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O'Shea bullish about Newsreader's debut
Sydney
Friday 1 May 2020, 11:31am
A winning track work gallop has given trainer John O'Shea the confidence to set the bar high for Newsreader ahead of her debut. Read more »
Flemington Finals Day conditions changed
Melbourne
Friday 1 May 2020, 11:25am
Victorian racing officials have announced changes to some race conditions during winter, with all Flemington Finals Day races to be Quality handicaps. Read more »
Tighe to continue winning ways in style
Brisbane
Friday 1 May 2020, 10:58am
Peter Tighe has owned dozens of winners including superstar Winx and he could continue his run with a cheap buy, Stylish Saga, at Doomben. Read more »
Secretariat favourite in virtual Derby
Louisville
Friday 1 May 2020, 10:51am
Secretariat is favourite ahead of Citation with the 13 triple crown winners to do battle in a virtual running of the first leg, the Kentucky Derby. Read more »
Gollan heads to another milestone
Brisbane
Friday 1 May 2020, 10:15am
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan has had trebles at the past two Saturday meetings and will again have a strong hand at Doomben. Read more »
Provisional fixture list being prepared
London
Friday 1 May 2020, 7:15am
Officials are nearing publication of an initial program for the first seven days of racing when the sport eventually resumes in Britain. Read more »
Irish Songs gives Goldman Wagga Town Plate
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2020, 6:06pm
Irish Songs has won the Wagga Town Plate, a race his trainer Kurt Goldman says he has long wanted to win. Read more »
Strong entries for two-day Bool carnival
Melbourne
Thursday 30 April 2020, 5:24pm
Entries have closed for the COVID-19-shortened Warrnambool carnival which features an all jumps program on day one and a flat meeting on day two. Read more »
Minervini ready to make a mark after move
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2020, 5:00pm
Nine months after making the move to NSW, Group-winning trainer Mark Minervini will have his first Saturday metropolitan runners in Sydney. Read more »
The Astrologist entered for Sandown return
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2020, 4:57pm
City winner The Astrologist is yet to race this season but the three-year-old is scheduled to make his return in a 1200m-race at Sandown. Read more »
John O'Shea ramps up post-carnival team
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2020, 4:45pm
With a stable of mostly young, up-and-coming horses, trainer John O'Shea is hoping to make his presence felt during the post-carnival period. Read more »
Brisbane joins Seven's national race cover
Brisbane
Thursday 30 April 2020, 4:42pm
Network Seven will show four Brisbane carnival meetings as part of a national coverage of free-to-air racing but hopes for a full-time service have stalled. Read more »
Winning is uncomplicated for Kendrick
Brisbane
Thursday 30 April 2020, 4:26pm
Trainer Stuart Kendrick is nearing 900 career winners and has a strong hand at Doomben with filly Uncomplicated. Read more »
Stokes chasing third Australasian Oaks
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2020, 4:07pm
Trainer Phillip Stokes has won the Australasian Oaks twice with Marju Snip and Maybe Discreet and is looking for a third with Selica. Read more »
Snowdens Wild over Snitzel colt's return
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2020, 3:39pm
Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden have taken a deliberately steady approach with talented colt Wild Ruler who has been earmarked for the Brisbane winter carnival. Read more »
Derby start hinges on Sandown performance
Melbourne
Thursday 30 April 2020, 3:27pm
How Vegas Knight performs in a 2100m-race at Sandown will determine whether he backs up in the South Australian Derby. Read more »
Nature Strip confirmed for The Everest
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2020, 2:55pm
Star sprinter Nature Strip will represent the TAB in The Everest, the world's richest sprint held at Randwick in spring. Read more »
Stephanie Thornton close to a milestone
Brisbane
Thursday 30 April 2020, 2:12pm
Apprentice Stephanie Thornton has seven rides at Doomben where she will try to outride her metropolitan claim. Read more »
Castelvecchio joins Arrowfield stallions
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2020, 1:54pm
Dual Group One winner Castelvecchio will join the Arrowfield stallion roster sooner than planned and will not race as a four-year-old. Read more »
Street Icon chases Sangster Stakes success
Melbourne
Thursday 30 April 2020, 12:56pm
A change to Street Icon's racing pattern has led the mare to her first Group One assignment in the Sangster Stakes at Morphettville. Read more »
The Odyssey to overcome a tricky barrier
Brisbane
Thursday 30 April 2020, 12:35pm
Top three-year-old The Odyssey has a big weight advantage at Doomben but must overcome a tricky barrier. Read more »
Wisdom Of Water to return at Gold Coast
Brisbane
Thursday 30 April 2020, 11:40am
Top two-year-old Wisdom Of Water has won a trial by 15 lengths but co-trainer Toby Edmonds says there is still improvement in the colt. Read more »
Yes Yes Yes to stand for $38,500
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2020, 11:20am
Coolmore has announced its stallion fees headed by Fastnet Rock with newcomer Yes Yes Yes to stand for $38,500. Read more »
Churchill Downs preparing for racing again
Louisville
Thursday 30 April 2020, 11:07am
Churchill Downs Racecourse, the home of the Kentucky Derby, will re-open for training with racing to be phased in subject to government approval. Read more »
Marboosha makes it two from two at Farm
Sydney
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 6:01pm
Two-year-old filly Marboosha has made it two wins from as many starts with her first city victory at Warwick Farm part of a winning double for Snowden Racing. Read more »
Randwick best for Gone Bye: Mark Newnham
Sydney
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 4:41pm
Trainer Mark Newnham says Gone Bye is likely to run at Randwick's Kensington track meeting where he will try to bounce back from a Frank Packer Plate failure. Read more »
SA Derby fancy to jump-out at Flemington
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 3:29pm
Leading South Australian Derby contender Russian Camelot is set to have a jump-out at Flemington over 800m in preparation for the Group One race. Read more »
Thunder Mania earns G1 JJ Atkins campaign
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 2:43pm
An impressive win at the Sunshine Coast has earned two-year-old Thunder Mania a tilt at the Group One JJ Atkins. Read more »
Apprentice lands winner at first city ride
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 2:38pm
Matthew Cartwright has guided Mockery to an all-the-way victory at Sandown in the apprentice's first ride on a metropolitan track. Read more »
Blinkers on for Lyre in G1 Sangster Stakes
Sydney
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 2:31pm
Blue Diamond Stakes-winning filly Lyre will race in blinkers for the first time when she bids for her second career Group One win in the Robert Sangster Stakes. Read more »
Ancestry chasing fourth consecutive win
Sydney
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 1:30pm
The Phillip Stokes-trained Ancestry will be chasing his fourth straight win when he runs under a big weight in a 1200m handicap for three-year-olds at Sandown. Read more »
Isolation has Spain keen for Group 1 rides
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 1:13pm
Melbourne jockey Zac Spain is nearing the end of an isolation stint ahead of his bid for Group One success at Morphettville. Read more »
Trainers rely on colleagues for big races
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 12:58pm
Interstate trainers are relying on the help of local handlers to stable and saddle their horses ahead of major Group One assignments. Read more »
Fighting Teo set to battle for top billing
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 11:55am
Fighting Teo can confirm his rating as potentially one of Queensland's best stayers when he takes on small but select field at the Gold Coast Read more »
Brisbane G1 ballot-free races confirmed
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 11:33am
Racing Queensland has confirmed the ballot-free races for the two Group One races left in the winter carnival. Read more »
BRC supports free-to-air slot for races
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 11:30am
The Brisbane Racing Club will not stand in the way of free-to-air telecasts of its meetings as officials attempt to sort out complicated negotiations. Read more »
Fradd back with quality Gold Coast rides
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 11:22am
Top jockey Robbie Fradd has finished his self-isolation to take six rides at the Gold Coast metropolitan meeting. Read more »
Jockey banned for hitting horse on head
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 11:12am
Country-based Queensland jockey Chris McIver has been disqualified for seven months after admitting he hit his mount on the head. Read more »
Hopes for early racing return in France
London
Wednesday 29 April 2020, 9:56am
Racing remains on course to return in France despite French prime minister Edouard Philippe announcing other professional sport is still on hold. Read more »
Trans Tasman horse flights set to resume
Sydney
Tuesday 28 April 2020, 4:47pm
Trans Tasman horse transport is ready to resume after a successful test flight under enhanced health and safety protocols. Read more »
Holland does the hard yards for Away Game
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 April 2020, 4:39pm
Dean Holland is shedding the kilograms to ride two-year-old Away Game in the Group One Sangster Stakes at Morphettville. Read more »
It's take two for Bandersnatch at Randwick
Sydney
Tuesday 28 April 2020, 2:56pm
The talented Bandersnatch wil be out for a consolation win at Randwick after being scratched at the barrier before the Hawkesbury Guineas. Read more »
Affair To Remember chases first G1 victory
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 April 2020, 2:48pm
Ballarat trainer Dan O'Sullivan says Affair To Remember has the right credentials to give him a Group One win in the Australasian Oaks. Read more »
RV want Melham hearing as soon as possible
Sydney
Tuesday 28 April 2020, 1:53pm
Racing Victoria's head of integrity Jamie Stier says they will ask the Victorian Racing Tribunal to hear charges against jockey Ben Melham as early as possible. Read more »
Hong Kong great set to join Sydney ranks
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 April 2020, 12:44pm
Seven-time champion trainer John Moore is set to return to Australia after more than 40 years in Hong Kong to set up a stable with his brother Gary at Rosehill. Read more »
Ribchester to stand at Haunui Farm in NZ
Sydney
Tuesday 28 April 2020, 11:49am
Ribchester will relocate from Darley Australia to New Zealand's Haunui Farm to replace his sire Iffraaj who is to be retired from southern hemisphere duties. Read more »
Harbour Views ready for return to races
Sydney
Tuesday 28 April 2020, 11:30am
Lightly raced Harbour Views is scheduled to begin a campaign at Sandown which trainer Matthew Williams hopes will boost the gelding's rating ahead of spring. Read more »
Sunlight draws wide in G1 Sangster Stakes
Sydney
Tuesday 28 April 2020, 11:19am
Sunlight has drawn wide in a capacity field for the Robert Sangster Stakes in Adelaide in which two-year-old Away Game will take on the older fillies and mares. Read more »
Ben Melham charged with betting offences
Sydney
Monday 27 April 2020, 6:40pm
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Ben Melham has charged with betting offences against the rules of racing. Read more »
Portelli plans around changed program
Sydney
Monday 27 April 2020, 5:49pm
Trainer Gary Portelli has the latest sibling of Slipper winner She Will Reign ready for her debut at Warwick Farm. Read more »