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Rain could foil Snitzerland's BTC Cup bid

Sunday 4 May 2014, 3:28pm

The Queensland weather holds the key to Group One winning mare Snitzerland continuing her campaign in the BTC Cup.  Read more »

Trainer Art Sherman celebrates Derby

Sunday 4 May 2014, 3:11pm

Retirement is not on the agenda for 77-year-old Art Sherman who has become the oldest trainer to win the Kentucky Derby.  Read more »

Group One debut for Kah in Goodwood

Sunday 4 May 2014, 2:49pm

Apprentice Jamie Kah will have her first Group One ride when she partners Sistine Demon in the Goodwood at Morphettville.  Read more »

California Chrome wins Kentucky Derby

Sunday 4 May 2014, 10:40am

California Chrome has claimed a dominant win the Kentucky Derby in front of the second largest Churchill Downs crowd in its 140-year history.  Read more »

Night Of Thunder wins English 2000 Guineas

Sunday 4 May 2014, 2:41am

40-1 outsider Night Of Thunder wins English 2000 Guineas to give trainer Richard Hannon junior his first classic win since taking over from his father.  Read more »

Dwayne Dunn bags Caulfield treble

Saturday 3 May 2014, 6:09pm

Dwayne Dunn has taken riding honours at Caulfield with victory on the Mick Price-trained Onpicalo bringing up a treble for the top jockey.  Read more »

Kushadasi wins SA Derby for Richard Jolly

Saturday 3 May 2014, 5:57pm

Kushadasi has given his Adelaide trainer Richard Jolly a home town win in the South Australian Derby at Morphettville.  Read more »

Dothraki win the Gold Coast Guineas

Saturday 3 May 2014, 5:40pm

Dothraki has taken the first step to a Stradbroke Handicap start with victory in the Gold Coast Guineas.  Read more »

Snowden, Hawkes in fitting Hawkesbury wins

Saturday 3 May 2014, 5:32pm

Hawkesbury's stand-alone race meeting has belonged to outgoing Darley trainer Peter Snowden and his ex-boss John Hawkes.   Read more »

Stradbroke hopes for Reparations

Saturday 3 May 2014, 5:24pm

Anthony Freedman could try to get Reparations into the Group One Stradbroke Handicap after his win at Listed level at Caulfield.  Read more »

Streama wins Group Two Hollindale Stakes

Saturday 3 May 2014, 4:57pm

Grand mare Streama will be given her chance in the Doomben Cup after a strong win in the Group Two Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Price considers Qld G1 race for Pressing

Saturday 3 May 2014, 4:40pm

Mick Price is considering the Group One JJ Atkins Stakes for talented colt Pressing after he made it two-straight wins with a Listed victory at Caulfield.  Read more »

Srikandi gives Maher first Queensland win

Saturday 3 May 2014, 4:27pm

Srikandi has given Victorian trainer Ciaron Maher his first Queensland winner with her victory in the Silk Stocking at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Leebaz wins G3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup

Saturday 3 May 2014, 4:13pm

John Hawkes has Group One races in his sights with Hawkesbury Gold Cup winner Leebaz but the trainer will bide his time with the four-year-old.   Read more »

Aerobatics goes back to back in Crown

Saturday 3 May 2014, 3:56pm

Peter Snowden has continued his domination of racing at Hawkesbury with Aerobatics winning the $150,000 Darley Crown.   Read more »

Robert Thompson racks up win No.4000

Saturday 3 May 2014, 3:36pm

Veteran jockey Robert Thompson has celebrated another milestone with his 4000th career winner at Newcastle.  Read more »

Griante grabs city win at Caulfield

Saturday 3 May 2014, 3:28pm

Griante will not head to Brisbane for feature races despite the promising filly showing her talent with a strong win at Caulfield.  Read more »

Tinto stakes Queensland Oaks claims

Saturday 3 May 2014, 3:25pm

Victory in the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet has confirmed a start in the Group One Queensland Oaks for Tinto.  Read more »

Tooleybuc Kid gives Weir another winner

Saturday 3 May 2014, 2:54pm

Darren Weir dominated the Warrnambool carnival during the week and the trainer kept the momentum going with Tooleybuc Kid winnning easily at Caulfield.  Read more »

Snowden makes most of Darley farewell

Saturday 3 May 2014, 2:12pm

A trifecta in the first Hawkesbury race and a quinella in the second kicked off Peter Snowden's farewell meeting for Darley in the best possible way.   Read more »

Aimee confirms Group One plans with win

Saturday 3 May 2014, 2:10pm

Noel Doyle has ambitious plans for Gold Coast two-year-old winner Aimee who he rates as potentially one of the best he has trained.  Read more »

Louvre off to Scone after Caulfield win

Saturday 3 May 2014, 2:05pm

Trainer Robert Smerdon will aim Under The Louvre at the rich Scone Guineas in a fortnight after his strong Caulfield win.  Read more »

Rizeena favourite for 1000 Guineas

Saturday 3 May 2014, 10:25am

Veteran trainer Clive Brittain is enthusiastic about his chances of a third 1000 Guineas at Newmarket with Rizeena.  Read more »

California Chrome going for Derby gold

Saturday 3 May 2014, 9:56am

The owners of Kentucky Derby favourite California Chrome are living the dream with a colt from humble beginnings.  Read more »

Williams happy with Gold Ship for Tenno

Saturday 3 May 2014, 9:08am

Australian jockey Craig Williams begins his Japanese contract with Gold Ship, one of the main chances in the Tenno Sho.  Read more »

140th Kentucky Derby has 4 Pletcher horses

Saturday 3 May 2014, 12:02am

The Kentucky Derby field has been reduced to 19 horses after the owners of Pablo Del Monte decided not to fill the vacancy left by Hoppertunity.  Read more »

Robert Thompson on brink of 4000 winners

Friday 2 May 2014, 5:33pm

Jockey Robert Thompson is on the brink of yet another milestone, looking to bring up his 4000th career winner at Newcastle.  Read more »

Purton, Gordon Lord Byron get acquainted

Friday 2 May 2014, 5:17pm

Zac Purton has partnered Irish horse Gordon Lord Byron in a track gallop ahead of the Champion's Mile in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Trade Commissioner wins Wagga Gold Cup

Friday 2 May 2014, 5:10pm

Trainer Chris Waller has supplied the first and second placings in the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup with Trade Commissioner beating Beyond Thankful.  Read more »

Dean Yendall to attack Morphettville card

Friday 2 May 2014, 5:09pm

Dean Yendall has the chance to win two races for Sir Lankan businessman Muzaffar Yazeen at Morphettville.  Read more »

Happy As Hell in line for Qld Derby trip

Friday 2 May 2014, 5:08pm

Happy As Hell gets the chance to press his claims for a Queensland Derby start when he chases back-to-back wins at Caulfield.  Read more »

Rain, Boss booking a boost for Mr O'Ceirin

Friday 2 May 2014, 3:43pm

Glen Boss will reunite with Mr O'Ceirin in the Hollindale Stakes with a rain-affected Gold Coast track certain to increase the Victorian stayer's chances.  Read more »

Big watch on Spy Decoder in Gr 3 Guineas

Friday 2 May 2014, 3:35pm

Top sprinter Fontelina might be on the sideline but Anthony Cummings has high hopes for his three-year-old brother Spy Decoder in the Hawkesbury Guineas.  Read more »

Mick Price with strong hand at Caulfield

Friday 2 May 2014, 3:24pm

Trainer Mick Price believes Pressing and Manhattan Avenue are both genuine chances in the Listed 1200m race for two-year-olds at Caulfield.  Read more »

Londehero to step up in Gold Coast Guineas

Friday 2 May 2014, 2:14pm

Matt Dunn's ambitious winter plans with Londehero will take shape after the gelding runs in the Gold Coast Guineas.  Read more »

Doncaster winner Sacred Falls to race on

Friday 2 May 2014, 2:09pm

Sacred Falls will be given another chance to scale Australian racing's heights with a stud career put on hold for another season.  Read more »

Keys chasing first G1 with SA Derby hope

Friday 2 May 2014, 1:46pm

Last-start winner Bring Something will be out to give trainer Ken Keys his first Group One success when he runs in the South Australian Derby.  Read more »

Lee Freedman has new job with Peter Vela

Friday 2 May 2014, 1:26pm

Hall of Fame trainer Lee Freedman has taken a position as director of racing for Sir Peter Vela's New Zealand operation.  Read more »

Runkle proves a keeper for Portelli

Friday 2 May 2014, 1:25pm

Trainer Gary Portelli is hoping his decision to retain an ownership interest in Runkle is rewarded with a Hawkesbury victory.  Read more »

Kingman out to emulate Frankel in Guineas

Friday 2 May 2014, 11:43am

Racing in the colours made famous by the unbeaten Frankel, Kingman is a short-priced favourite to win the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket.  Read more »

California Chrome set to sparkle in Derby

Friday 2 May 2014, 11:37am

Art Sherman could become the oldest trainer to win the Kentucky Derby as he prepares to saddle up the favourite California Chrome.  Read more »

Shamus Award retired to Widden Stud

Friday 2 May 2014, 9:08am

Cox Plate winner Shamus Award has been retired and will join the stallion roster at Widden Stud in the spring.  Read more »

Quevega has run her last race

Friday 2 May 2014, 8:57am

Quevega, the six-time winner of the Mares' Hurdle at Chelteham, has been retired after suffering her first defeat since 2009.  Read more »

Hopportunity out of Kentucky Derby

Friday 2 May 2014, 1:22am

The Kentucky Derby second favourite Hopportunity has been withdrawn from the race due toa sore left front foot.  Read more »

Petrology out to turn tables on Pressing

Thursday 1 May 2014, 5:48pm

Petrology was beaten by Pressing in a last-start clash but trainer David Hayes is hoping for a different result at Caulfield.  Read more »

Unanimously goes back to back in Plate

Thursday 1 May 2014, 5:46pm

The Matthew Dale-trained sprinter Unanimously has become the first horse in nearly 40 years to win successive Wagga Town Plates.  Read more »

Akzar motors to Warrnambool Cup win

Thursday 1 May 2014, 5:41pm

Resurgent galloper Akzar earned trainer Darren Weir a Mercedes-Benz car when he won the Warrnambool Cup by six lengths.  Read more »

Nick Hall returns at Bendigo

Thursday 1 May 2014, 5:16pm

Group One-winning jockey Nick Hall is set to return to race riding at Bendigo for the first time since the spring carnival.  Read more »

800 Happy Owners cheer MOSSBEAT home

Thursday 1 May 2014, 4:20pm

Hancox Racing No.6.Ltd’s first runner Mossbeat stormed home from near last to win the 1000m 2YO race on the first day of the Warrnambool carnival.  Read more »

Chaparro nabs Palmero to win Grand Annual

Thursday 1 May 2014, 4:12pm

Chaparro has outstayed a brave Palmero to win the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool.  Read more »

Rejuvenated Faust to deliver in Gold Cup

Thursday 1 May 2014, 3:09pm

Faust is in career-best form but it's what he's been doing off the racetrack that promises to be the key to his chances in the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup.  Read more »

Mouro spearheads McEvoy's Hawkesbury team

Thursday 1 May 2014, 2:51pm

Trainer Tony McEvoy has tinkered with Mouro's gear in the hope of coaxing the horse back to winning form at Hawkesbury.  Read more »

End of an era for Peter Snowden, Darley

Thursday 1 May 2014, 2:47pm

Peter Snowden won't have much time to savour his final day as head trainer for Darley with more than 20 runners in races around Australia.  Read more »

Qld Derby winner set for Caulfield return

Thursday 1 May 2014, 2:03pm

Group One winner Brambles makes a comeback to racing in a Listed race at Caulfield, having not raced since his Queensland Derby win in 2012.  Read more »

Quest For Peace primed for Bracelet bid

Thursday 1 May 2014, 1:02pm

Quest For Peace will continue a campaign aimed at the Queensland Oaks when she contests the Gold Coast Bracelet.  Read more »

Barrier trial form a real boost for Aimee

Thursday 1 May 2014, 12:25pm

Promising filly Aimee has won three races but it is the form out of a barrier trial victory that has Noel Doyle excited about her return to the track.  Read more »

Ryan on weather watch for Angel Of Mercy

Thursday 1 May 2014, 12:03pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan has Angel Of Mercy primed for the Hollindale Stakes but he is concerned his good work could be brought undone by rain.  Read more »

California Chrome favourite in Derby

Thursday 1 May 2014, 9:01am

Kentucky Derby favourite California Chrome has drawn favourably in barrier 5 for the 140th running of the famous race at Churchill Downs.  Read more »

Tac De Boistron wins at Ascot

Thursday 1 May 2014, 8:50am

Tac De Boistron, who failed in Australia on hard tracks, has continued his winning ways at Ascot to stakes his claim for the Gold Cup.  Read more »

Jolly hoping to go one better in SA Derby

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:43pm

Richard Jolly had to settle for second in the 2013 South Australian Derby but hopes for a better result with one of his two runners this time around.  Read more »

Warrnambool jumps jockey fails breath test

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:37pm

Jumps jockey Paul Gallagher received a lengthy suspension for failing a breath test before the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool.  Read more »

Kneeling holds on to claim Wangoom Hcp

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:26pm

Kneeling has held off the fast-finishing Blackie to win the Wangoom Handicap for trainer Peter Moody and jockey Linda Meech.  Read more »

Plunge fails as Shigeru wins for Bridge

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:18pm

Juvenile filly Shigeru Senden has foiled a betting plunge on a rival runner with a promising win at Canterbury.  Read more »

Santoya Cat on target for end of winter

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:03pm

The Queensland Derby will come around too qucikly for Santoya Cat but trainer Bryan Guy is hoping to salvage something out of the winter carnival.  Read more »

John O'Shea ends chapter with a winner

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 4:48pm

John O'Shea has ended his career as a public trainer with a winner at Canterbury as he prepares to take over at the helm of racing superpower Darley.  Read more »

Sistine Demon saved for G1 Goodwood start

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 4:37pm

The Andrew Noblet-trained Sistine Demon will head to Adelaide for the Group One Goodwood before attention swings to the spring carnival.  Read more »

Hawkes Racing to rely on youth and talent

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 4:34pm

A team of up-and-coming horses were the backbone of Hawkes Racing's Sydney carnival success and that theme could continue at Hawkesbury.  Read more »

McNeil looks to keep city momentum going

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 4:27pm

A week after landing a city treble at Sandown, Jye McNeil heads to Caulfield with a handy book of rides including an opportunity in a Listed race.  Read more »

Weir wins Galleywood with Gotta Take Care

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 3:52pm

Darren Weir's versatile galloper Gotta Take Care has claimed the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool, beating Montgomery and Valediction.  Read more »

Beach walk for Palmero before Annual test

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 2:51pm

Trainer Ciaron Maher has taken Palmero to Warrnambool beach to help him recover before his Grand Annual Steeplechase challenge.  Read more »

Qld star Buffering heads Group One noms

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 2:15pm

Buffering has been set for the Queensland winter carnival's premier sprints, the BTC Cup, the Doomben 10,000 and the Stradbroke Handicap.  Read more »

Rosella sets class record in Brisbane win

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 1:51pm

Hidden Dragon filly Rosella has confirmed a bright future with a first-up win in record time at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Unanimously in line for second Plate win

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 1:42pm

Trainer Matthew Dale has declared Unanimously in peak form as he attempts successive Wagga Town Plate wins.  Read more »

Rawiller wants fast lane to Cup victory

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 12:44pm

Jockey Brad Rawiller knows finding the best ground will be crucial to Akzar continuing his resurgence in the Listed Warrnambool Cup.  Read more »

Wicked Strong running for Boston in Derby

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 12:19pm

Boston will be cheering for a Kentucky Derby runner when Wicked Strong takes his place in the famous race for three-year-old thoroughbreds.  Read more »

Kingman remains favourite for Guineas

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 9:28am

Kingman faces his biggest test when he takes on a quality 2000 Guineas field as trainer John Gosden aims for his first win in the Classic.  Read more »

FEI to allow third president term

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 1:05am

Princess Haya Al Hussein of Jordan will be allowed to run for a third term as president of the International Equestrian Federation.  Read more »

Shiny Buttons firms for Warrnambool Cup

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 5:59pm

The Darren Weir-trained Shiny Buttons has firmed to the second line of Warrnambool Cup betting after a convincing open handicap win.  Read more »

McLean shooting for Galleywood Magic

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 5:55pm

Brad McLean will be out to win the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool with Maythehorsebemagic, his favourite horse.  Read more »

Palmero leads throughout to win Brierly

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 5:34pm

Palmero made mistakes but received a great ovation from the Warrnambool crowd with his win in the Brierly Steeplechase.  Read more »

Theodore Excited ahead of Wangoom Hcp bid

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 5:20pm

Don't Get Excited handles heavy ground but Stephen Theodore says the testing conditions at Warrnambool are a query in the Wangoom Handicap.  Read more »

Tuscan Fire returns to chase winter spoils

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 4:32pm

A Listed race at Caulfield will kick off a campaign for Tuscan Fire aimed at winter staying races in Melbourne.  Read more »

O'Hara to link with Princess at Hawkesbury

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 4:26pm

Estonian Princess is a confirmed runner in the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas with Kathy O'Hara booked for the ride.  Read more »

Scratchy Bottom to take aim in SA Derby

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 2:43pm

Scratchy Bottom has come through her Australasian Oaks third placing in good order and will be the only filly in the Group One South Australian Derby.  Read more »

Kalabek track gallops seals G1 Qld trip

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 2:32pm

An outstanding piece of trackwork has swayed trainer Brent Stanley to set Kalabek for the Group One JJ Atkins during the Brisbane winter carnival.  Read more »

Cup reserve in Plan B as Sydney beckons

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 2:07pm

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup ballot has worked against Jo Jo Girl with the consistent bush mare expected to chase a consolation win in Sydney.   Read more »

Gai in early splash at Warrnambool meeting

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 1:26pm

Gai Waterhouse wasted no time getting among the winners at the famous Warrnambool carnival after Tenby Lady produced a dashing display of jumping.  Read more »

Mackay Turf Club in financial trouble

Monday 28 April 2014, 6:07pm

Racing Queensland has taken control of the Mackay Turf Club which is in financial trouble.  Read more »

Pride Cool going to Hawkesbury Cup

Monday 28 April 2014, 5:56pm

Joe Pride will send new stable acquisition to the Hawkesbury Gold Cup after the gelding pleased him in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Wet no barrier to Stanley's Caulfield plan

Monday 28 April 2014, 5:53pm

Trainer Brent Stanley says the prospect of rain won't play a part in deciding whether to run smart filly Kalabek at Caulfield.  Read more »

Gamblin' Guru to continue stable form

Monday 28 April 2014, 4:59pm

Trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas are looking for a South Australian Derby win a week after celebrating a Sydney Group One victory.  Read more »

Williams out for big local carnival

Monday 28 April 2014, 4:53pm

Matthew Williams will be one of a band of local trainer out to defend Warrnambool's honour at the famous May carnival.  Read more »

Gordon Lord Byron has Sha Tin work-out

Monday 28 April 2014, 4:40pm

Irish horse Gordon Lord Byron has settled into Hong Kong ahead of his bid for another international Group One in the Champion's Mile.  Read more »

More Kiwis on the way to Queensland

Monday 28 April 2014, 4:34pm

Trainer Shaune Ritchie is among the New Zealand trainers ready to pounce on Brisbane carnival riches starting with the Gold Coast feature meeting.  Read more »

City win for Grand Syndicates

Monday 28 April 2014, 3:35pm

Grand Syndicates are a relatively new name to the industry and they celebrated on Saturday after scoring their first city winner  Read more »

King Triton to stay in touch in Brierly

Monday 28 April 2014, 2:04pm

Trainer Pat Hyland is confident King Triton can win the Brierly Steeplechase at Warrnambool if he does not give favourite Palmero too big a start.  Read more »

New racing record for Walsh

Monday 28 April 2014, 12:09pm

Jockey David Walsh broke Lance O'Sullivan's NZ record when he rode his 2360th winner in Sunday's Marlborough Cup.  Read more »

Cirrus Des Aigles beats Treve at Longchamp

Monday 28 April 2014, 6:37am

Arc winner Treve has been beaten for the first time with veteran Cirrus Des Aigles edging her out of victory in the Group One Prix Ganay at Longchamp.  Read more »

Tommy Berry wins Hong Kong Group One

Sunday 27 April 2014, 7:41pm

Tommy Berry has won his second consecutive QEII Cup in Hong Kong, riding Designs On Rome to beat last year's winner Military Attack.  Read more »

Rawiller on top of Sydney carnival

Sunday 27 April 2014, 5:49pm

Nash Rawiller has ended the Sydney autumn carnival as the most successful jockey with five Group One wins.  Read more »