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Ready For Victory enters Slipper picture

Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:20pm

The Mick Price-trained Ready For Victory has raced into Golden Slipper calculations with a debut win in a Listed race at Flemington.  Read more »

Soldier caps off trainers' great carnival

Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:14pm

Improved gelding Sakhee's Soldier has held off Rising Romance in the New Zealand Stakes, both on the track and in the inquiry room.  Read more »

Antelucan favourite to win G3 Black Opal

Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:08pm

A Blue Diamond Stakes campaign didn't work out for Antelucan but the filly is strongly fancied to find her best form in the Black Opal Stakes.  Read more »

Vancouver reinstated as Slipper favourite

Saturday 7 March 2015, 1:52pm

Vancouver has won the Todman Stakes to reassert his authority on Golden Slipper betting, giving Gai Waterhouse her second 2yo winner at Randwick.  Read more »

English storms into Slipper contention

Saturday 7 March 2015, 1:11pm

The Gai Waterhouse-trained English announced herself as a genuine Golden Slipper contender with a professional win in a lead-up race at Randwick.  Read more »

Taps turned on at Cheltenham

Saturday 7 March 2015, 7:24am

Selective watering has begun at Cheltenham with little rain forecast in the lead-up to the famous jumps Festival.  Read more »

Victoria Pendleton aims to become a jockey

Saturday 7 March 2015, 7:18am

Retired English cycling champion Victoria Pendleton has switched her attention to becoming an amateur jumps jockey.  Read more »

Toast Of New York out of World Cup

Saturday 7 March 2015, 7:17am

Pre-race favourite Toast Of New York will miss the Dubai World Cup after suffering a soft tissue injury.  Read more »

Sheza Gypsy wins Country Championship heat

Friday 6 March 2015, 6:34pm

Sheza Gypsy and Explosive Scene have cemented their places in the Country Championship final by running one-two in the Port Macquarie heat.  Read more »

Wild Card race added to Country series

Friday 6 March 2015, 5:49pm

A race has been added to the Country Championship series as a Wild Card, giving horses a last chance to qualify for the $300,000 final.  Read more »

Tiz My View fresh for Flemington sprint

Friday 6 March 2015, 5:42pm

Sam Pritchard-Gordon says Tiz My View has improved since a freshen-up and is confident the filly can run a bold race at odds at Flemington.  Read more »

Waller in wait and see on Golden Slipper

Friday 6 March 2015, 5:15pm

Chris Waller doesn't have a runner in two Golden Slipper lead-up races at Randwick but the results will shape plans for his unbeaten filly Always Allison.  Read more »

Challenge on for young and old sprinters

Friday 6 March 2015, 5:06pm

Rain Affair will be out to defy his age and some younger competitors in the Challenge Stakes, three years after he won the Group Two race.  Read more »

Class will count with Criterion: Bowman

Friday 6 March 2015, 4:21pm

Hugh Bowman will be reunited with Criterion in the Canterbury Stakes, confident the four-year-old can match it with the weight-for-age sprinters.  Read more »

Alpine Eagle ready for Guineas challenge

Friday 6 March 2015, 3:16pm

Tony McEvoy admits the Australian Guineas is Alpine Eagle's big test but believes the colt is up for the challenge in the $500,000 Group One race.  Read more »

Heys banking on Purton factor in Guineas

Friday 6 March 2015, 1:49pm

Sworn To Silence has been overshadowed in Randwick Guineas discussions despite stable confidence he will be strong at the end of 1600m.  Read more »

Maher pair facing big tests

Friday 6 March 2015, 1:35pm

With a good record at 1400m, Akavoroun is racing for a trip to Sydney while stablemate Chloe In Paris chases a black type win.  Read more »

Rising Romance a good test for Soriano

Friday 6 March 2015, 12:57pm

Rising Romance's presence will help the Rogerson stable assess how competitive Soriano could be in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Sydney.  Read more »

Short course trip to suit Mossfun

Friday 6 March 2015, 12:44pm

A distance drop could help Group One-winning filly Mossfun return to the winner's list when she takes on more experienced sprinters in the Challenge Stakes.  Read more »

Passatorio at home at Sunshine Coast

Friday 6 March 2015, 12:42pm

Passatorio has a home track advantage at the Sunhine Coast where he will be aiming for four-straight.  Read more »