News
Wonder mare Winx makes it 16 in a row
Sydney
Saturday 18 March 2017, 2:59pm
Champion mare Winx has made it 16 wins in a row and racked up her 11th Group One win in heavy conditions at Rosehill in the George Ryder Stakes. Read more »
Adam Sewell completes best week in saddle
Brisbane
Saturday 18 March 2017, 2:45pm
Apprentice Adam Sewell completed his best week in the saddle when stayer Magnatude gave him his fifth winner in the past six days. Read more »
Our Ivanhowe finally finds track to suit
Sydney
Saturday 18 March 2017, 2:23pm
The drought has finally broken for Our Ivanhowe as he dominates on the heavy track he's craved in the Ranvet Stakes on Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill Read more »
Derryn wins Darby Munro Stakes at Rosehill
Melbourne
Saturday 18 March 2017, 2:12pm
In-form rider Regan Bayliss has added a Sydney stakes win to his recent feature wins with victory aboard Derryn in the Darby Munro Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Black type breakthrough for Raiment
Sydney
Saturday 18 March 2017, 1:55pm
Raiment claims her maiden black type win - and fourth victory in nine starts - by comfortably scoring the TAB Birthday Card Stakes on Golden Slipper Day. Read more »
Gollan's plan off to flying start at Coast
Brisbane
Saturday 18 March 2017, 1:29pm
Trainer Tony Gollan's plan to start his better two year olds late in the season paid off when Miss Exfactor won at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Read more »
Big Duke gives Weir first Sydney winner
Melbourne
Saturday 18 March 2017, 1:18pm
Premier Victorian trainer Darren Weir has broken his duck in Sydney with Big Duke winning the Manion Cup on protest over Our Century at Rosehill. Read more »
Chauffeur gains Golden Slipper start
Sydney
Saturday 18 March 2017, 8:09am
Chauffeur has gained a start in the Golden Slipper as the first emergency following the withdrawal of Invader because of a stone bruise. Read more »
Sizing John wins Gold Cup
Cheltenham
Saturday 18 March 2017, 7:55am
Sizing John has enjoyed his moment in the spotlight, giving trainer Jessica Harrington her first victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup with her first runner. Read more »
Extreme Choice, Flying Artie off to stud
Sydney
Friday 17 March 2017, 7:11pm
Group One-winning colts Extreme Choice and Flying Artie have been retired and will join the stallion roster at Newgate Farm. Read more »
I knew I was innocent over cobalt: O'Brien
Melbourne
Friday 17 March 2017, 6:58pm
Racing Victoria says it will consult lawyers to plan its next move after losing an appeal in the cobalt case against two horse trainers. Read more »
Happy Clapper confirms Doncaster mission
Newcastle
Friday 17 March 2017, 6:54pm
Happy Clapper will head to The Championships at Randwick after scoring an overdue win in the Newmarket Handicap at Newcastle. Read more »
Diamond Tathagata to sparkle in Slipper
Sydney
Friday 17 March 2017, 5:58pm
Diamond Tathagata can cement Mark Newnham's rise up the training ranks with a prominent showing in the Golden Slipper. Read more »
Tyzone to head back north
Brisbane
Friday 17 March 2017, 4:58pm
Smart three year old Tyzone is likely to return to north Queensland after Saturday's Gold Coast meeting to target the Cleveland Bay Hcp. Read more »
Hartnell out to bounce back in Ranvet
Melbourne
Friday 17 March 2017, 4:27pm
Hartnell is odds-on to add the Group One Ranvet Stakes to his previous Rosehill wins in the Sky High Stakes and The BMW two years ago. Read more »
Schofield not conceding G1 to Winx
Newcastle
Friday 17 March 2017, 4:21pm
Winx is at skinny odds to continue her winning streak at Rosehill but Le Romain's jockey Glyn Schofield says the mare isn't over the line. Read more »
Moroney stablemates tackle Grand Handicap
Melbourne
Friday 17 March 2017, 4:02pm
Mike Moroney expects stablemates War Legend and Strike Force to both prove hard to beat in The Curragh Grand Handicap over 1600m at Flemington. Read more »
Golden Slipper meeting to go ahead
Sydney
Friday 17 March 2017, 3:44pm
Racing officials are confident the Golden Slipper meeting will go ahead and are hoping the predicted rain is mostly coastal. Read more »
New track earns high praise from jockeys
Newcastle
Friday 17 March 2017, 3:20pm
The $11 million redevelopment of the Newcastle track has passed its first serious test, coping with heavy rain to host one of its biggest race days of the year. Read more »
Vindicated trainer blasts Racing Victoria
Melbourne
Friday 17 March 2017, 2:04pm
Victorian trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien have won an appeal against their disqualifications for positive cobalt results. Read more »
Impavido seeks clear path to Derby
Sydney
Friday 17 March 2017, 11:17am
Bjorn Baker expects Impavido to bounce back from a tough run in the Randwick Guineas in the Rosehill equivalent. Read more »
Veteran Jopa after first stakes win
Brisbane
Friday 17 March 2017, 10:58am
Veteran Jopa will return to the scene of his first race start after nearly seven years to chase his first stakes win. Read more »
Invader to be vetted again before Slipper
Sydney
Friday 17 March 2017, 10:40am
Golden Slipper contender Invader will need to pass a second veterinary examination on race morning to take his place after failing his first test. Read more »
Vic trainers win appeal against cobalt ban
Melbourne
Friday 17 March 2017, 10:14am
Two prominent Victorian trainers have won their appeal against disqualifications for positive cobalt tests. Read more »
Black Heart Bart out of Blamey Stakes
Melbourne
Friday 17 March 2017, 9:35am
Pre-race favourite Black Heart Bart has been scratched from the Blamey Stakes after a stable mishap, leaving a field of six for the Group Two race. Read more »
Mullins back with Cheltenham four-timer
Cheltenham
Friday 17 March 2017, 6:58am
Champion Irish trainer Willie Mullins has trained four winners at Cheltenham after a winless first two days of the famous jumps meeting. Read more »
James McDonald disqualification stands
Sydney
Thursday 16 March 2017, 6:55pm
James McDonald's betting-related disqualification stands although a Racing NSW Appeal Panel member has described the penalty as too severe. Read more »
The United States going for second Ranvet
Melbourne
Thursday 16 March 2017, 6:17pm
Jockey Ben Melham is expecting a good showing from seven-year-old The United States in the horse's defence of the Group One Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Blake Shinn rides G1 winner in NZ
Sydney
Thursday 16 March 2017, 5:52pm
Summer Passage has given Sydney jockey Blake Shinn his first Group One winner in New Zealand in the Sistema Stakes at Ellerslie. Read more »
Zabeel racks up 46th individual G1 winner
Sydney
Thursday 16 March 2017, 4:56pm
Zabeel has gone past his own sire Sir Tristram with his 46th individual Group One winner Lizzie L'Amour in the Bonecrusher NZ Stakes at Ellerslie. Read more »
Tosen Stardom to run in Blamey Stakes
Melbourne
Thursday 16 March 2017, 4:51pm
Futurity Stakes runner-up Tosen Stardom will line up in the Blamey Stakes at Flemington rather than the George Ryder Stakes in Sydney. Read more »
Dwayne Dunn to ride Teaspoon in Slipper
Sydney
Thursday 16 March 2017, 3:53pm
Dwayne Dunn will replace an ailing Zac Purton aboard the Michael Freedman-trained Teaspoon in the Golden Slipper. Read more »
Winx ready to keep winning roll on
Sydney
Thursday 16 March 2017, 3:40pm
Stunning mare Winx is primed to divert focus from the Golden Slipper as she seeks her 16th straight win by defending the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Kendrick tackles Gold Coast double
Brisbane
Thursday 16 March 2017, 3:20pm
Trainer Stuart Kendrick has spent hours studying the opposition and likely race patterns in preparation for the feature double at the Gold Coast. Read more »
Mertens making his mark in Melbourne
Melbourne
Thursday 16 March 2017, 2:30pm
In-form rider Beau Mertens is leading the Melbourne apprentices' premiership and is focused on making the most of his opportunities. Read more »
Trapeze Artist a high point for owner
Sydney
Thursday 16 March 2017, 2:11pm
Decade-long horse owner Bert Vieira's wait for a Golden Slipper runner has ended with Trapeze Artist set for the world's richest race for two-year-olds. Read more »
Comin' Through out to emulate Criterion
Melbourne
Thursday 16 March 2017, 1:42pm
Craig Williams enjoyed big-race success on Criterion and hopes to do likewise on the now-retired star's half-brother Comin' Through in the Rosehill Guineas. Read more »
Mick Mair takes aim at Gold Coast Stakes
Brisbane
Thursday 16 March 2017, 1:19pm
Trainer Mick Mair will be aiming to continue his good recent run at the Gold Coast with Fast Arrow in the Gold Coast Stakes. Read more »
Zac Purton ruled out of Slipper
Sydney
Thursday 16 March 2017, 11:44am
An ear infection has forced Hong Kong-based Australian jockey Zac Purton to forfeit the ride on Teaspoon in the Golden Slipper. Read more »
Single Bullet passes vet's inspection
Sydney
Thursday 16 March 2017, 10:14am
Golden Slipper contender Silver Bullet has been passed fit after a veterinary examination of superficial abrasions to his legs. Read more »
Allanah Fancourt earns ride on favourite
Brisbane
Thursday 16 March 2017, 10:02am
Trainer Kelly Doughty has decided to keep Flamboyer at the Gold Coast rather than go to Newcastle with apprentice Allanah Fancourt to ride in the Goldmarket. Read more »
Prime Dispatch 16/03/2017
Thursday 16 March 2017, 9:33am
This week's edition of the Prime Dispatch compiled by Joe O'Neill Read more »
Special Tiara claims Champion Chase
Cheltenham
Thursday 16 March 2017, 7:25am
Douvan's aura of invincibility is no more after he was emphatically defeated by Special Tiara in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham. Read more »
Rock Giselle on Australasian Oaks path
Melbourne
Wednesday 15 March 2017, 5:42pm
The Australasian Oaks in Adelaide later this season looms as a likely target for well-bred filly Rock Giselle who has broken her maiden at Sandown. Read more »
Rosehill weather to Gingernuts' taste
Sydney
Wednesday 15 March 2017, 5:35pm
New Zealand Derby winner Gingernuts starts his tilt at the Australian equivalent at Randwick when he runs in the Rosehill Guineas. Read more »
Single Bullet grazed in stable mishap
Sydney
Wednesday 15 March 2017, 5:02pm
Single Bullet will undergo a veterinary examination to determine his fitness for the Golden Slipper after becoming cast in his box. Read more »
Williams after second Golden Slipper win
Melbourne
Wednesday 15 March 2017, 4:53pm
Blue Diamond winner Catchy will carry Craig Williams' hopes of a second Golden Slipper win when the filly puts her unbeaten record on the line at Rosehill. Read more »
Jeff Lloyd lands 100th winner
Brisbane
Wednesday 15 March 2017, 4:41pm
Jeff Lloyd has become only the second jockey to ride 100 metropolitan winners in a Brisbane season. Read more »
Lindsay Park not conceding Blamey Stakes
Melbourne
Wednesday 15 March 2017, 4:11pm
Lindsay Park's He Or She and Harlem will tackle the might of Darren Weir in the Group Two Blamey Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Privilege for Bowman to be Winx's jockey
Melbourne
Wednesday 15 March 2017, 4:01pm
Jockey Hugh Bowman expects the George Ryder Stakes to be one of the most competitive races champion mare Winx has contested. Read more »