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English rises to the Challenge at Randwick
Sydney
Saturday 4 March 2017, 4:43pm
English has bounced back from a winless spring to signal her autumn intentions with her defence of the Group Two Challenge Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Inference wins Randwick Guineas for Hawkes
Sydney
Saturday 4 March 2017, 4:27pm
Inference has won the Randwick Guineas for Tommy Berry and Hawkes Racing, giving them some consolation for Chautauqua's earlier defeat. Read more »
Turbo Miss gets important black type win
Melbourne
Saturday 4 March 2017, 4:07pm
Victory in the Frances Tressady Stakes at Flemington has provided Turbo Miss with an all-important win for her breeding future. Read more »
She Will Reign still Slipper favourite
Sydney
Saturday 4 March 2017, 3:37pm
She Will Reign is an easing favourite for the Golden Slipper after being beaten at Randwick with Houtzen challenging after her win at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Ploverset upsets Madeenaty on debut
Melbourne
Saturday 4 March 2017, 3:32pm
The Lindsay Park stable has racked up another juvenile winner for the season but it hasn't been with the filly most expected. Read more »
Houtzen's win boosts Edmonds' confidence
Brisbane
Saturday 4 March 2017, 3:22pm
Trainer Toby Edmonds and jockey Jeff Lloyd are confident they can win their first Golden Slipper at their first attempt after Houtzen's win at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Rocket Commander scores emotional win
Sydney
Saturday 4 March 2017, 3:13pm
Canberra mare Rocket Commander has claimed a narrow and emotional win for jockey Tommy Berry. Read more »
Third win for Samantha as PJ Bell beckons
Sydney
Saturday 4 March 2017, 3:08pm
Gerald Ryan predicts Fireball Stakes winner and PJ Bell Stakes-bound three-year-old Samantha could be the best Snitzel filly he has trained since Snitzerland. Read more »
Le Romain wins Canterbury Stakes classic
Sydney
Saturday 4 March 2017, 3:03pm
Le Romain has made it three Group One wins in a year after pipping sprint ace Chautauqua to win the Canterbury Stakes. Read more »
Right choice for Heatherly at Flemington
Melbourne
Saturday 4 March 2017, 2:24pm
Heatherly has missed a start on a heavy track at Randwick to score a soft win in a stakes race at Flemington. Read more »
Gunnison springs surprise in wet
Sydney
Saturday 4 March 2017, 2:02pm
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Gunnison has sprung a surprise in the Todman Stakes to beat his stablemate Invader at Randwick. Read more »
Missrock races to narrow first-up win
Melbourne
Saturday 4 March 2017, 1:58pm
Three-year-old filly Missrock has raced to a narrow first-up win at Flemington but had to survive a protest from the rider of the runner-up. Read more »
Bronte Babe surprises all at Eagle Farm
Brisbane
Saturday 4 March 2017, 1:52pm
Even trainer Ben Hull didn't back his mare Bronte Babe before she scored the upset of the Brisbane racing season on Saturday. Read more »
Berry picks top line for Slipper qualifier
Sydney
Saturday 4 March 2017, 1:41pm
Frolic has upstaged Golden Slipper favourite She Will Reign in winning the Group Two Reisling Stakes for two-year-old fillies at Randwick. Read more »
Early morning inspection for Randwick
Sydney
Friday 3 March 2017, 5:16pm
NSW racing officials will decide after an early morning track inspection whether the Randwick Guineas meeting goes ahead as scheduled. Read more »
Menari to handle wet if Randwick is on
Sydney
Friday 3 March 2017, 4:40pm
Golden Slipper second favourite Menari will run at Randwick if the meeting goes ahead on a heavy track. Read more »
Tahlia Hope sidelined with broken ankle
Melbourne
Friday 3 March 2017, 4:13pm
Apprentice jockey Tahlia Hope has suffered a fractured ankle after being unseated from a horse at the Ballarat jump-outs. Read more »
Ambitious crack at Canterbury Stakes
Sydney
Friday 3 March 2017, 4:08pm
Chris Waller has set Japonisme an ambitious task to claim the Group One $500,000 Canterbury Stakes at Randwick first-up after a spell. Read more »
Heatherly stays home for Listed sprint
Melbourne
Friday 3 March 2017, 3:17pm
Quality sprinting mare Heatherly has remained in Melbourne for the Listed Bob Hoysted Stakes on her home track at Flemington instead of travelling to Sydney. Read more »
Craiglea Wandoo to step up in Cup
Brisbane
Friday 3 March 2017, 3:11pm
Prolific winner Craiglea Wandoo will step up from being a QTIS bonus pin-up boy to racing in stakes company at Eagle Farm. Read more »
One-eyed blinker call for Jalan Jalan
Melbourne
Friday 3 March 2017, 2:59pm
Jalan Jalan will race in a one-eyed blinker when she contests a stakes race at Flemington. Read more »
Divine Prophet chasing G1 Guineas double
Melbourne
Friday 3 March 2017, 2:37pm
Divine Prophet will be striving to become just the second horse to win the Caulfield Guineas-Australian Guineas Group One double. Read more »
Bjorn Baker assesses Guineas starters
Sydney
Friday 3 March 2017, 2:10pm
Trainer Bjorn Baker hopes Impavido's breeding comes to the fore when he races on a wet track in the Randwick Guineas. Read more »
Beatniks to end three-year stakes quest
Brisbane
Friday 3 March 2017, 1:14pm
Honest mare Beatniks gets a chance to end a winning drought in stakes races after three years. Read more »
Quick Flemington back-up for Almoonqith
Melbourne
Friday 3 March 2017, 1:01pm
After being outsprinted in a weight-for-age race at Caulfield, Almoonqith is stepping up in distance at Flemington to run in the Roy Higgins Quality. Read more »
Dunn learns lesson with Guest of Honour
Brisbane
Friday 3 March 2017, 11:34am
Matt Dunn believes he has learned a lesson about Guest of Honour as the gelding prepares to tackle the Listed Members Cup at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Track rider Riharna Thomson dies
Sydney
Friday 3 March 2017, 7:20am
Canberra track rider Riharna Thomson has died from injuries received in an accident at Thoroughbred Park. Read more »
Veteran sprinter Sole Power retired
London
Friday 3 March 2017, 6:50am
Multiple Group One-winning sprinter Sole Power has been retired by his Irish owners after a career spanning almost eight years. Read more »
Trio of outsiders make Championship final
Sydney
Thursday 2 March 2017, 6:39pm
Shazlee Lee has led an unfancied trio set for The Provincial Championships final at Randwick through the Hawkesbury qualifier. Read more »
RV reports turnover increase in first half
Melbourne
Thursday 2 March 2017, 6:13pm
Turnover from all wagering operators on Victorian horse racing has risen six per cent in the first half of the new racing season. Read more »
Menari favourite for Randwick and Canberra
Sydney
Thursday 2 March 2017, 5:37pm
A recent barrier trial win on a heavy track has Menari ready for any conditions as he heads to his Golden Slipper lead-up run. Read more »
Northwest Passage after fourth Listed win
Melbourne
Thursday 2 March 2017, 5:11pm
Tasmanian Derby winner Northwest Passage will be chasing his fourth consecutive stakes win when he takes on the older horses in the Listed Roy Higgins Quality. Read more »
Harmonious preparation for Music Magnate
Sydney
Thursday 2 March 2017, 4:13pm
Trainer Bjorn Baker targets second Group One win with Music Magnate in the $500,000 Canterbury Stakes during Randwick Guineas Day. Read more »
Australian Guineas: What you need to know
Melbourne
Thursday 2 March 2017, 3:52pm
What you need to know about the Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington. Read more »
Better run expected from Can't Remember
Melbourne
Thursday 2 March 2017, 3:50pm
Can't Remember was well-beaten in the Blue Diamond colts and geldings Prelude but trainer John Moloney believes he can bounce back at Flemington. Read more »
Perfect draw for Doc in Australian Guineas
Melbourne
Thursday 2 March 2017, 3:28pm
Hey Doc has the perfect draw in the Australian Guineas as trainer Tony McEvoy chases his first Group One win since shifting from Lindsay Park. Read more »
Toby Edmonds has strong hand at Eagle Farm
Brisbane
Thursday 2 March 2017, 3:19pm
Trainer Toby Edmonds' theory that in-form restricted class horses can race well in open company will get tested with Fiery Heights and Raffinato at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Sibling rivalry in Group One Aust Guineas
Melbourne
Thursday 2 March 2017, 2:35pm
Brother and sister jockeys Andrew and Katelyn Mallyon will compete against each other in a Group One race for the first time in the Australian Guineas. Read more »
Accused racing fraud can't afford lawyer
Melbourne
Thursday 2 March 2017, 2:27pm
Victorian racing identity Bill Vlahos has represented himself in court saying he's run out of money for legal representation. Read more »
Dream Finnish passed fit for Eagle Farm
Brisbane
Thursday 2 March 2017, 2:09pm
Talented mare Dream Finnish has been passed fit to return to racing at Eagle Farm and to press on to the Toowoomba Cup. Read more »
Full field declared for Black Opal Stakes
Sydney
Thursday 2 March 2017, 10:15am
The Black Opal Stakes in Canberra has attracted a full field of 14 plus two emergencies with several dual acceptors as insurance against Sydney's wet weather. Read more »
Prized Icon in Melbourne for Aust Guineas
Sydney
Thursday 2 March 2017, 8:06am
Trainer James Cummings will consider bringing Prized Icon back from Melbourne if the Randwick Guineas meeting is moved. Read more »
Triple Crown Winning World Champion American Pharoah to stand in Australia
Thursday 2 March 2017, 7:53am
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will stand the next southern hemisphere breeding season at Coolmore Australia. Read more »
Gollan set for another training record
Brisbane
Wednesday 1 March 2017, 6:31pm
Tony Gollan's career equalling best four winners at Doomben has put him in line to break his own Brisbane training record. Read more »
Provincial Championship qualifier at risk
Sydney
Wednesday 1 March 2017, 6:22pm
Rain threatens the running of the second Provincial Championships qualifying race at Hawkesbury on Thursday while Randwick Guineas Day is also under threat. Read more »
Jukebox to be vetted before next run
Sydney
Wednesday 1 March 2017, 6:12pm
Jukebox will need to pass a veterinary inspection when he arrives in Sydney from Melbourne to race either at Randwick or Canberra. Read more »
Good Oh continues success for breeder
Melbourne
Wednesday 1 March 2017, 5:10pm
Good Oh has delivered after being well backed to win her debut at Sandown to continue a good week for breeder Rick Jamieson. Read more »
Hey Doc remains favourite for Aust Guineas
Melbourne
Wednesday 1 March 2017, 4:59pm
Jockey Luke Currie is happy with an inside draw for Australian Guineas favourite Hey Doc in a capacity field of 16 plus three emergencies. Read more »
Decision pending on Supido's Sydney run
Melbourne
Wednesday 1 March 2017, 4:41pm
Trainer Mick Kent is keen to take Supido to Sydney for the Challenge Stakes ahead of the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Read more »
WA apprentice wins on Bastille at Sandown
Melbourne
Wednesday 1 March 2017, 4:27pm
A smart ride on lightly raced Bastille has given WA apprentice Clint Johnston-Porter a winner in Melbourne. Read more »