News

Long John to target spring features

Thursday 25 April 2013, 2:19pm

Long John will be nominated for all the major three-year-old features in the spring after claiming a dominant win in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes.  Read more »

Waller to face stewards over swabs

Thursday 25 April 2013, 1:51pm

Three horses from the Chris Waller stable have returned positive swabs in what appears to be a case of feed contamination.  Read more »

Jubilee unlikely for Moonlight Cloud

Thursday 25 April 2013, 9:54am

French mare Moonlight Cloud, the horse who came closest to beating Black Caviar, is to step up to longer distances this season.  Read more »

Angry Sheikh orders Godolphin lockdown

Thursday 25 April 2013, 5:08am

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has put his Newmarket-based Godolphin stable in lockdown amid a doping scandal.  Read more »

O'Shea debutante Bound for Brisbane

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 5:52pm

Canterbury winner Bound For Earth has moved a step closer to booking her passage to Queensland for a winter carnival campaign.  Read more »

Williams to ride in Japan for two months

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 5:46pm

Star jockey Craig Williams will head to Japan for a two-month stint after he competes at the final meeting of the Sydney autumn carnival.  Read more »

Manawanui to make comeback at Randwick

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 5:22pm

Trainer Ron Leemon is pleased with the progress of Manawanui but the trainer admits he's apprehensive ahead of the gelding's return from a bleeding attack.  Read more »

Past efforts reap rewards for Tommy Berry

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 5:18pm

Tommy Berry believes Silent Achiever will be at the peak of her powers for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and he isn't daunted by odds-on pop It's A Dundeel.  Read more »

Epaulette ready to fire in All Aged

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 5:04pm

Epaulette has the distinction of finishing runner-up to Black Caviar at her final start, now he will have to overcome her little brother.  Read more »

Berry to ride in Group One in Hong Kong

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 4:59pm

Tommy Berry will ride Military Attack for John Moore in the QEII Cup just hours after he arrives in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Colonial influence alive in the Sydney Cup

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 4:50pm

The Sydney Cup still has a colonial influence despite the influx of European stayers to Australia in recent years.  Read more »

Tikitour to benefit from Melbourne trip

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 4:03pm

Tony McEvoy has decided to bring Tikitour to Melbourne for the Listed Anzac Day Stakes and believes the trip away will be the making of the horse.  Read more »

Cummings's triple treat for Champagne bid

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 3:57pm

A filly from the family of champion sprinter Black Caviar represents Anthony Cummings' s best hope of claiming his first Champagne Stakes.  Read more »

McNulty chasing maiden win in VRC St Leger

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 3:21pm

Trainer Mick Kent is hoping three-year-old McNulty can put it all together in the St Leger as the stayer chases his first career win.  Read more »

Buffering aiming for Victory hat-trick

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 3:11pm

Buffering's superb first-up record and weight-for-age prowess gives him the edge over his Victory Stakes rivals, according to trainer Robert Heathcote.  Read more »

Floral Insight at peak for metro return

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 2:39pm

Floral Insight, one of the best sprinters in country racing, returns to city grade at Warwick Farm in a bid to add to his impressive tally of 11 wins.  Read more »

Paperwork delays Noonan overseas trip

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 1:34pm

Jake Noonan's plans for a six-month riding stint in England have been delayed while immigrations are issues are sorted out.  Read more »

Niwot, Mourayan topweights for Sydney Cup

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 12:21pm

Sydney Cup weights have been raised at acceptance time with Mourayan and Niwot at the top of the handicaps for the 3200m staying feature.  Read more »

Sprinter Sacre completes jumps treble

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 9:01am

Jumps racing's new superstar Sprinter Sacre has extended his perfect record over fences to 10 with victory at Punchestown.  Read more »

Karakatsanis appeal fails at VCAT hearing

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 6:17pm

An appeal by father and son Tony and Con Karakatsanis against a guilty verdict relating to their intention to stomach tube a horse has failed  Read more »