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Missile test for Harper's Choice

Monday 31 July 2017, 3:58pm

Australian Derby runner-up Harper's Choice will begin his build-up to the spring in the Missile Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Michael Dunne hopes to stop horses biting

Monday 31 July 2017, 3:18pm

Brisbane owner-breeder Michael Dunne has developed an apparatus he hopes will stop troublesome horses from biting.  Read more »

Ten race card for Flemington season opener

Monday 31 July 2017, 1:48pm

The rescheduled Bletchingly Stakes will feature on a nine-race card at Sandown while an extra race has been added to the Flemington program a day earlier.  Read more »

Veteran Chris Johnson NZ premier jockey

Monday 31 July 2017, 1:30pm

More than two decades after his first NZ jockeys' premiership, 53-year-old Chris Johnson has won his second.  Read more »

NZ premiership for Baker and Forsman

Monday 31 July 2017, 12:31pm

Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have reclaimed the New Zealand trainers' premiership.  Read more »

Martin has suspension reduced on appeal

Monday 31 July 2017, 12:12pm

Apprentice Jack Martin has had two meetings shaved off a careless riding suspension on appeal.  Read more »

Hartnell to have Flemington jump-out

Monday 31 July 2017, 12:10pm

Hartnell has settled in well at Godolphin's Melbourne stable and will have a jump-out at Flemington in preparation for his new season return.  Read more »

Courage Under Fire dies aged 21

Monday 31 July 2017, 7:41am

Popular pacer Courage Under Fire, the winner of 41 of 56 starts and a successful sire, has died aged 21.  Read more »

Big Orange in bid for Goodwood hat-trick

Monday 31 July 2017, 6:40am

Big Orange is set to face 15 rivals as he bids to win the Goodwood Cup for a record third year.  Read more »

ATC honours owners' commitment

Sunday 30 July 2017, 6:22pm

The Australian Turf Club has honoured the owners of some of the lesser-known horses to race in Sydney during the season.  Read more »

Waller looking to improve on tally

Sunday 30 July 2017, 5:17pm

Trainer Chris Waller has no time to celebrate his seventh Sydney trainers' premiership with the new season about to start.  Read more »

Tegan Harrison rides No. 500

Sunday 30 July 2017, 5:11pm

Tegan Harrison has quietly reached a milestone of 500 career winners with Basara scoring at Doomben.  Read more »

Epsom Handicap winner to miss spring

Sunday 30 July 2017, 3:03pm

Hauraki will not defend the Epsom Handicap with Godolphin to rest him with an autumn campaign in mind.  Read more »

Silent Sedition spring path undecided

Sunday 30 July 2017, 2:55pm

Trainer Andrew Noblet is yet to lock in a spring program for Group One winner Silent Sedition who has needed longer than anticipated in the spelling paddock.  Read more »

Sydney stakes ambitions for Tumbler

Sunday 30 July 2017, 2:08pm

Trainer Barry Lockwood is hoping everything goes right for Tumbler as she gets ready to tackle the Sydney spring.  Read more »

Steve Pateman to miss Grand National

Sunday 30 July 2017, 1:32pm

Steve Pateman says it's heartbreaking to have to miss the Grand National Hurdle meeting at Sandown as he continues to build his fitness.  Read more »

Wagering rises in Queensland

Sunday 30 July 2017, 12:58pm

Racing Queensland has announced a 9.8 per cent rise in wagering on the three codes in Queensland which has highlighted the importance of Eagle Farm racetrack.  Read more »

Queensland trainers warned about sedative

Sunday 30 July 2017, 8:18am

Queensland trainers have been warned to check the withholding period of a sedative used in horse operations after a spate of positive swabs.  Read more »

Enable dominates in King George

Sunday 30 July 2017, 8:08am

Dual Oaks winner Enable has thrashed her older rivals in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.  Read more »

Philosophy bolts away in season-ender

Saturday 29 July 2017, 5:48pm

Corey Brown says Godolphin mare Philosophy "just exploded" to win the final race and hand Brown a double in the season's final meeting in Sydney.  Read more »

Bowman suspended for careless riding

Saturday 29 July 2017, 5:34pm

Sydney jockeys' premiership winner Hugh Bowman has copped a seven-meeting suspension for careless riding at Rosehill.  Read more »

Bowman denied final victory after protest

Saturday 29 July 2017, 5:17pm

Leading Sydney apprentice Andrew Adkins has successfully argued that premiership-winning jockey Hugh Bowman prevented Most Exalted winning at Rosehill.  Read more »

Listed win for Cummings and Godolphin

Saturday 29 July 2017, 5:09pm

New Godolphin Australia trainer James Cummings has celebrated his first stakes win for Sheikh Mohammed, with Bandipur's Lightning winning in Adelaide.  Read more »

Williams lands a sixth premiership title

Saturday 29 July 2017, 4:56pm

A win on a shortened Caulfield program has given Craig Williams his sixth Melbourne jockeys' premiership.  Read more »

Wind forces early end to Caulfield meeting

Saturday 29 July 2017, 4:50pm

The Bletchingly Stakes will be held at Sandown next weekend after strong winds forced the season-ending program at Caulfield to be called off after four races.  Read more »

Waugh celebrates Listed win with Shiraz

Saturday 29 July 2017, 4:31pm

Shiraz has won the final stakes race of the Sydney season for trainer Kim Waugh and jockey Jason Collett.  Read more »

Waugh wins two-state double in 15 minutes

Saturday 29 July 2017, 4:24pm

Kim Waugh has trained a two-state double, with Oxford Poet winning at Doomben minutes after Shiraz's victory at Rosehill.  Read more »

ATC tips $5000 into jockeys' Kokoda fund

Saturday 29 July 2017, 3:56pm

A fundraising trek along the Kokoda Track involving Hugh Bowman and other leading jockeys has been boosted by a $5000 donation from the Australian Turf Club.  Read more »

Successive wins for Vaucluse Bay

Saturday 29 July 2017, 3:52pm

Vaucluse Bay has recorded back-to-back wins for the first time at Rosehill as the Chris Waller-trained gelding enjoys his most productive campaign.  Read more »

First Saturday city win for Widdup

Saturday 29 July 2017, 3:27pm

Brad Widdup has trained his first metropolitan winner, with Suspenders successful at Rosehill.  Read more »

Hugh Bowman wraps up premiership race

Saturday 29 July 2017, 3:17pm

An early double from Hugh Bowman at Rosehill has ensured there will be no photo finish in his Sydney jockeys' premiership duel with Brenton Avdulla.  Read more »

Williams guides Shamport to Caulfield win

Saturday 29 July 2017, 3:00pm

Craig Williams has guided the Darren Weir-trained Shamport to an impressive win in the VOBIS Gold Ingot at Caulfield in the colt's second start.  Read more »

Saint Valorem storms home at Caulfield

Saturday 29 July 2017, 2:50pm

Saint Valorem has given trainer Cameron Templeton his biggest success with victory at Caulfield.  Read more »

Caulfield races called off because of wind

Saturday 29 July 2017, 2:45pm

Strong winds have forced the Bletchingly Stakes meeting at Caulfield to be called off after only four races.  Read more »

Gai targets Magic Millions with Arbeitsam

Saturday 29 July 2017, 2:27pm

Versatile, young gelding Arbeitsam will be preparing for January's Magic Millions after leaving all in his wake over 1400 metres at Rosehill.  Read more »

Kiwia lands long-range plan for Weir

Saturday 29 July 2017, 2:10pm

Odds-on favourite Kiwia has taken the prize in a Super VOBIS race at Caulfield following a good ride from Damian Lane.  Read more »

Epic ride by McGillivray at Doomben

Saturday 29 July 2017, 1:53pm

Apprentice Matt McGillivray has produced a top-class ride to get Mr Epic home at Doomben in the gelding's first try at 2000 metres.  Read more »

Stud-bound Every Faith wins at Caulfield

Saturday 29 July 2017, 1:10pm

Ryan Maloney has produced a rails-hugging ride to win on Every Faith at Caulfield in what was likely the second-last start of the mare's racing career.  Read more »

D'Argento scores as Bowman tightens grip

Saturday 29 July 2017, 1:02pm

Boom colt D'Argento remains unbeaten after an impressive race at Rosehill and has taken Hugh Bowman closer to the Sydney jockeys' premiership.  Read more »

Basara lives up to track work at Doomben

Saturday 29 July 2017, 12:50pm

Despite drifting in the betting at Doomben, Toowoomba filly Basara has lived up to her track work with a win on debut.  Read more »

Trainer admits fault in Yarmouth debacle

Saturday 29 July 2017, 8:54am

Trainer Charlie McBride is hoping authorities show leniency after he sent the wrong horse out to win a race at Yarmouth.  Read more »

Ed Dunlop calls time on Trip to Paris

Friday 28 July 2017, 6:27pm

Ascot Gold Cup winner Trip To Paris, who ran second in a Caulfield Cup, has been retired from racing.  Read more »

McDougall has shot to ease frustrations

Friday 28 July 2017, 6:14pm

Blaike McDougall can cap a suspension-plagued season in style when he retains the ride on last-start winner Akasaki for family friend Stephen Jones at Rosehill.  Read more »

Strong winds predicted for Caulfield races

Friday 28 July 2017, 5:51pm

Strong winds are predicted during the Bletchingly Stakes meeting at Caulfield.  Read more »

Bowman in charge of jockeys' premiership

Friday 28 July 2017, 5:45pm

The Sydney jockeys' premiership climaxes at the final meeting of the season at Rosehill with Hugh Bowman favoured to keep Brenton Avdulla at bay.  Read more »

Avdulla asked to follow winning example

Friday 28 July 2017, 5:23pm

Chris Waller has tasked Brenton Avdulla with emulating Sydney jockeys' premiership rival Hugh Bowman's recent success on Liapari in the Winter Challenge.  Read more »

Cost benefit analysis for More To Gain

Friday 28 July 2017, 5:14pm

More To Gain is ready to make his racing comeback at Rosehill but co-trainer Amanda Turner admits the track conditions do not suit the gelding.  Read more »

Blake Shinn fails to have penalty reduced

Friday 28 July 2017, 5:08pm

Blake Shinn will miss the Missile Stakes meeting after failing to have a careless riding penalty reduced.  Read more »

Regan Bayliss back to winning ways

Friday 28 July 2017, 4:49pm

Jockey Regan Bayliss has notched a winning double at Geelong at his second meeting back from injury.  Read more »

Sharpened up Jackknife enjoys resurgence

Friday 28 July 2017, 4:45pm

Jackknife has delayed a career in the equestrian arena with Cessnock trainer John Bannister rejuvenating his racing days.  Read more »