News

Former trainer Bastiman outed for cobalt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday 11 August 2018, 9:06am

An inquiry into activities at trainer Ben Currie's Toowoomba stable has been adjourned again.  Read more »