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Kentucky Derby favourite Omaha Beach out

Thursday 2 May 2019, 9:06am

Kentucky Derby favourite Omaha Beach has been scratched after being found to have an entrapped epiglottis, a condition which hampers breathing.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden dies

Thursday 2 May 2019, 6:56am

Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden has died aged 13 following complications after a paddock accident at stud in England.  Read more »

Menari on target after Warwick Farm gallop

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 6:13pm

Menari is closer to a return to racing after he was put through his paces in a special gallop at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

I Am Someone takes out Wangoom Handicap

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 5:00pm

Jockey Dean Holland took the shortest way home to claim victory in the feature sprint of the Warrnambool carnival, the Listed Wangoom Handicap.  Read more »

Big Blue too strong in Galleywood Hurdle

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 4:05pm

John Allen has successfully combined flat and jumps racing at Warrnambool, capturing the feature Galleywood Hurdle on Big Blue.  Read more »

Steel Prince out to continue winning run

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 3:49pm

Progressive stayer Steel Prince will chase a fourth straight win this preparation when he steps up in distance again in a 2600m race at Flemington.  Read more »

New Qld racing partnership in first win

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 3:42pm

The new training partnership of Robert Heathcote and Chris Anderson has scored a breakthrough win with their second runner at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Bott upbeat about Randwick 2YO debutants

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 2:40pm

Co-trainer Adrian Bott insists Aeecee Beau and Minted have both shown enough to expect they can perform strongly when the make their debuts in the same race.  Read more »

Pentomatic wins in thrilling novice chase

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 2:35pm

A thrilling finish to the novice steeplechase has given trainer Eric Musgrove another winner at the famous Warrnambool carnival.  Read more »

Newgate secures stake in Doncaster winner

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 2:23pm

Autumn Group One winner Brutal has figured in a deal that will keep the three-year-old in work until he stands his first season at stud in 2020.  Read more »

Brierly quinella set for Grand Annual tilt

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 1:14pm

Bit Of A Lad and Gold Medals have recovered well from running the Brierly Steeplechase quinella and are set to start in the Grand Annual at Warrnambool.  Read more »

Waller to continue dominance in Hollindale

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 12:11pm

Chris Waller has accepted with six horses for the Group Two Hollindale Stakes which will help him continue his dominance of Queensland winter features.  Read more »

Racing Qld refuses Currie stable entries

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 12:04pm

Racing Queensland has refused to accept nominations from trainer Ben Currie's Toowoomba stable.  Read more »

McEvoy doubles up in Warrnambool Cup bid

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 11:56am

Trainer Tony McEvoy expects a rise in distance to suit his two runners Divanation and Light The Waves in the Listed Warrnambool Cup.  Read more »

Gold Coast wants 10 metropolitan meetings

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 11:52am

The Gold Coast Turf Club hopes to have 10 metropolitan-standard Saturday meetings by 2022.  Read more »

Upgrade for Queensland drug testing unit

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 11:49am

Queensland's drug testing facility has increased its ability to scan for a wider range of substances with an upgrade.  Read more »

Derby favourite Omaha Beach draws 12

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 8:22am

Kentucky Derby favourite Omaha Beach has drawn barrier 12 with his main opposition, Game Winner, to start from 16.  Read more »

Jockey Michael Hackett remains in ICU

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 6:08pm

Jockey Michael Hackett, injured in a race fall in country NSW, remains in intensive care as doctors slowly reduce his sedation.  Read more »

Happy owners strike again at Warrnambool

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 5:46pm

A group of owners from the Symon Wilde stable have struck it rich for the fourth successive year following the win of Ginny Ann at Warrnambool.  Read more »

Euclase the preference for Causeway Girl

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 5:40pm

Clinton McDonald is planning to run Causeway Girl in the Group Two Euclase Stakes in Adelaide but will also accept for the filly in a race at Flemington.  Read more »

Newnham to have two Randwick runners

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 5:32pm

Lightly raced Super Ex will resume at Randwick for his first start since September while younger stablemate Splintex will chase a maiden win on the program.  Read more »

Bit Of A Lad gives Maher fourth Brierly

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 5:16pm

Bit Of A Lad has had to survive a protest to give his co-trainer a fourth win in the Brierly Steeplechase on the opening day of the Warrnambool carnival.  Read more »

Music Magnate to run at the Gold Coast

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 4:04pm

Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker will start Music Magnate's Queensland campaign off at the Gold Coast after electing to miss Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Self Sense back over hurdles in Galleywood

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 3:37pm

Following a lacklustre flat performance at Flemington, Self Sense has undergone a programming switch to take in the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool.  Read more »

Scarlet Dream pressing on to Qld features

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 3:13pm

Australian Oaks runner-up Scarlet Dream will have a barrier trial at Warwick Farm ahead of a Brisbane campaign which could include both the Qld Oaks and Derby.  Read more »

Man Of His Word fresh for Wangoom assault

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 3:02pm

All-Star Mile contestant Man Of His Word has been freshened ahead of an assault on the feature sprint at the Warrnambool carnival.  Read more »

Jackson scores early Warrnambool double

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 2:35pm

In his only two rides for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable, jumps jockey Shane Jackson has the perfect record.  Read more »

Waller heads Brisbane Group One entries

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 1:45pm

Champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller again dominates the nominations for the Brisbane Group One races at the winter carnival.  Read more »

Capacity field for G1 Australasian Oaks

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 1:38pm

Amangiri is the early favourite for the Australasian Oaks in a capacity field while Spright headlines the 15 runners in the TAB Classic at Morphettville.  Read more »

Jockey Damian Browne retires

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 1:25pm

Multiple Group One-winning jockey Damian Browne has announced his retirement from riding after battling health problems.  Read more »

Couldn't Refuse heading to Gold Coast

Monday 29 April 2019, 6:14pm

Promising two-year-old Couldn't Refuse is headed to the Ken Russell Memorial at the Gold Coast after trainer Desleigh Forster opted to bypass Eagle Farm.  Read more »

O'Brien/Williams win Vintage Crop Stakes

Monday 29 April 2019, 6:06pm

Master Of Reality has produced a fine front-running display to cause a major upset in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan.  Read more »

Adelaide Cup winner to start at Flemington

Monday 29 April 2019, 5:46pm

Surprise Baby starts his bid for a free entry into the Melbourne Cup when he has his first run since the Adelaide Cup over 2600m at Flemington.  Read more »

Menari to gallop at Warwick Farm

Monday 29 April 2019, 5:38pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan is looking ahead to Randwick but first is keen to see how Menari performs in a race day gallop after returning from stud.  Read more »

Injured Vic jockeys released from hospital

Monday 29 April 2019, 2:21pm

Injured jockeys Braidon Small and John Keating have been released from their respective hospitals to recover from race falls at home.  Read more »

Gold Medals chasing second Brierly victory

Monday 29 April 2019, 2:17pm

Locally trained Gold Medals is attempting back-to-back wins in the Brierly Steeplechase on the opening day of Warrnambool's three-day carnival.  Read more »

Sunlight ruled out of G1 Sangster Stakes

Monday 29 April 2019, 2:09pm

After a campaign netting two Group One wins, three-year-old filly Sunlight is heading to the paddock before being prepared for The Everest.  Read more »

Outback Barbie to race in blinkers

Monday 29 April 2019, 12:47pm

Talented filly Outback Barbie will race in blinkers and be ridden for the first time by Jeff Lloyd in the Silk Stocking at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Michael Hackett remains in induced coma

Monday 29 April 2019, 12:25pm

Michael Hackett, one of three jockeys injured in a fall at Tomingley, remains in an induced coma in a Sydney hospital.  Read more »

Anderson Heathcote partnership starts

Monday 29 April 2019, 12:12pm

The new Robert Heathcote and Chris Anderson training partnership has six runners at the Eagle Farm midweek meeting.  Read more »

Santa Ana Lane fourth in Hong Kong

Sunday 28 April 2019, 5:49pm

Santa Ana Lane has finished fourth in his bid for an international Group One win in the Chairman's Sprint Prize in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Injured jockey Michael Hackett critical

Sunday 28 April 2019, 5:38pm

Michael Hackett remains the most seriously injured of three country NSW jockeys involved in a fall at Tomingley.  Read more »

Ryan Maloney taken to hospital after fall

Sunday 28 April 2019, 4:31pm

Jockey Ryan Maloney has been taken to hospital after a fall in the straight at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Princess Of Queens aimed at G1 Sangster

Sunday 28 April 2019, 4:24pm

Princess Of Queens will attempt to give Mick Price his third victory in the Group One Sangster Stakes at Morphettville.  Read more »

Destiny's Kiss to return in Scone Cup

Sunday 28 April 2019, 4:15pm

Veteran stayer Destiny's Kiss will begin his next campaign at Listed level in the Scone Cup as he prepares to race on his favourite winter tracks.  Read more »

Douglas Whyte learns new training craft

Sunday 28 April 2019, 4:06pm

Douglas Whyte has been spending time with some of the big names in the training ranks ahead of starting his new career in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Mystic Journey set to return to work

Sunday 28 April 2019, 2:53pm

The Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield will be the likely return of star filly Mystic Journey who is about to start work after a six-week spell.  Read more »

NZ trainer Tony Pike targets Queensland

Sunday 28 April 2019, 2:18pm

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike will bring six horses to Queensland to target the major winter features.  Read more »

Misters to clash in Qld winter sprints

Sunday 28 April 2019, 11:49am

Two of Queensland's most promising sprinters, Meet Mr Taylor and Mr Marbellouz, are set to meet for the first time in the winter.  Read more »

Qld apprentice licence system review

Sunday 28 April 2019, 10:00am

Queensland racing officials are to review their systems after an apprentice who was ineligible to ride at a metropolitan meeting rode a winner at Ipswich.  Read more »