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In her Time unlikely to start in Shorts
Sydney
Friday 20 September 2019, 3:31pm
Trainer Kris Lees is not keen to run In Her Time first up on a wet track with the mare now likely to resume in The Everest. Read more »
Madison County on target for Group One
Melbourne
Friday 20 September 2019, 3:20pm
Dual New Zealand Group One winner Madison County gets his latest chance to snare an elite-level victory in Australia in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. Read more »
Wet track a query for in-form Samadoubt
Sydney
Friday 20 September 2019, 3:09pm
Samadoubt will be out to maintain his unbeaten run this campaign in the Group One George Main Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Abdon to lead Waller's Eagle Farm charge
Brisbane
Friday 20 September 2019, 2:56pm
Imported stayer Abdon will be one of the few horses who once had champion European jockey Frankie Dettori as his jockey to race in Brisbane. Read more »
Tea for two as Sargent pair race Libertini
Sydney
Friday 20 September 2019, 2:48pm
Trainer John Sargent often produces Classic-type fillies at this time of year and his latest will be on show at Randwick. Read more »
Key stats on G1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
Melbourne
Friday 20 September 2019, 2:25pm
All you need to know ahead of the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. Read more »
Turnbull Stakes next for Mystic Journey
Melbourne
Friday 20 September 2019, 2:25pm
Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey will run next in the Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington after her shock defeat last start. Read more »
Compensation for loser in photo-finish
Brisbane
Friday 20 September 2019, 2:17pm
The connections of a horse who was demoted to second two months after the race because of a photo-finish mix-up will be compensated. Read more »
Lindsay Park calls on Kah for So Si Bon
Melbourne
Friday 20 September 2019, 2:11pm
In-form rider Jamie Kah will chase back-to-back Group One victories when she partners So Si Bon in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. Read more »
McDonald booked for Shark in Epsom
Sydney
Friday 20 September 2019, 1:35pm
Top jockey James McDonald will partner Epsom Handicap favourite Te Akau Shark in the Group One mile at Randwick. Read more »
Django Freeman out of spring carnival
Melbourne
Friday 20 September 2019, 1:05pm
German import Django Freeman will miss the Melbourne spring carnival because of a bone chip in a knee. Read more »
Tiffani Brooker banned on drug charge
Brisbane
Friday 20 September 2019, 12:56pm
Jockey Tiffani Brooker has been disqualified for nine months after giving a urine sample showing a mixture of prohibited drugs. Read more »
Wet forces Sunlight out of Shorts
Sydney
Friday 20 September 2019, 9:28am
Sunlight has been withdrawn from a major Everest lead-up, the Group Two Shorts at Randwick, because of the heavy track. Read more »
Extending wins for Bruce Purcell at Sale
Melbourne
Thursday 19 September 2019, 5:51pm
Extending has given Bruce Purcell his first winner since the trainer was in a coma following an accident at the training complex at Cranbourne. Read more »
Morendi ride caps busy week for Cahill
Brisbane
Thursday 19 September 2019, 5:34pm
Jockey Michael Cahill will cap a busy week when he rides veteran Morendi in the Makers Mark Handicap at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Long Jack out to press Derby claims
Melbourne
Thursday 19 September 2019, 5:24pm
Long Jack gets the chance to press his Victoria Derby claims when he has his second Australian start in a 1600m-race against his own age at Caulfield. Read more »
Precautionary scope rules out Self Sense
Melbourne
Thursday 19 September 2019, 5:18pm
Self Sense will miss the MRC Foundation Cup but trainer David Brideoake does not expect it to interfere with his campaign towards the Caulfield Cup. Read more »
Spring racing fashion trends back to 80s
Sydney
Thursday 19 September 2019, 5:11pm
Eighties-inspired looks including puffy sleeves and bright colours are set to trend this spring racing season. Read more »
Qld trainers upset at photo decision
Brisbane
Thursday 19 September 2019, 5:11pm
Queensland trainers have asked for a compensation system to cover decisions such as overturning a photo finish months after the race. Read more »
Clark happy to Flit in for Tea Rose ride
Sydney
Thursday 19 September 2019, 5:04pm
Jockey Tim Clark believes Libertini is vulnerable in the Tea Rose Stakes and his pick-up ride Flit could be the horse to capitalise. Read more »
Beauty Bolt ready for Caulfield challenge
Melbourne
Thursday 19 September 2019, 5:01pm
Unbeaten Beauty Bolt rises from restricted country grade races to stakes level in her city debut at Caulfield. Read more »
Another G1 chance for Avilius in Main
Sydney
Thursday 19 September 2019, 4:16pm
Avilius gets his chance for another Group One win when he runs in the George Main Stakes on what will be a heavy Randwick track. Read more »
Track to determine if Pierata runs
Sydney
Thursday 19 September 2019, 3:25pm
Sydney's weather could have a significant impact on The Shorts with several key Everest horses in doubt, including Pierata. Read more »
Godolphin with two Rupert Clarke chances
Melbourne
Thursday 19 September 2019, 3:20pm
Deprive will face his first Group One test in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes in which one of his rivals will be his stablemate Best Of Days. Read more »
Campbell Rawiller set for his riding debut
Melbourne
Thursday 19 September 2019, 3:01pm
Apprentice Campbell Rawiller, son of multiple Group One-winning jockey Nash Rawiller, is set to make his race riding debut at a meeting at Jerilderie in NSW. Read more »
Reckless Choice on Magic Millions path
Brisbane
Thursday 19 September 2019, 2:14pm
Improving gelding Reckless Choice can justify a Magic Millions Trophy campaign when he steps up to 1800m at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Ex-apprentice remains in coma after fall
Melbourne
Thursday 19 September 2019, 2:06pm
Stephen Brown Jr has cracked ribs, a crack in his neck and a punctured lung along with head injuries following a fall in a jump-out at Wangaratta. Read more »
Numbers favour Lees breaking Cup hoodoo
Sydney
Thursday 19 September 2019, 2:00pm
In-form stayer Our Candidate will lead the charge for local trainer Kris Lees when he chases an elusive Newcastle Cup win. Read more »
Team Edmonds solving problems
Brisbane
Thursday 19 September 2019, 1:34pm
The Toby and Trent Edmonds training partnership seems to have found the key to one problem and are now keen to solve another at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Pippie bids for four straight at Caulfield
Melbourne
Thursday 19 September 2019, 1:28pm
The Chris and John Meagher-trained Pippie will bid to extend her winning sequence to four when she runs in the How Now Stakes at Caulfield. Read more »
Melbourne trip off for two Japanese horses
Melbourne
Thursday 19 September 2019, 12:24pm
Japanese horses Meiner Wunsch and Meiner Fanrong will not make the trip to Melbourne for the spring carnival. Read more »
Richard Litt after first Eagle Farm winner
Brisbane
Thursday 19 September 2019, 12:21pm
Warwick Farm trainer Richard Litt is chasing his first Brisbane winner with former Godolphin horse Morton's Fork at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Dunn still has hopes of Kosciuszko place
Brisbane
Thursday 19 September 2019, 8:54am
Trainer Matt Dunn hopes either of his Eagle Farm runners La Scopa or Snitz can still get a place in the $1.3 million Kosciuszko. Read more »
Santa Ana Lane scratched from The Shorts
Sydney
Thursday 19 September 2019, 7:23am
Multiple Group One winner Santa Ana Lane has been scratched from The Shorts because of a heavy track. Read more »
Tofane chasing stakes victory at Caulfield
Melbourne
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 6:25pm
Tofane, a placegetter at Group Two level last season, steps back up to Group racing at Caulfield in the How Now Stakes after a last-start win at The Valley. Read more »
Lindsay Park splits Foundation Cup runners
Melbourne
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 5:27pm
With five acceptors in the MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield, Lindsay Park will send two of those horses to Morphettville for the Tokyo City Cup. Read more »
Wet track a query for Sunlight in Shorts
Melbourne
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 5:21pm
Rain in Sydney and a heavy rated track at Randwick has cast doubts over whether Everest-bound mare Sunlight will take her place in the Group Two Shorts. Read more »
Stay Gold wins maiden, sibling aims for G1
Melbourne
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 5:10pm
A few days before Iconoclasm chases a Group One win in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, his little sister Stay Gold has broken her maiden at Cranbourne. Read more »
Qld trainer banned for sample substitution
Brisbane
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 4:58pm
Gold Coast trainer Brad Witt has been disqualified for 12 months after being found to have substituted someone else's urine for his own in an Integrity check. Read more »
Wet Randwick to suit top New Zealand mare
Sydney
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 4:50pm
New Zealand mare Danzdanzdance will have conditions to suit at Randwick where she runs in the Group One George Main Stakes on a rain-affected track. Read more »
Real Home and Away couple head up Everest
Sydney
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 4:13pm
Home and Away's James Stewart and Sarah Roberts have been named as the Everest Carnival's official ambassadors. Read more »
Stipes explain decision to overturn photo
Brisbane
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 4:06pm
Queensland stewards have explained on what basis they overturned a photo-finish result from a race meeting two months ago. Read more »
HK races off because of political unrest
Sydney
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 4:02pm
Political unrest in Hong Kong has spread to racing with Happy Valley called off because of the threat to public safety in the area. Read more »
Kendrick soldiers on for a change of luck
Brisbane
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 3:52pm
Trainer Stuart Kendrick started the day with a disappointment but things brightened when he produced another smart young horse at Doomben. Read more »
Ex-apprentice in induced coma after fall
Melbourne
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 3:25pm
Former apprentice jockey Stephen Brown Jr has been airlifted to a Melbourne hospital in an induced coma following a fall at the Wangaratta jump-outs. Read more »
Despatch ready for latest G1 test at 1400m
Melbourne
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 2:52pm
Calvin McEvoy expects Group One winner Despatch's Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes performance will give them clarity as to the sprinter's effectiveness over 1400m. Read more »
Trainers speak out after Makybe Diva abuse
Melbourne
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 1:47pm
Trainers Darren Mcauliffe and Adam Trinder have spoken of the harassment they received after their horses finished one-two in the Makybe Diva Stakes. Read more »
Guntantes, Profit clash highly anticipated
Brisbane
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 12:02pm
The clash of promising stablemates Guntantes and Profit looks like being the highlight of the Eagle Farm meeting. Read more »
Favourites draw well in Sir Rupert Clarke
Melbourne
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 11:43am
Begood Toya Mother and Age Of Chivalry, two of the leading fancies for the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield, have drawn inside barriers. Read more »
Full fields for Newcastle feature races
Sydney
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 10:14am
Local trainer Kris Lees will have multiple runners in his attempt to win the Newcastle Cup for the first time. Read more »