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25 nominations for Warrnambool Cup

Friday 29 April 2016, 8:31am

Victoria's premier trainer Darren Weir has three of the 25 nominations for the Warrnambool Cup as he looks to win the race for a third-straight year.  Read more »

Trainer Kane Harris fined $3000

Friday 29 April 2016, 7:52am

Victorian trainer Kane Harris has been fined $3000 after Crooner returned a positive swab to a prohibited corticosteriod.  Read more »

Air Force Blue odds-on for 2000 Guineas

Friday 29 April 2016, 7:47am

Air Force Blue remains the odds-on favourite to win the 2000 Guines but bookmakers are wary of Galileo Gold.  Read more »

Tahlia Hope to ride in Chantilly race

Friday 29 April 2016, 6:15am

Victorian apprentice Tahlia Hope will compete in an apprentices' invitation race at Chantilly in France.  Read more »

Weir-trained Lidari returns positive swab

Thursday 28 April 2016, 6:34pm

The Darren Weir-trained Lidari has returned a positive swab to the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen after finishing unplaced in the Peter Young Stakes.  Read more »

Lees galloper in positive swab: stewards

Thursday 28 April 2016, 6:28pm

The Kris Lees-trained City Of Justice has returned a positive swab with the leading trainer to front Racing NSW stewards.  Read more »

Miss Cooper on trial for Australasian Oaks

Thursday 28 April 2016, 4:30pm

Miss Cooper needs to perform well at Caulfield over 1600m for her trainers to press on to the Group One Australasian Oaks in Adelaide a week later.  Read more »

Cradle Me, Denmagic lead Pfieffer charge

Thursday 28 April 2016, 4:22pm

David Pfieffer has a stable favourite and a promising three-year-old filly primed to run well at Hawkesbury.  Read more »

Stewards adjourn inquiry into bush ride

Thursday 28 April 2016, 4:21pm

Stewards will examine the telephone records of Craig Robertson before continuing an inquiry into Bolshoi Bandit's last placing at Echuca.   Read more »

Chautauqua and Buffering draw well in HK

Thursday 28 April 2016, 3:59pm

Chautauqua has drawn barrier six while Buffering has gate three for their clash in the Group One Chairman's Sprint Prize in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Kermadec bought by Darley, retired to stud

Thursday 28 April 2016, 1:36pm

The Chris Waller-trained Kermadec has been retired from racing and joins the Darley stallion roster for the 2016 breeding season.  Read more »

Price pair well tried to win stakes race

Thursday 28 April 2016, 1:00pm

The Mick Price-trained Epic Moment and Oregon's Day have been well backed in early betting ahead of the Thoroughbred Club Cup at Caulfield.  Read more »

Heathcote tips Pinch River to improve form

Thursday 28 April 2016, 11:44am

Trainer Robert Heathcote believes he has found the reason for Pinch River's mediocre form and he expects the sprinter to show up in the Victory Stakes.  Read more »

Munce secures Jay Ford for Nicconi Leggera

Thursday 28 April 2016, 11:29am

Sydney jockey Jay Ford has added to a promising Doomben book of rides, linking with Nicconi Leggera for trainer Chris Munce.  Read more »

First jumps racing horse death of 2016

Thursday 28 April 2016, 11:26am

Animal right activists will hold a rally in Melbourne on Thursday after a horse was euthanised after breaking its leg at a jumps race trial.  Read more »

Triple treat for Forster in Gr 3 Gunsynd

Thursday 28 April 2016, 11:20am

Stablemates Too Good To Refuse, I'm Belucci and Cylinder Beach will face off against each other in the Gunsynd Classic at Doomben.  Read more »

Team Williams import impresses at Sandown

Thursday 28 April 2016, 7:50am

Irish import Crocodile Rock has been eased down by Katelyn Mallyon to score an easy win at his Australian debut at Sandown.  Read more »

Red Cadeaux's brother wins at Pontefract

Thursday 28 April 2016, 6:57am

Amazing Red, a younger sibling to Red Cadeaux, has won his second start to prompt thoughts of major races in the English summer.  Read more »

Victorian trainer faces lengthy ban

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 6:13pm

Victorian trainer Paul Jones has admitted to giving a horse an illegal product containing a synthetic peptide.  Read more »

Clenton, Grace in Canterbury suspensions

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 6:05pm

Samantha Clenton has been suspended for careless riding at Canterbury, but she will be free to ride one of her favourite horses at Scone.  Read more »

Dwayne Dunn suspended at Sandown

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 5:56pm

Dwayne Dunn has been handed a seven meeting careless riding suspension at Sandown after riding a double.  Read more »

Unbiased stakes Queensland Derby claims

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 5:40pm

Unbiased has put himself into the frame for the Queensland Derby with a commanding win at Canterbury.   Read more »

Schilleraine to debut in Listed race

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 5:35pm

Schilleraine has shown enough raw ability for Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra to throw him in the deep end in a Listed race on debut at Caulfield.  Read more »

Beau Mertens gains maiden city victory

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 5:26pm

Trainer Robbie Griffiths has given apprentice Beau Mertens his maiden city victory at Sandown on Aurum's Spirit  Read more »

Schemel earns a shot at a stakes race

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 5:05pm

Schemel will be asked to step up to stakes grade in the Gold Coast Bracelet after scoring a comfortable win at the track.  Read more »

Jimmy Choux's sister lands Sandown win

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 4:34pm

Choux Diva, a sister to Jimmy Choux, has enhanced her value as a broodmare with a strong Sandown win.  Read more »

Redouble wins for US breeding giant

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 4:30pm

High-profile United States breeding operation Spendthrift Farm has enjoyed Australian racetrack success at Canterbury.   Read more »

Zebulon ready for return from injury

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 4:13pm

Co-trainer Craig Widdison believes stakes-placed Zebulon can sprint well fresh when he makes his return from a tendon injury.  Read more »

Mark Riley fined after positive swab

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 3:08pm

Trainer Mark Riley has been fined and Undercover Poet disqualified after a positive urine swab from a race at Mornington.  Read more »

Famous Seamus to put his name in lights

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 2:39pm

Famous Seamus is making his fourth visit to Brisbane with trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith saying a recent barrier trial has readied him for the Victory Stakes.  Read more »

17 nominations for Brierly Steeplechase

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 2:02pm

Nominations have been taken for the opening meeting of the three-day Warrnambool carnival with 17 entries for the Brierly Steeplechase.  Read more »

O'Brien queries Air Force Blue's stamina

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 1:26pm

Aidan O'Brien admits to a few doubts over the ability of 2000 Guineas favourite Air Force Blue to run out a strong mile.  Read more »

Buchanan to raise the bar for Two Blue

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 1:06pm

Now that Two Blue is a stakes winner, Kristen Buchanan is taking a nothing-to-lose approach with the in-form mare.   Read more »

Stakes race test for Andrassy at Caulfield

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 1:01pm

Andrassy will be chasing another first for trainer Allison Sheehan when she lines-up in a mares race at Caulfield.  Read more »

Michael Walker set to ride in jump-outs

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 11:41am

Michael Walker will return to trackwork in the coming days with the jockey aiming to return to race riding as soon as possible.  Read more »

Chatswood Stud also set fees

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 10:03am

Chatswood Stud has announced that their two resident stallions Reward For Effort (Exceed And Excel) and Anacheeva (Anabaa) will stand for fees of $16,500 (inc GST) and $6,500 (inc GST) respectively in 2016, with Reward For Effort’s fee increased from $11,000 last year.  Read more »

Blue Gum Farm Announce Fees

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 10:02am

Blue Gum Farm has also announced its fees for 2016 with shuttler Canford Cliffs (Tagula) heading its four stallion roster for an unchanged fee of $13,750 (inc GST).  Read more »

Cornerstone Stud set Fees for 2016

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 10:01am

Cornerstone Stud has set the fees for the five stallions that they will stand in 2016 with newcomer Free Eagle (High Chaparral) to shuttle to the farm for the first time and stand for a fee of $18,700 (inc GST).  Read more »

Prime Dispatch Edition 112

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 9:37am

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

Ready For Victory and Jabali join Sun Stud

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 9:16am

SUN STUD (formerly Eliza Park International) is proud to announce the addition of two exciting stallions in READY FOR VICTORY and JABALI to its already formidable rosters in Victoria and Queensland.  Read more »

Luke Nolen gets two days off riding ban

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 7:57am

Luke Nolen will be available for Morphettville's Super Saturday after having two days taken off a careless riding suspension on appeal.  Read more »

Winona Costin to return from injury soon

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 7:56am

Apprentice Winona Costin is expected to return to riding soon after being injured in a fall at Grafton.  Read more »

Tough Buffering raring to go in Hong Kong

Tuesday 26 April 2016, 5:42pm

Buffering heads towards the Chairman's Sprint Prize and his clash with Chautauqua at Sha Tin in peak condition.  Read more »

Weather to shape Charmed Harmony's plans

Tuesday 26 April 2016, 4:51pm

Charmed Harmony will have an enforced change of jockey if he takes his place in a 1400m handicap at Caulfield.  Read more »

Red Extension to face Guineas class test

Tuesday 26 April 2016, 4:39pm

Bryce Heys will know if his long-range plan for Red Extension is on schedule when the three-year-old runs in the Hawkesbury Guineas.   Read more »

Cahill, Ford pick up important Bris rides

Tuesday 26 April 2016, 1:24pm

Michael Cahill and Jay Ford have emerged as a major beneficaries of jockey switches for the weight-for-age Victory Stakes.  Read more »

Big Delight chases hat-trick at city debut

Tuesday 26 April 2016, 1:08pm

After wins at Stony Creek and Moe, Big Delight heads to Sandown looking to notch a hat-trick for Cranbourne trainer Tom Cowan.  Read more »

Michael Costa chases more metro success

Tuesday 26 April 2016, 1:01pm

Trainer Michael Costa has turned to apprentice Koby Jennings as three-year-old filly Viaductress aims for back-to-back Sydney midweek wins.  Read more »

Group One Goodwood the aim for Supido

Tuesday 26 April 2016, 8:43am

Talented sprinter Supido has continued his winning ways at Flemington and trainer Mick Kent is now hoping to get him to the Group One Goodwood.  Read more »

Small field likely for Victory Stakes

Tuesday 26 April 2016, 7:54am

Canberra trainer Matt Dale will have to find a new jockey for Fell Swoop in the Victory Stakes with Damien Oliver suspended.  Read more »