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Streets Of Avalon in form for All-Star bid

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 2:29pm

Streets Of Avalon has earned his place in the All-Star Mile with a win in the Futurity Stakes and trainer Shane Nichols believes the gelding can run well again.  Read more »

Caulfield an option for Black Caviar filly

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 1:37pm

Ready For Caviar, the latest of Black Caviar's offspring to reach racing age, could make her debut in the Listed Redoute's Choice Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Weight of numbers favour Lees in Coolmore

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 1:29pm

The Group One Coolmore Classic has special significance for trainer Kris Lees, who is seeking a breakthrough victory with one of his four runners.  Read more »

The Odyssey poised to double up in Jewel

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 12:43pm

The Odyssey is on course to continue trainer Kelly Schweida's success with bargain buys in The Jewel at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Brad and Bart on target for All-Star tilt

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 12:32pm

Brad Rawiller and Black Heart Bart have combined for a number of feature race wins and Rawiller believes they have a chance of another in the All-Star Mile.  Read more »

Brilliant Rothfire scares off Coast rivals

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 11:44am

Rothfire will have only nine rivals when he attempts to remain unbeaten in The Jewel at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Bush star Master Jamie to miss The Jewel

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 11:19am

Star central Queensland gelding Master Jamie will miss The Jewel after contracting a fever.  Read more »

Day one at Cheltenham attracts 60,000 fans

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 10:19am

More than 60,000 people have attended the first day of the Cheltenham Festival with authorities exercising precautionary measures regarding the coronavirus.  Read more »

RV to trial change to program from 2020/21

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 9:01am

Racing Victoria will trial changes to the racing program from next season, including a race-free week at the end of the season.  Read more »

Altior ruled out of Cheltenham

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 8:32am

Altior has been ruled out of the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.  Read more »

Ilovemyself on target for Pago Pago

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 6:52pm

Trainer Greg Eurell is delighted with the way Ilovemyself has settled into Sydney ahead of the Flemington debut winner's start in the Pago Pago Stakes.  Read more »

Fierce Impact in top All-Star Mile shape

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 6:31pm

Trainer Matthew Smith and jockey Craig Williams say Fierce Impact could not be in better shape ahead of the second running of the $5 million All-Star Mile.  Read more »

Owner/breeder Trevor Stuckey dies

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 6:14pm

Respected racehorse owner/breeder Trevor Stuckey has died aged 91.  Read more »

Alligator Blood All-Star Mile favourite

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 5:13pm

Alligator Blood remains favourite for the All-Star Mile over Melody Belle after the barrier draw for the $5 million race at Caulfield.  Read more »

No Coolmore for NZ star filly Probabeel

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 4:43pm

Probabeel will run in the Phar Lap Stakes rather than the Group One Coolmore with Sweet Deal now favourite for that race.  Read more »

NZ Derby placegetter Scorpz Sydney-bound

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 2:04pm

New Zealand Derby third-placed Scorpz will run in the Rosehill Guineas and the Australian Derby.  Read more »

Barrier 10 for Alligator Blood in Mile

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 11:32am

Alligator Blood has drawn barrier 10 of 15 for the All-Star Mile while Melody Belle has barrier five.  Read more »

Henderson gives Altior chance to run

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 11:09am

Altior remains in the running to defend his crown in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham despite an injury scare.  Read more »

Thompson rides for Qld in apprentice race

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 9:42am

Rising star Adin Thompson will represent Queensland in the national apprentices series in Perth.  Read more »

US trainers, vets charged over doping

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 8:23am

Maximum Security's trainer Jason Servis is among more than two dozen people charged with doping offences in a US federal court.  Read more »

Bosson has Mile confidence in Melody Belle

Tuesday 10 March 2020, 8:00am

After partnering Melody Belle in her final work-out for the All-Star Mile, New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson says the mare is spot-on for the Caulfield race.  Read more »

Mugatoo wins Listed Canberra Cup

Monday 9 March 2020, 7:08pm

The Kris Lees-trained import Mugatoo has notched his third win from as many Australian starts in the Listed Canberra Cup.  Read more »

Kolding going right way to All-Star Mile

Monday 9 March 2020, 6:45pm

Trainer Chris Waller hopes Kolding can improve on his first Caulfield start when he returns for the $5 million All-Star Mile.  Read more »

King Of Leogrance scores emotional Cup win

Monday 9 March 2020, 6:38pm

After a devastating start to the day with the death of a track rider in a road accident, the Danny O'Brien stable has won the Adelaide Cup.  Read more »

McEvoy takes out C S Hayes Memorial Cup

Monday 9 March 2020, 5:47pm

Having tried for a number of years to win the C S Hayes Memorial Cup at Morphettville, trainer Tony McEvoy has won with Over Exposure.  Read more »

Probabeel entered for G1 Coolmore Classic

Monday 9 March 2020, 5:31pm

Star New Zealand filly has opened favourite to take out the Coolmore Classic at Rosehill and is also entered for the Phar Lap Stakes.  Read more »

Perth couple double up for All-Star Mile

Monday 9 March 2020, 4:46pm

Regal Power and Superstorm will represent Perth owner Bob Peters and trainers Grant and Alana Williams in the All-Star Mile at Caulfield.  Read more »

Grand campaigner Eremein dies at 18

Monday 9 March 2020, 4:30pm

Multiple Group One winner Eremein has died aged 18 after suffering colic.  Read more »

Amish Boy takes Magic Millions in Adelaide

Monday 9 March 2020, 3:07pm

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Amish Boy has scored a tough win in the Magic Millions Adelaide Classic at Morphettville.  Read more »

Danny O'Brien rider killed in car accident

Monday 9 March 2020, 10:37am

Trainer Danny O'Brien has spoken of the devastating effect of a motor accident which has claimed the life of one of the stable's employees.  Read more »

McGillivray suspended for reckless riding

Monday 9 March 2020, 10:33am

Queensland jockey Matt McGillivray has been suspended for four weeks on a reckless riding charge, his fourth suspension in three weeks.  Read more »

Altior in battle to be fit for Cheltenham

Monday 9 March 2020, 9:12am

Trainer Nicky Henderson is battling to get stable star Altior to the Queen Mother Champion Chase with the brilliant two-miler suffering a lameness issue.  Read more »

Barbaric wins Black Opal, Cellsabeel third

Sunday 8 March 2020, 6:41pm

A Golden Slipper start is slipping away from Cellsabeel after her third in the Black Opal Stakes won by the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Barbaric.  Read more »

Ligulate new favourite for Country Champs

Sunday 8 March 2020, 6:21pm

The Cody Morgan-trained Ligulate is the new favourite for the $500,000 Country Championship final after his Tamworth heat win.  Read more »

Cup winner pleases in first-up performance

Sunday 8 March 2020, 5:09pm

The first-up third of Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare in the Australian Cup at Flemington is what trainer Danny O'Brien was looking for from the stayer.  Read more »

Funstar to stick to own age: Waller

Sunday 8 March 2020, 4:23pm

Funstar and New Zealand filly Probabeel are set for a rematch in the Phar Lap Stakes for three-year-olds at Rosehill.  Read more »

Gun three-year-old to tackle The Jewel

Sunday 8 March 2020, 3:56pm

Smart three-year-old Guntantes has trialled well as he heads to The Jewel at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Kolding to bounce back in All-Star Mile

Sunday 8 March 2020, 2:58pm

After a disappointing showing in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield, Kolding returns to the track for a shot at the $5 million All-Star Mile.  Read more »

Sydney Cup unlikely for import Mustajeer

Sunday 8 March 2020, 12:00pm

The Kris Lees-trained Mustajeer will have a new jockey when he shoots for successive wins in the Sky High Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Claisse happy with Cheltenham outlook

Sunday 8 March 2020, 11:49am

Clerk of the course Simon Claisse is pleased with the surface at Cheltenham ahead of the famous jumps festival.  Read more »

Clark to ride Brisbane sprinter Zoustyle

Sunday 8 March 2020, 10:25am

Talented Brisbane sprinter Zoustyle will be ridden by Tim Clark when he tackles the Maurice McCarten Stakes in Sydney.  Read more »

Moana Jewel wins her way to Prov final

Saturday 7 March 2020, 6:57pm

The Tracey Bartley-trained Moana Jewel has won her way to the Provincial Championships final after a disastrous first attempt.  Read more »

Boss secures Flemington straight double

Saturday 7 March 2020, 6:34pm

Glen Boss has completed a successful Super Saturday, winning two sprint races on the famous Flemington straight course.  Read more »

Prebble and Dunn suspended at Flemington

Saturday 7 March 2020, 6:29pm

Brett Prebble and Dwayne Dunn have been suspended for careless riding in the VRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Bowman eats his words after Nettoyer win

Saturday 7 March 2020, 6:24pm

Moody mare Nettoyer has unleashed a stunning finish to land successive wins in the Aspiration Quality at Randwick.  Read more »

Heathcote unveils potential carnival star

Saturday 7 March 2020, 6:19pm

In-form trainer Robert Heathcote has continued his run of metropolitan winners and produced a potential winter star in Emerald Kingdom at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Shared Ambition claims first Listed race

Saturday 7 March 2020, 6:11pm

Former Irish horse Shared Ambition has won his fourth race in Australia and his first at Listed level in the Randwick City Stakes.  Read more »

Another Group 1 double for Jamie Richards

Saturday 7 March 2020, 5:33pm

Leading New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards has won two Group One races with Avantage and Cool Aza Beel at Ellerslie.  Read more »

Nature Strip steps up to sprint Challenge

Saturday 7 March 2020, 5:02pm

The quirky Nature Strip has turned up at Randwick on his best behaviour to make the Challenge Stakes a one-act affair.  Read more »

Fifty Stars salutes in the Australian Cup

Saturday 7 March 2020, 4:57pm

Fifty Stars has swept to a memorable Australian Cup win for Lindsay Park, beating Regal Power and Vow And Declare in the $1.5 million race.  Read more »

Rubisaki wins the Group Two Kewney Stakes

Saturday 7 March 2020, 4:45pm

Exciting filly Rubisaki has made it six wins from eight starts with a fast-finishing victory in the Group Two Kewney Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Hero emerges for Newnham, Parr in Guineas

Saturday 7 March 2020, 4:33pm

Trainer Mark Newnham and jockey Josh Parr have combined for a thrilling Group One Randwick Guineas win with Shadow Hero.  Read more »

Tumbler Ridge back to best at Eagle Farm

Saturday 7 March 2020, 4:00pm

Two-year-old Tumbler Ridge returned to his best form to land some big bets with his win at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Flying filly Villami destroys her rivals

Saturday 7 March 2020, 3:46pm

Flying filly Villami has run her fellow three-year-old sprinters ragged to win the Listed Fireball Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Wild Planet salutes in Listed March Stakes

Saturday 7 March 2020, 3:42pm

After running in the Group One Futurity Stakes at his previous start, Wild Planet has dropped in class at Flemington and won the Listed March Stakes.  Read more »

Bivouac dominant in G1 Newmaket Handicap

Saturday 7 March 2020, 3:35pm

Glen Boss has ridden Bivouac to a dominant victory in the Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington for Godolphin and trainer James Cummings.  Read more »

Dame Giselle game to win muddling Reisling

Saturday 7 March 2020, 3:16pm

Dame Giselle and See You Soon are set for a rematch in the Golden Slipper after finishing one-two in the Reisling Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Kiwis strike again in G1 Canterbury Stakes

Saturday 7 March 2020, 3:13pm

Jockey Nash Rawiller has celebrated his first Group One win since returning from Hong Kong, claiming the Canterbury Stakes on The Bostonian.  Read more »

Soft track aids Paint The Town Two victory

Saturday 7 March 2020, 3:03pm

Consistent former New Zealand galloper Paint The Town Two has landed an important stakes race win with a fighting victory at Flemington.  Read more »

Gelded Fortification finds winning form

Saturday 7 March 2020, 2:32pm

The decision to geld well-bred Fortification has proved a winning move with his win at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Farnan new Slipper favourite after Todman

Saturday 7 March 2020, 2:23pm

Gai Waterhouse is in pole position to win a seventh Golden Slipper with Farnan assuming favouritism after a polished Todman Stakes victory at Randwick.  Read more »

Emotional win for Prebble in Gr 2 Sires'

Saturday 7 March 2020, 2:08pm

Brett Prebble has combined with his former boss Terry O'Sullivan to take out the Group Two Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Apprentice Thompson continues winning run

Saturday 7 March 2020, 2:00pm

Apprentice Aiden Thompson continued his winning run on promising The Kingdom at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Minhaaj impresses in Flemington victory

Saturday 7 March 2020, 1:24pm

Minhaaj has made a one-act affair of a Group Three sprint for two-year-old fillies at Flemington and will now be aimed towards the Sydney carnival.  Read more »

Ambitions high for Fasika after Wenona win

Saturday 7 March 2020, 1:22pm

The Group One All-Aged Stakes is a possible autumn target for emerging sprinter Fasika after her faultless return at Randwick.  Read more »

Fiona McIntyre wins Lady Of Racing Award

Friday 6 March 2020, 6:50pm

Fiona McIntyre has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Lady Of Racing Award for her work in re-training and re-homing former racehorses.  Read more »

Special win for Lees in Newcastle feature

Friday 6 March 2020, 6:16pm

Special Reward has staked his claims for a Doncaster Mile bid with a dominant performance in the Newcastle Newmarket for leading local trainer Kris Lees.  Read more »

Deprive on right track to answer Challenge

Friday 6 March 2020, 5:58pm

Godolphin sprinter Deprive will face his toughest test when he takes on a trio of multiple Group One winners in the Challenge Stakes.  Read more »

Nerves a good sign ahead of Fasika return

Friday 6 March 2020, 5:53pm

A mare still on a career trajectory and an evergreen gelding nearing the end of his will fly the flag for trainer Joe Pride at Randwick.  Read more »

Sydney mare after another Melbourne win

Friday 6 March 2020, 5:46pm

Three of Greysful Glamour's four career wins have been in Melbourne and the four-year-old mare will chase another in a Group Three race at Flemington.  Read more »

Ole Kirk following All Too Hard path

Friday 6 March 2020, 4:32pm

All Too Hard completed the Talindert Stakes and Sires' Produce double which his close relation Ole Kirk will attempt at Flemington.  Read more »

Facts and figures on Newmarket Handicap

Friday 6 March 2020, 4:23pm

A look at the history behind the Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.  Read more »

McEvoy to test Slipper waters on Dame

Friday 6 March 2020, 4:21pm

A rain-affected track is jockey Kerrin McEvoy's only query as he prepares to test Reisling Stakes fancy Dame Giselle as a Golden Slipper mount.  Read more »

A look at the history of Australian Cup

Friday 6 March 2020, 4:12pm

All the facts and figures on the Group One Australian Cup at Flemington.  Read more »

Weather to decide Tagaloa's Todman start

Friday 6 March 2020, 4:10pm

How much more rain falls on the track at Randwick will determine whether Melbourne colt Tagaloa takes his place in the Todman Stakes.  Read more »

Vow And Declare set for WFA return in Cup

Friday 6 March 2020, 3:41pm

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare will make his weight-for-age debut when he resumes in the Group One Australian Cup over 2000m at Flemington.  Read more »

Ryan commits to running Standout in wet

Friday 6 March 2020, 3:29pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan has all but committed to running Standout in the Group One Canterbury Stakes at Randwick as long as the track gets no worse.  Read more »

Eurell eyes more Flemington stakes success

Friday 6 March 2020, 3:20pm

Stablemates The Watchman and Sassy Salitage will chase feature race wins at Flemington a week after their trainer prepared a winning double at the same course.  Read more »

Stable issues Guineas Warning to rivals

Friday 6 March 2020, 2:36pm

Victoria Derby winner Warning is ready to give the Group One Randwick Guineas a shake, according to the Anthony Freedman stable.  Read more »

Cellsabeel out of Reisling Stakes

Friday 6 March 2020, 2:03pm

Former Slipper favourite Cellsabeel has been ruled out of a vital lead-up in the Reisling Stakes with a hoof problem.  Read more »

Exceedance ready to excel in G1 Newmarket

Friday 6 March 2020, 1:20pm

Three-year-old Exceedance has done the work to win the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington first-up according to Wayne Hawkes who will also saddle Trope.  Read more »

Apache Chase needs pace at Eagle Farm

Friday 6 March 2020, 1:02pm

Trainer Desleigh Forster is hoping there will be plenty of early pace so two-year-old Apache Chase can show his best at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Dash and Dawn ready for Fireball returns

Friday 6 March 2020, 12:28pm

Co-trainer Adrian Bott is reluctant to split Yao Dash and Dawn Passage in the Fireball Stakes but the former has a superior wet track record.  Read more »

Star Of Michelin overcomes slight setback

Friday 6 March 2020, 9:43am

Promising Star Of Michelin has over come a slight setback to be ready for the Three-Year-Old Handicap at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Health advice issued for Cheltenham

Friday 6 March 2020, 9:27am

Racegoers are being urged to stay away from the Cheltenham Festival if they have any coronavirus symptoms or have been in contact with anyone who has.  Read more »

Bivouac ready for Newmarket Handicap tilt

Thursday 5 March 2020, 6:12pm

Trainer James Cummings believes Golden Rose-winning colt Bivouac is ready to show his brilliance in the Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.  Read more »

Wet track no worry for Todman favourite

Thursday 5 March 2020, 6:02pm

A rain-affected Randwick should pose no problems for Silver Slipper winner Farnan as he continues his march towards the world's richest two-year-old race.  Read more »

McNeil eyeing off Flemington G1 features

Thursday 5 March 2020, 5:56pm

Jye McNeil is looking forward to reuniting with Kings Will Dream in the Australian Cup at Flemington chasing his second Group One win on the gelding.  Read more »

Santa to deliver goods again this autumn

Thursday 5 March 2020, 5:11pm

Top sprinter Santa Ana Lane will take the first step towards a defence of his TJ Smith Stakes crown when he resumes in the Challenge Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Redoute's Image to back up at Eagle Farm

Thursday 5 March 2020, 4:43pm

Well bred filly Redoute's Image will get out to a suitable trip when she backs up at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Doncaster Mile test for Wolfe at Newcastle

Thursday 5 March 2020, 4:15pm

Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will use the Newcastle Newmarket to determine if their Doncaster Mile aspirations for Wolfe are on the money.  Read more »

Two Kewney chances for Maher and Eustace

Thursday 5 March 2020, 4:03pm

Co-trainer David Eustace says there is not much between unbeaten filly How Womantic and Group Two-winning stablemate Fascino heading into the Kewney Stakes.  Read more »

Dunn chasing first win with Sovereign

Thursday 5 March 2020, 3:50pm

Sovereign Nation has had no luck since joining trainer Matt Dunn but looks a strong chance to win his first race in Queensland at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

New favourite out to become Guineas Hero

Thursday 5 March 2020, 3:06pm

Randwick Guineas favourite Shadow Hero has enjoyed an ideal preparation as he gears up for his first Group One target of the autumn.  Read more »

Gollan to get stuck in for Huddy

Thursday 5 March 2020, 2:41pm

Trainer Tony Gollan believes Get Stuck In is capable of causing an upset at Eagle Farm to continue his run of success for owner Linda Huddy.  Read more »

Mirage Dancer in top Australian Cup shape

Thursday 5 March 2020, 2:27pm

The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable is looking for a second Group One win of the autumn with Mirage Dancer in the Australian Cup at Flemington.  Read more »

Louise Day chases double for Maher

Thursday 5 March 2020, 2:05pm

Apprentice Louise Day will link with her old boss Ciaron Maher as they chase a double at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Victorian faces Mother of a task in G1

Thursday 5 March 2020, 1:37pm

Victorian trainer Daniel Bowman hopes to strike a winning blow at his first Sydney foray when Begood Toya Mother contests the Group One Canterbury Stakes.  Read more »

Mystic Journey second in Hobart trial

Thursday 5 March 2020, 1:24pm

Star mare Mystic Journey has finished second in a Hobart barrier trial as she continues preparations towards a belated return to racing after a setback.  Read more »

Ruuca on trial for a Sydney autumn trip

Thursday 5 March 2020, 12:56pm

Ruuca has bounced back from a disrupted spring carnival and is on trial for a trip to Sydney when he runs at Eagle Farm.  Read more »