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Spright breaks maiden with speedy finish

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 5:53pm

Stakes placed filly Spright has unleashed a strong turn of foot to win at Rosehill in a famous set of colours.  Read more »

O'Sullivan horses high cobalt levels

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 5:42pm

Two horses prepared by father and daughter training partners Terry and Karina O'Sullivan have returned high cobalt levels.  Read more »

Exciting clash awaits in G1 Moir Stakes

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 4:24pm

The Group One Moir Stakes looms as a exciting clash with a classy field of nine sprinters headlined by Chautauqua and Buffering.  Read more »

Chris Waller looking for Epsom four-peat

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 3:35pm

If one of trainer Chris Waller's four Epsom Handicap runners can win on Saturday, it will be his fourth consecutive victory in the race.  Read more »

Happy Trails to run in fifth G1 Turnbull

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 3:24pm

Happy Trails will contest the Group One Turnbull Stakes for the fifth time and his performance will determine whether he heads to another Cox Plate.  Read more »

McDougall cleared over Warwick Farm drift

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 3:10pm

Stewards have found nothing wrong with betting patterns on a race after which they had questioned apprentice jockey Blaike McDougall over his ride.  Read more »

Danny O'Brien hits out at RV

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 3:08pm

Trainer Danny O'Brien has taken a swipe at Racing Victoria and its chief steward at his cobalt appeal before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.  Read more »

Turnbull Stakes attracts field of 13

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 12:04pm

A field of 13 has been declared for the Group One Turnbull Stakes which will feature in-form Hartnell's first Melbourne appearance of the season.  Read more »

Field of nine for the G1 Moir Stakes

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 11:12am

Chautauqua will face eight rivals in the Group One Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley including Queensland star Buffering.  Read more »

Harzand cleared to run in Arc

Wednesday 28 September 2016, 6:10am

Trainer Dermot Weld has cleared dual Derby winner Harzand to run in the Arc but stablemate Fascinating Rock will be saved for another day.  Read more »

Dee I Cee chance to give Gai 9th Metrop

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 6:19pm

Dee I Cee's strong trackwork performance has boosted co-trainer Adrian Bott's confidence ahead of the Group One Metropolitan Handicap.  Read more »

Amarela on path to stakes race targets

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 5:54pm

A good performance from Amarela in a benchmark race at Caulfield will confirm plans to target a stakes race at her next start.  Read more »

Gai gives Johan Victoire the nod for Epsom

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 5:03pm

French jockey Johan Victoire is set to ride in his first Group One race in Australia as Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott choose him for Fabrizio.  Read more »

Inside barrier not so Happy for Clapper

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 4:49pm

Happy Clapper's jockey Brenton Avdulla believes barrier one could make things tricky in the Group One Epsom Handicap at Randwick.  Read more »

Two state options for Under The Louvre

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 4:42pm

Trainer Robert Smerdon will weigh up options in two states for Under The Louvre who is will be an acceptor for the Premiere Stakes and Gilgai Stakes.  Read more »

Leotie heads to Bendigo on way to Guineas

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 3:16pm

Leotie will continue her preparation for the Thousand Guineas in a race at Bendigo after missing her scheduled Group Two lead-up.  Read more »

Machinegun Jubs shoots for three in a row

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 2:53pm

If Machinegun Jubs can measure up in midweek grade, trainer Angela Davies will consider targeting a Listed race.  Read more »

Maher keeping options open with Set Square

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 1:13pm

Ciaron Maher will start Jameka in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington which is an option for Set Square who is also entered in the JRA Cup at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Palentino, Hauraki equal Epsom favourites

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 11:40am

Palentino and Hauraki are the $5.50 equal favourites for the Group One Epsom Handicap and will jump from barriers nine and 10 respectively.  Read more »

Hauraki to jump from wide barrier in Epsom

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 10:51am

Epsom Handicap favourite Hauraki has drawn barrier 10 of 13 in the $1 million race.  Read more »

Gold Luck wins on debut in France

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 9:40am

When a great champion's half-sister by a multiple champion sire makes her debut, expectations are naturally high.  Read more »

Impressive fillies dominate colts at Rosehill trials

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 9:28am

Two juvenile heats at the Rosehill barrier trials on Monday morning produced a couple of impressive fillies by More Than Ready (USA) and I Am Invincible.  Read more »

Fields of 13 for Epsom and Metrop

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 9:25am

The Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps at Randwick will each have fields of 13 runners.  Read more »

Lankan Rupee steps out in jump-out

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 8:10am

Lankan Rupee has ramped up preparations for a spring racing return, competing in a jump-out at Caulfield.  Read more »

Da Big Hoss to miss Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 6:58am

Connections of United States-trained Da Big Hoss will bypass the Melbourne Cup and instead take the American St Leger winner to Canada.  Read more »

Buffering back for more Moir

Tuesday 27 September 2016, 5:56am

Buffering makes his comeback from injury at Moonee Valley chasing a fourth win in the Moir Stakes.  Read more »

Astern leads Group Two Roman Consul market

Monday 26 September 2016, 6:02pm

Godolphin colt Astern is the $1.60 favourite to win Saturday's Group Two Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Hartnell heads Turnbull Stakes nominations

Monday 26 September 2016, 4:42pm

Godolphin's Hartnell heads the market for the Turnbull Stakes, his first Group One race of the spring, after two dominant stakes wins.  Read more »

Omei Sword odds-on for G1 Flight Stakes

Monday 26 September 2016, 4:29pm

Chris Waller-trained filly Omei Sword has been made odds-on favourite to win the Group One Flight Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

First races for new season's 2yos

Monday 26 September 2016, 3:24pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan is hoping two-year-old Condor Heroes can live up to his barrier trial win ahead of his debut in the Breeders' Plate.  Read more »

Detective in search of a second stakes win

Monday 26 September 2016, 3:17pm

Listed winner Detective has had a look around Moonee Valley in preparation for the Stutt Stakes which could be a campaign-defining race for the colt.  Read more »

Sons Of John primed for G1 Epsom Handicap

Monday 26 September 2016, 3:03pm

Trainer Jason Attard says Sons Of John is better off in the weights for this year's Epsom Handicap than last year when he ran third behind Winx.  Read more »

Trainers counting the cost of cobalt

Monday 26 September 2016, 2:21pm

Trainers Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh have been left to count the cost of their cobalt disqualifications as their appeals continue.  Read more »

Extreme Choice faces tough first-up task

Monday 26 September 2016, 1:07pm

Group One-winning colt Extreme Choice will try to enhance his reputation when he takes on some star older sprinters in the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Snowden wants dry track for Capitalist

Monday 26 September 2016, 12:30pm

Golden Slipper winner Capitalist is set to clash with Astern in the Roman Consul Stakes as long as he gets a good track.  Read more »

Order Of St George likely to run in Arc

Monday 26 September 2016, 12:05pm

Former Melbourne Cup favourite Order Of St George and Cox Plate placegetter Highland Reel are likely to run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.  Read more »

Brilliant win for son of I Am Invincible

Monday 26 September 2016, 10:27am

Now in the care of champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir, exciting I Am Invincible sprinter Hellbent made it back to back victories when bolting away to win as he pleased at Caulfield on Saturday.  Read more »

Super Stakes-Winning Saturday for Medaglia d'Oro

Monday 26 September 2016, 10:17am

Amazing US based filly Songbird remained perfect in eleven career starts with a dominating performance to win the G1 Cotillion by five-and-three-quarter-lengths at Parx Racing.  Read more »

New Group One winner for Choisir

Monday 26 September 2016, 10:14am

Coolmore stalwart Choisir is seldom without a top class performer and added a ninth Group I winner to his tally in the UK overnight with his tough and consistent juvenile colt The Last Lion capturing the Group I Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket.  Read more »

Extreme Choice gallops at Moonee Valley

Monday 26 September 2016, 8:09am

Moir Stakes hopefuls Extreme Choice and Redzel have had gallops at Moonee Valley in preparation for the Group One race.  Read more »

Curren Mirotic unplaced at Nakayama

Monday 26 September 2016, 7:12am

Japan's sole Melbourne Cup entrant Curren Mirotic has finshed unplaced in a Group Two race at Nakayama.  Read more »

Michelle Payne rides Coleraine Cup winner

Sunday 25 September 2016, 5:40pm

Michelle Payne has added a country Cup to her Melbourne Cup at her sixth ride back from injury, steering Birds Of Tokyo at Coleraine.  Read more »

Derby hope Highlad to run in UCI Stakes

Sunday 25 September 2016, 4:32pm

New Zealand three-year-old Highlad will make his Melbourne debut over 1800m at Flemington while stablemate Eleonora will run in the Edward Manifold Stakes.  Read more »

Omei to put rivals to the sword

Sunday 25 September 2016, 4:32pm

Omei Sword and Foxplay head the Thousand Guineas market but will fight it out in the Flight Stakes.  Read more »

Chloe In Paris ready for Moir return

Sunday 25 September 2016, 3:56pm

Chloe In Paris will tackle class sprinters Chautauqua and Buffering when she makes her return in the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Extreme Choice to gallop at Valley

Sunday 25 September 2016, 2:50pm

Extreme Choice will continue his preparations for his clash with Chautauqua in the Moir Stakes with a gallop at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Corey Brown back for more Australian G1s

Sunday 25 September 2016, 2:47pm

Corey Brown will be making hit-and-run visits in coming weeks from Singapore for Group One rides in Sydney and Melbourne.  Read more »

Astern to run in Roman Consul Stakes

Sunday 25 September 2016, 1:53pm

Star Godolphin colt Astern will reume his spring campaign in the Roman Consul Stakes after his Caulfield Guineas hopes were derailed by an elevated temperature.  Read more »

Another spring over for Alpine Eagle

Sunday 25 September 2016, 12:45pm

Alpine Eagle is to undergo throat surgery, putting an end to his spring aspirations for the second year running.  Read more »

Brave Anna causes Cheveley upset

Sunday 25 September 2016, 7:33am

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Brave Anna has caused a 25-1 upset in the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes.  Read more »