News
Williams extends lead in premiership race
Melbourne
Wednesday 26 July 2017, 1:31pm
Craig Williams has moved a step closer to claiming a sixth Melbourne jockeys' premiership with a winning double at Sandown. Read more »
Canterbury open for spring training
Sydney
Wednesday 26 July 2017, 1:19pm
The Canterbury course proper will be available to trainers for gallops as they prepare horses or the Sydney spring Carnival. Read more »
Avdulla title bid suffers a blow
Sydney
Wednesday 26 July 2017, 9:34am
Scratchings at the penultimate meeting for the season at Canterbury have depleted Brenton Avdulla's chances as he chases a first Sydney jockey's premiership. Read more »
Ascot ground crucial for Highland Reel
London
Wednesday 26 July 2017, 9:20am
Ground conditions will play a key role in the final make-up of the field for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. Read more »
Mana on track to boost Kate Nipperess
Sydney
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 6:14pm
Mana can hearten his injured track rider Kate Nipperess by winning at Canterbury, a year after she suffered serious injuries in a fall at Warwick Farm. Read more »
Shinn to appeal careless riding penalty
Sydney
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 5:51pm
Blake Shinn will appeal a careless riding penalty which will keep him out of the Missile Stakes meeting. Read more »
Bunny Bad Girl on the hop for Highway
Sydney
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 5:08pm
Tamworth trainer Melissa Dennett is looking for the second winner of her short career when she takes filly Bunny Bad Girl to Rosehill for the Highway Plate. Read more »
Daytona Grey could cap season for stable
Melbourne
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 4:57pm
Daytona Grey will be out to cap a successful season for his Adelaide trainers when he lines up in the final Group race of the season in Melbourne. Read more »
Price thinks Rupee can be in the money
Sydney
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 4:14pm
Lankan Rupee has proved his fitness with a course proper gallop ahead of his return in the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield. Read more »
Rehoming in spotlight for birthday bash
Sydney
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 3:57pm
Melbourne Cup winner Subzero will mark his 29th birthday at a Racing Victoria event for the dedicated people who help horses adjust to post-racing life. Read more »
Pepper's hopes draw bad barriers
Sydney
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 3:15pm
Canberra trainer Luke Pepper doubts he can repeat his quinella from his last visit to Canterbury with wide barriers putting a dampener on his chances. Read more »
Williams booking a Plus for Alexander
Melbourne
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 2:05pm
Last-start Donald winner Plus Effronte has earned a crack at a city race at Sandown and is one of eight scheduled rides for premiership leader Craig Williams. Read more »
Fanatic nearing a trial ahead of Cups
Sydney
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 11:52am
NZ Group One winner Fanatic is nearing a barrier trial ahead of a Cups campaign under the Lindsay Park banner. Read more »
PRIME Dispatch 167
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 10:24am
Edition 167 – 25/07/2017 Compiled by Joe o’Neill Read more »
No excuses for Arrogate flop
Sydney
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 8:08am
Arrogate will press on to the Group One Pacific Classic with no apparent reason coming to light for his last-start flop. Read more »
Enable a likely King George starter
London
Tuesday 25 July 2017, 7:40am
Dual Oaks winner Enable has firmed to favouritism for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot . Read more »
Linda Meech winds up season at Swan Hill
Melbourne
Monday 24 July 2017, 6:16pm
South Australia's Jamie Kah will be Australia's leading female rider following a suspension to Linda Meech. Read more »
Big entries for season's last Sydney races
Sydney
Monday 24 July 2017, 5:42pm
Nominations are strong for the final metropolitan meeting in Sydney for the season at Rosehill featuring the Listed Winter Challenge. Read more »
Fitter Lord chasing second Bletchingly
Melbourne
Monday 24 July 2017, 4:48pm
Lord Of The Sky returns to Caulfield looking to land the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes for the second year running. Read more »
Henry Plumptre resigns from Godolphin
Sydney
Monday 24 July 2017, 4:44pm
Godolphin Australia managing director Henry Plumptre has resigned amid the ongoing inquiry into the non-reporting of a case of strangles in the stable. Read more »
Quality wins by Animal Kingdom 2YOs
Monday 24 July 2017, 4:38pm
As Arrowfield prepares to welcome Animal Kingdom back for the 2017 season, excitement is growing about his future as a sire, thanks to six first-crop winners in Australia and two, including a Listed winner, in the United States. Read more »
English horse St Michel to be set for Cup
London
Monday 24 July 2017, 3:09pm
Trainer Sir Mark Prescott is targeting the Melbourne Cup with St Michel who will not run in the Goodwood Cup. Read more »
Veterans score over the jumps at Bendigo
Melbourne
Monday 24 July 2017, 2:47pm
After victories in separate races at Bendigo, jumpers Sea King and Wells are expected to lock horns in the Crisp Steeplechase at Sandown. Read more »
Jim Byrne throws out the challenge
Brisbane
Monday 24 July 2017, 1:54pm
Jim Byrne has made a late bid to wrest the Queensland Jockey of the Year Award away from favourite Jeff Lloyd with some great recent form. Read more »
Lindsay Park big names readying for spring
Melbourne
Monday 24 July 2017, 1:18pm
A host of big names from the Lindsay Park stable are ready to trial ahead of their spring returns. Read more »
Lloyd outed for second time in two days
Brisbane
Monday 24 July 2017, 11:28am
Premier Brisbane jockey Jeff Lloyd will miss the first part of the new season after copping his second careless riding suspension in two days. Read more »
Winx pleases with third in barrier trial
Sydney
Monday 24 July 2017, 9:00am
Winx has put in an eye-catching finish to come from last and run third in a barrier trial at Randwick ahead of her tilt at a third Cox Plate. Read more »
Foxplay to trial against her mate Winx
Sydney
Sunday 23 July 2017, 5:52pm
Winx is not the only horse on trainer Chris Waller's mind heading towards the major spring races. Read more »
Khalama rings true for Alan Bell
Brisbane
Sunday 23 July 2017, 4:59pm
Trainer Tony Gollan would like to see Khalama keep racing rather than head to the breeding barn in the belief she can win black-type in the summer sprints. Read more »
Lankan Rupee to headline Bletchingly field
Melbourne
Sunday 23 July 2017, 4:32pm
Monash Stakes winner Supido and Lankan Rupee are expected to headline the field for this season's final Group race, the Bletchingly Stakes. Read more »
Five answers about Winx's spring assault
Sydney
Sunday 23 July 2017, 4:27pm
Only one horse has ever won Australia's premier weight-for-age race three times but mighty mare Winx is trying to change that this season. Read more »
Trial run before the big game for Winx
Sydney
Sunday 23 July 2017, 4:27pm
Winx will make her first public appearance in a barrier trial at Randwick as she builds momentum towards the spring. Read more »
Beau Mertens wants a senior role
Melbourne
Sunday 23 July 2017, 3:02pm
Having recently lost his apprentice claim, Beau Mertens wants to lose the 'a' next to his name and ride as a senior jockey. Read more »
Ben Currie still in Qld premiership lead
Brisbane
Sunday 23 July 2017, 2:25pm
A treble at Toowoomba has increased Ben Currie's lead in the Queensland premiership. Read more »
Arrogate soundly beaten at Del Mar
Del Mar
Sunday 23 July 2017, 11:21am
Arrogate has turned in a career lowlight, running a lacklustre fourth in the Group Two San Diego Stakes at Del Mar. Read more »
Brisbane racegoer warned off
Brisbane
Sunday 23 July 2017, 9:04am
A racegoer who ran across Eagle Farm racetrack during a meeting has been warned off for two years. Read more »
Jockeys pay tribute to stalls attendant
Liverpool
Sunday 23 July 2017, 8:47am
Jockeys across Britain have worn black armbands to pay their respects to a barrier stalls attendant fatally injured at Haydock. Read more »
Ben Thompson cops Flemington suspension
Melbourne
Saturday 22 July 2017, 6:08pm
Apprentice Ben Thompson has ridden a Flemington winner but also copped a suspension ruling him out of the final two city meetings of the season. Read more »
Pelethronius extends winning campaign
Sydney
Saturday 22 July 2017, 5:53pm
David Pfieffer-trained Pelethronius has made it four wins from as many starts, with jockey Tye Angland capping his season with a double at Randwick. Read more »
Blake Shinn suspended at Randwick
Sydney
Saturday 22 July 2017, 5:39pm
Blake Shinn has not enjoyed a happy welcome home, with the jockey outed for careless riding at Randwick. Read more »
Williams takes Melbourne premiership lead
Melbourne
Saturday 22 July 2017, 5:29pm
Craig Williams is two wins clear in the race for Melbourne jockeys' premiership honours following a winning double at Flemington. Read more »
Pacodali wins again at Flemington
Melbourne
Saturday 22 July 2017, 5:01pm
Imported stayer Pacodali has beaten stablemates Master Zephyr and Killarney Kid to make it back-to-back wins at Flemington in the final month of the season. Read more »
Rachel King's star continues to rise
Sydney
Saturday 22 July 2017, 4:56pm
Apprentice Rachel King has claimed a Randwick double to cement her place in the Sydney riding ranks. Read more »
Play Master back on board at Flemington
Melbourne
Saturday 22 July 2017, 4:34pm
After a year off with injury, Play Master has recorded his first win in two years at Flemington. Read more »
Boss Lane wins again at Randwick
Sydney
Saturday 22 July 2017, 4:24pm
Boss Lane has continued his affinity with Randwick in the July Sprint, winning on his home track for the seventh time. Read more »
Premier jockey Lloyd suspended at Doomben
Brisbane
Saturday 22 July 2017, 4:13pm
Premier Brisbane jockey Jeff Lloyd has been suspended for eight days for causing interference at Doomben. Read more »
Best to come for Crack Me Up
Brisbane
Saturday 22 July 2017, 4:10pm
Crack Me Up has won his third stakes race in the Tattersall's Mile but trainer Liam Birchley thinks his best is yet to come. Read more »
First open company win for Sunny Victory
Brisbane
Saturday 22 July 2017, 3:27pm
Troubled gelding Sunny Victory has put his problems behind him to win his first open company race at Doomben. Read more »
Hugh Bowman retains premiership lead
Sydney
Saturday 22 July 2017, 2:51pm
Brenton Avdulla and Hugh Bowman have ended winless streaks at Randwick, allowing Bowman to protect his narrow lead in the Sydney jockeys' premiership. Read more »
Consistent Portman wins at Flemington
Melbourne
Saturday 22 July 2017, 2:36pm
The Danny O'Brien-trained Portman has continued his consistent season with a victory over 1400m on his home track at Flemington. Read more »