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Almoonqith given 1kg penalty for Melb Cup

Thursday 22 October 2015, 6:39am

Almoonqith has been handed a one kilogram penalty for the Melbourne Cup following his authoritative Geelong Cup win.  Read more »

Duric, McEvoy suspended at Geelong

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:24pm

Kerrin McEvoy and Vlad Duric have been suspended for 10 meetings on separate careless riding charges stemming from the Geelong Cup meeting.  Read more »

Turn Me Loose to back up at Valley

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:04pm

Turn Me Loose will be out to prove his Emirates Stakes credentials when he runs in the Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Post comes just in Thyme for odds-on fav

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:58pm

The unthinkable has almost happened at Warwick Farm with long odds-on favourite Thyme For Roses given a massive fright before scoring a narrow win.  Read more »

Hayes unearths Melb Cup hope at Geelong

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:48pm

Imported stayer Almoonqith has scored an emphatic win in the Geelong Cup but needs a weight penalty to boost his chances of a Melbourne Cup start.  Read more »

Waterhouse, McEvoy declare Plate ambitions

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:30pm

Gai Waterhouse is content to rule a line through Pornichet's Caulfield Stakes flop and says the horse is in great order ahead of his Cox Plate bid.  Read more »

Veteran trainer-jockey duo strike again

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:07pm

One of the elder statesman of the jockeys' room in Queensland, Jeff Lloyd has continued his good start to the season with a double at Ipswich.  Read more »

Geelong win secures Extra Choice Derby run

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 4:45pm

The addition of blinkers has sparked a return to form for Extra Choice who has finished strongly to win the Geelong Classic.  Read more »

Rock Sturdy still in spring carnival frame

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 3:36pm

Joe Pride is willing to give Rock Sturdy another chance during the Melbourne spring carnival, provided he can win an important test at Randwick.  Read more »

No bones about it, Chop ready for Plate

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 3:30pm

Gailo Chop's French trainer Antoine de Watrigant has described having a runner in Australia's best weight-for-age race as "crazy".  Read more »

Massive scare for Thyme For Roses backers

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 2:57pm

Thyme For Roses has become one of the shortest-priced two-year-olds to win on a Sydney racetrack after clinging to a narrow victory at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Srikandi ready for tough Manikato test

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 2:50pm

Ciaron Maher concedes Stradbroke Handicap winner Srikandi faces her toughest test in a Manikato Stakes boasting some of Australia's best sprinters.  Read more »

Berry booked for Trip To Paris in Melb Cup

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 2:06pm

Tommy Berry has been confirmed for the Melbourne Cup mount on Trip To Paris, a stablemate of popular English stayer Red Cadeaux.  Read more »

Magic Millions goal for Derby placegetter

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 12:13pm

Jumbo Prince will kick off his campaign at Doomben, the first step in a preparation geared towards the Magic Millions carnival.  Read more »

Arod camp all smiles ahead of Cox Plate

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 11:44am

Owners Qatar Racing say their Cox Plate plans for European galloper Arod have gone to script with a good barrier draw giving them a further boost.  Read more »

James Doyle to ride Complacent in Plate

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 11:24am

Godolphin has declared retained rider James Doyle as the jockey for Complacent in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Hardline out of Melbourne Group One race

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 9:39am

The Liam Birchley-trained Hardline has been ruled out of a trip to Melbourne for the Coolmore Stud Stakes with a wind problem.  Read more »

British bookies race sponsorhip threatened

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 8:47am

British bookmakers will be barred from sponsoring races if they do not pay an agreed fee to the industry.  Read more »

Victorian Stewards to appeal Riley case

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:24am

Racing Victoria stewards will seek leave to appeal a Supreme Court ruling which tossed out trainer Mark Riley's three-year TC02 disqualification.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup start on the line at Geelong

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:13am

Thirteen of the Geelong Cup runners will be out to put themselves in contention for a Melbourne Cup start.  Read more »

Australian Turf Club sacks racing official

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 6:45pm

A prominent racing official who became embroiled in the cobalt affair has been sacked from his executive position at the Australian Turf Club.  Read more »

Godolphin with two chances in Cox Plate

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 6:01pm

Hartnell and Complacent will be Godolphin's Cox Plate hopes while one-time favourite Contributer will head to the Mackinnon Stakes.  Read more »

Racing Victoria announces healthy profit

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 5:56pm

Racing Victoria has turned around its financial position, posting a $50 million profit.  Read more »

Highland Reel continues to firm for Plate

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 4:53pm

Jockey Ryan Moore has the barrier he wanted for Highland Reel as the Coolmore team chase back-to-back victories in the Cox Plate.  Read more »

Bowman backs Winx acceleration in Plate

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 4:16pm

Exciting mare Winx is the horse which top Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman hopes can land him a first Cox Plate win at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Buffering chasing second G1 Manikato win

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 4:11pm

Two years after breaking through for his first Group One win in the Manikato Stakes, Buffering is chasing more success in the same race at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

The Monstar handicap too much of a burden

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 4:04pm

The weight relief trainer Brett Cavanough was expecting for his sprinter The Monstar at Randwick hasn't been forthcoming.  Read more »

Geelong much better fit for Renew: trainer

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 1:30pm

Trainer Archie Alexander says a roomier track will suit imported stayer Renew in the Geelong Cup.  Read more »

Business as usual for Penza before Valley

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 1:25pm

Jeff Penza will ride in Melbourne for the first time on Cox Plate day, but he will be on familiar turf at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Highland Reel firms in Cox Plate markets

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 9:24am

Irish horse Highland Reel has firmed to Cox Plate equal favouritism to give trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore back-to-back wins.  Read more »

Chautauqua dominates Manikato market

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 9:05am

Chautauqua is the overwhelming favourite to win the Group One Manikato Stakes after drawing barrier two for the Moonee Valley sprint.  Read more »

Contributer out of the Cox Plate

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 8:27am

Godolphin will not run Contributer in the Cox Plate, leaving a capacity 14 horses expected to be declared for the $3 million race.  Read more »

Waller in box-seat with G1 Cox Plate trio

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 7:50am

Chris Waller has the strongest representation in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley with Kermadec, Preferment and Winx lining up for his all-conquering stable.  Read more »

Queensland trainer outed for nine months

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 6:22am

Queensland trainer Darryl Hansen has been disqualified for nine months after being found guilty of a TC02 offence.  Read more »

Cox Plate field set to be announced

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 3:29am

The make up of the Cox Plate field will be announced after acceptances are taken for the $3 million weight-for-age feature.  Read more »

Improved Maygrove to step out at Geelong

Monday 19 October 2015, 6:26pm

Murray Baker says Geelong Cup hopeful Maygrove has made good improvement since his last start ahead of the $300,000 Group Three race.  Read more »

Hinchinbrook Filly Impressive

Monday 19 October 2015, 5:10pm

Reigning Champion Australian First Season Sire Hinchinbrook featured at Randwick on Saturday with a highly impressive juvenile winner in Miss Amajardan, who broke subsequent Group I winner Sweet Idea’s class record.  Read more »

Noel Mayfield-Smith upbeat about Waldo

Monday 19 October 2015, 4:48pm

Noel Mayfield-Smith is building up his stable numbers and one of the newcomers, two-year-old Waldo Waldorf, is ready to make his debut at Randwick.  Read more »

Brad Rawiller upbeat about Plate chances

Monday 19 October 2015, 4:29pm

Jockey Brad Rawiller believes Gailo Chop is ticking over perfectly ahead of the Cox Plate and believes he is a genuine chance in the $3 million race.  Read more »

ATC official Matt Rudolph faces sanctions

Monday 19 October 2015, 2:08pm

Senior Australian Turf Club executive Matt Rudolph faces sanctions after being found to have acted improperly during the Sam Kavanagh cobalt case.  Read more »

Cobalt could accumulate in horses: expert

Monday 19 October 2015, 12:18pm

Training partners Lee and Shannon Hope are fighting cobalt charges that could potentially lead to a lengthy disqualification.   Read more »

Hugh Bowman to ride Winx in Cox Plate

Monday 19 October 2015, 12:09pm

Hugh Bowman will ride Winx in the Cox Plate with Hong Kong-based Nash Rawiller to replace the suspended Blake Shinn on stablemate Preferment.  Read more »

Quest For More draws wide in Geelong Cup

Monday 19 October 2015, 11:29am

International visitor Quest For More has drawn wide for the Geelong Cup while the Ed Dunlop-trained Manndawi has barrier three.  Read more »

98th stakeswinner for Flying Spur

Monday 19 October 2015, 10:35am

The Darren Weir-trained Mahuta has become the 98th stakeswinner for champion sire Flying Spur with a strong all-the-way win in Saturday's $120,000 MRC Gothic S. 1400m LR.  Read more »

Cannock Chase wins Canadian International

Monday 19 October 2015, 9:33am

Jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Sir Michael Stoute have combined with Cannock Chase to win the Grade One Canadian International at Woodbine.  Read more »

Father and son stakes quinella at Randwick

Monday 19 October 2015, 9:04am

Three Arrowfield-sired winners at Randwick on Saturday were headed by a father-and-son quinella in the $150,000 ATC Brian Crowley S. 1200m LR.   Read more »

Breeders' Cup for Gleneagles after defeat

Monday 19 October 2015, 6:23am

Trainer Aidan O'Brien says he should not have run Gleneagles at Ascot but will enter the colt for the Breeders' Cup in Kentucky.  Read more »

Mongolian Khan gets 1kg Cup penalty

Monday 19 October 2015, 6:07am

Caulfield Cup winner Mongolian Khan has been handed a 1kg penalty for the Melbourne Cup and will carry 56kg in the 3200m feature.  Read more »

Blake Shinn to miss Cox Plate ride

Sunday 18 October 2015, 7:05pm

A careless riding suspension from the Seymour Cup will rule Blake Shinn out of the Cox Plate meeting.  Read more »

Bosson wins another feature race in Vic

Sunday 18 October 2015, 6:16pm

A day after combining to win the Caulfield Cup with Mongolian Khan, jockey Opie Bosson and trainer Murray Baker have won the Seymour Cup.  Read more »

Tourneur to ride Let's Make Adeal in Cup

Sunday 18 October 2015, 5:18pm

Adelaide-based jockey Dom Tourneur has been booked for the ride on Let's Make Adeal at 50.5kg in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Upcoming cups on Araldo Junior's radar

Sunday 18 October 2015, 4:47pm

Mike Moroney is looking to some of the lesser Cup races with promising imported stayer Araldo Junior.  Read more »

Mongolian Khan is Mr Wolf's Cup dream

Sunday 18 October 2015, 4:40pm

Australian-bred, Chinese-owned and New Zealand-trained, Mongolian Khan could fulfil the Melbourne Cup dreams of billionaire Mr Wolf.  Read more »

Clarry Conners eyeing fourth VRC Oaks

Sunday 18 October 2015, 4:09pm

Clarry Conners believes the rapidly improving Dawnie Perfect will be even better at Flemington than Caulfield, the scene of her first win.  Read more »

Magnapal 'no disgrace' in Caulfield Cup

Sunday 18 October 2015, 3:10pm

Country trainer Terry O'Sullivan says it's an achievement just having a horse good enough to get his second Caulfield Cup runner.  Read more »

Hardline unlikely for Coolmore Stud Stakes

Sunday 18 October 2015, 2:55pm

Brisbane three-year-old Hardline has failed miserably in his Coolmore Stud Stakes lead-up and is now in doubt for the Group One race at Flemington.  Read more »

Williams impressed after first sit on Arod

Sunday 18 October 2015, 2:00pm

Arod has impressed jockey Craig Williams with his looks and galloping action after partnering the English galloper in a workout at Werribee.  Read more »

Silvestre de Sousa Britain's new champion

Sunday 18 October 2015, 1:43pm

Silvestre de Sousa has come out on top of the British riding ranks, just a year after being let go by Godolphin.  Read more »

Fascinating Rocks in Champion for Weld

Sunday 18 October 2015, 10:08am

Fascinating Rock has won the Champion Stakes for Irish trainer Dermot Weld, beating Found and the favourite Jack Hobbs.  Read more »

Jockey and trainer quizzed over Fame Game

Saturday 17 October 2015, 8:22pm

Stewards have quizzed jockey Zac Purton and trainer Yoshitada Munakata over the riding instructions given for Fame Game in the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

What the Caulfield Cup jockeys said

Saturday 17 October 2015, 7:22pm

What the Caulfield Cup jockeys said.  Read more »

Mongolian Khan faith pays off for owner

Saturday 17 October 2015, 7:11pm

Mongolian Khan's owner "Mr Wolf" hopes to follow up his Caulfield Cup win with a victory in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Ed Dunlop figures in another close call

Saturday 17 October 2015, 6:50pm

Trip To Paris has landed English trainer Ed Dunlop another Australian Group One placing when beaten by Mongolian Khan in the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Melb Cup dream alive for James Cummings

Saturday 17 October 2015, 6:36pm

Ruling Dynasty has put himself in the frame for a tilt at the Melbourne Cup with his win in the City Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick.  Read more »

Mongolian Khan wins Caulfield Cup in style

Saturday 17 October 2015, 6:04pm

New Zealand-trained stayer Mongolian Khan has beaten English visitor Trip To Paris in the $3 million Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

La Passe earns a shot at G1 Myer Classic

Saturday 17 October 2015, 5:37pm

In-form mare La Passe has won Group Two races at her past two starts and will now be given a shot at Group One class at Flemington.  Read more »

Snowden pair run Listed Lightning quinella

Saturday 17 October 2015, 5:30pm

Stablemates Dothraki and That's A Good Idea have run the quinella in the City Tattersalls Lightning Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Vaskha leads all the way in Moonga Stakes

Saturday 17 October 2015, 5:20pm

Vaskha's win in the Moonga Stakes at Caulfield has trainer John O'Shea looking towards weight-for-age races at the track.  Read more »

G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes for Counterattack

Saturday 17 October 2015, 4:54pm

Counterattack has earned his chance at the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington, a race his trainer Chris Waller has won for the past two years.  Read more »

Stratum Star earns start in WFA Mackinnon

Saturday 17 October 2015, 4:47pm

Darren Weir has grander plans in store for Stratum Star which stepped up to 2000m for an impressive win at Caulfield.  Read more »

Sacred Eye beats the boys in $500k Classic

Saturday 17 October 2015, 4:17pm

Damian Lane has filled in for a suspended Michael Walker, guiding talented filly Sacred Eye to victory in the Caulfield Classic.  Read more »

Record win earns Melbourne trip for Pearl

Saturday 17 October 2015, 4:01pm

The Barry Lockwood-trained Hidden Pearl has broken a Doomben record to earn herself a trip to Melbourne.  Read more »

Singo's Dawnie just Perfect for VRC Oaks

Saturday 17 October 2015, 3:35pm

Dawnie Perfect has emerged as a VRC Oaks contender after breaking her maiden status at Caulfield.  Read more »

Lumosty, Eclair Choice dead-heat in Sprint

Saturday 17 October 2015, 3:22pm

Eclair Choice and Lumosty have shared the honours in the Caulfield Sprint, the second year in a row the Group Two race has finished in a dead-heat.  Read more »

Blinkers turn around fortunes for Mahuta

Saturday 17 October 2015, 2:27pm

Mahuta has graduated from a Kyneton maiden win to score at Listed level with an all-the-way victory at Caulfield.  Read more »

Spot The Diff takes out Doomben 2YO race

Saturday 17 October 2015, 2:23pm

Luke Dittman missed out on riding Worthy Cause at Caulfield, but he has made up for it with a Doomben winner.  Read more »

Country filly Miss Amajardan wins in town

Saturday 17 October 2015, 2:16pm

Country fill Miss Amajardan has taken on the powerful Godolphin stable to win the two-year-old race at Randwick.  Read more »

Williams starts Caulfield Cup day with win

Saturday 17 October 2015, 1:40pm

Craig Williams has guided the Robert Smerdon-trained Andrioli to an all-the-way win in a 1400m race for fillies, the opening race on Caulfield Cup day.  Read more »

Under The Louvre favourite for G3 Moonga

Friday 16 October 2015, 5:49pm

Under The Louvre finished second in the 2014 Moonga Stakes to Lucky Hussler and will be out to go one better this time around.  Read more »

Snow Sky on target for Caulfield Cup

Friday 16 October 2015, 4:37pm

English horse Snow Sky has ticked all the boxes to be one of the main chances in the Caulfield Cup for Prince Khalid Abdullah.  Read more »

Frill Seeking bonus for hoop Mitchell Bell

Friday 16 October 2015, 3:58pm

Mitchell Bell will reunite with Artlee at Randwick as well picking up a ride in a Group Three race for trainer Matthew Smith.  Read more »

Fontelina looking for Lightning strike

Friday 16 October 2015, 3:31pm

Fontelina's first start for new trainer Tony Gollan will be a deciding factor in whether he goes to Melbourne to try for a third Group Two win.  Read more »

Healthy eating for Yendall ahead of Cup

Friday 16 October 2015, 2:53pm

Chocolate and chips have been replaced with healthy options as Dean Yendall trims down to ride Magnapal in the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Hidden Pearl to expose her talents

Friday 16 October 2015, 2:51pm

Hidden Pearl will be on trial for a trip to Melbourne when she competes in an open sprint at Doomben.  Read more »

Hokko Brave chasing special Cups win

Friday 16 October 2015, 2:44pm

Hokko Brave's owner is hopeful the Japanese horse can land a special win for his family this spring when he contests the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.  Read more »

Trio launch Ross bid for more 2YO success

Friday 16 October 2015, 12:03pm

Les Ross-trained two-year-olds won 14 races last season and he has numbers on his side to be a force again in 2015-2016.  Read more »

The Messina Nymph to defend Alinghi Stakes

Friday 16 October 2015, 11:47am

Trainer Tony McEvoy is banking on a mare which claimed a stakes win a year ago to rebuild his Melbourne spring hopes.  Read more »

Chosen Prayer relishes the mile

Friday 16 October 2015, 9:27am

Four-year-old mare CHOSEN PRAYER successfully stepped up to 1600 metres for the first time in her career at Gosford on Thursday.  Read more »

Prime Dispatch Edition 87

Friday 16 October 2015, 9:21am

This week's edition of Prime Dispatch compiled by Joe O'Neill  Read more »

Four horses back for second Caulfield Cup

Friday 16 October 2015, 7:32am

Four horses, including last year's minor placegetters, will line up for a second attempt at the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Brisbane Race Club announces profit

Friday 16 October 2015, 7:25am

Non-racing activities have helped the Brisbane Race Club post a $260,000 instead of its predicted $390,000 loss.  Read more »

Jack Hobbs draws wide in Champion Stakes

Friday 16 October 2015, 6:47am

Champion Stakes favourite Jack Hobbs has drawn barrier 12 of 13 for the Group One Champion Stakes at Ascot.  Read more »

Quest For More entered for Geelong Cup

Friday 16 October 2015, 6:34am

English horse Quest For More is one of the three Caulfield Cup emergencies among the 44 nominations for the Geelong Cup.  Read more »

Sprint star Lankan Rupee to miss spring

Thursday 15 October 2015, 5:33pm

Five-time Group One winner Lankan Rupee is out of the spring carnival and will have surgery on his off-hind hock.  Read more »

Boss upbeat about Royal Descent Cup hopes

Thursday 15 October 2015, 5:18pm

Glen Boss believes Royal Descent has good credentials heading into the Caulfield Cup, a race the champion jockey is yet to win.  Read more »

New jockey trophy for Melbourne Cup winner

Thursday 15 October 2015, 4:55pm

An additional trophy will be presented to the winning rider of the Melbourne Cup, honouring four-time hero Harry White.  Read more »

Nivison a challenge for Schweida's Girl

Thursday 15 October 2015, 3:31pm

Kelly Schweida says as wide draw in the Group Three Nivison will make it difficult for Miss Cover Girl to bounce back after a first-up disappointment.  Read more »

Gear change called on for wayward Tivaci

Thursday 15 October 2015, 3:19pm

Mike Moroney has a high opinion of three-year-old Tivaci and is hoping a gear change can straighten out the colt Caulfield.  Read more »

Waller's Cox Plate hopes gallop at Valley

Thursday 15 October 2015, 2:53pm

Stablemates Winx, Kermadec and Preferment have become acquainted with the Moonee Valley track in solo workouts ahead of the Cox Plate.  Read more »

La Amistad puts Melbourne Cup bid on line

Thursday 15 October 2015, 2:03pm

There are five Melbourne Cup hopefuls trying to impress in the Tattersalls Cup, including Makybe Diva's half-sister La Amistad.  Read more »