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Frolic in last-to-first Inglis Classic win

Monday 13 February 2017, 3:49pm

Frolic has enjoyed a fast-run Inglis Classic to come from the back of the field to win the $250,000 race.  Read more »

Darryl Roberts lands metropolitan victory

Monday 13 February 2017, 3:25pm

The Randwick win of Bills A Goodie has given trainer Darryl Roberts his first win in the metropolitan area.  Read more »

Supido on target for G1 Lightning assault

Monday 13 February 2017, 2:54pm

Lightly raced Supido is a stronger sprinter following a long break and is ready for his return in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Craig Williams to ride Catchy in Diamond

Monday 13 February 2017, 12:15pm

Craig Williams has chosen Catchy over Jukebox and Property as his mount in the Blue Diamond Stakes.  Read more »

Chautauqua could face Winx in Ryder

Monday 13 February 2017, 10:18am

Chautauqua's owner Rupert Legh says the star sprinter could be stepped up in distance with a potential clash against Winx in the George Ryder Stakes.  Read more »

Jeff Lloyd has Qld record in his sights

Monday 13 February 2017, 7:30am

Jeff Lloyd has continued his march towards a Queensland and Brisbane riding record.  Read more »

Winx the star at delayed Randwick meeting

Sunday 12 February 2017, 6:19pm

Winx will be the star attraction when she makes a delayed start to her year at Randwick.  Read more »

Seaburge chasing special win for Hayes

Sunday 12 February 2017, 4:42pm

Seaburge will be chasing a first-up win in the CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington, a race which holds special significance for his co-trainers.  Read more »

Geoff Goold in line for Oaks ride

Sunday 12 February 2017, 4:37pm

Jockey Geoff Goold has forged a strong partnership with trainer Kelly Doughty and is in line for the rode on top filly Benfica Princess in her Oaks campaign.  Read more »

Oliver excited about Flying Artie's return

Sunday 12 February 2017, 4:12pm

Damien Oliver missed out on the Coolmore Stud Stakes winning ride on Flying Artie but is hoping to snare a Group One on the star colt in the Lightning Stakes.  Read more »

Randwick heat delay to help Junction

Sunday 12 February 2017, 2:31pm

Gold Coast two-year-old Junction has had an extra three days to acclimatise to Sydney after extreme heat caused Randwick's meeting to be moved.  Read more »

Williams' Blue Diamond choices down to 3

Sunday 12 February 2017, 2:21pm

Craig Williams has asked for more time to do his homework ahead of a decision on which horse he will ride in the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Two Queensland apprentices out for a month

Sunday 12 February 2017, 9:17am

Apprentices Jed Hodge and Corey Bayliss have been suspended for a month for their rides on leaders at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Swinburn death accidental: coroner

Sunday 12 February 2017, 9:13am

A coroner has ruled the death of former jockey Walter Swinburn an accident.  Read more »

Prussian Vixen gives trainer biggest win

Saturday 11 February 2017, 6:27pm

Prussian Vixen has led throughout in a stakes race at Caulfield to give trainer Michael Mehegan his biggest success.  Read more »

Jeff Lloyd does his homework on Siegfried

Saturday 11 February 2017, 6:24pm

Jeff Lloyd has done his homework to help Siegfried score his first open company win at Doomben.  Read more »

Burning Front wins another Carlyon Cup

Saturday 11 February 2017, 5:54pm

Burning Front has claimed the T S Carlyon Cup for the second straight year with a front-running win over stablemate Humidor at Caulfield.  Read more »

Super Cash causes Rubiton Stakes upset

Saturday 11 February 2017, 4:35pm

Jockey Katelyn Mallyon has won the Rubiton Stakes for the second-straight year, this time on Super Cash who has upstaged a good field including Chautauqua.  Read more »

Fuhryk dominant in Kevin Hayes Stakes

Saturday 11 February 2017, 4:21pm

Fuhryk has bounced back to winning form at Caulfield with a dominant display in a stakes race.  Read more »

Black Heart Bart too strong in Orr Stakes

Saturday 11 February 2017, 4:16pm

The Darren Weir-trained Black Heart Bart has scored another 1400m Group One win, taking out the C F Orr Stakes.  Read more »

Things finally go right for Ahndras

Saturday 11 February 2017, 3:57pm

Things have gone wrong before and during the race for Australian Oaks-bound filly Ahndras who has still managed to win at Doomben.  Read more »

Catchy, Property win Blue Diamond Preludes

Saturday 11 February 2017, 3:50pm

Catchy has moved to Blue Diamond favouritism by remaining unbeaten in the fillies Prelude at Caulfield while Property has impressed in the male division.  Read more »

Williams gets Catchy home at Caulfield

Saturday 11 February 2017, 2:52pm

Leading Blue Diamond hope Catchy has won an important lead-up race at Caulfield to remain unbeaten in three race starts.  Read more »

Arki earns winter carnival campaign

Saturday 11 February 2017, 2:42pm

Arki has completed a comeback from a two-year injury-enforced lay-off to win his fifth race in a row and his first in open company.  Read more »

Ruby Red Heart does the job for Zielke

Saturday 11 February 2017, 2:23pm

Smart filly Ruby Red Heart has lived up to the big opinion her trainer has of her by winning her first start at Doomben.  Read more »

Oak Door claims Group Two win

Saturday 11 February 2017, 2:11pm

The Robert Smerdon-trained Oak Door has claimed his first stakes victory with a determined on-pace effort in the Autumn Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Zarpoya ride special for Ben Thompson

Friday 10 February 2017, 5:42pm

Apprentice Ben Thompson is hoping Zarpoya, a horse part-owned by his parents, can cause an upset in the Blue Diamond Prelude for fillies.  Read more »

Randwick postponed because of heat

Friday 10 February 2017, 5:22pm

The race meeting at Randwick featuring the return of champion Winx has been postponed because of extreme heat.  Read more »

Portelli looking for another Inglis win

Friday 10 February 2017, 5:03pm

Nicci's Gold will carry the hopes of trainer Gary Portelli and new syndicate Gold Edge in the Inglis Classic.  Read more »

Catchy out to prove Diamond credentials

Friday 10 February 2017, 4:59pm

David Hayes' Lindsay Park stable has a strong hand heading towards the Blue Diamond Stakes and that could strengthen after the Preludes at Caulfield.  Read more »

He's Our Rokkii after another Caulfield G1

Friday 10 February 2017, 3:43pm

He's Our Rokkii won the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield during the spring and will be chasing another Group One at the track when he resumes in the C F Orr Stakes.  Read more »

Quiet achiever Navagio in stakes race

Friday 10 February 2017, 3:28pm

Colin Little is chasing black type with lightly raced but talented filly Navagio at Caulfield.  Read more »

Lasqueti to show spirit in Apollo Stakes

Friday 10 February 2017, 3:13pm

Trainer Lee Curtis is not expecting VRC Oaks winner Lasqueti Spirit to win the Apollo but is looking for the filly to run well.  Read more »

Miss Rose De Lago chasing G1 milestone

Friday 10 February 2017, 2:21pm

Dual Group Two-winning mare Miss Rose De Lago will face a star-studded field when she tries for a first Group One win in the C F Orr Stakes.  Read more »

Blue Lion to ward off retirement

Friday 10 February 2017, 12:57pm

Stakes placegetter Blue Lion will need to reproduce some of his old form in the Open Handicap at Doomben to ward off impending retirement.  Read more »

Chautauqua a happier horse for the autumn

Friday 10 February 2017, 12:52pm

Wayne Hawkes can see a difference in Chautauqua from the horse who finished out of the placings in two races during the spring.  Read more »

Two Shoes to go the extra distance

Friday 10 February 2017, 12:40pm

Tony Sears has always believed Two Shoes will make a good miler and the filly gets the chance to prove it at Doomben.  Read more »

Dunn in box seat in Country C'Ship heat

Friday 10 February 2017, 9:05am

Trainer Matt Dunn has the four most fancied runners in the first heat of the Country Championship at Grafton.  Read more »

Deanne Panya outed for one month

Thursday 9 February 2017, 7:11pm

Sydney apprentice Deanne Panya will serve a one-month suspension for a diuretic offence when her injury enforced break ends.  Read more »

Spriggs injures head and knee in fall

Thursday 9 February 2017, 6:21pm

Jockey Blake Spriggs is being monitored for head and knee injuries after a fall at Hawkesbury.  Read more »

Martin out of hospital after Ballarat fall

Thursday 9 February 2017, 5:54pm

A shoulder tear will keep apprentice Jack Martin on the sidelines for up to six weeks following a fall at Ballarat.  Read more »

Classic races in mind for Ruthven

Thursday 9 February 2017, 5:35pm

Classic races in Melbourne and Sydney are on the agenda for the Ciaron Maher-trained Ruthven who begins his second racing campaign in the Autumn Stakes.  Read more »

Jopa to reignite Bridget Grylls' career

Thursday 9 February 2017, 5:26pm

Bridget Grylls hopes her favourite horse Jopa can help reignite her senior riding career by winning the Open Handicap at Doomben.  Read more »

Darren Weir learns from deeds of Limestone

Thursday 9 February 2017, 4:45pm

Darren Weir is yet to have a Group One two-year-old runner but that could change if Limestone wins a Blue Diamond Prelude at Caulfield.  Read more »

Connections cool ahead of Winx return

Thursday 9 February 2017, 4:37pm

Connections are cool ahead of Winx's Apollo Stakes return on what is predicted to be one of the hottest February days on record.  Read more »

Mallyon hoping for Super win at Caulfield

Thursday 9 February 2017, 4:15pm

Jockey Katelyn Mallyon is aiming to win the Rubiton Stakes for the second year in a row at the opening meeting of this year's Festival of Racing in Victoria.  Read more »

Winx's sibling entered for Caulfield

Thursday 9 February 2017, 2:47pm

Trainer Darren Weir says a decision whether El Divino runs in the Rubiton Stakes or waits for the Group One Lightning Stakes will be up to the colt's owners.  Read more »

Third disqualification for Karakatsanis

Thursday 9 February 2017, 2:34pm

Trainer Con Karakatsanis has been disqualified for 12 months after being found guilty of breaching raceday medication rules.  Read more »

Michael Murphy to make Saturday debut

Thursday 9 February 2017, 2:28pm

Promising apprentice Michael Murphy will make his Saturday racing debut at Doomben.  Read more »

Divine right three-year-old in Orr contest

Thursday 9 February 2017, 1:58pm

Divine Prophet is the only three-year-old to take on the weight-for-age C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield, a race proven to be a good one for his age group.  Read more »