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McDonald's champagne ride in Gr 2 Classic

Saturday 11 May 2019, 3:16pm

James McDonald has produced one of his best rides to win the Champagne Classic on Dubious at Doomben.  Read more »

Zacada back to best in NZ Group Three win

Saturday 11 May 2019, 3:07pm

The 2018 Sydney Cup runner-up Zacada has won the Group Three Rotorua Cup to bring up a century of winners this season for Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman.  Read more »

Guard of honour for jockey Damian Browne

Saturday 11 May 2019, 2:40pm

Retiring jockey Damian Browne has been given a guard of honour by fellow riders in a ceremony at Doomben.  Read more »

Libertini a star in the making: Cummings

Saturday 11 May 2019, 2:39pm

Two-year-old filly Libertini has lived up to the hype around her with a facile win in the Listed Woodlands Stakes at Scone.  Read more »

Guizot lands his second straight victory

Saturday 11 May 2019, 2:32pm

The Aaron Purcell-trained Guizot has backed up a win during the recent Warrnambool carnival with another victory in an open handicap at Caulfield.  Read more »

Purple Sector ends autumn on winning note

Saturday 11 May 2019, 2:29pm

Trainer John Thompson won't be tempted by a Queensland Derby start for Purple Sector despite his dominant win in the Rough Habit Plate.  Read more »

Brisbane carnival awaits in-form Zoutori

Saturday 11 May 2019, 1:54pm

In-form three-year-old Zoutori has earned himself a trip to Brisbane following his victory in the Rod Fenwick Handicap at Caulfield.  Read more »

Bad habit can't stop Vega One at Doomben

Saturday 11 May 2019, 1:48pm

Despite again getting his back leg up in the barrier stalls, Vega One has proved far too good for the Listed Queensland Day Stakes field at Doomben.  Read more »

Wild Planet in smooth Scone Guineas win

Saturday 11 May 2019, 1:42pm

Wild Planet has scored a deserved win in the Inglis Scone Guineas under a controlled front-running ride by Tommy Berry.  Read more »

Alfarris presses claims for Ramsden start

Saturday 11 May 2019, 1:01pm

The Andrew Ramsden Stakes looms as the next option for imported stayer Alfarris after he registered his first Australian win in a 2406m race at Caulfield.  Read more »

Promising 3YO Ef Troop back in business

Saturday 11 May 2019, 12:33pm

The Tony Gollan-trained Ef Troop's winter campaign has started on a winning note in restricted class at Doomben.  Read more »

Ben Currie files for review on racing ban

Saturday 11 May 2019, 12:26pm

Trainer Ben Currie has lodged an application for an internal review of the decision to disqualify him for four years.  Read more »

River Racer heads south after Doomben win

Saturday 11 May 2019, 12:22pm

Consistent mare River Racer is likely to dodge winter Queensland's winter carnival stars to head to Sydney after winning at Doomben.  Read more »

Ballarat synthetic track in early call-up

Friday 10 May 2019, 5:56pm

A scheduled turf meeting at Ballarat has been transferred to the venue's new synthetic track, the first meeting to be run on the surface.  Read more »

Special Missile on target in Scone Cup

Friday 10 May 2019, 5:51pm

Special Missile has given brothers Richard and Michael Freedman a feature win in the Scone Cup days into their new training partnership.  Read more »

Weather watch on Kazio Caulfield outing

Friday 10 May 2019, 5:37pm

Overnight rain will determine whether the Colin Little-trained Kazio will extend his campaign to a race at Caulfield.  Read more »

Jungle Edge to show his best at Caulfield

Friday 10 May 2019, 4:17pm

The soft track at Caulfield and the claim for Lucinda Doodt has trainer Mick Bell confident Jungle Edge can run well at Caulfield.  Read more »

Quick trip to Brisbane for Tony McEvoy

Friday 10 May 2019, 4:07pm

Leading trainer Tony McEvoy has made a quick trip to Brisbane to oversee his Doomben 10,000 chances Manuel and Dollar For Dollar's track work.  Read more »

Qafila set to back up in G1 SA Derby

Friday 10 May 2019, 3:22pm

Qafila will be the only filly in the Group One South Australian Derby, with the three-year-old set to back up after her fourth in the Australasian Oaks.  Read more »

Ear muffs to help Nature Strip in 10,000

Friday 10 May 2019, 2:57pm

The addition of ear muffs is expected to help Doomben 10,000 favourite Nature Strip run a strong 1200 metres.  Read more »