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Dale Evans suspended for two months

Wednesday 25 October 2017, 10:24am

Stewards have suspended Queensland jockey Dale Evans for two months for his ride on Dam Wonderful at Rockhampton.  Read more »

1964 Melbourne Cup fetches $140,000

Wednesday 25 October 2017, 9:48am

The 1964 Melbourne Cup, won by New Zealand horse Polo Prince, has fetched $140,300 at auction in Sydney.  Read more »

Craig Williams to ride Wall Of Fire in Cup

Wednesday 25 October 2017, 6:40am

Craig Williams will ride Wall Of Fire for English trainer Hugo Palmer in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Tony McEvoy chasing a second Plate win

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 5:51pm

Tony McEvoy is already a Cox Plate-winning trainer and will have three-year-old colt Royal Symphony in this year's race against champion Winx.  Read more »

Two Vic horses return high cobalt readings

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 5:05pm

Steven Pateman and Belinda Dunn have been informed of high cobalt readings returned by horses in their care.  Read more »

Salsonic back from Queensland winter break

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 4:53pm

Last-start Queensland Guineas winner Salsonic will begin a campaign aimed at the Group Two Villiers Stakes when he runs in the Filante Handicap at Randwick.  Read more »

Grey Lion out to atone in Geelong Cup

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 4:31pm

Trainer Matt Cumani is hoping Grey Lion can finally get his first win in Australia in the Geelong Cup.  Read more »

Sense Of Occasion to head to Kennedy Mile

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 4:15pm

Trainer Kris Lees has decided to miss the Cox Plate with Sense Of Occasion and aim at the Kennedy Mile at Flemington.  Read more »

Vega Magic favourite for G1 Manikato

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 3:13pm

The Manikato Stakes has attracted a star-studded field of 11 with Vega Magic the favourite to claim his third Group One win.  Read more »

James McDonald in court over racing ban

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 2:35pm

Former Godolphin jockey James McDonald has taken his fight against an 18-month disqualification to the NSW Supreme Court.  Read more »

Home track city debuts for Joe Pride duo

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 1:53pm

The Joe Pride-trained Sikhing Glory and So Spirited will make their city debuts on their home track at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Belated return for Saint Patricks Day

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 1:34pm

Three-year-old Saint Patricks Day will make a belated start to his season at Doomben after the weather thwarted his scheduled return.  Read more »

Winx to have eight Cox Plate rivals

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 9:24am

Winx will jump from barrier six in the Cox Plate in which she will have eight rivals in her bid for a history-making third consecutive win.  Read more »

Favourites draw well in Manikato Stakes

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 9:03am

Favoured runners Vega Magic and In Her Time have drawn inside gates for the Manikato Stakes.  Read more »

Winx work done ahead of third Cox Plate

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 7:32am

Winx has tuned up for her attempt at a third Cox Plate, galloping in front of a large early morning crowd at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Royal Symphony to gallop again at Valley

Monday 23 October 2017, 6:59pm

Royal Symphony will have another look around Moonee Valley in a gallop ahead of his crack at the Cox Plate in which he will face champion Winx.  Read more »

Michelle Payne gets winner at Stawell

Monday 23 October 2017, 6:29pm

Michelle Payne is hoping Kaspersky, the horse she rode in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, starts in the Cox Plate.  Read more »

Winx headlines Breakfast with the Best

Monday 23 October 2017, 6:23pm

Champion Winx is scheduled to work at Moonee Valley's Breakfast With The Best trackwork session ahead of her attempt at a record-equalling third Cox Plate.  Read more »

Heathcote to start Hopfgarten in Sydney

Monday 23 October 2017, 6:04pm

Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote will bring Hopfgarten to Sydney, citing a lack of suitable races at home.  Read more »

Geelong Cup test for Wheal Leisure

Monday 23 October 2017, 4:37pm

Trainer Archie Alexander is looking forward to testing in-form Wheal Leisure in the Group Three Geelong Cup when the mare steps up to 2400m.  Read more »

Rawiller fails to get suspension reduced

Monday 23 October 2017, 3:16pm

Brad Rawiller has failed in his appeal against the severity of a 14-meeting careless riding suspension.  Read more »

Super Cash heading to G1 Manikato Stakes

Monday 23 October 2017, 2:21pm

After winning the Schillaci Stakes first-up, talented sprinting mare Super Cash will now chase a Group One win in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Multiple G1 winner Alinghi dies aged 16

Monday 23 October 2017, 12:41pm

Alinghi, the champion three-year-old filly of her year, has died aged 16 while giving birth at Arrowfield Stud.  Read more »

Boom Time gets 1kg Melbourne Cup penalty

Monday 23 October 2017, 10:55am

Boom Time has been penalised 1kg for his Caulfield Cup win and will carry 53kg in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Highland Reel to defend Breeders' Cup

Monday 23 October 2017, 5:59am

Highland Reel will head a strong Breeders' Cup team for trainer Aidan O'Brien at Del Mar.  Read more »

Con man the 'mastermind' behind horse ruse

Monday 23 October 2017, 5:20am

Five racehorses owned by convicted con man Peter Foster have been disqualified from Victorian races won in the name of Ciaron Maher's former racing manager.  Read more »

Winx primed for Cox Plate treble

Sunday 22 October 2017, 5:47pm

Chris Waller says he can understand why potential Cox Plate runners are avoiding a match-up against super mare Winx at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Marmelo equal Melbourne Cup favourite

Sunday 22 October 2017, 5:12pm

English horse Marmelo has firmed to equal favouritism for the Melbourne Cup after his eye-catching run in the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Luvaluva on target for VRC Oaks

Sunday 22 October 2017, 5:04pm

John Sargent will use a tried and true method to get Luvaluva to the VRC Oaks via the Wakeful Stakes.  Read more »

Gailo Chop in top order to tackle Winx

Sunday 22 October 2017, 3:39pm

Trainer Darren Weir says Gailo Chop goes into the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in great order with one stumbling block - Winx.  Read more »

Vega Magic captures Dabernig's attention

Sunday 22 October 2017, 3:02pm

Vega Magic has captured the attention of co-trainer Tom Dabernig who believes the gelding is the best horse he has been associated with in his career.  Read more »

Main Stage heads to grand final

Sunday 22 October 2017, 2:50pm

Main Stage's target remains the Group One Victoria Derby, despite his third at Caulfield.  Read more »

Order Of St George goes the distance

Sunday 22 October 2017, 1:58pm

Order Of St George has pulled off an unlikely victory to win the Group Two Long Distance Cup at Ascot.  Read more »

Leading vet Reg Pascoe dies aged 88

Sunday 22 October 2017, 1:18pm

One of Australia's leading equine veterinarians Reg Pascoe has died aged 88 on the Darling Downs.  Read more »

Folkswood to take on Winx in Cox Plate

Sunday 22 October 2017, 10:16am

Godolphin has confirmed Cranbourne Cup winner Folkswood will take on Winx in the Cox Plate.  Read more »

Librisa Breeze wins Champions Sprint

Sunday 22 October 2017, 8:59am

Librisa Breeze has upset some big names to claim the British Champions Sprint at Ascot.  Read more »

Aidan O'Brien's 2017 Group One winners

Sunday 22 October 2017, 8:46am

Trainer Aidan O'Brien's Group One winners in 2017.  Read more »

Aidan O'Brien on cusp of world record

Sunday 22 October 2017, 8:41am

Trainer Aidan O'Brien is on the cusp of a world record after equalling Bobby Frankel's 25 Group One winners in a calendar year with Hydrangea at Ascot.  Read more »

Cracksman the champion at Ascot

Sunday 22 October 2017, 6:44am

The John Gosden-trained Cracksman has run out a dominant winner of the Champion Stakes at Ascot under Frankie Dettori.  Read more »

Cup gives Parish his first Group One win

Saturday 21 October 2017, 8:20pm

Cory Parish has guided Boom Time to victory in the Caulfield Cup, earning the jockey his first Group One win.  Read more »

Jockeys hit by suspensions at Caulfield

Saturday 21 October 2017, 7:47pm

Seven jockeys have been suspended at Caulfield, four of them from the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Fuhryk bounces back with Caulfield victory

Saturday 21 October 2017, 7:24pm

Sprinting mare Fuhryk has added to a big day for the Lindsay Park stable with a Listed win after stablemate Boom Time took out the Group One Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Global Glamour wins Gr 2 Tristarc Stakes

Saturday 21 October 2017, 7:00pm

Global Glamour has fought gamely to win the Tristarc Stakes first-up at Caulfield, bringing up a winning treble for her co-trainers.  Read more »

Hayes wins Caulfield Cup with own horse

Saturday 21 October 2017, 6:48pm

Boom Time has caused an upset in the $3 million Caulfield Cup, surprising even his owner and trainer David Hayes.  Read more »

Olive proud of Single Gaze's Cup second

Saturday 21 October 2017, 6:42pm

Canberra mare Single Gaze has done her connections proud to finish second in the $3 million Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

What jockeys said after Caulfield Cup

Saturday 21 October 2017, 6:07pm

What the jockeys said after the Caulfield Cup won by Boom Time.  Read more »

Ben Hayes, Dabernig savour first Cup win

Saturday 21 October 2017, 5:56pm

Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, who train in partnership with David Hayes, have savoured their first Caulfield Cup win.  Read more »

Magorrian lands milestone Sydney double

Saturday 21 October 2017, 5:49pm

Irish apprentice Lee Magorrian has posted his first Saturday double after Improvement and Mortar Platoon won at Randwick.  Read more »

White Moss secures black type in Nivison

Saturday 21 October 2017, 5:34pm

White Moss has taken a major step in her career with victory in the Group Three Nivison at Randwick in her first stakes attempt.  Read more »

Snitty Kitty sprints to Group Two victory

Saturday 21 October 2017, 5:05pm

Snitty Kitty has continued to improve throughout her career and has landed her biggest win in the Group Two Caulfield Sprint.  Read more »