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Kah to get first taste of Sydney racing

Friday 8 February 2019, 4:13pm

Jamie Kah will ride for the first time in Sydney when she partners Victorian filly Lady Naturaliste in the Inglis Millennium at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Waller new stable additions settle in well

Friday 8 February 2019, 3:57pm

Chris Waller says Nature Strip, Ringerdingding and Hulk have all settled in well to his stable ahead of their assignments on C F Orr Stakes day at Caulfield.  Read more »

Kementari primed for G1 C F Orr assault

Friday 8 February 2019, 3:51pm

Godolphin trainer James Cummings says Kementari has undergone a thorough grounding as he embarks on his autumn return in the C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Carnival test for Master Ash in Eskimo

Friday 8 February 2019, 3:44pm

Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have high aspirations for Master Ash who kicks off his autumn campaign at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Lightning Stakes doubt for colt Zousain

Friday 8 February 2019, 3:02pm

Chris Waller will wait until next week to decide whether Zousain resumes in the Lightning Stakes but says it is doubtful after he had a slight temperature.  Read more »

Barriers a worry for trainer Les Ross

Friday 8 February 2019, 2:24pm

Tricky barrier draws have trainer Les Ross worried about the chances of Defence Missile and Concealed Dynamite at Doomben.  Read more »

Waller with two chances in G1 Orr Stakes

Friday 8 February 2019, 2:06pm

Trainer Chris Waller will have two chances in the Group One C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield with D'Argento and Shillelagh both tackling the race first-up.  Read more »

Baker-trained mares in Breeders clash

Friday 8 February 2019, 1:54pm

Trainer Bjorn Baker has reluctantly nominated Champagne Cuddles as the pick of his two runners in the Breeders Classic at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Berry impressed with Graff in jump-out

Friday 8 February 2019, 1:07pm

Three-year-old colt Graff has had a look at the Flemington straight in an 800m jump-out ahead of the Group One Lightning Stakes.  Read more »

Prize money boost for Battle Of The Bush

Friday 8 February 2019, 12:40pm

Racing Queensland has announced the Battle Of The Bush series final will now be worth $125,000 plus a $30,000 QTIS bonus.  Read more »

Flu shuts down UK racing until February 13

Friday 8 February 2019, 8:30am

There will be no racing in Britain until February 13 at the earliest, following an equine flu outbreak.  Read more »

BHA trying to identify strain of EI

Friday 8 February 2019, 8:29am

Plans are already in place to salvage races lost to the shutdown in Britain caused by equine influenza as authorities try to identify the strain.  Read more »

UK vets hopeful of stopping flu calamity

Friday 8 February 2019, 4:03am

The British Horseracing Authority is confident its prompt action and "war-room" of vets can stop equine flu shutting the sport down for months.  Read more »

Tropezina to run in G3 Kevin Hayes Stakes

Thursday 7 February 2019, 5:43pm

The Henry Dwyer-trained Tropezina is set to run in the Kevin Hayes Stakes at Caulfield after being scratched from the $1 million Inglis Sprint in Sydney.  Read more »

Oink to end Kelly Schweida's frustration

Thursday 7 February 2019, 5:27pm

Trainer Kelly Schweida is having one of his best seasons but would dearly love to see Oink end months of frustration for his owners at Doomben.  Read more »

Warren focused on Blue Diamond with filly

Thursday 7 February 2019, 4:25pm

Jason Warren says he would not swap Brooklyn Hustle for any other horse heading towards the Blue Diamond as he prepares the two-year-old for her race return.  Read more »

Material Man begins Melbourne prep in Orr

Thursday 7 February 2019, 4:14pm

The C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield is the first of four planned feature races in Melbourne for West Australian horse Material Man in the next six weeks.  Read more »

Perfect Dawn for $2 million Inglis race

Thursday 7 February 2019, 3:37pm

Dawn Passage's co-trainer Adrian Bott says the colt has improved since his debut win and will relish a distance rise in the inaugural Inglis Millennium.  Read more »

Tony Gollan on track for century of wins

Thursday 7 February 2019, 3:05pm

A softer track will suit El Campeador and can help steer his trainer Tony Gollan to 50 metropolitan winners halfway through the season.  Read more »

Hawker Hurricane set for Caulfield return

Thursday 7 February 2019, 2:27pm

Talented colt Hawker Hurricane returns from a break in the Blue Diamond colts and geldings Prelude at Caulfield, aiming for his second win from as many starts.  Read more »