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Qld trainers keen to travel south

Monday 27 June 2016, 4:04pm

Several Queensland trainers are keen to target upcoming races in NSW with some of their winter carnival performers.  Read more »

Happy Trails' work to decide his future

Monday 27 June 2016, 3:47pm

Paul Beshara says the next six weeks will determine whether Happy Trails still has the competitiveness for a spring campaign or whether he's retired.  Read more »

Tas Derby winner to make Melbourne debut

Monday 27 June 2016, 3:34pm

Jerilderie Letter has a win over subsequent Group One winner Howard Be Thy Name and will make his Victorian debut in a winter race at Caulfield.  Read more »

Vergara looking to bow out a winner

Monday 27 June 2016, 2:46pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan is hoping to send Vergara out a winner when the mare has her final start in the Civic Stakes at Rosehill  Read more »

Saluter among Glasshouse entries

Monday 27 June 2016, 1:13pm

The Robert Heathcote-trained Saluter, a close second in the Healy Stakes, is among the nominations for the Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Pluck sires his sixth winner

Monday 27 June 2016, 9:12am

Plucky Star became the 3rd Australian winner for her sire Pluck and his 6th overall with two first crop winners in New Zealand and another in South Africa.  Read more »

Cup hope Current Mirotic unplaced in Japan

Monday 27 June 2016, 7:12am

Marialite has earned ballot exemption from the Caulfield Cup with her G1 win in Japan with Melbourne Cup contender Current Mirotic unplaced.  Read more »

Alpine Eagle to be aimed at Caulfield Cup

Sunday 26 June 2016, 11:14am

Trainer Tony McEvoy is planning a spring campaign for Alpine Eagle heading towards the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Group One winners 2015/16

Sunday 26 June 2016, 11:11am

Australian Group One winners for the 2015/16 season.  Read more »

The big winners in Australian racing

Sunday 26 June 2016, 11:10am

The big winners in Australian racing during the 2015/16 season.  Read more »

Winx stands tall among elite winners

Sunday 26 June 2016, 11:10am

At the end of the seaosn, Winx accounts for six of trainer Chris Waller's 15 Group One wins including his first Cox Plate.  Read more »

Mr Individual heading to Sunshine Coast

Sunday 26 June 2016, 10:29am

Mr Individual is set to run in the Sunshine Coast Guineas after pleasing connections in a Gold Coast barrier trial.  Read more »

Ambitious spring plan for Gust Of Wind

Sunday 26 June 2016, 10:13am

Trainer John Sargent will set Gust Of Wind on the path to the Melbourne Cup by which time she will have been served by Criterion.  Read more »

Silent Sedition to have longer in paddock

Sunday 26 June 2016, 9:57am

A muscle strain across her back will keep Silent Sedition in the paddock longer than planned before she begins work for a spring campaign.  Read more »

Suavito building up for new season return

Sunday 26 June 2016, 9:36am

Trainer Nigel Blackiston is looking at the P B Lawrence and Memsie Stakes as the options for Suavito's race return.  Read more »

Harzand adds Irish Derby to Epsom win

Sunday 26 June 2016, 9:08am

Dual Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Dermot Weld has celebrated the Irish Derby win of Harzand who added his homeland Classic to his English win.  Read more »

Three-way race for Brisbane jockeys title

Sunday 26 June 2016, 8:38am

The battle for the Brisbane jockeys' title is set to go down to the wire with Jim Byrne, Jeff Lloyd and James Orman fighting it out.  Read more »

Racing Queensland settles on new board

Sunday 26 June 2016, 8:37am

The former chief executive of Brisbane's Seven Network has been appointed to Racing Queensland's new board.  Read more »

James McDonald wins Northumberland Plate

Sunday 26 June 2016, 6:06am

James McDonald has won the Northumberland Plate aboard possible Melbourne Cup contender Antiquarium.  Read more »

Shinn and Hall cop Eagle Farm suspensions

Saturday 25 June 2016, 6:16pm

Blake Shinn and Nick Hall have been suspended for careless riding in the Group One Tattersall's Club Tiara at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Smerdon brings up 100th winner for season

Saturday 25 June 2016, 5:53pm

Odyssey Moon's victory in an 1100m sprint at Flemington has brought up trainer Robert Smerdon's 100th win for the season.  Read more »

Waller wins Bris carnival trainers' prize

Saturday 25 June 2016, 5:29pm

Chris Waller has been crowned the leading trainer during the Queensland winter carnival despite failing to win a Group One race.  Read more »

Michael Dee boots home Flemington treble

Saturday 25 June 2016, 5:11pm

A winning treble at Flemington has moved Michael Dee to within three wins of the lead in the Melbourne apprentices' premiership.  Read more »

Sold For Song dumps rider after race win

Saturday 25 June 2016, 5:08pm

Sold For Song's win in the Daybreak Lover Stakes has been followed by an unceremonious dumping of her jockey James Orman.  Read more »

Tale of two states for Snowden partnership

Saturday 25 June 2016, 5:01pm

Trainer Peter Snowden has predicted better things to come for a couple of off-season winners at Randwick.  Read more »

Into The Red prevails in Healy thriller

Saturday 25 June 2016, 4:54pm

Talented sprinter Into The Red has won the Healy Stakes in a gripping finish from Saluter at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Spieth impresses in Flemington debut win

Saturday 25 June 2016, 4:22pm

The Bryce Heys-trained Spieth is likely to head to the Listed Creswick Series Final after winning in his first try down the Flemington straight.  Read more »

Jacquinot Bay scores again at Flemington

Saturday 25 June 2016, 4:15pm

Jacquinot Bay has shown he is on target for the Winter Championship Final with his second-straight win this campaign at Flemington.  Read more »

Cellarman survives protest in Wintergarden

Saturday 25 June 2016, 4:12pm

Chris Waller hopes Cellarman can emulate former top sprinter Shellscrape after the colt survived a protest to win the Wintergarden Stakes at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Kelly Schweida misses big Group One moment

Saturday 25 June 2016, 3:37pm

Miss Cover Girl has beaten Azkadellia in the final Group One race of the Australia season, but her trainer Kelly Schweida wasn't at Eagle Farm to celebrate.  Read more »

Caloundra Cup on table for Index Linked

Saturday 25 June 2016, 2:49pm

Index Linked has won the Tattersall's Cup at Eagle Farm, ensuring Chris Waller is the Brisbane winter carnival's leading trainer.  Read more »

Winona Costin back on the winner's list

Saturday 25 June 2016, 2:35pm

Winona Costin's season has been interrupted by injury but the Sydney apprentice has made it back to the winner's list again.  Read more »

Ben Thompson brings up race-to-race double

Saturday 25 June 2016, 2:29pm

Apprentice Ben Thompson has ridden his fourth metropolitan-winning double for the month after early wins on Iggimacool and Pin Your Hopes at Flemington.  Read more »

Big future tipped for Russian Revolution

Saturday 25 June 2016, 1:25pm

Trainer Peter Snowden believes Russian Revolution can continue his winning two-year-old form into the new season's early features.  Read more »

Feltre lands plunge in Eagle Farm Listed

Saturday 25 June 2016, 1:16pm

The Brian Smith-trained Feltre has been backed from $17 to $10 before beating Teronado in a Listed race at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

One-two finish for Waller in Spear Chief

Saturday 25 June 2016, 12:37pm

Chris Waller has dominated the Spear Chief Handicap at Eagle Farm with Tales Of Grimm defeating stablemate Amovatio.  Read more »

Blinkers a boost Trenchant at Flemington

Saturday 25 June 2016, 12:27pm

Godolphin colt Trenchant has raced to his first victory at his third start, with the application of blinkers and a step up in distance proving beneficial.  Read more »

Price's Noble Joey wins despite immaturity

Saturday 25 June 2016, 12:23pm

Noble Joey has claimed his fifth win at his 10th start even though his trainer isn't sure if the penny has dropped with the three-year-old.  Read more »

BHA forecasts little impact from Brexit

Saturday 25 June 2016, 8:35am

British racing authorities say the decision to leave the European Union should not have a big impact on the sport.  Read more »

Racing Australia to consider whip rule

Friday 24 June 2016, 4:33pm

Racing Australia has announced a sub-committee to consider submissions on the controversial whip rule.  Read more »

Busy week ahead for NSW stewards

Friday 24 June 2016, 3:36pm

Racing NSW stewards will hear four separate inquiries relating to phones, tactics and conduct in the coming week.  Read more »

Marenostro to carry weight and expectation

Friday 24 June 2016, 2:42pm

Trainer Chris Waller believes Marenostro can extend his winning sequence at Randwick on his way to being a possible Group One contender.  Read more »

My Poppette out of the Tatts Tiara

Friday 24 June 2016, 2:30pm

Trainer Robert Smerdon will have just one runner, Indarra, at the Eagle Farm feature meeting following the scratchings of Odyssey Moon and My Poppette.  Read more »

QLD horses being weighted out: Heathcote

Friday 24 June 2016, 12:53pm

Leading Queensland trainer Robert Heathcote believes local horses are copping a raw deal from the hadicapper during the Brisbane carnival.  Read more »

Del Prado to press Winter C'ship claims

Friday 24 June 2016, 12:14pm

Del Prado gets his chance to turn the tables on last-start winner Jacquinot Bay when they clash at Flemington in another heat of the Winter Championship.  Read more »

Hulbert seeks soft track for Endless Days

Friday 24 June 2016, 11:44am

An endless stream of rain is what Peter Hulbert wants as he seeks his first stakes win in Brisbane with his son Will.  Read more »

Blackiston has Provincial Plate hope again

Friday 24 June 2016, 11:30am

Nigel Blackiston has trained the winner of the David Bourke Provincial Plate three times and will start Ferro Nero in this year's race at Flemington.  Read more »

$650k increases for Melbourne Group Ones

Friday 24 June 2016, 10:54am

The value of the Melbourne spring carnival keeps rising with more prizemoney being added.  Read more »

Tiara the perfect fit for Miss Cover Girl

Friday 24 June 2016, 10:34am

Trainer Kelly Schweida is adamant Miss Cover Girl is up to winning a Group I and he says the Tatt's Tiara is the perfect fit.  Read more »

Century in Sight for Casino Prince

Friday 24 June 2016, 10:01am

Some breeders have lamented the lack of proven affordable commercial sires in the Hunter Valley this year, but sometimes you might miss what is staring you right in the face.  Read more »