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History beckons in Grand National Steeple

Saturday 24 August 2019, 12:55pm

Wells and Tallyho Twinkletoe will be striving for a piece of history when they take each other on in the Grand National Steeplechase at Ballarat.  Read more »

Mystic Journey to bypass Memsie Stakes

Saturday 24 August 2019, 12:54pm

Trainer Adam Trinder has confirmed star mare Mystic Journey will have her next start in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Outraged again shows liking for Gold Coast

Saturday 24 August 2019, 12:53pm

Veteran galloper Outraged has confirmed his liking for the Gold Coast to win the John Morrisey Handicap.  Read more »

Stradivarius one in a million at York

Saturday 24 August 2019, 9:04am

Class stayer Stradivarius has scooped a PS1million bonus for the second year running, showing he is in a league of his own with victory in the Lonsdale Cup.  Read more »

Battaash blitzes Nunthorpe field

Saturday 24 August 2019, 7:40am

Battaash has made it third time lucky in the Nunthorpe Stakes with a blistering display in the Group One sprint at York.  Read more »

Roaring Lion euthanised in New Zealand

Saturday 24 August 2019, 7:24am

Champion English horse Roaring Lion has been euthanised after suffering a return bout of colic at New Zealand's Cambridge Stud.  Read more »

Snowden colts face stakes test at Randwick

Friday 23 August 2019, 5:56pm

Stablemates Mandela and Famous will both be chasing their first stakes wins when they clash in the Up And Coming Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Valley return for filly Really Discreet

Friday 23 August 2019, 5:28pm

Phillip Stokes is hoping to see a strong finish from Really Discreet first-up over 1200m before stretching the filly out in distance as the spring progresses.  Read more »

Condo's Express chasing another Valley win

Friday 23 August 2019, 4:48pm

Trainer Richard Laming believes last-start winner Condo's Express has improved ahead of his next run at The Valley in the Listed McKenzie Stakes.  Read more »

Tough task for Slipper winner in Toy Show

Friday 23 August 2019, 3:55pm

Golden Slipper winner Kiamichi will be up against a field of seasoned mares when she makes her return as a three-year-old at Randwick.  Read more »

Tavisan set for small steps at The Valley

Friday 23 August 2019, 3:40pm

Mick Price is happy to settle for smaller fish in the lead-up to the major spring races with Tavisan who runs in a benchmark race at The Valley.  Read more »

Tisani Magic continues to amaze trainer

Friday 23 August 2019, 3:30pm

Trainer Kevin Kemp is amazed at the attitude of Tisani Magic who lines up at the Gold Coast for his 19th start this campaign.  Read more »

Lisa Allpress rides in Japan series

Friday 23 August 2019, 2:48pm

Premier New Zealand jockey Lisa Allpress will represent an international team in the World Jockeys Super Series in Japan.  Read more »

Ashlor ready for first-up Carlyon assault

Friday 23 August 2019, 2:38pm

The appearance of a natural leader in the Carlyon Stakes gives trainer Dan McCarthy hope Ashlor can make it three straight at The Valley.  Read more »

Avdulla says don't forget Unforgotten

Friday 23 August 2019, 2:31pm

Verry Elleegant has attracted the most fanfare of Chris Waller's four Winx Stakes runners but Unforgotten could be the one to watch.  Read more »

One race at a time for Care to Think

Friday 23 August 2019, 10:57am

Trainer Matt Dunn is taking a race-by-race attitude with former boom horse Care To Think who is coming back from throat surgery.  Read more »

Baller expected to kick goals this spring

Friday 23 August 2019, 10:21am

Connections of Baller have high hopes for the young sprinter as he prepares to launch his spring at Randwick.  Read more »

Chris Munce after more Millions glory

Friday 23 August 2019, 10:17am

Trainer Chris Munce hopes to discover if he has another Magic Millions Guineas hope when Scathing runs at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Pierata comfortably wins barrier trial

Friday 23 August 2019, 9:03am

Leading contender for the $14 million Everest, Pierata, has continued his preparation with a winning barrier trial at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

NSW deputy chief steward Dingwall resigns

Friday 23 August 2019, 8:27am

Racing NSW's has lost its deputy chief steward Phillip Dingwall who has resigned on the eve of the spring carnival.  Read more »

Enable beats Magical in Yorkshire Oaks

Friday 23 August 2019, 7:36am

Enable has won her 10th Group One race in the Yorkshire Oaks at York, her final appearance on English soil.  Read more »

Gaulois wins Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury

Thursday 22 August 2019, 5:27pm

Godolphin's Gaulois has lived up to his favouritism to win the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury.  Read more »

Jockey Nick Heywood outed for 10 months

Thursday 22 August 2019, 4:46pm

Riverina jockey Nick Heywood has been outed for 10 months after pleading guilty to a drugs charge.  Read more »

Terbium in good shape for Valley return

Thursday 22 August 2019, 4:38pm

Trainer Phillip Stokes would have liked a better barrier draw for Terbium but still expects a strong showing from the sprinter first-up at The Valley.  Read more »

Superium not beating around the bush

Thursday 22 August 2019, 4:13pm

Having kicked off his career on the country circuit, Superium will bid to put his city rivals to the sword in the Up And Coming Stakes.  Read more »

Wells faces 11 rivals in GN Steeplechase

Thursday 22 August 2019, 4:09pm

Wells will attempt a record fourth Grand National Steeplechase victory at the final jumps meeting for the season at Ballarat.  Read more »

Hightail on target for Valley return

Thursday 22 August 2019, 3:35pm

Hightail will be out to claim an early-season stakes win at The Valley when the three-year-old gelding resumes in the Listed McKenzie Stakes.  Read more »

Cummings relaxed ahead of Libertini return

Thursday 22 August 2019, 2:49pm

Libertini is set to start odds-on favourite when she resumes in the opening leg of the four-race Princess Series at Randwick.  Read more »

Small field suits Oak Door at The Valley

Thursday 22 August 2019, 2:20pm

Trainer John Sadler expects the track conditions to be ideal for Oak Door when he lines up in the Carlyon Stakes at The Valley.  Read more »

Weight right for Crafty Cop at Gold Coast

Thursday 22 August 2019, 1:44pm

A drop in weight at the Gold Coast has given Crafty Cop the chance to continue the successful run for the Anderson-Heathcote training partnership.  Read more »

Clapper still humming along at nine

Thursday 22 August 2019, 1:36pm

Happy Clapper, the horse who took on Winx more frequently than any other, will resume in the race named after his champion foe.  Read more »

Taraayef after back-to-back Valley wins

Thursday 22 August 2019, 1:05pm

Lindsay Park holds a strong hand in a three-year-old fillies race at The Valley with Taraayef and Andrassy Avenue.  Read more »

Bjorn Baker sends Drachenfels north

Thursday 22 August 2019, 11:46am

Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker is hoping Drachenfels can break a run of minor placings by winning at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Outraged back to scene of career-best run

Thursday 22 August 2019, 11:40am

Veteran Outraged returns to the scene of his career-best run in the Magic Millions Trophy when he starts at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Japan beats Crystal Ocean in Juddmonte

Thursday 22 August 2019, 10:13am

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Japan has beaten Crystal Ocean in a thrilling finish to the Juddmonte International at York.  Read more »

Well-bred Lakia in frame for spring riches

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 6:06pm

Co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have landed an early double as part of a treble at Canterbury that could provide an insight into much better races.  Read more »

Trip to Sandown pays off for Matthew Dale

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 6:04pm

Shangani Patrol has made the trip to Sandown worthwhile for Canberra trainer Matthew Dale with his win in the Long Fine Plate.  Read more »

Linda Meech escapes injury in Sandown fall

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 5:24pm

Linda Meech has walked back to the jockeys' room unaided after a fall in a race at Sandown.  Read more »

Annarbor does it in style with Sandown win

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 4:53pm

Tony Noonan is not renowned for backing up his horses, but after a win at Cranbourne Annarbor has recorded a comfortable victory at Sandown.  Read more »

Cummings resets spring path for Vegadaze

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 4:49pm

Unhappy with the racing manners of Vegadaze, Anthony Cummings has sent the sprinter for a brief farmstay to reboot his spring.  Read more »

Cahill works Magic for upset Ipswich win

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 4:24pm

Jockey Michael Cahill has continued his impressive winter carnival form to bring off an upset win on Magic Trick at Ipswich.  Read more »

New recruit gets Pride's tick of approval

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 4:13pm

Group placegetter Mandylion has impressed new trainer Joseph Pride ahead of her debut for the stable at Randwick.  Read more »

Lady Lupino begins spring path at Valley

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 3:50pm

Lady Lupino placed in a Group One race as a two-year-old and trainer Danny O'Brien is hopeful the filly can take the next step as a spring three-year-old.  Read more »

Hawker Hurricane to resume at The Valley

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 1:44pm

Three-year-old Hawker Hurricane will make his return to racing in the Listed McKenzie Stakes at The Valley having been gelded since his previous campaign.  Read more »

Rawiller returns to G1 fold for Godolphin

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 1:12pm

Group One racing will return to Randwick for the first time this season and comeback jockey Nash Rawiller will be part of the action.  Read more »

New CT scanner to detect equine injuries

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 12:57pm

Racing Victoria has announced a number of new veterinary initiatives ahead of the arrival of a large contingent of international horses.  Read more »

River Racer starts Magic Millions build-up

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 12:45pm

Trainer Les Ross won't chase a wet track in Sydney for noted mudlark River Racer in preference to starting a Magic Millions build-up at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Japanese star poised to contest Cox Plate

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 11:50am

Connections of Japanese mare Lys Gracieux have accepted an invitation to run in the Cox Plate after approval was granted for the mare to travel to Melbourne.  Read more »

Challenge to cobalt rules to resume soon

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 11:03am

Gold Coast trainer Kelly Doughty will continue her fight against a conviction in a cobalt case which again will bring current rules into question.  Read more »

Ten acceptors for Group One Winx Stakes

Wednesday 21 August 2019, 11:00am

A field of 10 has accepted for the Winx Stakes, the first Group One contest of the Australian racing season.  Read more »