News

Racing fashion impresses industry greats

Saturday 8 April 2017, 5:18pm

Vogue Australia's Edwina McCann, designers Ginger & Smart and milliner Nerida Winter have chosen their favourite looks from The Championships at Randwick.  Read more »

Relaxed Lycurges takes out Galilee final

Saturday 8 April 2017, 5:10pm

Improved racing manners have allowed Lycurges to take a step up in distance and record a strong stakes race win at Caulfield.  Read more »

Byrne equals Toowoomba Cup riding record

Saturday 8 April 2017, 4:58pm

Jim Byrne has equalled the number of wins for a jockey in the Toowoomba Cup with his fourth victory.  Read more »

Foxplay claims Group One Coolmore Legacy

Saturday 8 April 2017, 4:48pm

Foxplay has produced a late surge to win the Coolmore Legacy Stakes to give trainer Chris Waller a Group One double at Randwick.  Read more »

Dreams Aplenty claims Toowoomba Guineas

Saturday 8 April 2017, 4:16pm

Dreams Aplenty has shown he will be a genuine winter carnival hopeful with a brave win in the Toowoomba Guineas.  Read more »

Gr 1 Sydney Cup abandoned after race fall

Saturday 8 April 2017, 4:10pm

The Sydney Cup has been declared a no-race after two horses fell in the 3200m event.  Read more »

Cousins back in form with Caulfield double

Saturday 8 April 2017, 3:50pm

Sword Of Light and Crystal Dreamer have provided trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra with a welcome change of fortune.  Read more »

Winx wins the G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Saturday 8 April 2017, 3:26pm

Champion Winx has done what everyone expected, ending her autumn campaign with a win that cements her place in Australian history.  Read more »

Swift turnaround pays dividends for Derryn

Saturday 8 April 2017, 3:13pm

Promising colt Derryn has bounced back from an unplaced run in the TJ Smith Stakes to snare the $600,000 Arrowfield Sprint at Randwick.  Read more »

Bonneval superior in the Australian Oaks

Saturday 8 April 2017, 2:49pm

New Zealand filly Bonneval has confirmed her staying prowess with a runaway win in the ATC Australian Oaks at Randwick.  Read more »

Provincial Final win a thrill for Courtney

Saturday 8 April 2017, 2:28pm

Maryore has stormed home from the tail of the field to give Canberra trainer Philip Courtney his biggest win in the Provincial Championships Final at Randwick.  Read more »

Cantbuybetter in change of luck for Currie

Saturday 8 April 2017, 2:14pm

Trainer Ben Currie's luck has changed dramatically in the space of 40 minutes after Cantbuybetter won at Toowoomba.  Read more »

Emotional Randwick win for John Messara

Saturday 8 April 2017, 1:44pm

Juvenile filly Shoals has maintained her unbeaten record with an emotional win for her co-owner John Messara in the Group Two Percy Sykes Stakes.  Read more »

Kobayashi records impressive Caulfield win

Saturday 8 April 2017, 1:36pm

Some of the owners of Group One winner Montoya's Secret have celebrated the win of Kobayashi at Caulfield.  Read more »

Generalissimo outmanoeuvres Classic rivals

Saturday 8 April 2017, 1:33pm

Generalissimo has found his best form to claim the $150,000 South Pacific Classic for three-year-olds at Randwick.  Read more »

Noble Hussler upsets Toowoomba 2YO plunge

Saturday 8 April 2017, 12:50pm

In a finish dominated by outsiders, Noble Hussler has upset a big betting move on Girl In A Million at Toowomba.  Read more »

Whispered Secret wins Fernhill Handicap

Saturday 8 April 2017, 12:32pm

A year after winning the Fernhill Handicap with Prized Icon, trainer James Cummings has won the 1600m juvenile race again with the filly Whispered Secret.  Read more »

Frances Nelson new Racing Australia boss

Friday 7 April 2017, 6:15pm

South Australian Frances Nelson has been elected chair of Racing Australia following the retirement of John Messara.  Read more »

Winx ready for No.17 at Randwick

Friday 7 April 2017, 6:02pm

Winx will be the undoubted star of the show when she heads to Randwick for her final autumn start in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Prices with two Provincial Final hopes

Friday 7 April 2017, 5:24pm

Co-trainer Luke Price is looking forward to the Provincial Championships Final in which the stable has two chances, Noble Joey and Budderoo Knight.  Read more »

Three-pronged Godolphin bid for Sydney Cup

Friday 7 April 2017, 5:10pm

Godolphin is confident Penglai Pavilion and Polarisation will justify the trip to the southern hemisphere for the Sydney Cup.  Read more »

Zanbagh near the top of Tait's list

Friday 7 April 2017, 4:54pm

Zanbagh gets her Group One chance at Randwick in the Coolmore Legacy but win or lose she is already a star in her owner's eyes.  Read more »

Weetwood memories for Munce

Friday 7 April 2017, 3:44pm

Chris Munce has fond memories of Weetwood day as a jockey and hopes to emulate his success in his return as a trainer.  Read more »

Lasqueti Spirit to bolt for glory

Friday 7 April 2017, 3:28pm

Noted frontrunner and one-paced stayer Lasqueti Spirit aims to wear out her opposition in the Australian Oaks at Randwick  Read more »

Time right for training cousins to shine

Friday 7 April 2017, 3:17pm

With another carnival done and dusted the training partnership of Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra is ready to come to the fore again.  Read more »

Mallyon could emulate Pop in Sydney Cup

Friday 7 April 2017, 3:02pm

Jockey Katelyn Mallyon's grandfather Mick won two Sydney Cups and the 22-year-old is hoping to join him on the honour roll when she partners Annus Mirabilis.  Read more »

Hazzabeel out to bounce back at Caulfield

Friday 7 April 2017, 2:35pm

The Ciaron Maher-trained Hazzabeel steps up to 1800m at Caulfield where he will be out to bounce back from a last-start failure at Flemington.  Read more »

Bonneval can cap season in Australian Oaks

Friday 7 April 2017, 2:32pm

New Zealand filly Bonneval has already achieved plenty in her homeland and will be out to cap her season when she lines up as favourite in the Australian Oaks.  Read more »

La Bella Diosa aims to finish trip on high

Friday 7 April 2017, 2:01pm

New Zealand trainer Mandy Brown hopes La Bella Diosa can reverse her fortunes after two uninspiring runs at Rosehill when she returns to Randwick for the Oaks.  Read more »

Oscietra second in Flemington jump-out

Friday 7 April 2017, 1:02pm

The countdown is on for the first foal of Black Caviar to make a return to the racetrack.  Read more »

Stratum Star to stand at Widden Stud

Friday 7 April 2017, 12:57pm

Dual Group One winner Stratum Star will begin stallion duties at Widden Stud in the upcoming breeding season.  Read more »

Harold Norman hoping his luck holds

Friday 7 April 2017, 12:31pm

Trainer Harold Norman hopes his luck in rare visits to Toowoomba holds with Lucky Tom in the Listed Weetwood Handicap.  Read more »

Astern retires to Darley Stud

Friday 7 April 2017, 9:06am

Golden Rose winner Astern has run his last race and will join the stallion roster Darley's Hunter Valley stud.  Read more »

More race-fixing arrests to come in Qld

Friday 7 April 2017, 6:08am

Investigators probing race-fixing in Queensland harness racing say a "loose cartel" has been operating in the industry and more arrests are likely.  Read more »

Easter Yearling Sale ends on a high

Thursday 6 April 2017, 5:37pm

The final Easter Yearling sale to be held at Newmarket has ended on a high in a buoyant market.  Read more »

Jeff Lloyd after more winners

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:53pm

Jeff Lloyd has warned his rivals he won't be resting on his laurels after setting a Queensland metropolitan riding record.  Read more »

Colours brighten Williams' Oaks outlook

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:43pm

Craig Williams is looking forward to day two of The Championships at Randwick where he has rides in all four Group One races.  Read more »

Winx in a league of her own

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:34pm

Winx will be out to take her winning streak to 17 in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Big Duke set to break another drought

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:27pm

Darren Weir hopes Big Duke can provide another memorable moment and give the trainer a first Group One win in Sydney at Randwick.  Read more »

Glenall: from overlooked to owning it

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:17pm

A lack of bidders for Glenall at a yearling sale has turned out to be a stroke of luck for his breeder Stuart Ramsey.  Read more »

Heathcote down to one Weetwood runner

Thursday 6 April 2017, 2:36pm

Brilliant but injury-prone Pinch River looks like being trainer Ron Heathcote's only Weetwood Handicap runner.  Read more »

Berry second at best to unbeatable Winx

Thursday 6 April 2017, 2:35pm

Tommy Berry rode Chautauqua to an unprecedented third TJ Smith Stakes win but accepts he can only be second-best to Winx in the $4m Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Baykool after three on end at Caulfield

Thursday 6 April 2017, 1:53pm

After wins at Cranbourne and Ballarat, Baykool is chasing a Listed win at Caulfield in the Galilee Series final.  Read more »

Dreams Aplenty sticks to Guineas

Thursday 6 April 2017, 1:13pm

Smart three-year-old Dreams Aplenty will stay in his own age group this winter carnival after missing a run in the Weetwood Handicap.  Read more »

Tony Gollan wants hometown win

Thursday 6 April 2017, 12:48pm

Tony Gollan is keen to return to his home town of Toowoomba and win the big feature double of the Toowoomba Cup and Weetwood Handicap.  Read more »

Moroney with two Sydney Cup hopefuls

Thursday 6 April 2017, 12:18pm

Trainer Mike Moroney is leaning to Mornington Cup runner-up Vengeur Masque as the best of his two runners in the $2 million Sydney Cup.  Read more »

Gilgai and Woodside team-up to shuttle Cable Bay in 2017

Thursday 6 April 2017, 9:46am

Gilgai Farm in collaboration with Woodside Park Stud, as well as Grand Lodge and B2B Bloodstock, have this morning announced that Cable Bay, the Group Two winning son of Invincible Spirit (Green Desert), will shuttle from Highclere Stud in the UK to Woodside Park in 2017.  Read more »

The Pegasus to be worth record $16 million

Thursday 6 April 2017, 9:04am

Organisers have announced the next edition of The Pegasus will carry a world record purse of $US16 million.  Read more »

Winx knows she's the queen: Bowman

Thursday 6 April 2017, 7:27am

Winx, the world's best racehorse on turf, is aiming for her 17th consecutive win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Jockeys to appeal Sandown suspensions

Thursday 6 April 2017, 7:26am

Mark Zahra and Beau Mertens have lodged appeals against the severity of their Sandown careless riding suspensions.  Read more »