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Little Brown Horse earns her retirement

Sunday 24 January 2016, 12:54pm

Popular Queensland mare Little Brown Horse has been retired with connections believing she has done all she can.  Read more »

3000th winner for jockey Richard Johnson

Sunday 24 January 2016, 8:59am

Richard Johnson has brought up his 3000th winner over jumps in Britain and Ireland, joining Tony McCoy as the only other jockey to reach the milestone.  Read more »

Holler resumes with Australia Stakes win

Saturday 23 January 2016, 6:44pm

John O'Shea's plan to target the Australia Stakes with Holler has achieved the desired result with the colt winning the weight-for-age race.  Read more »

Apprentice protest turns sour at Randwick

Saturday 23 January 2016, 6:34pm

A protest by apprentice James Innes has gone pear shaped with the youngster told his mount was actually the horse at fault.  Read more »

Nudgee win continues Gollan summer spree

Saturday 23 January 2016, 5:59pm

Tony Gollan has trained the quinella in the Listed Nudgee Handicap with Sheiswhatsheis beating Tina Melina.  Read more »

Burning Front strikes more Gold for Weir

Saturday 23 January 2016, 5:00pm

The Darren Weir-trained Burning Front has continued his consistent preparation with victory in the $150,000 VOBIS Gold Star at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Mister Impatience digs deep for Cup win

Saturday 23 January 2016, 4:54pm

Stayer Mister Impatience has clawed his way back to victory in the Wellington Cup, beating Pentathlon and Sampson.  Read more »

Kayla Nisbet in milestone win at Randwick

Saturday 23 January 2016, 4:47pm

Kayla Nisbet's latest comeback is well and truly established with victory at Randwick on exciting filly Atom Eve.  Read more »

Kawi's best is yet to come, trainer says

Saturday 23 January 2016, 4:16pm

Thorndon Mile-winning five-year-old Kawi has plenty of room for improvement, Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock says.  Read more »

Dylan Dunn reduces claim with city double

Saturday 23 January 2016, 4:04pm

Dylan Dunn's metropolitan claim has been reduced from 3kg to 2kg after the apprentice brought up his 20th city win with a double at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Zin Zan Eddie takes out Carrington Stakes

Saturday 23 January 2016, 3:32pm

Zin Zan Eddie has found conditions to suit at Randwick, winning the Listed Carrington Stakes for trainer Matthew Smith.  Read more »

Cramming gives Thompson first city victory

Saturday 23 January 2016, 3:23pm

Cramming has provided rookie trainer Glen Thompson with a breakthrough at metropolitan level with his Doomben win.  Read more »

Dylan Dunn guides Snoopy to first-up win

Saturday 23 January 2016, 3:12pm

Dwayne Dunn had ridden Snoopy in all his starts but it was the jockey's son Dylan who got the chance to steer the colt to a first-up win at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Grylls in winning return to city racing

Saturday 23 January 2016, 2:07pm

Bagus has made it to wins from as manby starts to give apprentice Bridget Grylls a welcome metropolitan winner at Doomben.  Read more »

Scarlet Rain puts herself in the Slipper

Saturday 23 January 2016, 1:59pm

Scarlet Rain is at the top of Gai Waterhouse's Golden Slipper pecking order, cementing her claims with a wet-track win at Randwick.  Read more »

Monogram makes it back-to-back city wins

Saturday 23 January 2016, 1:54pm

Monogram has backed up a midweek win at Sandown with another victory after stepping up in grade at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Godolphin 2yos favourites for BD Previews

Friday 22 January 2016, 5:48pm

Stablemates Cohesion and Gridelin are the early favourites for the respective Blue Diamond Previews at Caulfield.  Read more »

Maher hoping for more Valley success

Friday 22 January 2016, 4:53pm

Runsati has already given Bryan Maher his first city win and the fledgling trainer is hoping the gelding adds another when he returns to Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Qld apprentice outed on cannabis charge

Friday 22 January 2016, 4:06pm

A young Queensland apprentice is the fourth Queensland jockey in recent times to be outed on a drugs charge.  Read more »

Pride keen to enhance his record with 2YOs

Friday 22 January 2016, 4:03pm

Trainer Joe Pride believes Snow Surrender has the ability to make her presence felt when she makes her debut in a 2YO race at Randwick.  Read more »

Mandryka aims up for four wins in a row

Friday 22 January 2016, 3:51pm

Mandryka will step up for his toughest test to date when he chases four-straight wins at Doomben.  Read more »

Schofield lodges appeal over suspension

Friday 22 January 2016, 3:40pm

Leading jockey Glyn Schofield will take his fight against a five-week riding ban to the Racing NSW Appeal Panel.  Read more »

Top Score adds autumn interest to Randwick

Friday 22 January 2016, 3:35pm

Trainer John Sargent has autumn plans for Top Score as Tommy Berry rides the unbeaten colt for the first time at Randwick.  Read more »

Foxwedge posts his second winner

Friday 22 January 2016, 3:23pm

Newgate Farm’s promising young sire Foxwedge posted his second winner on today when the Nick Olive trained colt Fox Tales opened his account with a debut victory on his home track of Canberra.  Read more »

Rebel Dane ready to go in Australia Stakes

Friday 22 January 2016, 3:21pm

Gary Portelli can't fault Sydney sprinter Rebel Dane ahead of the Group One winner's return as favourite in the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Gollan looking for winning end to summer

Friday 22 January 2016, 12:16pm

Leading Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will have a strong hand in the final feature races of Queensland's summer carnival.  Read more »

Mister Booze up to 1600m-challenge

Friday 22 January 2016, 11:34am

Mister Booze will run over 1600m for the first time with his trainer convinced his second to Buffering has him in good order for the Doomben challenge.  Read more »

First Australian Winner for Zoffany

Friday 22 January 2016, 9:15am

Less than 24 hours after siring his first Southern Hemisphere bred winner in South Africa, exciting young sire Zoffany posted his first Australian winner with Persistent Shadow (2f Zoffany x Green Mirage, by Green Desert) scoring a dominant victory as favourite.  Read more »

Ex-jockeys part of concussion study

Friday 22 January 2016, 7:23am

Sir Antony McCoy is one of five former champion jumps jockeys who will take part in a research project into concussion in sport.  Read more »

Three-year-olds take aim in WFA sprint

Friday 22 January 2016, 7:06am

Three-year-olds Holler and Rageese will be out to upstage the older horses when they resume in the weight-for-age Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Tye Angland waits for Randwick clearance

Friday 22 January 2016, 6:49am

Tye Angland needs a medical clearance if he is to fulfil his booking for two-year-old To Excess at Randwick.  Read more »

RV Integrity Council to look at Ibuprofen

Thursday 21 January 2016, 6:20pm

Racing authorities will meet to address a recent spate of positive tests to Ibuprofen in horses in Victoria.  Read more »

Chipping Norton meeting moved to Randwick

Thursday 21 January 2016, 5:10pm

The Chipping Norton Stakes, the first Group One race of the Sydney autumn carnival, will be moved from Warwick Farm to Randwick.  Read more »

Atom Eve puts Nisbet in metro spotlight

Thursday 21 January 2016, 4:10pm

Apprentice Kayla Nisbet will be chasing an important win when she continues an unbeaten association on Atom Eve at Randwick.  Read more »

Our Harmony sticks to easier Valley option

Thursday 21 January 2016, 4:10pm

Four-year-old mare Our Harmony has won her only two second-up starts and will be out to continue that trend at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Tye Angland hoping to be fit for Randwick

Thursday 21 January 2016, 3:53pm

Jockey Tye Angland is sweating on a medical clearance from his doctor to allow him to ride debutant To Excess at Randwick.  Read more »

Richie's Vibe chasing second G2 Valley win

Thursday 21 January 2016, 2:54pm

Trainer Paul Beshara believes 2014 Australia Stakes winner Richie's Vibe has a genuine chance to win the weight-for-age race for a second time.  Read more »

Nudgee appeals to Lees for Onemorezeta

Thursday 21 January 2016, 2:13pm

Kris Lees says the Nudgee Quality shapes as the right race for Onemorezeta who will bid to break a 14-month losing sequence at Doomben.  Read more »

You'll Never ready for Carrington return

Thursday 21 January 2016, 1:39pm

Chris Waller concedes he has only a small window of opportunity to strike with Carrington Stakes runner You'll Never.  Read more »

New CEO for NSW Trainers' Association

Thursday 21 January 2016, 12:46pm

Glenn Burge has been announced as the replacement for outgoing NSW Trainers' Association chief executive Steve McMahon.  Read more »

Gold Coast homecoming for Bryan Guy

Thursday 21 January 2016, 12:12pm

Bryan Guy is returning to his old training base at the Gold Coast but says he will continue to prepare horses for the Chinese-based Aquis syndicate.  Read more »

Grylls chasing comeback win on Bagus

Thursday 21 January 2016, 11:01am

After spending five months sidelined by a wrist injury, apprentice Bridget Grills is looking to get her career back on track with a city win.  Read more »

Espinoza upbeat about California Chrome

Thursday 21 January 2016, 7:18am

Jockey Victor Espinoza is keen to get back to Dubai with California Chrome and avenge last year's World Cup defeat.  Read more »

Schofield hit with five-week riding ban

Thursday 21 January 2016, 7:17am

Jockey Glyn Schofield has vowed to fight a five-week ban for failing to ride his mount out to the winning post at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Rebel Dane favourite for Australia Stakes

Thursday 21 January 2016, 6:48am

The Gary Portelli-trained Rebel Dane has been installed the clear-cut favourite for the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Hope tries to join O'Brien, Kavanagh case

Thursday 21 January 2016, 3:30am

Disqualified trainer Lee Hope's bid to join Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh's appeal against lengthy bans has been knocked back.  Read more »

Treble continues Gollan's record pace

Wednesday 20 January 2016, 6:20pm

Trainer Tony Gollan has dominated the midweek meeting at Ipswich with a winning treble led by former Sydney filly Majella Magic.  Read more »

French flair comes to Warwick Farm

Wednesday 20 January 2016, 6:18pm

Premier trainer Chris Waller has momentarily met his match with European stayers after Louis Baudron trained his first Australian winner at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Training partners fined over positive swab

Wednesday 20 January 2016, 5:35pm

The training partnership of Terry and Karina O'Sullivan has been fined $3000 over a positive swab returned by one of its runners after a race at Sandown.  Read more »

Power Trip among Caulfield nominations

Wednesday 20 January 2016, 4:55pm

The Blue Diamond Preview for colts and geldings has attracted 18 nominations including stakeswinner Power Trip.  Read more »