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Phelan Ready ends racing's longest drought

Saturday 2 August 2014, 5:11pm

Phelan Ready has won his first race since claiming the 2009 Golden Slipper with an Eagle Farm victory under jockey Eddie Wilkinson.  Read more »

Nordic now part of Price's spring plans

Saturday 2 August 2014, 4:20pm

Caulfield trainer Mick Price has plans for an assault on the spring three-year-old races after Nordic Empire's first-up win at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Jockeys remembered at Aust race meetings

Saturday 2 August 2014, 3:40pm

Riders past and present have been remembered as quadriplegic jockey Ray Silburn battles problems from a race fall almost 10 years ago.  Read more »

Down The Hatch passes city test at Valley

Saturday 2 August 2014, 3:34pm

Robbie Griffiths will give Down The Hatch her chance in an early-season stakes race after the three-year-old passed her first city test at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Top three-year-old Rubick in virus setback

Saturday 2 August 2014, 3:15pm

Star colt Rubick has been sidelined with a virus which trainer Gerald Ryan says is affecting many stables on the eastern seaboard.  Read more »

Stubborn Our Nkwazi upsets Lord Of The Sky

Saturday 2 August 2014, 3:06pm

Our Nkwazi has overcome a bout of pre-race crankiness to score an upset win over Solsay at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Singo's More Joyous delivers Frankel filly

Saturday 2 August 2014, 2:46pm

More Joyous has given birth to a filly foal by Frankel having been served by the champion to southern hemisphere time.  Read more »

Backbone lands Weir's first win of season

Saturday 2 August 2014, 2:40pm

A staying win to Backbone at the first Melbourne meeting of 2014-2015 has helped trainer Darren Weir off the mark in his premiership defence.  Read more »

Yeager breaks through to justify promise

Saturday 2 August 2014, 1:49pm

Trainer Tony Gollan will reward Yeager with a break from racing after the three-year-old posted his first win at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Press Report breaks duck in stewards' room

Saturday 2 August 2014, 1:34pm

Press Report has broken her maiden after a protest in the first Sydney race of the season, getting the decision over a wayward Liberation.  Read more »

Newitt wins with pick-up ride on Bagman

Saturday 2 August 2014, 1:03pm

Craig Newitt has made the most of his pick-up ride on the Chris Waller-trained Bagman, guiding the eight-year-old gelding to victory at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Financial injection for Queensland racing

Saturday 2 August 2014, 12:56pm

A Queensland thoroughbred bonus scheme will receive an additional $4 million in funding, racing officials have announced.  Read more »

We Are stripped of Group One victory

Saturday 2 August 2014, 10:13am

The Freddy Head-trained We Are has been stripped of a Group One win after tests showed high testosterone levels due to an ovarian tumour.  Read more »

Melbourne clues from Glorious Stakes

Saturday 2 August 2014, 9:43am

Glorious Stakes winner Pether's Moon and third placed Cafe Society have enhanced their Melbourne spring claims at Goodwood.  Read more »

Lord Of The Sky in doubt for Valley sprint

Friday 1 August 2014, 5:34pm

An imperfect blood count has put odds-on favourite Lord Of The Sky's Moonee Valley outing in jeopardy.  Read more »

Big boost to Qld racing incentive scheme

Friday 1 August 2014, 4:54pm

Queensland owners can expect a major boost with extra money to be injected into the incentive scheme.  Read more »

Happy Trails nearing return after trial

Friday 1 August 2014, 4:03pm

Cox Plate runner-up Happy Trails will resume in the Spring Stakes after pleasing trainer Paul Beshara with his latest trial.  Read more »

Damien Oliver out of Moonee Valley meeting

Friday 1 August 2014, 3:34pm

Damien Oliver will miss the first city meeting of the new season at Moonee Valley because of a foot injury.  Read more »

The Cleaner to make waves at Valley

Friday 1 August 2014, 3:22pm

Tasmanian trainer Mick Burles says The Cleaner took a tough Bass Strait crossing in his stride ahead of his latest Moonee Valley outing.  Read more »

Weight relief for Press Report at Rosehill

Friday 1 August 2014, 3:18pm

Trainer Lee Curtis believes Press Report is weighted to show her best at Rosehill in a minor change of plans leading into some major targets.  Read more »