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Exaggerator wins Preakness Stakes

Sunday 22 May 2016, 9:03am

Nyquist's Triple Crown bid has come unstuck in the second leg with Kentucky Derby runner-up Exaggerator turning the tables in the Preakness Stakes.  Read more »

Awtaad upsets Galileo Gold in Guineas

Sunday 22 May 2016, 7:11am

Veteran trainer Kevin Prendergast has rolled back the years to claim his second Irish 2000 Guineas four decades after his first.  Read more »

Jockey Glen Colless to appeal ban

Saturday 21 May 2016, 7:08pm

Glen Colless will miss the ride on Stradbroke Handicap favourite Malaguerra unless he is successful in an appeal against suspension.  Read more »

Regan Bayliss beaten, suspended and fined

Saturday 21 May 2016, 6:01pm

Apprentice Regan Bayliss has been suspended for 12 meetings on a careless riding charge while earning a $750 fine for a whip rule breach.  Read more »

Higgins guides Nautical to Listed victory

Saturday 21 May 2016, 5:50pm

Jockey Brian Higgins has notched the biggest win of his career with a Listed success on Nautical at Flemington.  Read more »

Counterattack earns Stradbroke Hcp tilt

Saturday 21 May 2016, 5:16pm

Counterattack has earned a ballot-free entry into the Stradbroke Handicap after winning the Group Three Fred Best Classic at Doomben.  Read more »

Weir wins another 3200m Flemington race

Saturday 21 May 2016, 5:10pm

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir has landed another 3200m race at Flemington with Glorious Sinndar claiming in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes.  Read more »

Milestone for Rory Hutchings at Rosehill

Saturday 21 May 2016, 4:45pm

Rory Hutchings has outridden his claim and almost certainly sealed the Sydney apprentices title with a double at Rosehill.  Read more »

Pindan a Pearl for Tim Martin at Rosehill

Saturday 21 May 2016, 4:31pm

Trainer Tim Martin is keen to keep Pindan Pearl in his stable rather than the sale catalogue and the mare has done her bit with a win at Rosehill.  Read more »

Our Ivanhowe wins the Group 1 Doomben Cup

Saturday 21 May 2016, 4:20pm

The Freedman stable has won a fifth Doomben Cup, with Lee and Anthony sharing the yard's latest triumph as Our Ivanhowe beat Hauraki and It's Somewhat.  Read more »

Kebede outstays rivals in Gr 2 The Roses

Saturday 21 May 2016, 4:04pm

A long-held ambition by trainer Matthew Dunn to have a runner in the Queensland Oaks is within reach after Kebede's win in The Roses at Doomben.  Read more »

Loyalty Man suited in drop back to mile

Saturday 21 May 2016, 3:29pm

Loyalty Man could have earned himself a trip to Brisbane for the Queensland Guineas after winning over 1600m at Flemington.  Read more »

Stradbroke not an option for Snippets Land

Saturday 21 May 2016, 3:20pm

Snippets Land has given trainers Peter and Paul Snowden back-to-back wins in the BRC Sprint at Doomben.  Read more »

Cahill bounces back from fall at Doomben

Saturday 21 May 2016, 3:13pm

Leading jockey Michael Cahill has recovered from a bout of concussion to win the Bright Shadow Handicap at Doomben on Palazzo Pubblico.  Read more »

Correspondent, Panya post a metro victory

Saturday 21 May 2016, 2:15pm

Perth-bound Correspondent leaves NSW with a Saturday win at Rosehill under his belt courtesy of a well-judged ride by Deanne Panya.  Read more »

Qld under consideration for Turnitaround

Saturday 21 May 2016, 2:00pm

Turnitaround has continued his good form this preparation in taking out the Might And Power Handicap at Flemington.  Read more »

Archives makes up for unlucky Sydney debut

Saturday 21 May 2016, 1:56pm

Archives has posted an important win for his sire, claiming a narrow victory in the Hampden Stakes at Doomben.  Read more »

Divine Chills gives owners a big thrill

Saturday 21 May 2016, 1:36pm

Divine Chills has given apprentice Beau Mertens his first Flemington win as an excited group of owners cheered the filly on.  Read more »

Straturbo rediscovers top form at Doomben

Saturday 21 May 2016, 12:50pm

The Gary Portelli-trained Straturbo has capitalised on the run of the race to beat Wicked Intent in the Chief De Beers Handicap.  Read more »

Winter break looms for 2YO Sebring Dream

Saturday 21 May 2016, 12:41pm

The Lindsay Park-trained Sebring Dream has improved on a debut second to take out the Pat Hyland Plate at Flemington.  Read more »

Chipanda breaks through for Rosehill win

Saturday 21 May 2016, 12:38pm

The promising Chipanda had broken through to win at her third start, a victory her stable believes will be the first of many.  Read more »

Wet track no concern for Nyquist

Saturday 21 May 2016, 8:40am

Trainer Doug O'Neill says a wet Pimlico track is of no concern with Nyquist going into the Preakness Stakes.  Read more »

Vancouver to miss Greenlands Stakes

Saturday 21 May 2016, 6:52am

Vancouver will miss the Greenlands Stakes with an unsatisfactory blood picture but the Diamond Jubilee Stakes remains in the plans.  Read more »

Members to decide racecourses' fate

Friday 20 May 2016, 5:16pm

Racing Victoria is in discussions with the three metropolitan clubs in Melbourne over the long term future of the racing industry.  Read more »

Ladbrokes, Coral may have to offload shops

Friday 20 May 2016, 4:50pm

Bookmakers Ladbrokes and Coral may have to offload betting shops in Britain as part of their proposed merger.  Read more »

Swacadelic thriving ahead of 3200m race

Friday 20 May 2016, 4:40pm

Swacadelic has had a long campaign but his trainer is convinced the stayer is thriving and can prove hard to beat in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes.  Read more »

Allen jumps at sprint chance at Flemington

Friday 20 May 2016, 4:03pm

A week after claiming his first Group One victory, Irish jockey John Allen heads to Flemington looking for a first win at headquarters.  Read more »

Leebaz Cup win can put sire in rare air

Friday 20 May 2016, 3:54pm

If Leebaz can win the Doomben Cup, his sire Zabeel will join his own father Sir Tristram as the equal Australasian record holder.  Read more »

Turnitaround chasing third-straight win

Friday 20 May 2016, 3:31pm

Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams believes a step up to 2000m at Flemington will be no issue for the in-form Turnitaround.  Read more »

Brian Cox facing 13 charges by stewards

Friday 20 May 2016, 3:24pm

Wodonga trainer Brian Cox has been issued with 13 charges by stewards including administering a prohibited substance to affect a horse's performance.  Read more »

Holler pleases in Randwick barrier trial

Friday 20 May 2016, 3:17pm

Holler has pleased trainer John O'Shea with his second in a Randwick barrier trial ahead of his bid for Royal Ascot success.  Read more »

Too Good To Refuse bids for Stradbroke Hcp

Friday 20 May 2016, 2:56pm

The Desleigh Forster-trained Too Good To Refuse is expected to measure up against a strong interstate challenge on Doomben Cup day.  Read more »

For Me Dad continues sentimental journey

Friday 20 May 2016, 2:55pm

It's always a sentimental time when For Me Dad goes to the races, but her presence at Rosehill will be even more special for owner Greg Corra.  Read more »

Vandyke move primed to be Group 1 success

Friday 20 May 2016, 2:12pm

David Vandyke has made his name in racing in NSW, but he will be training for a Queensland win when Maurus runs in the Doomben Cup.  Read more »

Winks confident Supido can step up in G1

Friday 20 May 2016, 2:03pm

Supido has been aimed at the Group One Goodwood by trainer Mick Kent and his jockey James Winks believes the sprinter can step up in his biggest test.  Read more »

2YO out to follow up international Gr1 win

Friday 20 May 2016, 1:04pm

The colours carried to victory in a recent Group One victory in Singapore will be on show in the Pat Hyland Plate at Flemington.  Read more »

Lyricist on song for Doomben Roses

Friday 20 May 2016, 12:53pm

Doomben Roses runner Lyricist is among a host of fillies trying to boost their prize money to make the field for the Queensland Oaks.  Read more »

Emphatically can stamp herself at Doomben

Friday 20 May 2016, 12:47pm

Melbourne trainer Ciaron Maher hopes two-year-old Emphatically can live up to her name in a Listed race at Doomben.  Read more »

Exaggerator ready for Round 5 with Nyquist

Friday 20 May 2016, 12:11pm

Exaggerator will step out against Nyquist for the fifth time in the Preakness Stakes with his trainer hoping to break the losing sequence.  Read more »

Prime Dispatch Edition 115

Friday 20 May 2016, 10:31am

This week's Prime Dispatch compiled by Joe O'Neill  Read more »

The five remaining nominations to one of the country's hottest stallions WRITTEN TYCOON to be auctioned online at bloodstock.com.au from next week

Friday 20 May 2016, 10:15am

After a timely reminder of Written Tycoon’s dominance of the Two-Year-Old Sire’s Premiership last weekend; Woodside Park Stud in partnership with Inglis Digital would like to remind all breeders that the first of the Written Tycoon nominations will go live on Bloodstock.com.au's Everyday Auctions Monday the 23rd of May.  Read more »

Yendall expected to be fit for Goodwood

Friday 20 May 2016, 6:27am

Dean Yendall is expected to be fit to ride in the Group One Goodwood after suffering bruising but no fractures in a barrier mishap at Ararat.  Read more »

Protectionist nearing a race return

Friday 20 May 2016, 6:16am

Trainer Andreas Wohler says Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist is almost ready for his race return in Germany.  Read more »

Glenn Road to face first metropolitan test

Thursday 19 May 2016, 5:20pm

Henry Dwyer says three-year-old Glenn Road has improved from her first start for her new stable and is hoping she can make her presence felt at Flemington.  Read more »

Extra Zero back to the flat at Flemington

Thursday 19 May 2016, 5:13pm

The Lindsay Park stable is hoping a placing in a jumps race at Warrnambool can spark a 2000m win at Flemington for Extra Zero.  Read more »

Eagle Farm reopens, Azkadellia star turn

Thursday 19 May 2016, 4:13pm

Victorian mare Azkadellia is on target for the Stradbroke Handicap after a barrier trial win to launch a new-look Eagle Farm track.  Read more »

Barrier trial to prime Holler for overseas

Thursday 19 May 2016, 3:45pm

Group One winner Holler will contest a Randwick barrier trial to prepare for a trip to England and a Royal Ascot appearance  Read more »

McEvoy galloper earns another 3200m shot

Thursday 19 May 2016, 3:18pm

Lucky Lucky Lucky is being given the chance to redeem himself over the Melbourne Cup course with a start in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Siblings to chase two-state stakes double

Thursday 19 May 2016, 3:08pm

Standish Handicap winner Durendal resumes in the Listed Straight Six at Flemington while older sibling Flamberge will chase an interstate Group One win.  Read more »

Smerdon with Group 1 chances in two states

Thursday 19 May 2016, 2:51pm

Stablemates Under The Louvre and Noble Protector are after their Group One wins when they line up in The Goodwood and Doomben Cup respectively.  Read more »