News

In her Time unlikely to start in Shorts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »