News
Wide draw a concern for Dwyer with Leotie
Melbourne
Friday 7 October 2016, 5:57pm
Trainer Henry Dwyer is confident Leotie is ready to run to her best in the Thousand Guineas but is concerned about the filly's wide barrier. Read more »
Staying credentials on line in Champion
Sydney
Friday 7 October 2016, 5:35pm
The 2000 metres of the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick will determine which three-year-olds can be counted as Derby contenders. Read more »
Shea Eden has sights on Group One trophy
Melbourne
Friday 7 October 2016, 5:33pm
Ocean Embers heads to Caulfield for the Schillaci Stakes but her trainer Shea Eden is thinking longer term about a Group One race at Flemington. Read more »
Royal Rapture could give Weir 3rd Toorak
Melbourne
Friday 7 October 2016, 5:33pm
Tosen Stardom has been scratched from the Toorak Handicap but trainer Darren Weir still has Royal Rapture in the Group One race. Read more »
Prime Dispatch 7/10/2016
Friday 7 October 2016, 4:12pm
This week's short but sweet Prime Dispatch compiled by Joe O'Neill Read more »
Hey Doc out to continue spring rise in G1
Melbourne
Friday 7 October 2016, 4:10pm
In-form Hey Doc will try to continue his unbeaten run this spring when he faces his biggest challenge in the Group One Caulfield Guineas. Read more »
Angst a sentimental race for trainer
Sydney
Friday 7 October 2016, 3:51pm
Noel Mayfield-Smith will saddle his first runner in the race named for the horse who put him in the headlines. Read more »
Milliner spills spring race fashion tips
Sydney
Friday 7 October 2016, 3:40pm
Spring carnival milliner Nerida Winter says DIY fascinators are not an option for competitors in the Spring Champion Stakes Day fashion chute at Randwick. Read more »
Exospheric moving well at Werribee
Melbourne
Friday 7 October 2016, 2:44pm
After three wins together in the Caulfield Cup during the 1990s, Lee Freedman and Damien Oliver are teaming again with import Exospheric. Read more »
Hayes hopes He Or She can spoil party
Melbourne
Friday 7 October 2016, 1:53pm
Winx and Black Heart Bart are the two star horses in the three-horse Caulfield Stakes but David Hayes is hoping He Or She can spring a surprise. Read more »
Belmont winner Creator sold to Japan
Kentucky
Friday 7 October 2016, 1:11pm
Belmont Stakes winner Creator has been sold to Japan and will stand at Shizunai Stallion Station. Read more »
Dale looking for first-up Schillaci Swoop
Sydney
Friday 7 October 2016, 12:33pm
Trainer Matthew Dale says Fell Swoop has had a similar lead-up to the Group Two Schillaci Stakes as before his second in the Oakleigh Plate in February. Read more »
McEvoy takes Scottish for Werribee gallop
Melbourne
Friday 7 October 2016, 8:04am
Kerrin McEvoy has gone to the quarantine at centre at Werribee to partner his Caulfield Cup mount Scottish in a track gallop. Read more »
Blake Shinn to ride Gallante in Cup
Sydney
Friday 7 October 2016, 6:27am
Blake Shinn has been booked to ride the Lloyd Williams-owned Gallante in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Bailey may 'move on' if Nikolic returns
Melbourne
Friday 7 October 2016, 5:17am
Racing Victoria's chairman of stewards has told Danny Nikolic's appeal to regain his jockey licence that the position between the two is untenable. Read more »
Tivaci gets his next chance at a G1 win
Melbourne
Thursday 6 October 2016, 6:26pm
Trainer Mike Moroney believes the step up to 1600m suits Tivaci who gets another Group One chance in the Toorak Handicap. Read more »
Woman denies Samba comment to Nikolic
Melbourne
Thursday 6 October 2016, 6:00pm
A woman assaulted by Danny Nikolic at a nightspot has told a court the jockey grabbed her. Read more »
Racing's small fields down the years
Sydney
Thursday 6 October 2016, 5:24pm
With Winx set to face two rivals in the Group One Caulfield Stakes, take a look back at Australian racing's most famous small-field encounters. Read more »
Rawiller has faith in Black Heart Bart
Melbourne
Thursday 6 October 2016, 5:24pm
Black Heart Bart has won two Group One races this spring but now takes on champion Winx in a tactical battle in the Caulfield Stakes. Read more »
The Caulfield Guineas at a glance
Sydney
Thursday 6 October 2016, 4:38pm
Some pointers to the Caulfield Guineas won by some of Australasia's best horses. Read more »
Swear has quality to beat barrier: Hawkes
Sydney
Thursday 6 October 2016, 3:52pm
Co-trainer Michael Hawkes believes Swear has the quality to overcome the widest barrier and win the Group One Spring Champion Stakes. Read more »
Impending to carry on family tradition
Melbourne
Thursday 6 October 2016, 3:33pm
His sire and dam both won Group One Guineas races and three-year-old Impending is favourite to do likewise at Caulfield. Read more »
New stables have Griffiths horses firing
Melbourne
Thursday 6 October 2016, 2:01pm
Selenia will be out to add further stakes race success for trainer Robbie Griffiths when she runs in the Thoroughbred Club Stakes at Caulfield. Read more »
China Gale flying Pierro flag at Randwick
Sydney
Thursday 6 October 2016, 1:27pm
China Gale will be the first of Pierro's progeny saddled up by Gai Waterhouse in Saturday's two-year-old race at Randwick. Read more »
Foxplay keeps on rising to the occasion
Melbourne
Thursday 6 October 2016, 1:16pm
Foxplay will be shooting to add a Group One win to her impressive recent record when she runs in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. Read more »
Astern to head to Coolmore Stud Stakes
Melbourne
Thursday 6 October 2016, 12:03pm
Golden Rose winner Astern is poised to clash with Moir Stakes winner Extreme Choice in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes for three-year-olds at Flemington. Read more »
Hartnell to take on Winx in Cox Plate
Melbourne
Thursday 6 October 2016, 10:21am
Godolphin star Hartnell will clash with Winx in the Cox Plate instead of taking his place in the Caulfield Cup. Read more »
Oliver to ride French horse in Cox Plate
Sydney
Thursday 6 October 2016, 8:56am
Damien Oliver will ride the Andre Fabre-trained Vadamos when he takes on Winx in the Cox Plate. Read more »
Apprentice jocks Jennings, Panya suspended
Sydney
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 6:46pm
Apprentice jockeys Koby Jennings and Deanne Panya have been suspended for careless riding over separate incidents at Canterbury. Read more »
80-year-old Mills trains rare city winner
Sydney
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 6:11pm
Trainer David Mills, 80, has won a midweek race at Canterbury with the sole horse in his stable, Satirical Magic. Read more »
Payne switches from Randwick to Caulfield
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 5:03pm
After being told she couldn't ride at Randwick, Michelle Payne has picked up a ride in a Group Two race at Caulfield. Read more »
He's Our Rokki ready for Group One assault
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 4:15pm
He's Our Rokki will be shooting for his fifth straight win when he chases his biggest win in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. Read more »
Suspenders edges back-to-back midweek wins
Sydney
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 4:09pm
Suspenders has overcome a 62kg impost to win back-to-back midweek races in a photo finish at Canterbury. Read more »
Dalziel excited about Harlow Gold
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 3:59pm
Harlow Gold is the current VRC Oaks favourite and her syndicator Wylie Dalziel hopes the filly can take out the Thousand Guineas on her way to the Classic. Read more »
Thunder back down under
Sydney
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 3:47pm
Thunder Fantasy is ready to rumble when he makes race return at Randwick after going to Hong Kong and back. Read more »
Small Caulfield Stakes field suits Bowman
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 2:14pm
Champion mare Winx faces two opponents in the Caulfield Stakes which jockey Hugh Bowman says makes his job much easier. Read more »
Maiden Khartoum gets Spring Champ shot
Sydney
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 2:10pm
Trainer Pat Carey has one eye on autumn's three-year-old staying features with Spring Champion Stakes contender Khartoum. Read more »
No Smoking Aces bribe by Nikolic: Zahra
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 1:55pm
Mark Zahra says he has never felt intimidated by Danny Nikolic nor been frightened of his fellow jockey. Read more »
So Si Bon no roughie in Caulfield Guineas
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 1:30pm
So Si Bon may be a $51 outsider in the Caulfield Guineas but his trainer Robbie Laing thinks he's a better chance than those odds suggest. Read more »
Field of 13 to line up in Toorak Handicap
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 11:01am
Bon Aurum will be chasing a Group One handicap double at Caulfield when he tackles the Toorak Handicap. Read more »
Yankee Rose among Champion acceptors
Sydney
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 10:53am
Yankee Rose, the only filly in the race, is the early favourite for the Group One Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Winx to face two rivals at Caulfield
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 10:28am
Black Heart Bart and He Or She are the only two horses to take on champion mare Winx in the Group One Caulfield Stakes. Read more »
Winx gets a good look at Caulfield
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 October 2016, 6:45am
Winx has had a leisurely look at Caulfield and its surrounds ahead of the Caulfield Stakes. Read more »
Spring Champ learning curve for Hand It In
Sydney
Tuesday 4 October 2016, 5:59pm
Hand It In's trainer Rod Ollerton believes the steep learning curve of Group One racing could be perfect education for the developing stayer. Read more »
Guineas distance to suit Good Standing
Melbourne
Tuesday 4 October 2016, 5:35pm
Good Standing will race over 1600m for the first time in the Caulfield Guineas, a distance trainer James Cummings believes will suit. Read more »
Xtravagant to undergo bone scans
Sydney
Tuesday 4 October 2016, 5:15pm
New Zealand multiple Group One winner Xtravagant will undergo bone scans to determine if there is a reason for his disappointing Australian campaign. Read more »
Numbers whittled down for spring features
Melbourne
Tuesday 4 October 2016, 5:01pm
The picture is becoming clearer for the upcoming spring features following the latest declarations for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups and the Cox Plate. Read more »
Hayson used Nikolic partner TAB account
Melbourne
Tuesday 4 October 2016, 4:44pm
Jockey Danny Nikolic has denied being involved in betting on his friend Eddie Hayson's behalf on NRL matches under scrutiny. Read more »
McEvoy to ride Scottish in Caulfield Cup
Sydney
Tuesday 4 October 2016, 4:24pm
Godolphin and Kerrin McEvoy will team up in a bid for their second Caulfield Cup with the jockey to ride Scottish. Read more »
Sacred Elixir's Guineas draw perfect: Pike
Melbourne
Tuesday 4 October 2016, 3:38pm
Trainer Tony Pike is delighted with Group One winner Sacred Elixir and the gelding's barrier draw heading into the $1 million Caulfield Guineas. Read more »