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Quinton looking for a Royal Celebration

Thursday 25 October 2018, 3:09pm

Trainer Ron Quinton is looking to three-year-old Royal Celebration to step up to the plate at Randwick.  Read more »

John Allen appeals severity of riding ban

Thursday 25 October 2018, 2:46pm

Jockey John Allen has appealed the severity of an eight-meeting careless riding suspension incurred on Geelong Cup day.  Read more »

U S Navy Flag after redemption in Manikato

Thursday 25 October 2018, 1:40pm

U S Navy Flag is one of four sprinters leading Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien is set to run in the Group One Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Key facts about the Cox Plate

Thursday 25 October 2018, 11:44am

The Cox Plate has attracted champion racehorses since it was first run in 1922 and this year is no exception, with Winx chasing her fourth win in the race.  Read more »

Penalty lifts Runaway up Cup entry order

Thursday 25 October 2018, 11:24am

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Runaway has been penalised 1.5kg in the Melbourne Cup following his victory in the Geelong Cup.  Read more »

Irish horse Latrobe out of Melbourne Cup

Thursday 25 October 2018, 11:18am

Irish stayer Latrobe has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup and is likely to instead to head to the Group One Mackinnon Stakes.  Read more »

Dirt kickback worry for Lion in Breeders

Thursday 25 October 2018, 8:51am

Roaring Lion's biggest test in the Breeders' Cup Classic may come from kickback on the dirt surface rather than the opposition his trainer John Gosden says.  Read more »

Moonlover snares first stakes race success

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 6:30pm

The Matt Laurie-trained mare Moonlover has secured her first stakes win with an all-the-way victory in a Listed race at Geelong.  Read more »

Costly yearling finds focus in Sydney win

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 6:22pm

Adana has made an immediate impression on his return to racing after a gelding operation to win at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Runaway wins the Group Three Geelong Cup

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 6:07pm

Runaway has led in a one-two finish for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable in the Geelong Cup, beating Northwest Passage in the Group Three race.  Read more »

Robert Heathcote to run three at Randwick

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 4:24pm

Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote will bring three horses to Randwick with no meeting at Doomben as Queensland participants protest the government's tax policy.  Read more »

Home Ground Derby bound after Geelong win

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 4:14pm

The John Sargent-trained Home Ground has raced to a narrow win in the Geelong Classic and will now press on to the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Irish happy to have role in historic Plate

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 4:06pm

Aidan O'Brien's travelling foreman TJ Comerford says it's a privilege to be starting Rostropovich in the Cox Plate as Winx shoots for a fourth straight win.  Read more »

Prize Money bids for Moonee Valley Cup win

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 3:25pm

Godolphin galloper Prize Money will try to creep up the Melbourne Cup ballot order by winning the Moonee Valley Gold Cup.  Read more »

Hayes angst over Mickey's wide Vase draw

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 3:10pm

Co-trainer Ben Hayes has lamented a wide draw for Mickey Blue Eyes in The Vase at Moonee Valley but hopes the colt will still show off his Derby credentials.  Read more »

Waller blasts English racing commentator

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 2:32pm

Winx's trainer Chris Waller has blasted visiting English racing commentator Matt Chapman who has described the horses she has been beating as moderate.  Read more »

Kementari fresh and ready for Manikato bid

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 2:12pm

Trainer James Cummings is confident Kementari is ready to make his presence felt in the Group One Manikato Stakes when he drops back to a sprint distance.  Read more »

Bowman, Brown test Cup hopes at Werribee

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 1:40pm

Hugh Bowman and Corey Brown have partnered Marmelo and Magic Circle respectively in track gallops at Werribee in preparation for the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Jon Snow to return home to New Zealand

Tuesday 23 October 2018, 5:14pm

New Zealander Jon Snow will return home rather than be pushed towards the Melbourne Cup after a disappointing performance in the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

34 contenders remain in VRC Sprint Classic

Tuesday 23 October 2018, 5:04pm

First acceptances have been taken for three Flemington features, with 34 remaining in the VRC Sprint Classic, 36 in the Victoria Derby and 25 in the VRC Oaks.  Read more »