News

Williams extends lead in premiership race

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »