News
Passion the driving force behind Hunter
Melbourne
Friday 8 January 2016, 12:50pm
Rose Of Texas will be out to give trainer Alan Hunter his first maiden metropolitan success when he steps out at Caulfield. Read more »
Cahill hopes Nikitas can topple favourite
Brisbane
Friday 8 January 2016, 12:15pm
Jockey Michael Cahill is looking to Nikitas to upset the favourite Capitalist and give him and trainer Kelso Wood a second Magic Millions Classic. Read more »
Sundance withdrawn from Magic Millions
Sydney
Friday 8 January 2016, 8:39am
Sundance has been scratched from the $2 million Magic Millions Classic with Michelle Payne to ride first emergency Rainy Day Woman. Read more »
Record prize money for Cheltenham
London
Friday 8 January 2016, 7:45am
The famous Cheltenham jumps festival will offer record prize money of more than $A8 million for the first time. Read more »
Able Friend suffers rare tendon injury
Sydney
Friday 8 January 2016, 6:50am
Hong Kong's highest-rated horse, Able Friend, will be out for at least the rest of the season with a rare tendon injury. Read more »
Kentucky Miss fires up early for Pride
Sydney
Thursday 7 January 2016, 5:52pm
Kentucky Miss has sent trainer Joe Pride scurrying for his stable record books after a first-up win on a heavy track at Warwick Farm. Read more »
Zafina on her way to the Gold Coast
Sydney
Thursday 7 January 2016, 5:29pm
Trainer Gary Portelli is sending Zafina to the Gold Coast in the hope the second emergency gets a run in the Magic Millions Classic. Read more »
British apprentice to ride at Caulfield
Melbourne
Thursday 7 January 2016, 5:18pm
Leading British apprentice Tom Marquand will ride Tashbeeh at Caulfield as he begins a four-week stint in Australia. Read more »
Magna Rossa aiming for third-straight win
Melbourne
Thursday 7 January 2016, 4:42pm
Stablemates Magna Rossa and Tempered will both chase their third-straight wins of the summer when they step up in class in races at Caulfield. Read more »
Black-type race best for Kaleidoscope:Dale
Sydney
Thursday 7 January 2016, 4:31pm
Former New Zealand mare Kaleidoscope will chase an important win when she contests the Group Three Belle Of The Turf at Gosford. Read more »
Candika's inside draw a plus: O'Dea
Brisbane
Thursday 7 January 2016, 4:11pm
Trainer Steve O'Dea believes Candika should be able to take up a perfect position in the Magic Millions Classic from barrier one. Read more »
Barrier no concern for Peace Force: Ryan
Sydney
Thursday 7 January 2016, 4:03pm
Trainer Gerald Ryan has no concerns about wide barriers for his key runners at the Gold Coast Magic Millions meeting. Read more »
Tony Gollan to ward off interstate rivals
Brisbane
Thursday 7 January 2016, 3:25pm
Premier Brisbane trainer has a host of runners for Magic Millions day at the Gold Coast in his bid to stave off the interstate raiders. Read more »
Jockey's chance to be King for a day
Sydney
Thursday 7 January 2016, 3:18pm
Paul King is set to benefit most from an absence of Sydney's leading jockeys when he rides three early favourites at Canterbury. Read more »
Star Rolling out to snap winless run
Melbourne
Thursday 7 January 2016, 3:11pm
Craig Widdison has taken confidence out of Star Rolling's close fourth in the Lord Stakes and believes the gelding is close to another win. Read more »
Birchley hopes barrier not too punishing
Brisbane
Thursday 7 January 2016, 3:03pm
Liam Birchley believes a wide barrier may not be so bad for Punishing who wears blinkers in the Magic Millions Classic. Read more »
ATC employs two senior executives
Sydney
Thursday 7 January 2016, 2:11pm
The Australian Turf Club has announced two senior executive appointments with James Heddo and Steve McMahon to take up the positions. Read more »
Chad Schofield granted Hong Kong extension
Melbourne
Thursday 7 January 2016, 2:03pm
Jockey Chad Schofield has had his licence to ride in Hong Kong extended until the end of the racing season. Read more »
Buffering out to break $6 million barrier
Brisbane
Thursday 7 January 2016, 1:14pm
Ageless sprinter Buffering is odds-on to break through the $6 million prize money barrier when he competes at the Gold Coast. Read more »
Luke Nolen nearing racetrack return
Melbourne
Thursday 7 January 2016, 12:35pm
After a long absence recovering from back surgery, jockey Luke Nolen is ready to resume trackwork ahead of a return to race riding. Read more »
Snitzel colt fetches $1.6 million
Sydney
Thursday 7 January 2016, 11:49am
A Snitzel colt out of 2006 Magic Millions Classic winner Mirror Mirror has fetched top price of $1.6 million at the Gold Coast sale. Read more »
Cirrus Des Aigles to race on
London
Thursday 7 January 2016, 7:11am
Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe says veteran stable star Cirrus Des Aigles has shown her he still has the zest for racing and will be given another campaign. Read more »
Racing to go ahead at Warwick Farm
Sydney
Thursday 7 January 2016, 7:11am
The postponed meeting will go ahead at Warwick Farm on a heavy track with rain in Sydney expected to clear. Read more »
Magic Millions Classic runner in doubt
Brisbane
Thursday 7 January 2016, 6:46am
Sundance will have to pass veterinary tests to take his place in the Magic Millions Classic after a scare with a hoof abscess. Read more »
Victoria to trial 30 minute time intervals
Melbourne
Thursday 7 January 2016, 6:44am
Racing Victoria has announced a one-week trial of condensed meetings with 30 minute intervals between races. Read more »
Apprentice fined $2k for weighing in light
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 7:01pm
Tigidig Tigidig has been disqualified at Sandown after apprentice Jye McNeil weighed in light following the Ladbrokes Cash In Handicap. Read more »
Fawke double caps big comeback to saddle
Brisbane
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 5:44pm
Sairyn Fawke is well on the way to re-establishing himself in Brisbane racing after landing a winning double at Doomben. Read more »
Farrier works magic with Miss Softhands
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 5:33pm
Miss Softhands has remained unbeaten in her latest campaign, scoring with authority at Sandown. Read more »
Oliver, Waller team up in Gosford features
Sydney
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 5:28pm
Damien Oliver has answered a call from Sydney trainer Chris Waller in accepting rides in two stakes races at Gosford. Read more »
Tigidig Tigidig disqualified at Sandown
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 4:56pm
Tigidig Tigidig has been disqualified after apprentice jockey Jye McNeil weighed in light at Sandown. Read more »
Racing Qld exec sues over live-bait axing
Brisbane
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 4:43pm
Racing Queensland's former integrity officer, who was sacked following the live baiting scandal, is suing the organisation for unfair dismissal. Read more »
Popovich impresses with Sandown debut win
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 3:55pm
Craig Williams has been taken with the Popovich's debut win at Sandown after covering ground in The Cove Hotel Plate. Read more »
Luke Currie rewarded for Lindsay Park work
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 3:42pm
The Lindsay Park stable of David Hayes and Tom Dabernig has entrusted Luke Currie with a promising book of rides at Caulfield. Read more »
Junior riders take centre stage in Sydney
Sydney
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 3:33pm
Sydney's apprentice jockeys have been gifted a perfect opportunity to showcase their potential at Canterbury. Read more »
Warwick Farm card postponed for 24 hours
Sydney
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 1:24pm
Rain in Sydney is expected to ease in time for racing officials to hold a transferred midweek meeting at Warwick Farm. Read more »
Flamboyant Lass to bounce back in Guineas
Brisbane
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 12:32pm
Flamboyant Lass might have lost Magic Millions Guineas favouritism, but there are encouraging signs heading into the Gold Coast race. Read more »
McLachlan counting on Griffin experience
Brisbane
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 11:49am
Jason McLachlan says no jockey knows how to ride the Gold Coast track better than Dan Griffin and that will give Dieters an edge in the Magic Millions. Read more »
Warwick Farm races postponed 24 hours
Sydney
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 7:07am
The midweek Warwick Farm race meeting has been postponed for 24 hours with the rain in Sydney expected to ease. Read more »
Hong Kong race added to Global Challenge
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 6:37am
The Chairman's Sprint Prize in Hong Kong has been added to the Global Sprint Challenge which comprises 10 sprint races during the year in five countries. Read more »
Fire at top Canada stable kills 43 horses
Toronto
Wednesday 6 January 2016, 6:10am
A huge blaze tackled by five fire service units at one of Canada's premier racing stables has claimed the lives of 43 top racehorses. Read more »
Injury cuts short Delicacy racing career
Sydney
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 5:54pm
Top Perth mare Delicacy has been retired from racing, just days after her memorable Perth Cup win. Read more »
Kievann aiming for third win of campaign
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 5:27pm
Trainer Stephen Brown is hoping for a good barrier draw to give Kievann his best chance of adding a third win this campaign when he lines up at Caulfield. Read more »
Capitalist remains odds-on for Millions
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 4:47pm
Unbeaten colt Capitalist remains an odds-on favourite for the Magic Millions Classic after coming up with barrier two for the rich two-year-old race. Read more »
Music Man set to go distance at Canterbury
Sydney
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 4:35pm
Music Man will be chasing three wins a row when he stretches out to a middle distance for the for time in a promising career. Read more »
McNeil chasing more metropolitan success
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 2:27pm
Apprentice Jye McNeil landed a winning treble at the most recent city meeting in Melbourne and his prospects look just as bright at Sandown. Read more »
Promising forecast for Warwick Farm card
Sydney
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 1:36pm
Anxious Australian Turf Club officials are banking on a favourable weather forecast to ensure racing goes ahead at Warwick Farm. Read more »
O'Brien, Kavanagh penalty hearing date set
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 12:23pm
A date has been set for penalty hearings for trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien and vet Tom Brennan over cobalt charges. Read more »
Capitalist draw barrier two in Millions
Sydney
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 10:04am
Magic Millions favourite Capitalist has firmed even further after coming up with barrier two in the $2 million race at the Gold Coast. Read more »
Hyeronimus out for three to six weeks
Sydney
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 9:20am
Jockey Adam Hyeronimus will be sidelined for between three and six weeks with an injury suffered in a fall at Rosehill. Read more »
Home Of The Brave disqualified from G3 win
London
Tuesday 5 January 2016, 7:32am
Australian-owned British-raced Home Of The Brave has been stripped of a Group Three win in Ireland because of a postiive test. Read more »