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Four Cup horses to be re-examined by vets

Friday 2 November 2018, 6:43pm

Four Melbourne Cup entrants will be re-examined by Racing Victoria's veterinary team before acceptances to determine their fitness.  Read more »

Childs after second G1 win on Written By

Friday 2 November 2018, 6:20pm

Jockey Jordan Childs knows Written By well and believes the star colt is primed and ready to go for his main spring target in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Zahra chasing a second Derby win in 2018

Friday 2 November 2018, 5:50pm

After winning the ATC Australian Derby in Sydney earlier this year, jockey Mark Zahra is hoping to add a Victoria Derby aboard Savvy Oak at Flemington.  Read more »

How Lexus Stakes winners have fared in Cup

Friday 2 November 2018, 4:27pm

How the Lexus Stakes winners have fared in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Sunlight out to upstage colts in Group One

Friday 2 November 2018, 4:02pm

Trainer Tony McEvoy is hoping the only filly in the Coolmore Stud Stakes can upstage the colts in the Group One sprint for three-year-olds.  Read more »

Sesar formlines to stack up in G1 Coolmore

Friday 2 November 2018, 3:49pm

Brisbane trainer Steve O'Dea believes Sesar has the makings of a Group One winner and the colt is ready to show his wares in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Sircconi ready for Group One test in Mile

Friday 2 November 2018, 3:01pm

Sircconi will represent John Sadler's stable in the Kennedy Mile but former trainer Peter Morgan has paid close attention to the in-form horse's build-up.  Read more »

A Prince Of Arran ready to snare Cup berth

Friday 2 November 2018, 2:33pm

English trainer Charlie Fellowes believes A Prince Of Arran is in the best form of his life ahead of his bid to earn a Melbourne Cup berth in the Lexus Stakes.  Read more »

Seabrook ready for Empire Rose challenge

Friday 2 November 2018, 1:00pm

Seabrook will be trainer Mick Price's only runner on the first day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington where she runs in the Group One Empire Rose.  Read more »

Cradle Mountain returns after long break

Friday 2 November 2018, 11:33am

Cradle Mountain has undergone an intensive rehabilitation program to ready him for a return to racing at Rosehill.  Read more »

Redkirk Warrior wins Flemington jump-out

Friday 2 November 2018, 10:00am

Redkirk Warrior has pleased jockey Regan Bayliss with his performance to win a jump-out at Flemington in preparation for the VRC Sprint Classic.  Read more »

Patrick Erin out of the Lexus Stakes, Cup

Friday 2 November 2018, 9:45am

The Chris Waller-trained Patrick Erin has been taken out of the Lexus Stakes and Melbourne Cup with an elevated temperature.  Read more »

No retirement decision for champion Winx

Friday 2 November 2018, 9:09am

Chris Waller and Winx's owners will let the dust settle on her fourth Cox Plate win before making a decision on the champion's racing future.  Read more »

Gosden and O'Brien inspect sodden track

Friday 2 November 2018, 8:28am

Trainers John Gosden and Aidan O'Brien have inspected the turf track at Churchill Downs after heavy rain at the Breeders' Cup course.  Read more »

Waterhouse and Waller buy at English sale

Thursday 1 November 2018, 5:07pm

Leading trainers Chris Waller and Gai Waterhouse have been active at the Tattersalls Tried Horses sale in England with a view to future carnivals in Australia.  Read more »

Test for Red Verdon before Cup acceptance

Thursday 1 November 2018, 4:58pm

A bruised heel has stopped Red Verdon undergoing trackwork resulting in the stayer needing to pass a fitness test before accepting for the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

A rundown of the Group One Kennedy Mile

Thursday 1 November 2018, 4:52pm

Facts about the $1 million Group One Kennedy Mile at Flemington  Read more »

Best Of Days gains G1 Kennedy Mile start

Thursday 1 November 2018, 4:51pm

The withdrawal of Crack Me Up from the Kennedy Mile with a fractured sesamoid gives Godolphin's Best Of Days his chance at Group One level at Flemington.  Read more »

Cummings expects big run from Encryption

Thursday 1 November 2018, 4:18pm

Trainer James Cummings is convinced Danehill Stakes winner Encryption is ready to run a big race in the Coolmore Stud Stakes against a star-studded field.  Read more »

Facts and figures on the G1 Empire Rose

Thursday 1 November 2018, 3:27pm

A look at the $500,000 Group One Empire Rose Stakes, formerly known as the Myer Classic, a race for fillies and mares on Victoria Derby day.  Read more »