News

Fire Up Fifi looks to turn the tables

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 3:31pm

Queensland grey Fire Up Fifi will try to finally get the better of Red Tracer when the pair meet in the Group One Myer Classic at Flemington.  Read more »

Mount Athos has the engine to win

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 2:57pm

English stayer Mount Athos has impressed in a strong workout at Werribee in preparation for the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Cox Plate runner-up out for the spring

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 2:51pm

The spring carnival is over for Happy Trails who will undergo scans after pulling up sore from a trackwork session.  Read more »

Bartley keeps it low key with Magna Amica

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 2:50pm

Promising mare Magna Amica will be kept in Sydney to run at Rosehill instead of contesting a stakes race during the Melbourne Cup carnival.   Read more »

Chris Munce confirms fitness for Dear Demi

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 2:43pm

Top jockey Chris Munce has recovered from a recent health scare and is looking forward to linking with Dear Demi in Melbourne.  Read more »

Two favourites draw wide in Victoria Derby

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 1:12pm

The Victoria Derby has been thrown open after several fancied runners, including disposed favourite Complacent, drew outside gates.  Read more »

Strong Group One racing for Derby day

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 12:18pm

The Coolmore Stud Stakes is the first of four Group One races on Victoria Derby day with top colt Zoustar to have 10 rivals in the straight-track sprint.  Read more »

Full field for Group One Victoria Derby

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 11:46am

Spring Champion Stakes winner Complacent heads a strong three-horse squad for Peter Snowden in the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Tres Blue works strongly ahead of Cup

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 11:35am

Gai Waterhouse's second-string Melbourne Cup runner Tres Blue has strengthened his race prospects on the training track.  Read more »

Gary Stevens returns to the big time

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 10:47am

Jockey Gary Stevens will cap his successful return from retirement when he competes at the Breeders' Cup meeting in Santa Anita.  Read more »

McCoy edges towards significant milestone

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 10:40am

Champion jockey Tony McCoy needs just 10 more winners to rack up his 4000th victory over the jumps.  Read more »

Jockey Edgar Britt turns 100

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 12:41am

Legendary Australian jockey Edgar Britt is celebrating his 100th birthday on October 30.  Read more »

Vic racing authorities' powers boosted

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 6:50pm

The powers of Victoria's racing body and racing integrity commissioner will be boosted under new legislation.  Read more »

Foreteller deserves chance in Cup: Waller

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 6:10pm

Foreteller will be given his chance to run in the Melbourne Cup with trainer Chris Waller adamant the stayer will take strong formlines into the race.  Read more »

Hayes loads up numbers for Hong Kong races

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 5:23pm

Jet Away, responsible for an outstanding Caulfield Cup run, heads trainer David Hayes' entries for Hong Kong's international races.  Read more »

Solzhenitsyn can handle 2000m: Heathcote

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 4:40pm

Trainer Robert Heathcote says in-form Solzhenitsyn can pass a distance test in the Mackinnon Stakes.  Read more »

Derby draw vital for Savvy Nature: O'Shea

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 4:04pm

John O'Shea is sweating on a favourable barrier draw to give his horse Savvy Nature the best chance of beating Complacent in the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Ryan relying on Snitzel factor at Rosehill

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 3:22pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan expects two horses from his stable can contribute to the golden run of the stallion Snitzel at Rosehill.  Read more »

In-form apprentice chases more success

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 3:10pm

Apprentice Serg Lisnyy will team up with one of his biggest supporters when he rides the Dianne Lumsden-trained Bench Star at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Zoustar primed to boost value in G1 sprint

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 3:05pm

Chris Waller is confident Group One winner Zoustar can add to his value with another big-race win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »