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Big Caloundra track suits Terra Sancta

Thursday 27 June 2019, 1:42pm

The return to racing on her favourite Australian track is expected to help New Zealand mare Terra Sancta get back to her best in the Caloundra Cup.  Read more »

RV sets new track preparation guidelines

Thursday 27 June 2019, 12:24pm

Racing Victoria has updated its guidelines for the preparation of race surfaces to come into effect from the start of the new season.  Read more »

Blue Comet to make mockery of big odds

Thursday 27 June 2019, 12:13pm

Consistent gelding Blue Comet is an outsider in the Sunshine Coast Guineas but trainer Noel Doyle thinks he is ready to race well.  Read more »

James Winks in hit-and-run Sydney trip

Thursday 27 June 2019, 12:11pm

Melbourne jockey James Winks is making a rare winter visit to Sydney for four rides, three of them for the Hawkes training partnership.  Read more »

Top 2yos to clash at Sunshine Coast

Thursday 27 June 2019, 11:58am

Trainer Matt Dunn's decision to run Karaja has added another element to the two-year-old race at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Bowman admits Winx campaign took a toll

Thursday 27 June 2019, 10:54am

Champion jockey Hugh Bowman will return to race riding next month, two months after he took an indefinite break following the retirement of Winx.  Read more »

Michael Hellyer after another Guineas win

Thursday 27 June 2019, 10:32am

Jockey Michael Hellyer is set to deliver another local win on Baccarat Baby in the Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas.  Read more »

Leading Canberra trainers suspended, fined

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 7:12pm

Barbara Joseph and her sons and training partners Paul and Matt Jones have been suspended by stewards for failing to provide adequate vet care to a horse.  Read more »

Bedford returns to winning ways at Sandown

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 5:26pm

Talented five-year-old Bedford has claimed his first win for more than a year, powering through the heavy going to win over 1800 metres at Sandown.  Read more »

Breeding tells in upset Eagle Farm win

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 4:49pm

Two-year-old Star Of Michelin has lived up to his famous bloodlines to score an upset win at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Pensioner pair head Stayer's Cup field

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 4:35pm

Trainer Kris Lees has veteran Doukhan poised to atone for his narrow second in the Stayer's Cup 12 months ago.  Read more »

Rumble Doll sprints to Sandown victory

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 3:46pm

Speedy two-year-old filly Rumble Doll has notched her first win at her second start, leading all the way on a heavy track at Sandown.  Read more »

Change to Cup weight benchmark for NH 3yos

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 3:30pm

The benchmark weight for a northern hemisphere three-year-old in the Melbourne Cup has been lifted by 1kg after a review.  Read more »

Starkers to join elite Guineas winners

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 3:22pm

Starkers can show he is more than just a clever name by joining some elite previous winners of the Sunshine Coast Guineas.  Read more »

Guizot out to add another Caulfield win

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 2:23pm

Guizot has never finished worse than second in four Caulfield appearances and trainer Aaron Purcell expects another good showing in an 1800m-handicap.  Read more »

Luke Tarrant outed on betting charges

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 1:21pm

Queensland jockey Luke Tarrant has been suspended for a month for betting on international races despite claiming a bogus account had been set up in his name.  Read more »

Two men charged in connection with Currie

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 12:46pm

Police have charged two non-racing men with fraud in connection to allegations against trainer Ben Currie who has also been charged with fraud.  Read more »

Stewards, trainers welcome appeal review

Wednesday 26 June 2019, 9:24am

Queensland trainers and stewards have welcomed a state government review of Queensland's cumbersome racing appeals system.  Read more »

Options in two states for One More Try

Tuesday 25 June 2019, 6:01pm

Connections of four-year-old One More Try could accept for a race at Caulfield and another at Rosehill before making a final call on where the mare runs.  Read more »

Destiny's Kiss to stay the distance

Tuesday 25 June 2019, 5:47pm

Destiny's Kiss is likely to run in the Stayer's Cup at Rosehill over 3200 metres rather than the 2000m-option of the Kensei Handicap.  Read more »