News
Former trainer Bastiman outed for cobalt
London
Wednesday 15 August 2018, 9:40am
Former trainer Robin Bastiman has been disqualified for three years after administering a horse with a substance that contained elevated levels of cobalt. Read more »
Weir keeps on racking up the winners
Melbourne
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:16pm
The new racing season may only be two weeks old but trainer Darren Weir is already setting the benchmark for winners and runners. Read more »
Bonneval trial delayed by wet weather
Sydney
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:15pm
A planned barrier trial for NZ Horse of the Year Bonneval has been postponsed because of wet weather. Read more »
Steel Frost to resume in Spring Stakes
Melbourne
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:13pm
The Spring Stakes in Adelaide is the race of choice to kick off Steel Frost's campaign ahead of a possible trip to Melbourne later in spring. Read more »
Prince in the big league in Winx Stakes
Sydney
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:11pm
Invictus Prince will rightly start an outsider in the Winx Stakes with trainer Matthew Smith forced to begin somewhere as he heads to longer races. Read more »
Wells headlines 14 Grand National entries
Melbourne
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:01pm
Three-time winner Wells will attempt a record-breaking fourth win in the Grand National Steeplechase when he runs over 4500m at Ballarat. Read more »
RV working towards altrenogest solution
Melbourne
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 4:18pm
Racing Victoria is continuing its work with manufacturers as it endeavours to find a solution for the use of altrenogest in cycling fillies and mares. Read more »
Caulfield returns planned for Stanley duo
Melbourne
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 3:34pm
Trainer Brent Stanley is planning to kick off the spring campaigns of talented three-year-olds The August and Casadiva in separate stakes races at Caulfield. Read more »
Annunciate to keep run going at Sandown
Melbourne
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 2:27pm
Chris Hyland has joined his father Pat in a training partnership with the pair taking the in-form Annunciate to an 1800m-race at Sandown. Read more »
James McDonald to ride Outback Barbie
Brisbane
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 12:38pm
James McDonald has been booked to replace the injured Blake Shinn on the Tony Gollan-trained Outback Barbie in the Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Jameka plans still to be determined
Melbourne
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 12:07pm
A decision whether Jameka makes a return to racing in the P B Lawrence Stakes will be made after trainer Ciaron Maher discusses options with the mare's owners. Read more »
Alizee out for the spring after bleeding
Sydney
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 11:45am
Dual Group One winner Alizee has been sidelined for a mandatory three months after bleeding from both nostrils at trackwork. Read more »
PRIME THOROUGHBREDS UPDATE 14/08/2018
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 9:35am
We have had a great start to the New Season with three winners from our first 10 runners. Everard kicked things off storming home at Scone for a very strong win and looks to have a nice future. Read more »
She Will Reign in fitness scare
Sydney
Tuesday 14 August 2018, 9:26am
Golden Slipper winner Estijaab will miss the spring while last year's winner She Will Reign is being monitored after the stable discovered blood in a nostril. Read more »
New rule in NSW for altrenogest
Sydney
Monday 13 August 2018, 6:30pm
NSW trainers will still be able to use products containing altrenogest to control the cycles of fillies and mares. Read more »
Thrillster to make Quezette Stakes return
Melbourne
Monday 13 August 2018, 5:41pm
Promising three-year-old Thrillster will be out to enhance her spring claims when she resumes in the Group Three Quezette Stakes for fillies at Caulfield. Read more »
Race options in two states for Inn Keeper
Melbourne
Monday 13 August 2018, 5:22pm
The Listed Regal Roller Stakes in Melbourne and Group Three Spring Stakes in Adelaide are options for consistent sprinter Inn Keeper. Read more »
Widgee Turf on track for WFA test
Melbourne
Monday 13 August 2018, 4:38pm
The Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes looms as the biggest test to date for Widgee Turf with trainer Patrick Payne hoping for a rain-affected track for the gelding. Read more »
Canberra horses back on the Highway
Sydney
Monday 13 August 2018, 3:30pm
Racing NSW has reversed its decision to bar Canberra horses from the Highway race series and they will again be classed as country-trained. Read more »
Horsham meeting moved to Warracknabeal
Melbourne
Monday 13 August 2018, 2:26pm
Rain has prompted officials to move a Horsham race meeting in country Victoria to Warracknabeal. Read more »
Savanna Amour to chase Perth Group One
Brisbane
Monday 13 August 2018, 2:23pm
Top Queensland mare Savanna Amour will head to Perth later this year for the Group One Winterbottom Stakes after she competes in Melbourne. Read more »
Sandown gallop for dual G1 winner Hey Doc
Melbourne
Monday 13 August 2018, 1:59pm
Dual Group One winner Hey Doc is scheduled to gallop between races at the midweek Sandown meeting in preparation for his upcoming return to racing. Read more »
Quality nominations for G2 Lawrence Stakes
Melbourne
Monday 13 August 2018, 1:13pm
The Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes looms as a star-studded line up after 18 nominations were taken for the weight-for-age race. Read more »
Fourteen entries for the Winx Stakes
Sydney
Monday 13 August 2018, 11:50am
Champion Winx is spot-on for her race return at Randwick after a solid work-out at Rosehill with Hugh Bowman aboard. Read more »
Blake Shinn fractures vertebrae in fall
Sydney
Monday 13 August 2018, 10:29am
Jockey Blake Shinn has suffered fractures to two vertebrae in a fall at the Randwick barrier trials. Read more »
Fourth G1 win for Alpha Centauri
London
Monday 13 August 2018, 6:57am
Alpha Centauri has continued her campaign with an impressive victory in the Group One Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville. Read more »
Racing's loss with death of Nick Columb
Melbourne
Sunday 12 August 2018, 5:54pm
One of the principle voices of change for racehorse owners in Australia, Nick Columb has died as the result of a stroke in Spain. Read more »
Another Qld trainer outed on cobalt charge
Brisbane
Sunday 12 August 2018, 5:52pm
Queensland trainer Darryl Gardiner has been disqualified for 12 months on a cobalt related charge. Read more »
Countdown begins for Winx return
Sydney
Sunday 12 August 2018, 5:44pm
Winx has had a trouble-free preparation leading into her return in the Group One race at Randwick named in her honour. Read more »
Lindsay Park pair to tackle G2 Lawrence
Melbourne
Sunday 12 August 2018, 4:46pm
Boom Time and Harlem are set to have their spring season returns in the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Read more »
McEvoy fillies to run in separate states
Melbourne
Sunday 12 August 2018, 4:08pm
Oohood will make her season return in the Silver Shadow Stakes on the same day Magic Millions winner Sunlight takes aim in the Quezette Stakes. Read more »
First Crush to head south for more Cups
Brisbane
Sunday 12 August 2018, 3:31pm
Tough Brisbane stayer First Crush will head to Sydney later this month to run at Rosehill before he tackles the Newcastle Cup. Read more »
Childs rapt with Written By after gallop
Melbourne
Sunday 12 August 2018, 2:32pm
Jordan Childs is looking forward to the spring campaign of Group One winner Written By after getting back aboard the colt in a gallop at Sandown. Read more »
Qld racing stars to help drought relief
Brisbane
Sunday 12 August 2018, 1:09pm
Some of Queensland's biggest racing names have volunteered to be auctioned as slaves for a fund-raiser to help drought victims. Read more »
Girls team wins the Shergar Cup at Ascot
London
Sunday 12 August 2018, 11:53am
Hayley Turner and the Girls team have taken the honours in the Shergar Cup at Ascot in which Corey Brown competed for the Rest of the World.. Read more »
Australia-wide winners for Darren Weir
Melbourne
Saturday 11 August 2018, 5:46pm
Four winners at Flemington for Darren Weir has been complimented with victories at Moe, Morphettville and Newcastle. Read more »
Paret stamps Epsom Handicap claims
Sydney
Saturday 11 August 2018, 5:37pm
Trainer Chris Waller has compared Rosehill winner Paret to the stable's multiple Group One winner Boban and will set him on an Epsom Handicap path. Read more »
Voodoo Lad shines in Aurie's Star Hcp
Melbourne
Saturday 11 August 2018, 5:33pm
Quality sprinter Voodoo Lad has overhauled import Home Of The Brave to claim another stakes victory in the Group Three Aurie's Star Handicap at Flemington. Read more »
Harper's Choice wins Premier's Cup Prelude
Sydney
Saturday 11 August 2018, 4:34pm
Harper's Choice has backed up his last-start win in the Winter Cup with a determined victory in the Premier's Cup Prelude. Read more »
Sandbar adds Rosebud to his resume
Sydney
Saturday 11 August 2018, 4:14pm
Sandbar has claimed the new season's first stakes race for three-year-olds, the Listed Rosebud at Rosehill for trainer Brad Widdup. Read more »
Stablemates quinella Doomben staying test
Brisbane
Saturday 11 August 2018, 3:37pm
A plan to take advantage of an apparent lack of pace has helped trainer Robert Heathcote quinella the Brisbane BMW Handicap at Doomben. Read more »
Crockett turns form around at Flemington
Melbourne
Saturday 11 August 2018, 3:24pm
A switch of environment has brought about a change of fortune for the Tony McEvoy stable, with Crockett winning at Flemington. Read more »
Bandipur makes it back-to-back wins
Melbourne
Saturday 11 August 2018, 3:04pm
The James Cummings-trained Bandipur has backed up a recent win in Sydney with another victory in his return to Melbourne racing at Flemington. Read more »
Smith's frustrating run ends with win
Brisbane
Saturday 11 August 2018, 2:18pm
Trainer Brian Smith's frustrating run with top horse Order Again has ended with the gelding's impressive win at Doomben. Read more »
Lifesaver gives Dunn another Highway wiin
Sydney
Saturday 11 August 2018, 2:05pm
Lifesaver has given Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn his 18th Highway win and staked his claims for inclusion in the $1.3 million Kosciuszko. Read more »
Jaameh keeps the Lindsay Park run going
Melbourne
Saturday 11 August 2018, 1:41pm
Lindsay Park is hopeful Jaameh can be a player in bigger spring races after a strong staying performance to win at Flemington. Read more »
Stewart questions his tactics on Ef Troop
Brisbane
Saturday 11 August 2018, 1:35pm
Jockey Brad Stewart is wondering if he should have been more aggressive on Ef Troop after the $1.45 favourite was beaten into second at Doomben. Read more »
Defeat proves making of Shesees Everything
Brisbane
Saturday 11 August 2018, 12:40pm
A narrow defeat in the Magic Millions maiden at the Gold Coast seems to have been the making of Shesees Everything who has won at Doomben. Read more »
Racing NSW commits $1m for drought relief
Sydney
Saturday 11 August 2018, 10:50am
Racing NSW has announced it has allocated $1 million for immediate relief for drought stricken thoroughbred participants in the state. Read more »
Ben Currie inquiry adjourned again
Brisbane
Saturday 11 August 2018, 9:06am
An inquiry into activities at trainer Ben Currie's Toowoomba stable has been adjourned again. Read more »