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Jack Be Quick on back-up from unlucky run
Brisbane
Friday 21 March 2014, 1:53pm
Jack Be Quick has recovered so well from an unlucky run, trainer Kevin Kemp will send him round at Eagle Farm on a seven-day back-up. Read more »
Family flies to Nathan Berry in Singapore
Sydney
Friday 21 March 2014, 9:47am
Jockeys Tommy Berry and Glyn Schofield have flown to Singapore to be with their brother and son-in-law Nathan Berry who is battling illness. Read more »
Philip Fenton hearing adjourned again
London
Friday 21 March 2014, 8:28am
It will be another several weeks before an Irish court hears charges against trainer Philip Fenton relating to the possession of steroids. Read more »
Fort Sumter lumps big weight to city win
Sydney
Thursday 20 March 2014, 6:12pm
Country-trained galloper Fort Sumter has defied a big weight to score a deserved victory at Warwick Farm. Read more »
Suspension to cost Cassidy Slipper ride
Sydney
Thursday 20 March 2014, 5:56pm
Jockey Jim Cassidy has been given a three-meeting ban out of Warwick Farm to go with a midweek suspension incurred at Newcastle. Read more »
Scott cautious about Stratcombe's comeback
Melbourne
Thursday 20 March 2014, 5:12pm
Trainer Brett Scott hopes Stratcombe can make a strong return to racing from a lung infection when he resumes at Sandown. Read more »
White Sage injured, out of Coolmore
Sydney
Thursday 20 March 2014, 4:25pm
Trainer John O'Shea has lost another autumn carnival hopeful with White Sage breaking down in her final piece of work before the Coolmore Classic. Read more »
Ranvet a formidable test for Waller's team
Sydney
Thursday 20 March 2014, 4:01pm
Weight of numbers usually work out for Chris Waller but it might not be the case for his three runners in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Sydney out, Brisbane in for Poste Restante
Brisbane
Thursday 20 March 2014, 3:31pm
Trainer Desleigh Forster has abandoned Sydney autumn carnival plans for Poste Restante but expects the mare to race well at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Bachman adds to Ryan's juvenile haul
Sydney
Thursday 20 March 2014, 3:23pm
The Group One Champagne Stakes has firmed as an autumn option for Bachman following a breakthrough win at Warwick Farm. Read more »
Demi as good as ever for Coolmore: Conners
Sydney
Thursday 20 March 2014, 2:45pm
Dear Demi's rating as one of Australia's best racemares shouldn't be forgotten when assessing the Coolmore Classic, trainer Clarry Conners says. Read more »
Valley specialist in Group One bid
Melbourne
Thursday 20 March 2014, 2:19pm
A strong Moonee Valley record in lesser grade has prompted trainer Robbie Griffiths to give It Is Written his chance in the Group One William Reid Stakes. Read more »
Tony Vasil fined over poolside scuffle
Melbourne
Thursday 20 March 2014, 1:54pm
Trainer Tony Vasil has been fined over a confrontation with a stablehand from a rival Caulfield yard. Read more »
Newitt keeping faith in Samaready
Melbourne
Thursday 20 March 2014, 1:44pm
Jockey Craig Newitt is hoping Samaready can deliver a belated reward for his loyalty when she runs in the Group One William Reid Stakes. Read more »
Bad-tempered pair chasing Valley victories
Melbourne
Thursday 20 March 2014, 1:16pm
Suavito and You're So Good are a handful at home but Nigel Blackiston has them primed for their respective Moonee Valley assignments. Read more »
Apprentice bags strong book at Eagle Farm
Brisbane
Thursday 20 March 2014, 12:52pm
Up-and-coming apprentice Travis Wolfgram is hoping to capitalise on a strong books of rides at Eagle Farm. Read more »
McDonald redeems himself with Hawkes team
Newcastle
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 6:42pm
Jockey James McDonald has made up for a city defeat on Mecir to partner the sprinter to victory in the Group Three Newmarket Handicap at Newcastle. Read more »
Illness rules Nathan Berry out of Slipper
Sydney
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 6:18pm
Jockey Nathan Berry faces an extended stay in a Singapore hospital due to viral encephalitis and will miss the Golden Slipper mount on Unencumbered. Read more »
Michael Cahill suspended at Doomben
Brisbane
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 6:15pm
Leading jockey Michael Cahill will miss seven meetings after being suspended for careless riding at Doomben. Read more »
Go The Knuckle faces tough task at Sandown
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 6:06pm
Robert Smerdon has revised his opinion on the chances of Go The Knuckle at Sandown after a quality field accepted for the City of Greater Dandenong Stakes. Read more »
De Little Engine powers to Sandown win
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 5:59pm
De Little Engine has won at Sandown and Danny O'Brien hopes the same colours can be carried to victory in the William Reid Stakes with Shamexpress. Read more »
O'Shea has faith in Coolmore Classic pair
Sydney
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 5:42pm
Markets suggest otherwise, but trainer John O'Shea is convinced his two Coolmore Classic runners are live chances in the Group One race. Read more »
Brown puts faith in small but select team
Brisbane
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 5:38pm
Spinifex Fire has ensured Golden Slipper-winning trainer Bruce Brown is still a force in Queensland racing despite reducing his numbers. Read more »
Fiorente, Dundeel to dominate in Ranvet
Sydney
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 5:18pm
The Ranvet Stakes clash between heavyweights Fiorente and It's A Dundeel is expected to be a portent of things to come in the autumn. Read more »
Trackwork the key for Fontelina: Cummings
Sydney
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 4:57pm
Fontelina is coming off one of the worst runs of his career but Anthony Cummings insists there are positives going into the William Reid Stakes. Read more »
Rustle Of Silk to end Cleary city drought
Sydney
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 4:55pm
Frank Cleary can't remember the last time he had a runner in Sydney, but is hoping Rustle Of Silk will give him some new, happy memories. Read more »
Injury puts Secret Harmony career on hold
Brisbane
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 4:37pm
Promising Brisbane three-year-old Secret Harmony will be sidelined indefinitely because of a leg injury. Read more »
Late Charge in Derby test at Sandown
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 4:18pm
A minor setback ruled Late Charge out of the Alister Clark Stakes but the colt will be out to get Derby ambitions back on track in a race at Sandown. Read more »
Valley wins out over Rosehill for Solicit
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 4:07pm
Top filly Solicit will be kept in Melbourne to run at Moonee Valley instead of the Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
It's A Dundeel draws inside gate in Ranvet
Sydney
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 12:49pm
New Zealand-trained It's A Dundeel has drawn an inside barrier for his Ranvet Stakes clash with Fiorente. Read more »
Group 1 winner to stand at Moorookyle Park Thoroughbreds
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 10:54am
Moorookyle Park Thoroughbreds are delighted to announce the acquisition of Unusual Suspect... Read more »
Rails draw for Samaready in Willian Reid
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 10:39am
Group One winners Samaready, Shamexpress and Fawkner headline a field of 10 for the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Seventeen to run in Coolmore
Sydney
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 10:16am
Last year's runner-up Red Tracer will miss the Coolmore Classic with seventeen fillies and mares to run in the Group One race at Rosehill. Read more »
British jockey banned for six months
London
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 9:20am
Emirates racing stewards have banned British rider Pat Cosgrave for six months for improper riding in a race in Dubai. Read more »
Injury ends Seabass National dream
London
Wednesday 19 March 2014, 8:56am
Grand National contender Seabass has suffered a career-threatening injury ahead of the world's most famous steeplechase. Read more »
Bernabeu seriously injured in track gallop
Sydney
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 5:59pm
The John O'Shea-trained Bernabeu has broken down during Randwick trackwork with vets in a battle to save the three-year-old's life. Read more »
Zoustar set to continue autumn campaign
Sydney
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 5:45pm
Valuable colt Zoustar will continue his autumn campaign after being cleared of serious injury following his Canterbury Stakes failure. Read more »
Vasil to plead guilty at RAD Board hearing
Melbourne
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 5:37pm
Tony Vasil has instructed legal counsel to plead guilty on his behalf to a charge relating to an altercation with a stablehand. Read more »
Thump a late entry for William Reid Stakes
Sydney
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 5:14pm
Three-year-old filly Thump will be given her chance against weight-for-age sprinters in the Group One William Reid Stakes. Read more »
Public to get hands on Golden Slipper
Sydney
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 5:01pm
The coveted Golden Slipper will go on display at Parramatta Westfield this Thursday, ahead of April's $3.5 million race. Read more »
Lankan Rupee back in training for TJ Smith
Melbourne
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 4:44pm
Star sprinter Lankan Rupee has returned to work after a break to prepare for the Group One TJ Smith Stakes. Read more »
A Time For Julia pleases Moody stable
Sydney
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 4:42pm
A Time For Julia has done everything right in the stable since her Randwick win and is set to back up in the Coolmore Classic. Read more »
Jockey Nathan Berry struck down by illness
Sydney
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 4:27pm
Australian jockey Nathan Berry is in a Singapore hospital undergoing treatment for suspected viral encephalitis. Read more »
Varboss out to boost SA Derby hopes
Melbourne
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 4:17pm
Three-year-old Varboss will chase a breakthrough win at Sandown in a race which could confirm a South Australian Derby campaign. Read more »
Cassidy, Moody chasing more autumn success
Sydney
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 3:42pm
Jim Cassidy and Peter Moody teamed up to win the Randwick Guineas and they will continue their association with Strawberry Boy at Newcastle. Read more »
Fiorente confirmed for WFA Ranvet Stakes
Sydney
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 2:24pm
Gai Waterhouse has given Australia's best racehorse Fiorente the seal of approval to take on It's A Dundeel in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Damian Browne wins appeal against ban
Brisbane
Tuesday 18 March 2014, 2:17pm
Experienced Group One jockey Damian Browne is free to ride through the Sydney autumn carnival after winning an appeal against suspension. Read more »
Ex-Darley horses set for World Cup night
Melbourne
Monday 17 March 2014, 6:37pm
Last year's Caulfield Guineas winner Long John is one of the former Australian-trained gallopers set to compete on World Cup night in Dubai. Read more »
Slipper favourite Earthquake returns
Sydney
Monday 17 March 2014, 6:31pm
The Reisling Stakes sets up a clash between Golden Slipper favourites Earthquake and Mossfun who are both unbeaten in three starts. Read more »
Red Tracer to carry 59kg in Coolmore
Sydney
Monday 17 March 2014, 5:51pm
Red Tracer will be up with the best mares to ever win the Coolmore Classic if she can carry 59kg to victory in the Group One race. Read more »
Spirit Of Boom chasing breakthrough G1
Melbourne
Monday 17 March 2014, 5:35pm
Spirit Of Boom has had to settle for second in two Group Ones this year but gets another chance to break through at that level in the William Reid Stakes. Read more »
Silent Achiever to take on Fiorente
Sydney
Monday 17 March 2014, 5:03pm
New Zealand mare Silent Achiever has bounced back from injury in Group One winning form and is ready to take on the Ranvet field. Read more »
Two-state stakes missions for Blackiston
Melbourne
Monday 17 March 2014, 4:32pm
Trainer Nigel Blackiston has chances in stakes races in two states this weekend as his carnival team progresses towards thier main targets. Read more »
Boss suspension dates changed
Sydney
Monday 17 March 2014, 4:23pm
Glen Boss will ride Paris Match in the Keith Nolan Classic after having the start date of a suspension deferred. Read more »
Jamie Mott keen to give jumps racing a go
Melbourne
Monday 17 March 2014, 2:30pm
Jockey Jamie Mott wants to combine jumps racing with his flat race riding this winter and expects to be qualified in the next couple of weeks. Read more »
Local bookies cleaned out by Lord's win
London
Monday 17 March 2014, 1:03pm
Lord Winderemere's Gold Cup win cleaned out bookmakers close to his home and celebrations are continuing in County Cork. Read more »
Proven Thoroughbreds begin 2014 in style
Monday 17 March 2014, 11:52am
Trainer Guy Walter took the bold step of backing up a pair of PROVEN gallopers at Goulburn on Friday within a week of their previous runs. And it worked a treat! Read more »
Tommy Berry wins Hong Kong Derby for Moore
Hong Kong
Sunday 16 March 2014, 8:42pm
Tommy Berry has won Hong Kong's biggest domestic race, the Group One Derby on Designs on Rome. Read more »
Weight-for-age star Appearance for Ryder
Sydney
Sunday 16 March 2014, 5:58pm
The George Ryder Stakes us shaping as a clash between the older and the younger with three-year-olds El Roca and Eurozone to head to the race. Read more »
Zoustar treated for mild lameness
Sydney
Sunday 16 March 2014, 5:23pm
Zoustar has been treated for mild lameness following his failure in the Canterbury Stakes which has upset his autumn schedule. Read more »
Doyle looking to Aimee to star in winter
Brisbane
Sunday 16 March 2014, 4:42pm
Gold Coast trainer Noel Doyle is pinning his winter carnival hopes on improving filly Aimee who has now won three from five starts. Read more »
Samaready back to Valley for G1 sprint
Melbourne
Sunday 16 March 2014, 3:59pm
Samaready will run in the Group One William Reid Stakes as she looks to bounce back to winning form for the first time this campaign. Read more »
Lucky Raquie to take on Earthquake
Sydney
Sunday 16 March 2014, 3:54pm
Black Opal Stakes winner Lucky Raquie will be given her chance against Earthquake in the Reisling Stakes as long as the track is dtry. Read more »
Ashley Butler to appeal suspension
Brisbane
Sunday 16 March 2014, 3:03pm
Queensland apprentice Ashley Butler will appeal the severity of an eight meeting ban for overuse of the whip. Read more »
Ruby Walsh operation a success
London
Sunday 16 March 2014, 10:36am
Irish jockeys Ruby Walsh and Bryan Cooper are recovering well after operations to repair broken bones suffered in falls at Cheltenham. Read more »
Mullins and Wylie accept their fate
London
Sunday 16 March 2014, 8:05am
The result of the Cheltenham Gold Cup will stand with Graham Wylie, owner of runner-up On HIs Own deciding not to appeal the stewards' decision. Read more »
Glen Boss to miss Rosehill Guineas meeting
Sydney
Saturday 15 March 2014, 7:36pm
Leading jockey Glen Boss has been suspended at Randwick and will miss the Rosehill Guineas meeting. Read more »
Shamalia wins the Listed Fireball Stakes
Sydney
Saturday 15 March 2014, 7:28pm
Shamalia has won the Listed Fireball Stakes in a tight finish to give Bart and James Cummings a win on Randwick Guineas day. Read more »
Written Up ploughs throgh Bendigo mud
Bendigo
Saturday 15 March 2014, 7:05pm
Three-year-old Written Up had been working up to a win and appreciated getting on a wet track to win the Bendigo Guineas. Read more »
Fat Al brings up milestone for Moody-Nolen
Bendigo
Saturday 15 March 2014, 6:33pm
Fat Al has returned to winning form in the Listed Golden Mile at Bendigo to give trainer Peter Moody and jockey Luke Nolen a milestone win. Read more »
Appearance wins the Canterbury Stakes
Sydney
Saturday 15 March 2014, 6:27pm
Appearance has stamped herself as Sydney's leading weight-for-age performer in the Canterbury Stakes, her third win from three autumn starts. Read more »
Ollie Vollie races into Qld record books
Gold Coast
Saturday 15 March 2014, 5:59pm
Ollie Vollie has continued to defy his advancing years with a stirring win in the $100,000 Gold Coast Stakes. Read more »
A Time For Julia wins Roy Higgins Tribute
Sydney
Saturday 15 March 2014, 5:16pm
A Time For Julia has put herself firmly in the frame for the Group One Coolmore Classic with victory at Randwick. Read more »
Dissident, Cassidy win G1 Randwick Guineas
Sydney
Saturday 15 March 2014, 5:06pm
Dissident's Randwick Guineas victory has given trainer Peter Moody his first Sydney Group One win since Black Caviar ran her last race. Read more »
Signoff earns high praise from Rawiller
Bendigo
Saturday 15 March 2014, 4:44pm
Signoff has stamped himself as a stayer on the rise at Bendigo, earning high praise from jockey Brad Rawiller. Read more »
Diamond Drille redeems herself at Randwick
Sydney
Saturday 15 March 2014, 4:42pm
Gai Waterhouse says the difference between Diamond Drille from one week to the next comes down to a better racetrack. Read more »
Young jockey still critical after fall
Wellington
Saturday 15 March 2014, 4:23pm
Promising young jockey Ashley Frye is in a critical condition following a race fall at Ashburton. Read more »
Villa Verde lives up to the Challenge
Sydney
Saturday 15 March 2014, 4:21pm
Villa Verde has beaten a field of class sprinters to win the Challenge Stakes at Randwick from Group One winner Snitzerland. Read more »
Eloping dominant in Gold Rush at Bendigo
Bendigo
Saturday 15 March 2014, 3:51pm
Speedy filly Eloping has scored a dominant all-the-way win at Bendigo with expensive colt Wilderness finishing fourth. Read more »
Miss Stash continues rise through grades
Gold Coast
Saturday 15 March 2014, 3:45pm
Miss Stash has confirmed her ranking as one of Queensland's most promising horses in a Gold Coast win, her fourth from nine starts. Read more »
Lucky Symbol posts first-up Bendigo win
Bendigo
Saturday 15 March 2014, 3:16pm
The Phillip Stokes-trained three-year-old Lucky Symbol has taken his record to four wins from five starts with a first-up victory at Bendigo. Read more »
Junoob wins Listed Randwick City Stakes
Sydney
Saturday 15 March 2014, 3:09pm
A firm track has brought out the best in English import Junoob who has won his first Australian stakes race at Randwick. Read more »
Valentia, Believe Yourself into Slipper
Sydney
Saturday 15 March 2014, 2:34pm
The Golden Slipper fortunes of Gerald Ryan plunged then soared with Time For War a late scratching at Randwick before Believe Yourself won. Read more »
Splash Of Moet salutes for Moody stable
Bendigo
Saturday 15 March 2014, 1:56pm
Former Adelaide mare Splash Of Moet has made a winning debut for new trainer Peter Moody at Bendigo. Read more »
Walsh out for at least two months
Cheltenham
Saturday 15 March 2014, 9:50am
Leading rider Ruby Walsh will spend at least two months on the sidelines after breaking his arm in a fall at Cheltenham. Read more »
Mullins leading trainer at Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Saturday 15 March 2014, 9:45am
A victory on the final day has given Willie Mullins the honour of being the leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival. Read more »
Lord Windemere in controversial Gold win
Cheltenham
Saturday 15 March 2014, 9:42am
Lord Windermere has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup after a stewards' hearing but connections of the runner-up are considering an appeal. Read more »
Oliver guides Pheidon to Alister Clark win
Melbourne
Friday 14 March 2014, 10:26pm
Damien Oliver and Gai Waterhouse have combined for another Group race victory, this time with three-year-old Pheidon in the Alister Clark Stakes. Read more »
London Lolly in line for Sydney trip
Melbourne
Friday 14 March 2014, 9:34pm
Two-year-old filly London Lolly has claimed a valuable stakes win in the St Albans Stakes at Moonee Valley and could get the chance to add to it in Sydney. Read more »
Singleton racing fine donated to charity
Sydney
Friday 14 March 2014, 5:58pm
John Singleton's $15,000 fine out of the More Joyous inquiry will be donated to charity, Racing NSW has confirmed. Read more »
Zoustar to turn heads in return: Cassidy
Sydney
Friday 14 March 2014, 5:24pm
Zoustar's development as an equine speciman has impressed jockey Jim Cassidy as the colt resumes as favourite to make a winning debut at weight-for-age. Read more »
QLD hopeful Margins eyes Randwick success
Sydney
Friday 14 March 2014, 4:39pm
Toowoomba-based trainer Ben Currie is hoping his first Sydney runner, Margins, will prove his mettle against the city competition. Read more »
Atlante out to continue Schofield G1 run
Sydney
Friday 14 March 2014, 4:37pm
Jockey Glyn Schofield expects Atlante to be in the finish of the Randwick Guineas, as well as other feature races during the Sydney autumn carnival. Read more »
O'Hara returns with added autumn incentive
Sydney
Friday 14 March 2014, 4:21pm
Kathy O'Hara missed out a Group One opportunity in Melbourne but she is optimistic some breaks will go her way dring the Sydney autumn. Read more »
Barrier dents Snowden's farewell hopes
Melbourne
Friday 14 March 2014, 2:27pm
Paul Snowden will saddle up his last runner as Darley's Melbourne foreman in the Bendigo Guineas but admits a wide barrier makes things tough for Sabkhat. Read more »
Ryan still weighing up Slipper hopefuls
Sydney
Friday 14 March 2014, 2:02pm
There has been no shortage of young talent in Gerald Ryan's team but he doubts if he has one left to fit the profile of a proper Golden Slipper runner. Read more »
Gollan eyeing Glory at the Gold Coast
Brisbane
Friday 14 March 2014, 12:28pm
Tony Gollan is hoping Rocket To Glory can live up to his name when he runs in the $100,000 Gold Coast Stakes. Read more »
Secret Harmony must kick bad barrier habit
Brisbane
Friday 14 March 2014, 12:24pm
Trainer Kelly Schweida says Secret Harmony has picked up some bad habits from unfavourable barrier draws, but hopes he can kick them at the Gold Coast. Read more »
More Of That makes it a new World order
Cheltenham
Friday 14 March 2014, 7:41am
More Of That has caused an upset by beating Annie Power in the World Hurdle at Cheltenham after which four-time winner Big Buck's was retired. Read more »
Higgins an idol to many
Melbourne
Thursday 13 March 2014, 6:22pm
Bart Cummings' Melbourne foreman Reg Fleming considers it a privilege to have met the great Roy Higgins. Read more »