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Warren has high autumn hopes for Puritan

Monday 1 February 2016, 5:23pm

The Manfred Stakes is the planned starting point for the talented Puritan but trainer Jason Warren is yet to figure out the three-year-old's best distance  Read more »

Tarzino has easy trial at Geelong

Monday 1 February 2016, 5:05pm

Tarzino didn't beat a runner home in a barrier trial at Geelong but trainer Mick Price says the horse is going fantastic building towards his main targets.  Read more »

NZ barrier trial holds Australian interest

Monday 1 February 2016, 4:24pm

Group One winners Turn Me Loose and Volkstok'n'barrell will oppose each other in a barrier trial in Auckland ahead of return trips to Australia.  Read more »

Weekend winners for Uncle Mo

Monday 1 February 2016, 3:34pm

dd Pletcher unleashed another promising winner for leading young sire Uncle Mo with Mo Power (3c Uncle Mo x Rhiana, by Runaway Groom) saluting at Gulfstream on Saturday.  Read more »

Hell Of An Effort aiming for third win

Monday 1 February 2016, 2:57pm

Two-year-old Hell Of An Effort will attempt to make it three wins from as many starts when he lines up at Caulfield.  Read more »

Grand Proposal travels another highway

Monday 1 February 2016, 2:52pm

Trainer Neville Layt has wants another Highway Handicap with Grand Proposal to tune her up for the Country Championships.  Read more »

Munce to defend his apprentice over ban

Monday 1 February 2016, 1:36pm

Former champion jockey, trainer Chris Munce will defend his apprentice Michael Murphy in his appeal against a three-week ban.  Read more »

Rob Heathcote produces DREAM result for DYNAMIC Owners with clever CHOICE

Monday 1 February 2016, 11:33am

Dream Choice, Dynamic Syndications, Rob Heathcote (trainer) and James Orman (jockey) combined to produce a wonderful win for our connections in race 5 at Doomben on Saturday  Read more »

Bookmaker Colin Tidy dies aged 73

Monday 1 February 2016, 9:13am

Popular former bookmaker and racehorse owner and breeder Colin Tidy has died in Sydney aged 73 after a long illness.  Read more »

Aerovelocity back to best at Sha Tin

Monday 1 February 2016, 7:23am

Hong Kong sprinter Aerovelocity has returned to his best in the Centenary Sprint at Sha Tin after being sidelined by a heart irregularity.  Read more »

Timeless Prince a stakes winner on protest

Sunday 31 January 2016, 6:58pm

Gosford sprinter Timeless Prince has won the Listed Sunshine Coast Cup after a dramatic protest.  Read more »

Zamzam emerges as Blue Diamond contender

Sunday 31 January 2016, 6:30pm

The fillies Prelude is the likely next step for two-year-old Zamzam after she raced into Blue Diamond contention with victory on debut at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Godolphin pair in Rosehill barrier trial

Sunday 31 January 2016, 6:18pm

Group One winner Complacent and Magic Hurricane will ramp up their autumn preparations in a barrier trial at Rosehill.  Read more »

Diamond favourite to resume at Caulfield

Sunday 31 January 2016, 5:35pm

Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Extreme Choice will be out to stamp his credentials for the Group One race when he resumes in the Group Three Chairman's Stakes.  Read more »

Dibayani to campaign in Sydney

Sunday 31 January 2016, 5:28pm

The Apollo Stakes has been earmarked for the return of Dibayani who has shown his appreciation for clockwise racing with a barrier trial win.  Read more »

Forster's stable star Adebisi retired

Sunday 31 January 2016, 4:53pm

Desleigh Forster is looking to Sydney Group One races with Too Good To Refuse and I'm Belucci as she farewells stable stalwart Adebisi.  Read more »

Concealer to resume in Diamond Prelude

Sunday 31 January 2016, 3:51pm

The Tony McEvoy-trained Group-winning juvenile Concealer is scheduled to make her return in the Blue Diamond Prelude on her way to the Blue Diamond.  Read more »

Pride Of Dubai primed for Eskimo return

Sunday 31 January 2016, 3:45pm

Dual Group One winner Pride Of Dubai is primed for his first race as a three-year-old having missed the spring.  Read more »

Miss Cover Girl to return to Sydney

Sunday 31 January 2016, 10:54am

Brisbane trainer Kelly Schweida hopes to snare Tommy Berry to ride Miss Cover Girl when she returns to Sydney for the Breeders' Classic.  Read more »

Damian Brown hit with nine-day suspension

Saturday 30 January 2016, 6:09pm

Leading Brisbane jockey Damian Browne has been suspended for nine days, forcing him out of the Breeders' Classic meeting at Randwick.  Read more »

Storm puts paid to Rosehill race meeting

Saturday 30 January 2016, 5:53pm

The final two races on Expressway Stakes day at Rosehill have been called off after an electrical storm and heavy rain.  Read more »

Headwater on song for Kensington victory

Saturday 30 January 2016, 5:40pm

One-time Golden Slipper favourite Headwater has resumed with a first-up win against older horses in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Our Boy Malachi in first-up Expressway win

Saturday 30 January 2016, 5:32pm

Our Boy Malachi has made a winning return in the Group Two Expressway Stakes at Rosehill, giving his rivals no chance.  Read more »

Heathcote, Orman partnership to flourish

Saturday 30 January 2016, 5:19pm

Leading trainer Robert Heathcote has declared he will be calling on James Orman's services a lot more after Dream Choice's Doomben win.  Read more »

Marquand wins on Tashbeeh for second time

Saturday 30 January 2016, 4:22pm

Visiting UK apprentice Tom Marquand has won on Tashbeeh for the second time, but not before surviving a protest.  Read more »

Rick Worthington has eyes on the Slipper

Saturday 30 January 2016, 3:56pm

Trainer Rick Worthington is excited about the Golden Slipper prospects of Honesty Prevails, a debut winner of the Widden Stakes.  Read more »

Melham wins on All Cerise at Flemington

Saturday 30 January 2016, 3:34pm

Ben Melham plotted a winning course on All Cerise at Flemington but was later suspended for eight meetings for taking another runner off its course.  Read more »

Hot Saga lives up to promising formline

Saturday 30 January 2016, 3:23pm

The Jack Duncan-trained Hot Saga has outstayed Ongoing Venture to continue his consistent form at Doomben.  Read more »

Tessera sees off G3 Canonbury challengers

Saturday 30 January 2016, 3:04pm

Godolphin colt Tessera has put himself into Godolphin's team for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper with his Canonbury Stakes win.  Read more »

Halfpenny Gate gets inside run at Rosehill

Saturday 30 January 2016, 2:12pm

Halfpenny Gate has added his name to the Highway Handicap winners with a strong finish at Rosehill.  Read more »

Mishani Sleuth finds a way for Les Ross

Saturday 30 January 2016, 2:02pm

Trainer Les Ross has ended a run of outs with Mishani Sleuth holding off the fast-finishing favourite Itz Alrite at Doomben.  Read more »

Supido impresses Williams at Flemington

Saturday 30 January 2016, 1:19pm

Supido has justified his short quote in the opening race at Flemington, racing to an impressive first-up win for leading jockey Craig Williams.  Read more »

Rosehill downgraded to heavy after storm

Friday 29 January 2016, 4:55pm

The Rosehill track has been downgraded to heavy after a storm in Sydney with more rain expected ahead of the Expressway Stakes meeting.  Read more »

McDonald broadens thoroughbred interests

Friday 29 January 2016, 4:23pm

James McDonald's racing interests extend beyond riding with the leading Sydney jockey a successful vendor at the Karaka yearling sale.  Read more »

Glyn Schofield in significant appeal win

Friday 29 January 2016, 2:58pm

Glyn Schofield will serve a three-week suspension for failing to ride a horse out to the finish after a successful appeal against the severity of the ban.  Read more »

Big Money out to cash in at weight-for-age

Friday 29 January 2016, 1:59pm

Country-trained Big Money will be trying to win in Sydney for the first time when he contests the Expressway Stakes at weight-for-age.  Read more »

Iconic resumes in Kensington Stakes

Friday 29 January 2016, 1:11pm

The Tony McEvoy-trained Iconic has been off the scene since the Brisbane winter carnival but makes his return in the Kensington Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Lees sets leading juvenile a stakes test

Friday 29 January 2016, 12:23pm

Kris Lees regards Guard Of Honour as the pick of his two-year-olds so far as he prepares the colt for a tough debut in the Canonbury Stakes.  Read more »

Our Boy Nicholas ready for distance test

Friday 29 January 2016, 12:12pm

Trainer Toby Edmods has been encouraged to test Our Boy Nicholas over a distance by two leading jockeys.  Read more »

Dunn expects another premiership battle

Friday 29 January 2016, 11:59am

The three jockeys who fought out last season's Melbourne premiership are all in contention again as the halfway mark of the season approaches.  Read more »

Liberation to miss Doomben for Coast

Friday 29 January 2016, 11:27am

Liberation has been scratched from Doomben to instead run in the transferred Sunshine Coast Cup a day later.  Read more »

Prime Thoroughbreds Success with Patrick Payne

Friday 29 January 2016, 10:31am

Over the last few years Prime Thoroughbreds have had great success with trainer Patrick Payne and hopefully this will continue with their female only syndicate.  Read more »

HK opens up more races to internationals

Friday 29 January 2016, 7:57am

The Hong Kong Jockey Club will open up another 17 races to international competition in the new season.  Read more »

English returns with Randwick trial win

Friday 29 January 2016, 6:35am

Golden Slipper runner-up English has shown she is ready for an autumn campaign with a dominant barrier trial victory at Randwick.  Read more »

Slipper still on radar for over 300 babies

Thursday 28 January 2016, 4:38pm

A record 304 two-year-olds are still in the mix for a start in the Golden Slipper following the second stage of acceptances.  Read more »

Dunn happy with Headwater ahead of return

Thursday 28 January 2016, 3:39pm

Dwayne Dunn is looking for three-year-old Headwater to take what he is showing on the training track into the Kensington Stakes.  Read more »

Trial star Defcon on notice in Canonbury

Thursday 28 January 2016, 3:28pm

Snowden Racing says Defcon, who has starred at the barrier trials, must bring that form to race day to warrant a Blue Diamond Stakes tilt.  Read more »

River Lad back in Expressway Stakes arena

Thursday 28 January 2016, 3:23pm

River Lad will return to the scene of his only Sydney start when he tackles the Expressway Stakes for new trainer Kris Lees.  Read more »

Popular Aus racehorse Intergaze dead at 22

Thursday 28 January 2016, 3:07pm

Intergaze, an eight-time Group One winner who raced and beat modern-day champions Octagonal and Might And Power, has died.  Read more »

Stay With Me to step out in Sydney trial

Thursday 28 January 2016, 2:56pm

Victorian filly Stay With Me is in Sydney preparing for an autumn campaign which could include a start in the Group One Coolmore Classic.  Read more »