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Bart Cummings without Melbourne Cup runner

Saturday 2 November 2013, 5:49pm

The final field of 24 horses for the Melbourne Cup has been announced, with nine overseas stayers paid up for the race.  Read more »

Splendora softens the blow for Dunn stable

Saturday 2 November 2013, 5:39pm

Top trainer Matthew Dunn has lost a stable favourite but he might have unearthed an Oaks filly after Splendora won at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Fontelina goes back to back in Group Two

Saturday 2 November 2013, 5:36pm

The Anthony Cummings-trained Fontelina has beaten Spirit Of Boom in a repeat of the 2012 quinella in the Group Two Yellowglen Stakes.  Read more »

Internationals in Flemington double

Saturday 2 November 2013, 4:36pm

European gallopers Side Glance and Ruscello extended the reach of the international brigade with victories at Flemington.  Read more »

What the jockeys said: Victoria Derby

Saturday 2 November 2013, 4:35pm

What the jockeys said after the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Paul Perry celebrates double at Rosehill

Saturday 2 November 2013, 4:17pm

Hidden Warrior, a horse which was contesting Group One races in Melbourne last spring, has capped a triumphant day for Paul Perry at Rosehill.  Read more »

Red Tracer beats stablemate in G1 Myer

Saturday 2 November 2013, 4:07pm

Classy mare Red Tracer has narrowly defeated her stablemate Catkins in the Myer Classic, bringing up a Group One Derby day double for Chris Waller.  Read more »

Bowman wins third Group One Victoria Derby

Saturday 2 November 2013, 3:54pm

Jockey Hugh Bowman has won the Victoria Derby for the third time in four years, partnering Polanski to victory at Flemington.  Read more »

Derby dream comes true for Robbie Laing

Saturday 2 November 2013, 3:20pm

Robbie Laing's dream of a Derby win has been realised with the dominant win of bargain buy Polanski at Flemington.  Read more »

Byrne happy to share in Eagle Farm spoils

Saturday 2 November 2013, 3:01pm

Leading jockey Jim Byrne thought Rock O'Reilly had been beaten before the judge posted a dead-heat result at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Jim Cassidy racks up 100 Group One wins

Saturday 2 November 2013, 2:54pm

Jim Cassidy has celebrated his 100th Group One win aboard a $20 million colt he hopes will give him even more.  Read more »

Zoustar's G1 win too much for Iskander

Saturday 2 November 2013, 2:39pm

The man who sold Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Zoustar for $20 million fainted as the boom colt went past the winning post at Flemington.  Read more »

Side Glance takes out Mackinnon Stakes

Saturday 2 November 2013, 2:35pm

Side Glance has given his owner another big Australian victory, with jockey Jamie Spencer successful in his first Flemington ride in the Mackinnon Stakes.  Read more »

Thornton and Time For War win the hard way

Saturday 2 November 2013, 2:18pm

Victorian apprentice Damien Thornton has landed his first Saturday city winner in Sydney with a hard-fought victory on juvenile Time For War.  Read more »

Zoustar cracks it for Cassidy in Coolmore

Saturday 2 November 2013, 1:44pm

Star colt Zoustar has claimed a title left vacant by Black Caviar, giving Jim Cassidy his 100th Group One win at Flemington.  Read more »

Ruscello wins Lexus Stakes

Saturday 2 November 2013, 1:28pm

Ruscello is an unlikely Melbourne Cup runner despite his qualifying win in the Lexus Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Kirramosa tops Oaks betting after Wakeful

Saturday 2 November 2013, 1:23pm

Kirramosa is the new VRC Oaks favourite after a last-to-first win in the Group Two Wakeful Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

London Bridge wins Breeders Marathon

Saturday 2 November 2013, 12:28pm

London Bridge has ended his northern hemisphere career with victory in the Breeders' Cup Marathon and will now head to Australia.  Read more »

Paximadia bounces back in Carbine Club

Saturday 2 November 2013, 12:19pm

Paximadia has given trainer Peter Snowden and jockey Kerrin McEvoy their third Carbine Club Stakes win in five years at Flemington.  Read more »

Juvenile Outstrip sizzles for Godolphin

Saturday 2 November 2013, 10:51am

Godolphin has won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita with Exceed And Excel colt Outstrip for new trainer Charlie Appleby.  Read more »

Pat Hyland plans double celebration

Friday 1 November 2013, 6:20pm

Fifty years after winning his first Victoria Derby as a jockey, Pat Hyland hopes to train a Group One winner on Derby day with Bonaria in the Myer Classic.  Read more »

Kelinni 50-50 to run in the Lexus Stakes

Friday 1 November 2013, 6:07pm

Trainer Chris Waller is deciding whether to take the chance Kelinni can gain a start in the Melbourne Cup without running in the Lexus.  Read more »

Silent Achiever out of Melbourne Cup

Friday 1 November 2013, 5:30pm

Silent Achiever has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup with connections telling stewards they would not be accepting for the race.  Read more »

Waller in Myer back-up plan with Catkins

Friday 1 November 2013, 5:26pm

Trainer Chris Waller has designated Catkins the natural successor to Red Tracer with the stablemates to do battle in the Myer Classic.  Read more »

Cup berth on line for Jet Away and Boss

Friday 1 November 2013, 5:09pm

Glen Boss is confident Jet Away can win his way into the Melbourne Cup via the Mackinnon Stakes.  Read more »

Wolfgram makes special city appearance

Friday 1 November 2013, 5:09pm

Apprentice Travis Wolfgram will put his Gold Coast premiership ambitions on hold for one meeting to ride Belltone at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Ruscello ready for redemption

Friday 1 November 2013, 5:01pm

The under-achieving English galloper Ruscello is ready to score the biggest win of his career in the Lexus Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Complacent a Victoria Derby standout: Boss

Friday 1 November 2013, 4:53pm

Champion jockey Glen Boss, who rides Bring Something in the Victoria Derby, rates Complacent as the horse to beat in the $1.5 million race.  Read more »

Essay Raider to stamp sprint credentials

Friday 1 November 2013, 3:53pm

Essay Raider, a horse trainer Leon Macdonald once thought could be a Derby contender, lines up in a Group Two sprint at Flemington.  Read more »

Important straight track test for Zoustar

Friday 1 November 2013, 3:35pm

If Zoustar can prove himself in the Coolmore Stud Stakes down the straight Flemington course, it will be a pointer to his chances in England.  Read more »

Blackboard Special popular for Rosehill

Friday 1 November 2013, 3:17pm

A horse trained by a Grafton electrician will make his city debut as one of the best-backed runners anywhere in Australia when he races at Rosehill.  Read more »

Light prep no problem for Verema: trainer

Friday 1 November 2013, 3:06pm

The French mare Verema has had the lightest of Melbourne Cup preparations, but trainer Alain de Royer Dupre says she will be fit and ready for the race.  Read more »

Red Tracer suspect over mile: Blackiston

Friday 1 November 2013, 2:44pm

You're So Good's trainer Nigel Blackiston believes there is doubt over Myer Classic favourite Red Tracer's ability to run out a strong mile.  Read more »

O'Brien stays low key on Classic Cup hopes

Friday 1 November 2013, 2:18pm

Past experience makes master trainer Aidan O'Brien cautious about the Breeders' Cup Classic prospects of Declaration Of War.  Read more »

Zoustar stud deal confirmed

Friday 1 November 2013, 8:47am

Widden Stud has put the final seal on the deal to secure high-profile colt Zoustar who runs as favourite in the Group One Coolmore at Flemington.  Read more »

Thompson hoping filly can Thump rivals

Thursday 31 October 2013, 6:42pm

John Thompson is confident Thump is going as well as she can go as the filly attempts to give the trainer back-to-back wins in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Wordplay poised for Wakeful starring role

Thursday 31 October 2013, 5:54pm

The Anthony Cummings-trained Wordplay will be out to press her claims for the VRC Oaks when she runs in the Wakeful Stakes.  Read more »

Hawkesbury Gold Cup moved to feature day

Thursday 31 October 2013, 5:37pm

The Hawkesbury Race Club's stand-alone Saturday meeting will feature a trio of Group races following the addition of the Gold Cup to the card.  Read more »

British General gunning for Emirates start

Thursday 31 October 2013, 5:37pm

British General will be relying on a Flemington victory to guarantee him a start in the Group One Emirates Stakes.  Read more »

Zonza given chance at G1 in Myer Classic

Thursday 31 October 2013, 5:20pm

Roger James is happy to give Zonza her chance in the Group One Myer Classic at Flemington after a recommendation from jockey Damien Oliver.  Read more »

Perry chasing spring success at Rosehill

Thursday 31 October 2013, 5:03pm

Paul Perry is banking on a drop in distance working to the advantage of his smart sprinter Hidden Warrior, who spearheads his Rosehill team.  Read more »

BBC pulls up stumps on Melbourne Cup

Thursday 31 October 2013, 5:00pm

Next week's Melbourne Cup is to be the final one broadcast live by the BBC and the last for its pioneering Australian caller Jim McGrath.  Read more »

Dunn chasing Vic Derby success with maiden

Thursday 31 October 2013, 4:19pm

Dwayne Dunn is looking to Famechon to turn around a disappointing last run as the colt tries to breakthrough for his first win in the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Waller continues Tattersalls sale spending

Thursday 31 October 2013, 4:09pm

Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller has been active on the third day of the Tattersalls horses in training sale, buying another three horses.  Read more »

Mount Athos challenges for Cup favouritism

Thursday 31 October 2013, 4:01pm

English stayer Mount Athos has come in for heavy Melbourne Cup support following a strong exercise gallop at Werribee.  Read more »

Red Cadeaux ready for third Cup run

Thursday 31 October 2013, 3:29pm

English galloper Red Cadeaux is a genuine horse of the world who is getting ready for his third run in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Last-ditch Cup chance for Let's Make Adeal

Thursday 31 October 2013, 2:17pm

The granddaughter of Let's Elope, Let's Make Adeal, needs a victory in the Lexus Stakes to sneak into the Melbourne Cup field.  Read more »

Schofield inspired by son's Cox Plate win

Thursday 31 October 2013, 2:07pm

Glyn Schofield admits his son's Cox Plate victory will provide more than enough motivation for him to stay at the top of the racing game.  Read more »

Epic Terra faces Eagle Farm stamina test

Thursday 31 October 2013, 1:53pm

A shot at staying riches over the Brisbane winter carnival will go on the line for Epic Terra when he steps up in journey at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Fontelina primed for repeat sprint victory

Thursday 31 October 2013, 1:05pm

The Anthony Cummings-trained Fontelina is primed for his attempt at back-to-back victories in the Group Two Yellowglen Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Gosden relishing Fugue Breeders' challenge

Thursday 31 October 2013, 11:34am

The Fugue has missed some of Europe's biggest races because of soft ground but she is in peak condition for the Breeders' Cup meeting at Santa Anita.  Read more »

Eclair Big Bang freshened for Coolmore

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 6:40pm

Eclair Big Bang has been freshened since his Caulfield Guineas failure with trainer Phillip Stokes expecting a better showing in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Sertorius wins Bendigo Cup

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 6:03pm

A setback forced Sertorius to miss the Geelong Cup but he has bounced back to score a convincing win in the Listed Bendigo Cup.  Read more »

Laing bullish after Polanski's inside draw

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 5:25pm

Robbie Laing insists the inside draw is a big advantage for Polanski in the Victoria Derby while Group One winner Complacent has to overcome a wide draw.  Read more »

Darley upbeat despite Complacent's draw

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 4:47pm

Darley is banking on the versatility of Complacent to help him overcome a wide barrier draw in the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Stallion Barn Yarns: Sebring

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 4:23pm

Racing sensation SEBRING takes time out to talk to us about stud life at Widden Stud in the Hunter Valley.  Read more »

Trainer predicts bright future for Party

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 4:17pm

Brisbane winter carnival plans feature in the long-term goals for Eight's A Party following his impressive Eagle Farm performance.  Read more »

Waller keeps Sydney tally ticking over

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 3:58pm

Chris Waller and Jim Cassidy have combined for a Warwick Farm win as they prepare to team up with Zoustar in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Got The Goss a hot topic after Sydney win

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 3:44pm

Canberra-trained Got The Goss has brought his winning country form to town with an eye-catching Warwick Farm victory.  Read more »

Injured jockey wins at city comeback

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 3:32pm

A rider whose career appeared to be over following a nasty race fall has made a winning return to city racing in Brisbane.  Read more »

Fire Up Fifi looks to turn the tables

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 3:31pm

Queensland grey Fire Up Fifi will try to finally get the better of Red Tracer when the pair meet in the Group One Myer Classic at Flemington.  Read more »

Mount Athos has the engine to win

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 2:57pm

English stayer Mount Athos has impressed in a strong workout at Werribee in preparation for the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Cox Plate runner-up out for the spring

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 2:51pm

The spring carnival is over for Happy Trails who will undergo scans after pulling up sore from a trackwork session.  Read more »

Bartley keeps it low key with Magna Amica

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 2:50pm

Promising mare Magna Amica will be kept in Sydney to run at Rosehill instead of contesting a stakes race during the Melbourne Cup carnival.   Read more »

Chris Munce confirms fitness for Dear Demi

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 2:43pm

Top jockey Chris Munce has recovered from a recent health scare and is looking forward to linking with Dear Demi in Melbourne.  Read more »

Two favourites draw wide in Victoria Derby

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 1:12pm

The Victoria Derby has been thrown open after several fancied runners, including disposed favourite Complacent, drew outside gates.  Read more »

Strong Group One racing for Derby day

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 12:18pm

The Coolmore Stud Stakes is the first of four Group One races on Victoria Derby day with top colt Zoustar to have 10 rivals in the straight-track sprint.  Read more »

Full field for Group One Victoria Derby

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 11:46am

Spring Champion Stakes winner Complacent heads a strong three-horse squad for Peter Snowden in the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Tres Blue works strongly ahead of Cup

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 11:35am

Gai Waterhouse's second-string Melbourne Cup runner Tres Blue has strengthened his race prospects on the training track.  Read more »

Gary Stevens returns to the big time

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 10:47am

Jockey Gary Stevens will cap his successful return from retirement when he competes at the Breeders' Cup meeting in Santa Anita.  Read more »

McCoy edges towards significant milestone

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 10:40am

Champion jockey Tony McCoy needs just 10 more winners to rack up his 4000th victory over the jumps.  Read more »

Jockey Edgar Britt turns 100

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 12:41am

Legendary Australian jockey Edgar Britt is celebrating his 100th birthday on October 30.  Read more »

Vic racing authorities' powers boosted

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 6:50pm

The powers of Victoria's racing body and racing integrity commissioner will be boosted under new legislation.  Read more »

Foreteller deserves chance in Cup: Waller

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 6:10pm

Foreteller will be given his chance to run in the Melbourne Cup with trainer Chris Waller adamant the stayer will take strong formlines into the race.  Read more »

Hayes loads up numbers for Hong Kong races

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 5:23pm

Jet Away, responsible for an outstanding Caulfield Cup run, heads trainer David Hayes' entries for Hong Kong's international races.  Read more »

Solzhenitsyn can handle 2000m: Heathcote

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 4:40pm

Trainer Robert Heathcote says in-form Solzhenitsyn can pass a distance test in the Mackinnon Stakes.  Read more »

Derby draw vital for Savvy Nature: O'Shea

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 4:04pm

John O'Shea is sweating on a favourable barrier draw to give his horse Savvy Nature the best chance of beating Complacent in the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Ryan relying on Snitzel factor at Rosehill

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 3:22pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan expects two horses from his stable can contribute to the golden run of the stallion Snitzel at Rosehill.  Read more »

In-form apprentice chases more success

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 3:10pm

Apprentice Serg Lisnyy will team up with one of his biggest supporters when he rides the Dianne Lumsden-trained Bench Star at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Zoustar primed to boost value in G1 sprint

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 3:05pm

Chris Waller is confident Group One winner Zoustar can add to his value with another big-race win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Game On Dude favourite for Breeders' Cup

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 2:29pm

The Bob Baffert-trained Game On Dude heads first betting markets on the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park.  Read more »

Moonlight Cloud poised for Hong Kong Mile

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 11:31am

Moonlight Cloud, the horse which gave Black Caviar the fright of her life at Royal Ascot, is set to contest the Hong Kong Mile.  Read more »

Kingdoms chasing Cup berth in Lexus

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 10:49am

John O'Shea believes Kingdoms has a good chance of winning the Lexus Stakes and qualifying for the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Brown Panther groom suspended

Monday 28 October 2013, 7:21pm

A groom travelling with English Melbourne Cup hopeful Brown Panther has been sent home for breaching quarantine protocol at Werribee.  Read more »

Missy Longstocking ready for Coolmore test

Monday 28 October 2013, 6:17pm

Queensland filly Missy Longstocking has continued to please trainer Liam Birchley ahead of her first Group One test in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Ironstein on Cup mission via Lexus

Monday 28 October 2013, 6:05pm

John Singleton cuold have two runners in the Melbourne Cup if Ironstein can force his way in via the Lexus Stakes.  Read more »

Bowman confident ahead of Derby

Monday 28 October 2013, 5:38pm

Hugh Bowman likes his chances of a third Victoria Derby win in four years when he rides in-form Polanski in the $1.5 million Classic.  Read more »

Cumani praises Cup rivals

Monday 28 October 2013, 4:57pm

Trainer Luca Cumani is as confident as he's ever been about his Melbourne Cup chances, but he's wary of several of his international rivals.  Read more »

Taxmeifyoucan returns home to Sydney

Monday 28 October 2013, 4:28pm

Taxmeifyoucan has returned home to Sydney after a failed assault on the Melbourne spring carnival.  Read more »

Lees fears Red Tracer in Myer Classic

Monday 28 October 2013, 4:07pm

Kris Lees is not sure if Sharnee Rose can beat Red Tracer for a second time this campaign but says the mare deserves her chance in the Myer Classic.  Read more »

Joshua Tree wins 3rd Woodbine

Monday 28 October 2013, 1:43pm

Joshua Tree has won his third Canadian International at Woodbine, at what may have been his final start before being retired to stud.  Read more »

International contender breaks leg

Monday 28 October 2013, 11:50am

French galloper Trevieres has fractured a canon bone during exercise at Werribee and won't run again this spring.  Read more »

Precedence moves to 29th in Cup ballot

Monday 28 October 2013, 11:44am

Bart Cummings could be without a Melbourne Cup starter as a 1kg penalty for Precedence only moves him to 29th in the ballot with a field limit of 24.  Read more »

Tac De Boistron wins French Group One

Monday 28 October 2013, 7:09am

Taken back to Europe after failing in Australai, Tac De Boistron has claimed the Group One French St Leger.  Read more »

McEvoy wins Sale Cup with Mouro

Sunday 27 October 2013, 7:05pm

Trainer Tony McEvoy and jockey Nick Hall have combined for their second country Cup in a week with Mouro successful at Sale.  Read more »

Sidestep freshened for Group One sprint

Sunday 27 October 2013, 6:06pm

Peter Snowden says a freshen-up has done Sidestep the world of good ahead of the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Munce fit and well after scare

Sunday 27 October 2013, 5:32pm

Chris Munce expects to be back riding on Wednesday after succumbing to suspected heat stress at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Criterion fits the bill for the Derby

Sunday 27 October 2013, 5:08pm

Criterion is ready for his toughest assignment yet in the Victoria Derby where he meets Complacent and Savvy Nature again.  Read more »

A new foreign star for Gai

Sunday 27 October 2013, 2:02pm

Gai Waterhouse has a new European star to follow Fiorente who was second in last year's Melbourne Cup at his local debut and is favourite this year.  Read more »

Puissance De Lune's racing future in doubt

Sunday 27 October 2013, 1:54pm

The racing future of one-time Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance De Lune is in doubt with the horse lame after the Cox Plate.  Read more »