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Fillies to test Oaks claims in G3 Classic

Thursday 12 March 2015, 5:54pm

The $200,000 Keith Nolan Classic has attracted a quality field including two fillies striving to turn spring disappointment into autumn success.  Read more »

Fast facts on the Newmarket Handicap

Thursday 12 March 2015, 5:44pm

Newmarket Handicap - what you need to know  Read more »

Hawkes chasing first Newmarket Hcp win

Thursday 12 March 2015, 5:44pm

Talented sprinter Chautauqua could give John Hawkes his first Newmarket Handicap win if the gelding can beat a star-studded field at Flemington.  Read more »

Anthony Freedman fined for positive swab

Thursday 12 March 2015, 5:17pm

Prominent trainer Anthony Freedman has been fined after Minaj tested positive in a Moonee Valley race.  Read more »

Inexperience a big hurdle for Darley colt

Thursday 12 March 2015, 4:44pm

Godolphin's No.1 jockey James McDonald has questioned whether Inner Circle has enough race smarts to win the Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Fast facts on the Australian Cup

Thursday 12 March 2015, 3:52pm

Australian Cup - what you need to know  Read more »

Protectionist chasing coveted Cup double

Thursday 12 March 2015, 3:45pm

Kris Lees expects a rise in distance and return to Flemington to help Protectionist's Australian Cup.  Read more »

Deep Field to make light work of G3 sprint

Thursday 12 March 2015, 3:27pm

Tommy Berry will have his first ride on Deep Field at Rosehill where the sprinter is a long odds-on favourite to post his sixth win.  Read more »

Cohen in leap of faith with Aeronautical

Thursday 12 March 2015, 2:59pm

Aeronautical will be given a chance to improve on his third placing in the 2013 Newmarket when he takes on Lankan Rupee, Terravista and Chautauqua.  Read more »

Waller stayers ready to step up a notch

Thursday 12 March 2015, 2:22pm

Chris Waller has numbers on his side with Melbourne Cup placegetter Who Shot Thebarman one of five stayers from his stable in the Sky High Stakes.  Read more »

Moloney aiming for the Sky in G1 Newmarket

Thursday 12 March 2015, 1:46pm

Patrick Moloney will be the only apprentice riding in the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington when he partners outsider Lord Of The Sky.  Read more »

Coolmore unchartered waters for First Seal

Thursday 12 March 2015, 1:26pm

Trainer John Thompson will take First Seal out of her comfort zone when the glamour filly lines up against older mares in the Coolmore Classic.  Read more »

Richards chases more VRC Sires' success

Thursday 12 March 2015, 12:34pm

Trainer Steve Richards goes to Flemington with Lazumba looking to improve his tidy record in the VRC Sires' Produce Stakes.  Read more »

Sir Moments treads middle-distance path

Thursday 12 March 2015, 11:51am

Sir Moments can set himself up for a Queensland weight-for-age campaign when he returns to racing at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Weighty issue for Munce-trained Perplexity

Thursday 12 March 2015, 11:19am

Perplexity will carry more weight than Chris Munce expected when the former Sydney stayer has his third run for the trainer at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Dodging Bullets stars in Champion Chase

Thursday 12 March 2015, 7:17am

Dodging Bullets has upstaged the favourites in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham to score a memorable win for his breeder Frankie Dettori.  Read more »

Cobalt probe needs more time: Racing Vic

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 6:15pm

Racing Victoria says investigations into the elevated cobalt readings from horses in four Victorian stables will take longer than expected.  Read more »

Slipper an unlikely fit for Always Allison

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 5:45pm

Top trainer Chris Waller is lukewarm on a Golden Slipper start for Always Allison which lines up in the Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Hurdle returns to Qld with series victory

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 5:41pm

Ryan Hurdle has outridden is fellow apprentices to win on Mr Alfranco at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Buick adds star power to Sydney midweek

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 5:29pm

World-class jockey William Buick has had his first taste of Sydney racing at Randwick and it has whetted his appetitie to ride in The Championships.  Read more »

Supara top pick for $200,000 Nolan Classic

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 5:19pm

The Gai Waterhouse-trained Supara is popular with bookmakers to win the Group Three Keith F Nolan Classic at Kembla Grange.  Read more »

Bonaria saved for Flemington G3 hat-trick

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 4:01pm

Bonaria will attempt to win the same Group Three fillies and mares race for the third year in a row when she lines up at Flemington.  Read more »

Waterhouse duo to give Coolmore a shake

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 3:51pm

First Seal is a clear-cut favourite for the Coolmore Classic but Gai Waterhouse says she has two serious challengers in Adrift and Diamond Drille.  Read more »

Lankan Rupee on target for 2nd Newmarket

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 3:38pm

Trainer Mick Price is counting on a change in riding tactics working for the second time with Lankan Rupee in the Newmarket Handicap.  Read more »

Voodoo Lad set for Tamworth Country heat

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 3:04pm

Rod Northam has smart galloper Voodoo Lad in top shape for a heat of the Country Championships at Tamworth.  Read more »

Boss chasing Aus Cup success on Foreteller

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 2:41pm

Foreteller lines up for his third try at winning an Australian Cup and jockey Glen Boss says the veteran shouldn't be underestimated.  Read more »

Page chases Rosehill, Gold Coast double

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 12:39pm

Trainer Helen Page is poised to collect a two-state double with Rudy and Powerful Saga who will race at Rosehill and the Gold Coast respectively.  Read more »

Field of 16 for Group One Australian Cup

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 11:49am

A field of 16 has been declared for the Australian Cup including Protectionist and Red Cadeaux but Godolphin has not accepted with import Hartnell.  Read more »

Wide gate for First Seal in G1 Coolmore

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 10:56am

First Seal heads a field of 13 fillies and mares chasing a Group One win in the Coolmore Classic at Rosehill.   Read more »

Four Cheltenham winners for Mullins

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 7:04am

Trainer Willie Mullins has had a day to remember, winning four races on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival including the Champion Hurdle.  Read more »

Dear Demi topweight for Coolmore Classic

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 6:01pm

Three-year-old filly First Seal has 55.5kg in the Group One Coolmore Classic while Dear Demi has been given topweight of 58kg.  Read more »

Smerdon weighs up options with Andrioli

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 11:41am

Robert Smerdon is undecided whether Andrioli takes aim in the VRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington or is kept to fillies' company in a 1200m race.  Read more »

Oliver after back-to-back Australian Cups

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 11:32am

Happy Trails has won three Group Ones at Flemington and jockey Damien Oliver believes the gelding is on target to try to add another in the Australian Cup.  Read more »

Second Newmarket in sight for Lankan Rupee

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 11:28am

Dale Smith has been riding Lankan Rupee in trackwork this campaign and is convinced the sprinter is on target for his shot at back-to-back Newmarket wins.  Read more »

Conners looking skyward for Slipper hopes

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 11:26am

Look To The Stars is trainer Clarry Conners' only hope of a Golden Slipper starter but she has to win the Magic Night Stakes.  Read more »

Tactics to play a big part in Newmarket

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 11:25am

Jockey Hugh Bowman is unfazed by a small field in the Newmarket Handicap and will relish the tactics rather than the traffic in 1200m contest.  Read more »

Sam Kavanagh to front inquiry over cobalt

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 11:24am

Trainer Sam Kanagh will face an iinquiry over a higher than allowed cobalt level and caffeine found in post-race samples from Midsummer Sun.  Read more »

Next phase for This Is Australia

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 10:48am

Well bred colt This Is Australia will be out to restart his career when he runs at Randwick for new trainer Gerald Ryan.  Read more »

Mullins and McCoy to dominate Cheltenham

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 8:47am

Jockey Tony McCoy and trainer Willie Mullins are expected to be the human stars of the Cheltenham jumps festival.  Read more »

Tanby wins Adelaide Cup in a thriller

Monday 9 March 2015, 6:43pm

Tanby has won the Adelaide Cup for trainer Mick Cerchi who bought him at a Lloyd Williams dispersal sale.  Read more »

First riding treble for Patrick Moloney

Monday 9 March 2015, 6:24pm

Father and son team of Gerard and Patrick Moloney have combined for a city success with Taddei Tondo at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Dear Demi ready for Coolmore Classic

Monday 9 March 2015, 6:18pm

Dear Demi is in great condition ahead of the Coolmore Classic but trainer Clarry Conners admits First Seal will be hard to beat.  Read more »

Easy win for Chill Party with class drop

Monday 9 March 2015, 5:25pm

Following an emphatic win at Moonee Valley, Chill Party will return to the track for the Alister Clark Stakes.  Read more »

Dunn looking forward to Newmarket clash

Monday 9 March 2015, 5:07pm

Chautauqua's jockey Dwayne Dunn is looking forward to the clash of Australia's star sprinters in the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.  Read more »

Full field for National Apprentices race

Monday 9 March 2015, 3:35pm

An injection of prize money has attracted a capacity field for the next heat of the National Apprentices series at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Walk completed at Moonee Valley

Monday 9 March 2015, 3:05pm

The 4tracks4kids charity walkers have made their way from Sandown to Moonee Valley taking in Caulfield and Flemington racecourses along the way.  Read more »

Horses to follow at Cheltenham

Monday 9 March 2015, 3:02pm

The four-day Cheltenham Festival will be watched around the world including Australia which will be betting on the big jumps races.  Read more »

Slipper berth on the line for Allison

Monday 9 March 2015, 2:10pm

Always Allison can convince trainer Chris Waller she is a Golden Slipper chance with a winning performance in the Magic Night Stakes.  Read more »

Bowman gets acquainted with Red Cadeaux

Monday 9 March 2015, 1:46pm

Hugh Bowman has made the trip to Werribee to acquaint himself with Red Cadeaux before the Australian Cup at Flemington.  Read more »

Prime Thoroughbreds Dispatch Edition 54

Monday 9 March 2015, 10:06am

Pictured above is a high class filly by Hinchinbrook out of the stakes winning Flying Spur mare Velasco which was Group 1 placed  Read more »

More Than Ready reaffirms his super sire status

Monday 9 March 2015, 9:37am

More Than Ready has gone back-to-back with a juvenile stakes-winning double for the second Saturday in a row  Read more »

Takedown wins the Black Opal Stakes

Sunday 8 March 2015, 6:37pm

Takedown has led all the way to win the Group Three Black Opal Stakes, giving trainer Gary Moore his biggest win since returning from Macau.   Read more »

Small field for Newmarket Handicap

Sunday 8 March 2015, 5:42pm

The Newmarket Handicap seems likely to have a small field but the world's top three sprinters will assure it is the highest quality.  Read more »

Rom Baro wins Group 3 Canberra Guineas

Sunday 8 March 2015, 5:21pm

Rom Baro has taken out the Canberra Guineas with trainer Matthew Dale keen to aim the three-year-old at the Carbine Club Stakes at Randwick.   Read more »

McEvoy excited about Alpine Eagle's future

Sunday 8 March 2015, 5:08pm

Alpine Eagle had to settle for second in the Group One Australian Guineas but trainer Tony McEvoy is excited about what the future holds for the colt.  Read more »

Diamond Oasis wins on Black Opal day

Sunday 8 March 2015, 3:50pm

Diamond Oasis has booked himself a trip to Melbourne with a Group One winning stablemate with victory in the Camarena Quality at Canberra.   Read more »

Oaks favourite set for Flemington run

Sunday 8 March 2015, 3:11pm

Set Square will have her second run back after her VRC Oaks victory last spring when she lines-up in the Matron Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Ryan to open Hawesbury stable

Sunday 8 March 2015, 3:06pm

Gerald Ryan is to open a satellite stable at Hawkesbury in conjunction with long-time client Damion Flower.  Read more »

Red Cadeaux team keeping tabs on Hartnell

Sunday 8 March 2015, 3:04pm

The Red Cadeaux team is getting a handle on the opposition in the Australian Cup through European form lines.  Read more »

Long trip no worries for Highest Note

Sunday 8 March 2015, 2:01pm

Highest Note provided Port Lincoln trainer Darryl Carrison now he's hoping she can give him a first Melbourne city win at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Macdonald seeking first Adelaide Cup

Sunday 8 March 2015, 1:56pm

Adelaide trainer Leon Macdonald will have his first two runners in his home town Cup trying to foil the favourite Taiyoo.  Read more »

Walsh to ride Faugheen at Cheltenham

Sunday 8 March 2015, 9:08am

Ruby Walsh has chosen Faugheen over Hurricane Fly as his mount in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.  Read more »

Sam Clipperton booked for Sweynesse in G1

Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:51pm

Sam Clipperton has committed to losing 4kg in four weeks in order to ride Godolphin colt Sweynesse in the Doncaster Mile.  Read more »

Nayeli scores surprise win in Fireball

Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:41pm

Gai Waterhouse has ended Randwick Guineas day with a quartet of winners in Sydney and a Group One triumph in Melbourne.  Read more »

Whatalovelyday earns winter carnival tilt

Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:37pm

Whatalovelyday has overcome a pre-race scare to confirm a winter carnival campaign in winning at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Three straight for Chloe In Paris

Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:35pm

Trainer Ciaron Maher celebrated the black type victory of Chloe In Paris at Flemington and can now look to bigger riches.  Read more »

Wolf Blass toasts despite missing Guineas

Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:23pm

It was trainer Gai Waterhouse's day at the Flemington and Randwick races, but winemaker Wolf Blass still had reason to celebrate.  Read more »

Higgins' syndicate eyes Group One victory

Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:04pm

On a day when late champion jockey Roy Higgins was remembered at Flemington, there's still big plans for his racehorse syndication business.  Read more »

Miracles Of Life up to the Challenge

Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:01pm

Miracles Of Life has produced an explosive finish to beat a classy field of sprinters in the Group Two Challenge Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Madam Gangster rises to the challenge

Saturday 7 March 2015, 5:34pm

Talented mare Madam Gangster has continued her rise through the grades, capturing the Frances Tressady Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Crafty Cruiser wins Roy Higgins Quality

Saturday 7 March 2015, 4:59pm

The Bryce Stanaway-trained Crafty Cruiser has taken out the Roy Higgins Quality at Flemington, a race named in honour of the late champion jockey.  Read more »

Prebble guides Wandjina to G1 Guineas win

Saturday 7 March 2015, 4:53pm

Brett Prebble has returned from Hong Kong to win the Australian Guineas on Wandjina for champion trainer Gai Waterhouse.  Read more »

Cosmic Endeavour stars for Waterhouse

Saturday 7 March 2015, 4:31pm

Cosmic Endeavour gave Gai Waterhouse the first leg of a two-state Group One double with a record-breaking Canterbury Stakes win at Randwick.  Read more »

Adorabeel prevails in four-way G3 finish

Saturday 7 March 2015, 4:26pm

Sam Clipperton has made the most of a rival jockey's defection to win his first stakes race for Joe Pride aboard Adorabeel.  Read more »

Amorino gives Alexander career highlight

Saturday 7 March 2015, 3:55pm

Amorino has had to undergo a veterinary inspection before providing Ballarat trainer Archie Alexander with Group success at Flemington.  Read more »

Hallowed Crown rules Randwick Guineas

Saturday 7 March 2015, 3:51pm

Hallowed Crown has again had the measure of Sweynesse and Shooting To Win in the Randwick Guineas.  Read more »

Cheers as Phrases wins Listed race

Saturday 7 March 2015, 3:16pm

Country gelding Phrases has beaten a field of well-performed city horses to win the Listed Randwick Stakes for trainer Bindi Cheers.  Read more »

Dram Of Red in winning debut at Caloundra

Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:56pm

Inexperience hasn't stopped the Matt Dunn-trained two-year-old Dram Of Red from dominating his opposition at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

First-up Flemington win for Sino Eagle

Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:45pm

A stakes win for Sino Eagle will be one of Peter Moody's priorities following the first-up win of the mare at Flemington.  Read more »

Group One sprint looms for Victorian mare

Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:33pm

Melbourne mare Griante has upstaged the locals to win the Wenona Girl Handicap at Randwick and book her place in a Group One race.  Read more »

Ready For Victory enters Slipper picture

Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:20pm

The Mick Price-trained Ready For Victory has raced into Golden Slipper calculations with a debut win in a Listed race at Flemington.  Read more »

Soldier caps off trainers' great carnival

Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:14pm

Improved gelding Sakhee's Soldier has held off Rising Romance in the New Zealand Stakes, both on the track and in the inquiry room.  Read more »

Antelucan favourite to win G3 Black Opal

Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:08pm

A Blue Diamond Stakes campaign didn't work out for Antelucan but the filly is strongly fancied to find her best form in the Black Opal Stakes.  Read more »

Vancouver reinstated as Slipper favourite

Saturday 7 March 2015, 1:52pm

Vancouver has won the Todman Stakes to reassert his authority on Golden Slipper betting, giving Gai Waterhouse her second 2yo winner at Randwick.  Read more »

English storms into Slipper contention

Saturday 7 March 2015, 1:11pm

The Gai Waterhouse-trained English announced herself as a genuine Golden Slipper contender with a professional win in a lead-up race at Randwick.  Read more »

Taps turned on at Cheltenham

Saturday 7 March 2015, 7:24am

Selective watering has begun at Cheltenham with little rain forecast in the lead-up to the famous jumps Festival.  Read more »

Victoria Pendleton aims to become a jockey

Saturday 7 March 2015, 7:18am

Retired English cycling champion Victoria Pendleton has switched her attention to becoming an amateur jumps jockey.  Read more »

Toast Of New York out of World Cup

Saturday 7 March 2015, 7:17am

Pre-race favourite Toast Of New York will miss the Dubai World Cup after suffering a soft tissue injury.  Read more »

Sheza Gypsy wins Country Championship heat

Friday 6 March 2015, 6:34pm

Sheza Gypsy and Explosive Scene have cemented their places in the Country Championship final by running one-two in the Port Macquarie heat.  Read more »

Wild Card race added to Country series

Friday 6 March 2015, 5:49pm

A race has been added to the Country Championship series as a Wild Card, giving horses a last chance to qualify for the $300,000 final.  Read more »

Tiz My View fresh for Flemington sprint

Friday 6 March 2015, 5:42pm

Sam Pritchard-Gordon says Tiz My View has improved since a freshen-up and is confident the filly can run a bold race at odds at Flemington.  Read more »

Waller in wait and see on Golden Slipper

Friday 6 March 2015, 5:15pm

Chris Waller doesn't have a runner in two Golden Slipper lead-up races at Randwick but the results will shape plans for his unbeaten filly Always Allison.  Read more »

Challenge on for young and old sprinters

Friday 6 March 2015, 5:06pm

Rain Affair will be out to defy his age and some younger competitors in the Challenge Stakes, three years after he won the Group Two race.  Read more »

Class will count with Criterion: Bowman

Friday 6 March 2015, 4:21pm

Hugh Bowman will be reunited with Criterion in the Canterbury Stakes, confident the four-year-old can match it with the weight-for-age sprinters.  Read more »

Alpine Eagle ready for Guineas challenge

Friday 6 March 2015, 3:16pm

Tony McEvoy admits the Australian Guineas is Alpine Eagle's big test but believes the colt is up for the challenge in the $500,000 Group One race.  Read more »

Heys banking on Purton factor in Guineas

Friday 6 March 2015, 1:49pm

Sworn To Silence has been overshadowed in Randwick Guineas discussions despite stable confidence he will be strong at the end of 1600m.  Read more »

Maher pair facing big tests

Friday 6 March 2015, 1:35pm

With a good record at 1400m, Akavoroun is racing for a trip to Sydney while stablemate Chloe In Paris chases a black type win.  Read more »

Rising Romance a good test for Soriano

Friday 6 March 2015, 12:57pm

Rising Romance's presence will help the Rogerson stable assess how competitive Soriano could be in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Sydney.  Read more »

Short course trip to suit Mossfun

Friday 6 March 2015, 12:44pm

A distance drop could help Group One-winning filly Mossfun return to the winner's list when she takes on more experienced sprinters in the Challenge Stakes.  Read more »

Passatorio at home at Sunshine Coast

Friday 6 March 2015, 12:42pm

Passatorio has a home track advantage at the Sunhine Coast where he will be aiming for four-straight.  Read more »