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Hong Kong Group double for Arrowfield & Inglis
Friday 2 October 2015, 10:26am
Not Listenin'tome and Contentment have more in common than being highly impressive Australian-bred Group winners at Sha Tin on Thursday evening. Read more »
Notlistenin'tome wins Hong Kong Group 3
Hong Kong
Friday 2 October 2015, 6:59am
Former Australian sprinter Not Listenin'tome has claimed the Group Three National Day Cup at Sha Tin, the first stakes race of the new Hong Kong season. Read more »
Moir Stakes highlights Valley meeting
Melbourne
Friday 2 October 2015, 6:33am
A field of 13 sprinters is set to line up in the Group One Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley with exciting filly Petits Filous the favourite. Read more »
Treve draws barrier eight for Arc
Paris
Friday 2 October 2015, 6:28am
Star mare Treve has drawn barrier eight as she bids for a third win in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Read more »
Cummings takes Flight with first G1 runner
Sydney
Thursday 1 October 2015, 5:25pm
A month after the death of Bart Cummings, grandson James will saddle up his first Group One winner in his own right. Read more »
Miss Cover Girl uncertain Brisbane starter
Sydney
Thursday 1 October 2015, 3:58pm
Miss Cover Girl has an outstanding first-up record and Kelly Schweida is tempted to make full use of it in a stakes race in Sydney. Read more »
Orbec and overseas mates dominate Metrop
Sydney
Thursday 1 October 2015, 3:26pm
There are no southern hemisphere-bred horses in the Metropolitan as overseas stayers such as Orbec continue to find their way into Australian stables. Read more »
Turnbull Stakes - what you need to know
Thursday 1 October 2015, 3:23pm
Turnbull Stakes - what you need to know Read more »
Buffering chasing milestones in Moir
Melbourne
Thursday 1 October 2015, 3:15pm
Buffering will attempt to become the first three-time winner of the Moir Stakes and just the third sprinter to bank more than $5 million prize money. Read more »
Rising Romance spot-on for Turnbull
Melbourne
Thursday 1 October 2015, 2:40pm
Tom Dabernig is bullish about the Turnbull Stakes chances of Rising Romance while warning punters not to let stablemate Extra Zero under their guard. Read more »
Mark Riley relieved to have ban overturned
Melbourne
Thursday 1 October 2015, 1:56pm
Mark Riley has won his appeal against a three-year ban and says he can't wait to start training winners. Read more »
Winx, Sadler's Lake lead Waller Epsom bid
Sydney
Thursday 1 October 2015, 1:51pm
Chris Waller has left it up to Winx, Sadler's Lake and to a lesser extent Silverball to bring him Epsom Handicap success for the third year in a row. Read more »
Berry Entirely happy with G1 Epsom mount
Sydney
Thursday 1 October 2015, 1:26pm
Entirely Platinum has been competitive in the best company in Melbourne, form jockey Tommy Berry expects will stack up in the Epsom Handicap. Read more »
What you need to know about the Moir
Moir Stakes $450
Thursday 1 October 2015, 12:15pm
The Moir Stakes has been won by many of the country's leading sprinters. Read more »
Singapore star to race at Cranbourne
Melbourne
Thursday 1 October 2015, 8:34am
Trainer Michael Freedman has confirmed champion Singapore juvenile Super One will have his first Australian start in the Aprach Cat Classic at Cranbourne. Read more »
Ball Of Muscle to make G1 debut in Moir
Melbourne
Thursday 1 October 2015, 6:36am
Stakes-winning sprinter Ball Of Muscle will attempt to become the latest member of his family to win a Group One when he lines up in the Moir Stakes. Read more »
Doping ban overturned for trainer Riley
Melbourne
Thursday 1 October 2015, 3:29am
Victorian horse trainer Mark Riley has had a three-year ban overturned after the Victorian Supreme Court cleared him of a doping charge. Read more »
Kapour unlikely runner in G1 Metrop
Melbourne
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 6:18pm
Imported stayer Kapour is expected to bypass a start in the Metropolitan to remain in Melbourne for The Bart Cummings at Flemington Read more »
Sooboog on quick back-up to Randwick
Sydney
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 6:11pm
Hawkes Racing has declared its intention to back up Rosehill winner Sooboog in the Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Beaten Up Metropolitan move on the money
Sydney
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 5:45pm
It's been a long time since Beaten Up has won a race but Chris Waller won't be surprised if the horse ends his run of outs in the Metropolitan. Read more »
Volkstok'n'barrell to back up in Turnbull
Melbourne
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 5:37pm
Volkstok'n'barrell is set to back up in the Turnbull Stakes with co-trainer Chris Gibbs saying the horse continues to improve fitness-wise. Read more »
Berry reunites with Speak Fondly in Flight
Sydney
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 3:58pm
Tommy Berry expects Speak Fondly to confirm her rating as Sydney's dominant three-year-old filly in the Flight Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Epsom Hcp topweight a forgotten runner
Sydney
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 3:50pm
Hooked ran the race of his life on the limit weight in last year's Epsom Handicap and will have to do the same again as topweight for the famous mile. Read more »
Vlad Duric chasing back-to-back G1 wins
Melbourne
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 3:39pm
Vlad Duric will bid to back up his Group One win on Mourniho with a Moir Stakes victory aboard the consistent Flamberge. Read more »
Patient approach pays off with Harlem Lady
Sydney
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 2:33pm
Harlem Lady has won her maiden race at Rosehill and trainer Chris Waller says the daughter of Zabeel has plenty of potential. Read more »
Full field declared for G1 Turnbull Stakes
Melbourne
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 11:57am
A full field of 16 plus one emergency has been declared for the Group One Turnbull Stakes with trainer Chris Waller accepting with four runners. Read more »
Date set for Peter Moody's cobalt hearing
Melbourne
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 11:12am
A date has been set for Peter Moody's RAD Board hearing over charges stemming from the high cobalt reading returned by Lidari. Read more »
Field of 13 for G1 Moir Stakes at Valley
Melbourne
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 10:34am
Undefeated filly Petits Filous will face her toughest test when she steps up to Group One company in the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Frankel filly fetches high price at Goffs
London
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 7:41am
The China Horse Club has paid STG1.7 million for a Frankel filly out of Alexander Goldrun at the first session of the Goffs sale. Read more »
Maurus ready for Group One assignment
Sydney
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 7:05am
The David Vandyke-trained Maurus has recovered from illness and will bid to give the Warwick Farm handler his first Group One win in the Metropolitan. Read more »
Thierry Jarnet oozing confidence in Treve
London
Wednesday 30 September 2015, 6:35am
Golden Horn's owner Anthony Oppenheimer says if the ground is firm, the colt can foil Treve's bid for a third Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Read more »
Gust Of Wind on upward spiral for Turnbull
Melbourne
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 5:47pm
John Sargent is delighted with the way Gust Of Wind is progressing this spring as the mare prepares to run third-up in the Turnbull Stakes. Read more »
Milton comes to town with Sooner Or Later
Sydney
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 5:07pm
Part-time bush trainer Mark Milton will take the day off as a coal mine electrician to bring Sooner Or Later to Rosehill. Read more »
Buffering back to chase third Moir victory
Melbourne
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 4:42pm
Robert Heathcote will have multiple Group One winner Buffering back to the races in the Moir Stakes, a race the sprinter has won twice. Read more »
Roy Higgins statue for Flemington track
Melbourne
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 4:12pm
The late Roy Higgins, winner of 11 Melbourne jockeys' premierships, will be immortalised with a bronze statue at Flemington racecourse. Read more »
Sons Of John draw not ideal: Jason Attard
Sydney
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 4:10pm
Sons Of John has drawn a wide barrier for the $1 million Epsom Handicap as Winx has a firm grip on favouritism, Read more »
No Long Faces around Grace
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 3:57pm
Syndicator Pacific Bloodstock hoped for a big showing from Long Face Grace at the first of Moonee Valley's night meetings this season and that's exactly what Manhattan Rain's promising daughter delivered Read more »
Mark Zahra fit to ride in G1 Moir Stakes
Melbourne
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 3:26pm
Mark Zahra will be right to ride Angelic Light in the Group One Moir Stakes, having escaped serious injury in a trackowrk incident. Read more »
Maurus out of sickbed for Metropolitan bid
Sydney
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 3:23pm
Maurus has made a rapid recovery from a colic attack to take his place in the Group One Metropolitan at Randwick. Read more »
Midweek race a Gr 1 stepping stone: Ryan
Sydney
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 1:08pm
A midweek race at Rosehill will be the stepping stone to the Group One Spring Champion Stakes for Flying Achilles. Read more »
Favourite Winx draws wide in Epsom Hcp
Sydney
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 10:46am
Long-time favourite Winx has drawn barrier 13 in the Epsom Handicap for trainer Chris Waller and jockey Hugh Bowman. Read more »
Meteoric Rise of Testa's Latest Star
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 9:44am
esta Rossa mare Amelie’s Star has completed a meteoric rise up Sydney’s staying ranks with a three-length victory in the G3 Colin Stephen Quality (2400m) at Rosehill. Read more »
Fields of 15 for Epsom and Metropolitan
Sydney
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 9:24am
There will be 15 runners in each of the major spring Group One races at Randwick, the Epsom Handicap and the Metropolitan. Read more »
Happy Trails heads Turnbull Stakes weights
Melbourne
Tuesday 29 September 2015, 6:52am
Multiple Group One winner Happy Trails will carry topweight of 59kg in the Turnbull Stakes under the set weights and penalties conditions. Read more »
Singapore international races scrapped
Singapore
Monday 28 September 2015, 6:38pm
The Singapore Turf Club has made the shock decision to discontinue its international races, the KrisFlyer Sprint and Singapore Airlines Cup. Read more »
Solicit preparing for another season
Sydney
Monday 28 September 2015, 6:18pm
Motherhood can wait for Solciit who will be given another season on the track to try to snare an elusive Group One win. Read more »
Happy Trails fitter for G1 Turnbull Stakes
Melbourne
Monday 28 September 2015, 6:09pm
Jockey Dwayne Dunn is set to renew his association with the Paul Beshara-trained Happy Trails in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Blake Shinn to ride Kirramosa in Epsom
Sydney
Monday 28 September 2015, 5:23pm
Trainer John Sargent has confirmed Kirramosa will take her place in the Epsom Handicap with Blake Shinn to ride. Read more »
Perignon to make amends in Flight Stakes
Sydney
Monday 28 September 2015, 3:11pm
Trainer Gerald Ryan is looking to Perignon to defy her Tea Rose Stakes fifth with a better performance in the Group One Flight Stakes. Read more »
Peeping wins the Pendant giving Redoute's Choice his 78th Group Winner
Monday 28 September 2015, 10:46am
Tom Kelly's 4YO mare Peeping became the 78th Group winner by champion sire Redoute's Choice when she scored a decisive victory in Saturday's $400,000 $ATC Golden Pendant S. 1400m G2. Read more »
Fenway gets look at Valley before G2 race
Melbourne
Monday 28 September 2015, 8:25am
Cox Plate entry Fenway has had a familiarisation gallop at Moonee Valley ahead of her second-up start in the Group Two Stocks Stakes. Read more »
Fontiton ready to go first-up in Moir
Melbourne
Monday 28 September 2015, 6:40am
Fontiton is set to make her spring return in the Group One Moir Stakes with Craig Williams to ride the filly in a race for the first time. Read more »
Waller has strong hand in Epsom/Metrop
Sydney
Sunday 27 September 2015, 6:10pm
Trainer Chris Waller has a big weekend ahead with Group One runners in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more »
Bengal Cat to resume in Edward Manifold
Melbourne
Sunday 27 September 2015, 5:38pm
Talented filly Bengal Cat begins her VRC Oaks campaign in the Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Turnbull Stakes plans for Alpine Eagle
Melbourne
Sunday 27 September 2015, 5:18pm
Tony McEvoy is hoping Alpine Eagle can break through for a Group One win in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Waterhouse stacks the bases in Flight
Sydney
Sunday 27 September 2015, 4:38pm
Gai Waterhouse could have up to four runners in the Group One Flight Stakes while Godolphin will rely on Tea Rose Stakes winner Pearls. Read more »
Rebel Dane continues comeback at Randwick
Sydney
Sunday 27 September 2015, 4:29pm
Trainer Gary Portelli is looking to Rebel Dane to continue his winning ways when he has his second start after throat surgery in the Premiere Stakes. Read more »
Boston Light nursing his wounds
Melbourne
Sunday 27 September 2015, 3:27pm
Promising colt Boston Light requires time on the sidelines after suffering a muscle injury in the Danehill Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
First US stakes winner for Lonhro
Belmont
Sunday 27 September 2015, 2:59pm
Isotherm has won the Grade Three Pilgrim at Belmont in New York to give Australian sire Lonhro his first North American stakes win. Read more »
Epsom Hcp switch beckons for Kirramosa
Sydney
Sunday 27 September 2015, 12:55pm
John Sargent is weighing up whether to stick to his plan to run Kirramosa in the Craven Plate or change tack towards the Epsom Handicap. Read more »
McEvoy and Oliver suspended at Caulfield
Melbourne
Saturday 26 September 2015, 7:00pm
Jockeys Kerrin McEvoy and Damien Oliver will miss important Group One rides after being suspended at Caulfield. Read more »
Music Magnate hits right note at Rosehill
Sydney
Saturday 26 September 2015, 6:10pm
Music Magnate is one of Bjorn Baker's favourite horses, making his Rosehill win even better for the trainer. Read more »
Clipperton on top with Rosehill G2 double
Sydney
Saturday 26 September 2015, 5:44pm
Two of Sam Clipperton's biggest supporters, mentor Ron Quinton and racing powerhouse Godolphin, have provided him with a feature double at Rosehill. Read more »
Bon Aurum wins Caulfield Guineas Prelude
Melbourne
Saturday 26 September 2015, 5:16pm
The Ciaron Maher-trained Bon Aurum has made it back-to-back stakes wins with victory in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude over 1400m. Read more »
Peeping in Group 2 Golden Pendant boilover
Sydney
Saturday 26 September 2015, 5:12pm
Peeping has upstaged Catkins and Arabian Gold to win the Group Two Golden Pendant at Rosehill. Read more »
Bush filly Alart claims unlikely city win
Sydney
Saturday 26 September 2015, 5:06pm
Muswellbrook filly Alart has come to town and beaten off the Gai Waterhouse-trained Flamboyant Lass to win the Listed Reginald Allen at Rosehill. Read more »
Williams, Stratum Star combine in Group 1
Melbourne
Saturday 26 September 2015, 5:04pm
A narrow victory to Stratum Star in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes has given Craig Williams his fifth win in the race and trainer Darren Weir his second. Read more »
McGillivray win gets career back on track
Brisbane
Saturday 26 September 2015, 4:43pm
Veteran sprinter Riva De Lago has given apprentice Matthew McGillivray a timely boost in his comeback from a drug suspension. Read more »
Vanbrugh gallops away with Gloaming Stakes
Sydney
Saturday 26 September 2015, 4:39pm
The Group One Spring Champion Stakes is the immediate goal for Vanbrugh after he appreciated a genuinely run race to win the Gloaming Stakes. Read more »
Mourinho stakes claims for WS Cox Plate
Melbourne
Saturday 26 September 2015, 4:27pm
Trainer Peter Gelagotis and eight-year-old gelding Mourinho are Cox Plate bound after capturing their maiden Group One success in the Underwood Stakes. Read more »
Miss Gunpowder wins 1000 Guineas Prelude
Melbourne
Saturday 26 September 2015, 3:54pm
Classy Adelaide filly Miss Gunpowder has firmed for the Thousand Guineas following a hard-fought win in the Prelude at Caulfield. Read more »
Secret Saga earns superlatives from Byrne
Brisbane
Saturday 26 September 2015, 3:44pm
Promising filly Secret Saga will chase interstate black-type success after glowing praise from Jim Byrne following her win at Doomben. Read more »
Boss guides Black Tomahawk to Listed win
Melbourne
Saturday 26 September 2015, 3:35pm
The Mike Moroney-trained Black Tomahawk has taken out the Listed Harry White Classic at Caulfield, courtesy of a well-judged Glen Boss ride. Read more »
Sabatini in another Caulfield first-up win
Melbourne
Saturday 26 September 2015, 3:01pm
Quality mare Sabatini has produced a strong finishing burst to score a fighting first-up win at Caulfield. Read more »
Amelie's Star keeps rising with G3 victory
Sydney
Saturday 26 September 2015, 2:51pm
The rise of Amelie's Star from winning a maiden to a Group Three race in four starts has surprised even her trainer. Read more »
Press Statement Guineas fav after G2 romp
Sydney
Saturday 26 September 2015, 2:14pm
Press Statement has booked himself a trip to Melbourne for the Caulfield Guineas with an assertive Stan Fox Stakes victory at Rosehill. Read more »
Dunn family to the fore in Caulfield wins
Melbourne
Saturday 26 September 2015, 2:08pm
Dylan Dunn and his father Dwayne were to the fore early on Underwood Stakes day, riding a winner each in the opening two races. Read more »
Last-to-first victory for Mr One Eleven
Sydney
Saturday 26 September 2015, 1:48pm
Mr One Eleven ran from last to first to win at Rosehill, but trainer John Sargent won't be rushing him through his grades. Read more »
Apprentice earns high praise from Hayes
Melbourne
Saturday 26 September 2015, 1:21pm
Afleet Esprit has returned to winning form almost 12 months to the day since her last success in the Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield. Read more »
Zabeel to be buried at NZ's Cambridge Stud
Sydney
Saturday 26 September 2015, 7:38am
Champion stallion Zabeel will be buried alongside Sir Tristram at Cambridge Stud following his death at the age of 29. Read more »
Red Cadeaux to arrive back in Victoria
Melbourne
Friday 25 September 2015, 5:40pm
Triple Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux will be among the first shipment of European horses to arrive for the Melbourne spring carnival. Read more »
Waller in blinkered approach with import
Sydney
Friday 25 September 2015, 5:35pm
One of the few disappointments in an otherwise brilliant start to the spring for Chris Waller, Flamingo Star shapes as an improver at Rosehill. Read more »
$1m lure for Cox Plate hopes to Cranbourne
Melbourne
Friday 25 September 2015, 5:17pm
A provincial club is putting up a $1 million bonus in the hope of luring potential Cox Plate runners for its Cup meeting. Read more »
Distance concern for Baker in Underwood
Melbourne
Friday 25 September 2015, 4:49pm
Murray Baker is playing down his hopes of winning a fourth Underwood Stakes, saying the 1800m will probably be too short for Cups hope Mongolian Khan. Read more »
Hill tips Stan Fox surprise for GC pair
Sydney
Friday 25 September 2015, 4:32pm
Gold Coast-based trainer Bruce Hill will run two of the six horses in Saturday's Stan Fox Stakes and has tipped the pair to defy the odds. Read more »
Noblet hoping for Super result in Prelude
Melbourne
Friday 25 September 2015, 4:03pm
Trainer Andrew Noblet is looking forward to seeing how Super Cash measures up in the Group Two Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield. Read more »
Guineas Prelude to determine Spieth path
Melbourne
Friday 25 September 2015, 3:49pm
Lightly raced Spieth tackles the Caulfield Guineas Prelude, a race that will shape his distance range for the spring. Read more »
Press Statement in WS Cox Plate reckoning
Sydney
Friday 25 September 2015, 3:41pm
Chris Waller has set Press Statement the task of winning his next two starts to earn a place in the Cox Plate. Read more »
Gr 1 Autumn Guineas races to clash again
Sydney
Friday 25 September 2015, 3:26pm
The Australian Pattern Committee says it is impossible to avoid a clash of the Australian and Randwick Guineas again this season. Read more »
Handicap conditions suit Lindsay Park team
Melbourne
Friday 25 September 2015, 3:26pm
The handicap conditions of the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield look to suit the three Lindsay Park runners. Read more »
Two Blue perfect as she is: Buchanan
Sydney
Friday 25 September 2015, 3:09pm
Two Blue's trainer Kirstie Buchanan says she has no intention of changing the mare's front-running pattern, despite four recent second-place finishes. Read more »
David Payne stablemates to step up a level
Sydney
Friday 25 September 2015, 3:08pm
Trainer David Payne is looking for his next stable star with Over The Air and Foreign Prince auditioning for the part in stakes races at Rosehill. Read more »
McNeil excited about first Group One ride
Melbourne
Friday 25 September 2015, 1:49pm
Apprentice Jye McNeil is looking forward to riding in his first Group One race when he partners Petrology in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. Read more »
Ninth Legion skips Gr 1 for Shannon Stakes
Sydney
Friday 25 September 2015, 6:52am
The Hawkes Racing-trained Ninth Legion will take his place in the Shannon Stakes after being an early scratching from the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. Read more »
Ryan Moore third on comeback from injury
London
Friday 25 September 2015, 6:51am
Champion jockey Ryan Moore has finished third in his first race since injuring his neck in a barrier stalls incident. Read more »
Oliver going for seventh Rupert Clarke win
Melbourne
Friday 25 September 2015, 6:31am
Damien Oliver is hoping to win the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes for a seventh time when he rides favourite Disposition in the 1400m handicap at Caulfield. Read more »
No penalty for Laurie in Shockaholic case
Melbourne
Thursday 24 September 2015, 6:04pm
Mornington trainer Matt Laurie has not been penalised over a positive swab to methampetamine in one of his horses. Read more »
Big prizes up for grabs in spring carnival
Melbourne
Thursday 24 September 2015, 5:32pm
It's not just jockeys and trainers who will be the big winners at the spring carnival with charities in line for a big payday as well. Read more »
Disposition a choice ride for Oliver in G1
Melbourne
Thursday 24 September 2015, 5:03pm
Damien Oliver liked what he saw in Disposition's Flemington win and has chosen that galloper over Rich Enuff in the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. Read more »
Tough Tatoosh set for Gloaming Stakes test
Sydney
Thursday 24 September 2015, 4:12pm
Newcastle trainer Paul Perry will take three horses to Rosehill headed by Gloaming Stakes hopeful Tatoosh. Read more »