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History beckons in Grand National Steeple
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
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
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
York
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
York
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Brisbane
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
Brisbane
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
York
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Brisbane
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
Melbourne
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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 »