News

I Am A Star chasing rare Group One double

Thursday 1 November 2018, 3:24pm

Victory in the Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington can provide I Am A Star a rare slice of history in the Group One race for fillies and mares.  Read more »

A look behind the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes

Thursday 1 November 2018, 3:10pm

A look at the facts and figures relating to the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes for three-year-olds at Flemington.  Read more »

Long Leaf freshened for Coolmore mission

Thursday 1 November 2018, 3:05pm

Co-trainer Ben Hayes is expecting Long Leaf to produce a big run in the star-studded Coolmore Stud Stakes off a freshen-up.  Read more »

Flemington to suit Mark Newnham's runners

Thursday 1 November 2018, 2:58pm

Quackerjack will be the first of two stakes runners at Flemington for Mark Newnham with the Sydney trainer looking forward to seeing him on the spacious track.  Read more »

Stuart Kendrick keeps it all in the family

Thursday 1 November 2018, 1:58pm

Trainer Stuart Kendrick is looking to the next generation of youngsters to prove they have inherited some of their family's racetrack ability.  Read more »

Home Ground ready for Derby challenge

Thursday 1 November 2018, 1:25pm

John Sargent believes Home Ground will have no trouble with the 2500m of the Victoria Derby which he hopes gives the gelding his chance to upset the favourites.  Read more »

McEvoys chase a Derby first with Farooq

Thursday 1 November 2018, 12:16pm

Kerrin McEvoy and his uncle Tony will team up to chase a Victoria Derby victory at Flemington with Farooq.  Read more »

Time's right for another Slipper: Portelli

Thursday 1 November 2018, 12:06pm

Time To Reign, an impressive winner of his only start, will be given every chance to emulate the Golden Slipper-winning feat of his half-sister She Will Reign.  Read more »

John Gosden happy with Breeders' Cup pair

Thursday 1 November 2018, 10:27am

Frankie Dettori believes Enable can make history as the first Arc winner to claim the Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs.  Read more »

Winkers workout at Werribee for Red Verdon

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 6:38pm

A set of winkers will be applied to Red Verdon before a track gallop at Werribee in preparation for the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

English-trained Duretto withdrawn from Cup

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 6:20pm

English stayer Duretto is out of the Melbourne Cup with confirmation he has a stress fracture in a foreleg after a wide range of tests.  Read more »

Amphitrite favourite for G1 Empire Rose

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 6:10pm

Amphitrite is the favourite to win the Group One Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington, with her jockey Dean Yendall chasing his third-straight win in the race.  Read more »

Red Alto scores a boilover Bendigo Cup win

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 5:13pm

The Brent Stanley-trained Red Alto has shocked punters with his long-priced victory in the Bendigo Cup.  Read more »

Tax victory boosts Qld racing prize money

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 5:06pm

Racing Queensland has announced prize money increases after a hard-fought battle to gain extra funding from the state government.  Read more »

Diplomatico set for first Group One test

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 4:59pm

Expensive yearling Diplomatico gets a chance to significantly enhance his value he runs in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Veteran out to deliver Rosehill Excitement

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 4:39pm

Gerald Ryan's decision not to run Red Excitement on a heavy track during the Sydney spring carnival is poised to pay dividends at Rosehill.  Read more »

Brown reunites with Tom in G1 Kennedy Mile

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 4:15pm

Corey Brown is hoping Tom Melbourne can end a winless streak when he partners the gelding in the Group One Kennedy Mile at Flemington.  Read more »

G1 Victoria Derby: what you need to know

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 3:05pm

Facts about the Group One $2 million Victoria Derby at Flemington.  Read more »

Aramayo chasing Derby win for Godolphin

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 2:56pm

Aramayo will be striving to become the first horse to carry the famous blue colours of Godolphin to victory in a Victoria Derby.  Read more »

English Cup jockey strikes form at Bendigo

Wednesday 31 October 2018, 1:43pm

As he prepares to partner Muntahaa in the Melbourne Cup, English jockey Jim Crowley has ridden a winning double at Bendigo with his first rides in Australia.  Read more »