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Molloy, Zarhron chase first city success

Tuesday 5 April 2016, 1:55pm

There's not too many sharper horses in the bush than Zarhron and trainer Andrew Molloy is hoping the sprinter's speed will be on show at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

The United States favourite for QE Stakes

Tuesday 5 April 2016, 10:18am

Queen Elizabeth Stakes late entry The United States is the favourite for the $4 million race with Winx a non-starter.  Read more »

Winx out of Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Tuesday 5 April 2016, 8:43am

Trainer Chris Waller says the decision not to run Winx in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes is in the best interests of the mare's future.  Read more »

Walker out with possible head injury

Monday 4 April 2016, 6:26pm

Jockey Michael Walker has been ruled out of the Queen Elizabeth Stakes ride Criterion with a possible head injury.  Read more »

Dee I Cee to continue to Sydney Cup

Monday 4 April 2016, 6:01pm

Gai Waterhouse has told stewards she intends to pursue the Sydney Cup with Dee I Cee despite his disappointing last-start performance.  Read more »

Silent Sedition out to press Oaks claims

Monday 4 April 2016, 5:54pm

Silent Sedition will chase her third straight win this campaign when she steps up to 1600m at Sandown with apprentice Dylan Dunn booked to ride.  Read more »

Buffering to miss Royal Ascot

Monday 4 April 2016, 5:25pm

Trainer Robert Heathcote has decided not to take Buffering to Royal Ascot after he races in Hong Kong, preferring to give him some Queensland winter sun.  Read more »

Awesome Rock arrives in Sydney

Monday 4 April 2016, 4:32pm

Australian Cup runner-up Awesome Rock has settled into Sydney to prepare for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes but o-trainer Troy Corstens.  Read more »

Queen Elizabeth betting suspended

Monday 4 April 2016, 4:22pm

Uncertainty over whether Winx will run in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes has forced stewards to order bookmakers to suspend betting until acceptances.  Read more »

Oaks distance made for Diamond

Monday 4 April 2016, 3:08pm

Trainer Bruce Cross is one person not surprised by Diamond Made's Adrian Knox Stakes win and he is looking forward to the Australian Oaks.  Read more »

Boban dies after paddock accident

Monday 4 April 2016, 1:38pm

Multiple Group One winner Boban, forced into retirement as a bleeder, has died after a paddock accident.  Read more »

Contributer and Complacent to stand in NZ

Monday 4 April 2016, 6:34am

Godolphin's Group One winners Contributer and Complacent, both recently retired because of injury, are to stand at Mapperly Stud in New Zealand.  Read more »

Fell Swoop takes a big step at w-f-a

Sunday 3 April 2016, 6:00pm

Canberra sprinter Fell Swoop's Group One second to Chautauqua at his first weight-for-age test could prompt a re-think of his program.  Read more »

David Vandyke still has Qld on his mind

Sunday 3 April 2016, 5:15pm

Trainer David Vandyke is not about to change his mind about moving his stable to Queensland despite Yankee Rose's Sires' Produce win.  Read more »

Happy Clapper a possible QEII starter

Sunday 3 April 2016, 4:11pm

Trainer Pat Webster says it's not out of the question for Doncaster Mile runner-up Happy Clapper to back up in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Buffering, Chautauqua in Hong Kong clash

Sunday 3 April 2016, 3:10pm

The trainers of Australian sprinters Buffering and Chautauqua are holding back on Royal Ascot until after the two run in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Griante heads back to Sydney for Sapphire

Sunday 3 April 2016, 2:23pm

David Brideoake will have black-type runners in two states with Griante Sydney bound and Thames Court off to Adelaide.  Read more »

Tuesday meetings return to Queensland

Sunday 3 April 2016, 1:04pm

A return to Tuesday racing in Queensland is one of the initiatives introduced by the state's governing body to drive turnover in the new season.  Read more »

Tommy Berry suspended, fined over whip use

Saturday 2 April 2016, 7:05pm

Tommy Berry's two Group One wins on the first day of The Championships have been tempered by a fine and suspension for whip use.  Read more »

Upset puts Diamond Made in Oaks frame

Saturday 2 April 2016, 6:55pm

Diamond Made looks certain to tackle the ATC Australian Oaks after winning the Group Three Adrian Knox Stakes.   Read more »

Waller's Winx simply the best in Australia

Saturday 2 April 2016, 6:40pm

Winx has put the stamp on her fabulous season with victory in the Doncaster Mile at Randwick to seal her position as Australia's best racehorse.  Read more »

Gr 1 Doncaster Mile: what the jockeys said

Saturday 2 April 2016, 6:39pm

What the jockeys said after the Group One Doncaster Mile at Randwick.  Read more »

Berisha scores upset Mornington Cup win

Saturday 2 April 2016, 6:16pm

Berisha has gained a Caulfield Cup start with his last-stride victory over Big Memory in the Mornington Cup.  Read more »

Winx earns 'champion' tag in Mile victory

Saturday 2 April 2016, 6:00pm

Chris Waller has been moved to call Winx 'a champion' after the mare overcame adversity to win the $3 million Doncaster Mile at Randwick.  Read more »

Weight no burdern in Casual win at Doomben

Saturday 2 April 2016, 5:04pm

Casual Choice has made it successive wins after the Tony Gollan-trained sprinter made the most of favourable gate at Doomben.  Read more »

Ex-Moody runner wins Mornington feature

Saturday 2 April 2016, 4:55pm

Thermal Current has taken out the Hareeba Stakes at Mornington at his first start for trainer Darren Weir.  Read more »

Chautauqua in last-to-first TJ Smith win

Saturday 2 April 2016, 4:44pm

Chautauqua has unleased his trademark finish to blow away a quality field in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes.   Read more »

Tarquin finds winning form at Mornington

Saturday 2 April 2016, 4:19pm

Godolphin galloper Tarquin has relished a drop in grade to take out the Mornington Guineas.  Read more »

Tavago wins another Derby for New Zealand

Saturday 2 April 2016, 4:15pm

Natalie Young is the first woman to train an ATC Australian Derby winner, preparing Tavago with her partner Trent Busuttin to win the Classic at Randwick.  Read more »

Clearly Innocent defies odds in Final win

Saturday 2 April 2016, 3:37pm

An injury scare and a betting drift have not been enough to stop Clearly Innocent winning at Randwick.  Read more »

Big day at Mornington for the Dunn family

Saturday 2 April 2016, 3:30pm

Apprentice Dylan Dunn has outridden his provincial allowance with a winning treble on Mornington Cup day.  Read more »

Tempt Me Not wins Group 3 PJ Bell Stakes

Saturday 2 April 2016, 3:27pm

James Cummings has trained Tempt Me Not to claim the Group Three PJ Bell Stakes in a win for his family.  Read more »

Fairytale filly Yankee Rose wins Sires'

Saturday 2 April 2016, 3:24pm

Two-year-old filly Yankee Rose has won the ATC Sires' Produce Stakes, thrilling a group of first time owners.   Read more »

Carnival 2YO prospects on show at Doomben

Saturday 2 April 2016, 3:02pm

Two-year-old Spot The Diff has led home a trio of Brisbane winter carnival hopefuls in winning at Doomben.  Read more »

Import Libran confirms G1 Sydney Cup start

Saturday 2 April 2016, 2:03pm

English import Libran has continued his march towards the Group One Sydney Cup with victory in the Chairman's Handicap.  Read more »

Laing set to aim higher with Jaws Of Steel

Saturday 2 April 2016, 1:54pm

Jaws Of Steel may be heading interstate after breaking through for his maiden success in the Mornington Guineas.  Read more »

Carbine result a pointer to 2017 Doncaster

Saturday 2 April 2016, 1:51pm

He's Our Rokkii has won the Group Three Carbine Club Stakes, showing co-trainer David Hayes he can be a top-class miler.   Read more »

Two winners in Kindergarten at Randwick

Saturday 2 April 2016, 12:55pm

Gai and Godolphin share the spoils in the first race at Randwick with Astern and Winx's little brother El Divino in a Kindergarten Stakes dead-heat.  Read more »

Steve Wilson interim chair of RQ

Saturday 2 April 2016, 12:04pm

Brisbane businessman Steve Wilson has taken over the role as interim chairman of Racing Queensland.  Read more »

Fell Swoop faces WFA test in G1 TJ Smith

Friday 1 April 2016, 5:30pm

Improving sprinter Fell Swoop faces his first weight-for-age test when he lines up against a star-studded field in the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Avdulla hopes Doncaster diet isn't a waste

Friday 1 April 2016, 5:03pm

Like a few others in the Sydney jockeys' room, Brenton Avdulla is ruing Winx's presence in the Doncaster Mile.  Read more »

Winx's little brother goes to Kindergarten

Friday 1 April 2016, 4:49pm

Five hours before his elder sister Winx steps out in the Doncaster Mile, El Divino will run in his first stakes race at Randwick.  Read more »

O'Shea hopes to add Derby to his G1 tally

Friday 1 April 2016, 4:41pm

Godolphin trainer John O'Shea will be chasing his first Australian Derby win when he saddles up two runners, Tally and Etymology, in the 2400m race.  Read more »

Moloney to make Sydney debut in Doncaster

Friday 1 April 2016, 4:39pm

Melbourne jockey Patrick Moloney is looking forward to the opportunity to ride in the Doncaster Mile in Sydney for the first time.  Read more »

Waller with genuine chance in G1 Sires'

Friday 1 April 2016, 4:31pm

Omei Sword will attempt to become Chris Waller's first winner of a Sydney Group One race for two-year-olds when she runs in the Sires' Produce Stakes.  Read more »

Clipperton enjoys new outlook on racing

Friday 1 April 2016, 2:35pm

Sam Clipperton will be trying to parlay his first Group One win into more success at racing's elite level when he rides Etymology in the Australian Derby.  Read more »

Tuscan Fire returns to Mornington for Cup

Friday 1 April 2016, 12:22pm

The 2013 Mornington Cup winner Tuscan Fire is back for another shot at the race but has drawn the outside barrier.  Read more »

Prime Dispatch Edition 108

Friday 1 April 2016, 12:20pm

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

Mornington form turnaround for Our Harmony

Friday 1 April 2016, 12:05pm

Our Harmony will be out to retain her unbeaten record at Mornington after a disappointing run at Bendigo.  Read more »

Rough Justice on target for Hareeba Stakes

Friday 1 April 2016, 11:54am

Simon Zahra can't fault Rough Justice ahead of the consistent sprinter's attempt at winning his first stakes race in the Hareeba Stakes at Mornington.  Read more »