendrick believes it is a long shot but he hasn't given up all hope Eric The Eel can make it to Sydney for the ATC Australian Derby. Read more »
Field of 13 for Vinery, nine in Tancred
Sydney
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 11:14am
Funstar and Probabeel headline a field of 13 for the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill while none stayers have been declared for the Tancred Stakes. Read more »
Freedman books jockeys for Championships
Sydney
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 11:03am
The Anthony Freedman stable has confirmed its jockey bookings for the opening day of The Championships with Melbourne riders ruled out. Read more »
NZ trainers can continue to operate
Sydney
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 10:28am
The NZ government says horse trainers are essential workers and horses need to be exercised and worked in the interests of animal welfare. Read more »
Training to continue in Britain
London
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 10:16am
British trainers are being advised to continue exercising horses while adhering strictly to social-distancing requirements. Read more »
Irish racing among sports cancelled
Dublin
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 8:35am
Racing in Ireland has been suspended along with all other sports following an announcement from the Irish government. Read more »
New biosecurity measures in Vic/NSW
Sydney
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 8:22pm
Further protocols have been introduced in NSW and Victoria as the multi-billion dollar industry tries to stay afloat. Read more »
Brandenburg and Boss chasing Doncaster
Sydney
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 7:33pm
Trainer John Sargent is upbeat about three-year-old colt Brandenburg's Doncaster Mile hopes, with seven-time winning jockey Glen Boss confirmed for the ride. Read more »
Sydney preference for Princess Jenni
Sydney
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 7:25pm
Trainer David Brideoake hopes to run Victorian mare Princess Jenni in the Emancipation Stakes as a lead-in to the Group One Coolmore Legacy Stakes in Sydney. Read more »
Aspect Ratio heads to Vinery on Oaks path
Sydney
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 6:36pm
Aspect Ratio will step up to 2000m for the first time in the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes on a path to the ATC Australian Oaks over 2400m. Read more »
Fight to keep NZ training tracks open
Sydney
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 6:14pm
As head of the New Zealand Trainers Association, Tony Pike is negotiating to keep training tracks open in the interests of horse welfare. Read more »
NSW harness racing suspended
Sydney
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 4:47pm
Harness racing in NSW has been suspended as officials wait on results of tests on a person who had contact with someone positive to coronavirus. Read more »
NSW jockeys to be split into three regions
Sydney
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 4:28pm
NSW jockeys will be split into three regions while interstate participants will not be allowed to enter the state's racecourses until further notice. Read more »
Jim Byrne aggravates leg injury
Brisbane
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 3:44pm
Leading Brisbane jockey Jim Byrne has aggravated a leg injury and will not be able to ride for several weeks. Read more »
Son of Atlantic Jewel wins in Ireland
Dublin
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 2:01pm
Russian Emperor, a son of Australian mare Atlantic Jewel, has stamped himself as a Derby contender with his maiden win in Ireland. Read more »
No official race trials in Vic
Melbourne
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 10:38am
Racing Victoria has extended protocols to help stop the spread of coronavirus by cancelling race trials and restricting jump-outs to local horses. Read more »