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Golden Slipper: What they're saying
Sydney
Thursday 22 March 2018, 2:45pm
What are the key players saying ahead of the Group One $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill on Saturday. Read more »
Furore faces step up in class for Guineas
Sydney
Thursday 22 March 2018, 2:10pm
The Kris Lees-trained Furore will make the leap to Group One company in the Rosehill Guineas after a delayed start to his career. Read more »
Qld Derby hope Zofonic Dancer to resume
Brisbane
Thursday 22 March 2018, 12:42pm
Trainer Robert Heathcote hopes his patience with Zofonic Dancer will pay off as the three-year-old begins a Queensland Derby preparation. Read more »
Gypsy Toff ready to fly in Brisbane
Brisbane
Thursday 22 March 2018, 11:57am
Flying filly Gypsy Toff is expected to continue a proud tradition for Rockhampton two-year-olds when she heads to Doomben. Read more »
Weather the key for Mornington Cup start
Melbourne
Thursday 22 March 2018, 11:43am
A start in the Mornington Cup for Oncidium Ruler is dependent on whether there is any rain ahead of the Listed race. Read more »
New board member for Brisbane Racing Club
Brisbane
Thursday 22 March 2018, 11:15am
Businesswoman Jennifer Creaton has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Brisbane Racing Club board. Read more »
Winx on target for third-straight Ryder
Sydney
Thursday 22 March 2018, 6:49am
Champion mare Winx is poised for her third-straight George Ryder Stakes on her home track and 17th Group One win of her glittering career. Read more »
Villa Sarchi continues on learning curve
Melbourne
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 7:02pm
Geelong trainer Heath Conners predicts a bright future for Villa Sarchi after his first-up win over 1000m at Sandown. Read more »
Ace High at peak for main autumn targets
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 6:56pm
Ace High is ready for the step up to 2000m in the Rosehill Guineas when he attempts to win his third Group One race of the season. Read more »
Sires' Produce Stakes aim for Tchaikovsky
Gosford
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 5:40pm
Tchaikovsky, who cost $1.3 million as a yearling, will target the Group One Sires' Produce Stakes after winning at Gosford. Read more »
Collett connection key in G1 Ranvet Stakes
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 5:22pm
Jason Collett will rely on sister Alysha's experience with Consensus when he rides the New Zealand mare in the Ranvet Stakes. Read more »
Sandbar to handle Golden Slipper pressure
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 4:50pm
Jockey Christian Reith has no doubt Sandbar can handle the Golden Slipper's high-pressure environment. Read more »
Rains Aplenty revels in the wet at Doomben
Brisbane
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 4:25pm
Well-bred two-year-old Rains Aplenty has been earmarked as a winter carnival stakes horse after a slogging win on a bog Doomben track. Read more »
Shelley Beach Road in Country Champs Final
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 3:51pm
Injuries to two placegetters from the Port Macquarie heat of the Country Championships has led to fourth-placed Shelley Beach Road getting a spot in the Final. Read more »
Viridine a genuine Galaxy chance: Cummings
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 2:39pm
Godolphin trainer James Cummings is confident three-year-old colt Viridine is ready to run a big race with a light weight in the Group One Galaxy at Rosehill. Read more »
She Will Reign ready to win: Gary Portelli
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 1:47pm
Dual Group One-winning filly She Will Reign will chase another feature win when she heads to Melbourne for the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Veteran import to start in Mornington Cup
Melbourne
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 1:41pm
A one-time Melbourne Cup nomination for Irish trainer Willie Mullins will start his Australian campaign in the Mornington Cup. Read more »
Eliot Forbes resigns as Racing Qld boss
Brisbane
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 1:34pm
The chief executive of Racing Queensland Eliot Forbes has resigned amid continuing problems with Eagle Farm racecourse. Read more »
Japanese stayer arrives for Sydney Cup bid
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 12:09pm
Japanese stayer Prestwick has started his preparations for the $2 million Sydney Cup with a light canter around Canterbury in drizzling rain. Read more »
Mama set to complete busy week for Sears
Brisbane
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 11:47am
Toowoomba Cup candidate Don't Tell Mama can complete a busy but successful week for trainer Tony Sears at Doomben. Read more »
Rain to boost Fiesta's Golden Slipper bid
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 11:39am
Experienced jockey Kerrin McEvoy believes rain will enhance Fiesta's hopes from the outside gate in the Golden Slipper. Read more »
Portelli keeps Slipper ambitions in check
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 11:36am
Golden Slipper-winning trainer Gary Portelli doesn't expect the same result as 2017 when Secret Lady contests the Golden Slipper. Read more »
Rosehill track in soft range after rain
Melbourne
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 11:24am
Acceptances have been taken for the Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill, with the track rated in the soft range. Read more »
She Will Reign draws rails for Valley G1
Melbourne
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 11:21am
Golden Slipper and Moir Stakes winner She Will Reign has drawn the inside barrier for the Group One William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley in a field of 10. Read more »
Five rivals for Winx in G1 George Ryder
Sydney
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 10:30am
Winx has five rivals in a bid to stretch her winning sequence to 24 races in the Group One George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Kementari to clash with Winx in WFA Ryder
Melbourne
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 6:33pm
Star colt Kementari is set to line up against champion mare Winx in the Group One George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Young sire Unencumbered dies aged six
Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 6:20pm
Young sire Unencumbered has died aged six after complications from throat surgery for the inflammatory condition chondritis. Read more »
Clipperton back aboard English in Galaxy
Melbourne
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 6:05pm
Hong Kong-based Australian jockey Sam Clipperton will reunite with five-year-old mare English in the Group One Galaxy at Rosehill. Read more »
Slipper favourites to eyeball each other
Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 5:58pm
Sunlight and Written By, the leading contenders in the Golden Slipper, have drawn alongside each other in the $3.5 million race at Rosehill. Read more »
Santos could give Gai seventh Slipper win
Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 4:52pm
In-form colt Santos will be out to give champion trainer Gai Waterhouse a record seventh Golden Slipper win, and her first in partnership with Adrian Bott. Read more »
Brideoake chases local win with Self Sense
Melbourne
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 4:34pm
Trainer David Brideoake says it would be an honour to win the Mornington Cup with stayer Self Sense. Read more »
Sandbar squeezes into Slipper contention
Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 4:25pm
Trainer Brad Widdup's fledgling career reaches a high point at Rosehill with Sandbar making the Golden Slipper field. Read more »
Bowman thrilled to be back in the saddle
Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 3:38pm
Champion jockey Hugh Bowman has returned to the saddle ahead of rides in all five Group One races at the Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill. Read more »
Avdulla upbeat about Estijaab despite draw
Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 3:14pm
Jockey Brenton Avdulla will have to overcome a wide draw on Estijaab in the Golden Slipper but says he wouldn't swap the filly for any other horse in the race. Read more »
Purcell favours G1 for sprinter Bons Away
Melbourne
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 3:05pm
Trainer Aaron Purcell favours starting Bons Away in the Group One William Reid at Moonee Valley but has also entered him for Mornington. Read more »
Danzibar Dancer makes debut at Gosford
Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 2:45pm
Gosford trainer Jim Louizos will have a rare runner on his home track when Danzibar Dancer begins her career in the Adama Plate. Read more »
In-form O'Sullivan pair chase Sandown wins
Melbourne
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 2:09pm
Near Queue and Fine Embers will fly the flag for Ballarat trainer Dan O'Sullivan when they run at Sandown. Read more »
Juveniles to outshine apprentices
Brisbane
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 1:34pm
The first appearances of an unusual number of well-bred first starters has taken some of the focus from the National Apprentices race at Doomben. Read more »
Favourites draw nicely in Golden Slipper
Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 11:24am
Sunlight and Written By will start alongside each other in the Golden Slipper after both drew well for the $3.5 million race at Rosehill. Read more »
Capacity field for $3.5m Golden Slipper
Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 10:01am
A capacity field of 16 plus four emergencies has been declared for the Group One Golden Slipper, the world's richest race for two-year-olds. Read more »
Grahame Begg eyeing another Group One
Sydney
Monday 19 March 2018, 6:18pm
Grahame Begg has his sights on the Golden Slipper with Written By and is eyeing another Sydney Group One race with Global Sanction, Read more »
Harlem to chase another Group One win
Melbourne
Monday 19 March 2018, 5:40pm
Australian Cup winner Harlem will try to add another Group One win when he heads to Rosehill for the Ranvet Stakes. Read more »
Maximum 10 rivals for Winx in George Ryder
Sydney
Monday 19 March 2018, 5:07pm
Kementari looms as the main danger to Winx extending her Group One record to 17 in the George Ryder Stakes. Read more »
Mornington Cup option for Lord Fandango
Melbourne
Monday 19 March 2018, 4:54pm
Connections of Lord Fandango will watch the weather forecast to decide whether he runs in the Manion Cup in Sydney or instead contests the Mornington Cup. Read more »
Secret Slipper weapon for Tony Gollan
Brisbane
Monday 19 March 2018, 3:25pm
Trainer Tony Gollan's young daughter Jamieson is proving a good luck charm and he hopes it will rub off on Ef Troop in the Golden Sipper. Read more »
Rock Magic chasing elusive G1 at Valley
Melbourne
Monday 19 March 2018, 2:59pm
Eight-year-old gelding Rock Magic will chase a milestone Group One win in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley. Read more »
William Reid attracts 15 nominations
Melbourne
Monday 19 March 2018, 1:23pm
The William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley has attracted 15 nominations, including nine horses who have also been entered for a Group One sprint in Sydney. Read more »
Illustrious Lad trials well ahead of Dubai
Melbourne
Monday 19 March 2018, 1:19pm
Illustrious Lad has finished second in a Cranbourne barrier trial ahead of his trip to Dubai for the Al Quoz Sprint. Read more »
Hugh Bowman passes test ahead of return
Sydney
Monday 19 March 2018, 12:50pm
Champion jockey Hugh Bowman will be back in the Group One action at Rosehill after passing a mandatory concussion test. Read more »
Chautauqua's barrier antics play out again
Melbourne
Monday 19 March 2018, 8:58am
Champion sprinter Chautauqua has again refused to jump from the barriers, this time at Cranbourne. Read more »