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One kilogram extra for Sacred Star

Monday 2 June 2014, 5:27pm

Leading Stradbroke Handicap contender Sacred Star will have to defy history to claim the QTC Cip-Stradbroke Handicap double.  Read more »

Tourneur puts in hard yards for Hucklebuck

Monday 2 June 2014, 5:22pm

Dom Tourneur has been chipping away at his weight in the past few weeks to get down to 51kg to partner Hucklebuck in the Stradbroke Handicap.  Read more »

Hidden Warrior returns to Randwick

Monday 2 June 2014, 5:17pm

Stakes winning sprinter Hidden Warrior returns to Randwick for his first start for trainer Gordon Yorke in the June Stakes.  Read more »

Pinstripe Lane spot on for Derby: Corstens

Monday 2 June 2014, 4:37pm

Trainer Troy Corstens will have his first Group One runner when Pinstripe Lane runs as one of the leading chances in the Queensland Derby.  Read more »

Time For War out for another upset

Monday 2 June 2014, 4:25pm

If Time For War wins the season's final Group One race for two-year-olds, he will give his trainer Gerald Ryan a second elite juvenile victory.  Read more »

A moment to savor

Monday 2 June 2014, 4:20pm

Three-year-old chestnut Sir Moments lifted the spirits of the Walter family with a thrilling win in the $350,000 Group II Queensland Guineas (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.   Read more »

Richard Cully wins feature NZ jumps race

Monday 2 June 2014, 4:10pm

Two days after winning the Australian Steeplechase on Krase at Sandown, jumps jockey Richard Cully has won a feature jumps race in New Zealand.  Read more »

Fine Cotton a day to remember for Evans

Monday 2 June 2014, 12:57pm

Having spent 60 years selling betting tickets on Brisbane racetracks, the Fine Cotton affair stands out for 81-year-old Geraldine Evans.  Read more »

French Derby glory for great Gatsby

Monday 2 June 2014, 7:16am

British colt The Grey Gatsby has claimed the Prix du Jockey Club, the French Derby, for trainer Kevin Ryan.  Read more »

Trainer John Hills has died aged 53

Monday 2 June 2014, 7:00am

Trainer John Hills, a member of one of England's famous racing families, has died aged 53 after a short illness.  Read more »

New Zealand veteran wins Toowoomba Cup

Sunday 1 June 2014, 6:11pm

The much-travelled Military Move, winner of the 2010 New Zealand Derby, has cvarried a big weight to victory in the Listed Toowoomba Cup.  Read more »

Tim Bell on the crest of a winning wave

Sunday 1 June 2014, 5:01pm

Queensland Oaks winning rider Tim Bell is setting his sights on the Brisbane premiership again after riding five winners in a week.  Read more »

Tim Bell to ride Sacred Star in Stradbroke

Sunday 1 June 2014, 4:41pm

Tim Bell will ride New Zealander Sacred Star in the Stradbroke Handicap as he tries to add to his Group One win in the Queensland Oaks.  Read more »

Lankan Rupee readuy to get back to work

Sunday 1 June 2014, 4:10pm

The world's highest rated sprinter, Lankan Rupee, is ready to return to Mick Price's stable to prepare for the spring.  Read more »

Chris Waller looking at three Group Ones

Sunday 1 June 2014, 3:20pm

Moriarty is likely to miss the Brisbane Cup but trainer Chris Waller has strong contenders in three Group One races at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

California Chrome on song for Belmont

Sunday 1 June 2014, 10:05am

California Chrome has completed his final fast work-out ahead of his bid to win the Belmont Stakes and claim the Triple Crown.  Read more »

Shinn suspended, Bell fined at Farm

Saturday 31 May 2014, 6:28pm

Stewards have suspended Blake Shinn for careless riding while Tim Bell's Queensland Oaks win aboard Tinto was soured when he was fined $1000.  Read more »

Waller and Cassidy show how it's done

Saturday 31 May 2014, 5:14pm

Chris Waller and Jim Cassidy have dominated at Rosehill with the trainer recording five wins and the jockey four.  Read more »

Sacred Star gains Stradbroke start

Saturday 31 May 2014, 5:04pm

In-form jockey Tim Bell faces a riding dilemma in the Stradbroke Handicap after Sacred Star won the QTC Cup at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Purcell looks to spring with St Jean

Saturday 31 May 2014, 5:00pm

Imported stayer St Jean has earned himself a shot at better staying races in the spring with a second-straight city win at Sandown.  Read more »