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Wonder mare Winx makes it 16 in a row

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »