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RV reduces prize money, stands down staff

Monday 30 March 2020, 4:21pm

Racing Victoria has announced reductions in prize money contributions and has stood down staff.  Read more »

Prize money cuts understandable: Bott

Monday 30 March 2020, 1:49pm

In-form trainer Adrian Bott supports the measures being taken to try to keep racing going during the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Top Qld jockeys split into two regions

Monday 30 March 2020, 12:05pm

Queensland's top metropolitan jockeys have been split into two regions as the state's racing is divided into zones.  Read more »

Wyong Provincial C'ship heat rescheduled

Monday 30 March 2020, 12:04pm

The washed out Provincial Championships Qualifier at Wyong will now be run at Newcastle.  Read more »

Joao Moreira notches 900th HK winner

Monday 30 March 2020, 11:47am

Joao Moreira has ridden his 900th Hong Kong winner with racing going ahead at Sha Tin under a late biosecurity exemption.  Read more »

Probabeel likely to run in Aust Oaks

Sunday 29 March 2020, 7:21pm

Star New Zealand filly Probabeel has come through her Vinery Stud Stakes second in good order and now heads to the Australian Oaks.  Read more »

Work behind the scenes keeps racing going

Sunday 29 March 2020, 6:15pm

Crowd-free race meetings may be a cause of frustration, but jockey Brad Rawiller is happy the show keeps going through the work of industry leaders.  Read more »

Waller's host of chances for 7th Doncaster

Sunday 29 March 2020, 4:55pm

Champion trainer Chris Waller is scheduled to have a host of runners in the Doncaster Mile as he chases a seventh win in the famous handicap.  Read more »

Eric The Eel confirmed for Sydney

Sunday 29 March 2020, 4:10pm

Queensland trainer Stuart Kendrick has confirmed Eric The Eel will head to the Australian Derby in Sydney.  Read more »

Vow And Declare's Cup campaign up in air

Sunday 29 March 2020, 3:28pm

Trainer Danny O'Brien has Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare ready to run in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

New York racetrack turned into hospital

Sunday 29 March 2020, 2:39pm

New York's Aqueduct racetrack is to be used as a hospital site for people recovering from coronavirus.  Read more »

New prize money levels for Qld racing

Sunday 29 March 2020, 12:50pm

Officials believe they have come up with the right balance for Queensland prize money when the state moves to regional racing this week.  Read more »

Beckett believes racing can work to return

Sunday 29 March 2020, 9:43am

Classic-winning trainer Ralph Beckett is optimistic racing in Britain will be ready to resume behind closed doors should it be given the go-ahead.  Read more »

Prize money slashed for Championships

Sunday 29 March 2020, 9:19am

Racing NSW has slashed prize money for the biggest races scheduled for the two days of The Championships at Randwick.  Read more »

Rosehill suspensions for Bowman and Berry

Saturday 28 March 2020, 8:00pm

Tommy Berry and Hugh Bowman have both been outed for different offences at Rosehill and will miss Queen Elizabeth Stakes day.  Read more »

Lindsay Park Guineas runners disqualified

Saturday 28 March 2020, 7:02pm

Two horses from the Lindsay Park stable were wrongly saddled in the Listed Bendigo Guineas and have been disqualified from the race.  Read more »

Cascadian earns Doncaster spot via Prelude

Saturday 28 March 2020, 6:50pm

Cascadian has earned a last-minute spot in the Doncaster Mile with his win in the Prelude at Rosehill.  Read more »

Positive Peace claims Emancipation Stakes

Saturday 28 March 2020, 6:23pm

The Bjorn Baker-trained Positive Peace has made it five wins in a row with her first stakes race success in the Group Two Emancipation Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Prov Championship heat called off at Wyong

Saturday 28 March 2020, 6:21pm

Racing officials have postponed the provincial championship qualifying heat at Wyong after jockeys expressed safety concerns over the track.  Read more »

Hellova Street takes out the Golden Mile

Saturday 28 March 2020, 6:05pm

Having stayed in Victoria since his latest outing at Caulfield, Tasmanian galloper Hellova Street has led throughout to claim the Golden Mile at Bendigo.  Read more »

Riddle Me That takes out Bendigo Guineas

Saturday 28 March 2020, 5:18pm

Setting his sights on the Bendigo Guineas has paid dividends for trainer Matt Laurie with Riddle Me That scoring a fighting win in the Listed race.  Read more »

Patience a key to Snogging win at Bendigo

Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:49pm

Snogging has broken through for a long overdue victory scoring narrowly first-up in the Bendigo Gold Bracelet.  Read more »

Abbott win a big boost for trainer-jockeys

Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:44pm

Versatile Lauren Abbott hopes the Doomben win of One Stryke will lead to an increase in the number of horses trainer-jockeys are allowed to prepare.  Read more »

No Bar too high for Hyeronimus in Group 1

Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:40pm

Tulloch Lodge has continued its golden Sydney autumn carnival run, winning its third Group One in successive weeks with Shout The Bar in the Vinery Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Vegadaze beats Godolphin pair at Rosehill

Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:20pm

The Anthony Cummings-trained Vegadaze has beaten two James Cummings-trained sprinters in the Star Kingdom Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Verry Elleegant claims Group One Tancred

Saturday 28 March 2020, 4:00pm

Verry Elleegant has put in a strong staying performance to win the Tancred Stakes and stamp herself a spring Cups contender.  Read more »

Vow And Declare shines in Bendigo gallop

Saturday 28 March 2020, 3:45pm

Trainer Danny O'Brien has given Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare and VRC Oaks-winning stablemate Miami Bound a race day gallop at Bendigo.  Read more »

McDonald coaxes best out of Night's Watch

Saturday 28 March 2020, 3:42pm

Night's Watch has won the Neville Sellwood Stakes, ending a run of outs since taking out the 2018 Naturalism Stakes.  Read more »

NZ's Quick Thinker on track for Derby bid

Saturday 28 March 2020, 3:07pm

Quick Thinker has given New Zealand trainer Murray Baker a fifth Tulloch Stakes to stake his claims for the Australian Derby.  Read more »

Swats That impresses in Bendigo debut win

Saturday 28 March 2020, 2:55pm

The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained Swats That has raced to a convincing debut win in the Bendigo VOBIS Gold Rush.  Read more »

Kendrick clings to Derby ambition for Eric

Saturday 28 March 2020, 2:41pm

Trainer Stuart Kendrick will still try to get Eric The Eel to Sydney for the ATC Australian Derby after the gelding's Doomben win.  Read more »

Holyfield lands fighting win at Rosehill

Saturday 28 March 2020, 2:20pm

English jockey Tom Marquand has guided the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained colt Holyfield to victory in the Group Three Schweppervescence at Rosehill.  Read more »

Calibration shows worth of satellite yard

Saturday 28 March 2020, 2:02pm

The win of Calibration at Doomben has emphasised the value of a Queensland satellite stable for Newcastle trainer Kris Lees.  Read more »

Minjee repays the faith shown by Heathcote

Saturday 28 March 2020, 1:27pm

Promising filly Minjee has defied a betting drift to repay trainer Rob Heathcote's faith with a win at Doomben.  Read more »

Master and former apprentice in Royal win

Saturday 28 March 2020, 1:23pm

The Ron Quinton-trained Royal Celebration has been rewarded for his consistency, breaking through for a solid win at Rosehill.  Read more »

Two on the trot for future jumper Budd Fox

Saturday 28 March 2020, 1:10pm

Being on course early has allowed apprentice Jessica Eaton to pick up the winning ride on Budd Fox in a distance race at Bendigo.  Read more »

Boss to ride Loving Gaby in G1 TJ Smith

Saturday 28 March 2020, 1:00pm

Glen Boss has picked up the ride on star filly Loving Gaby in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

VRC to stand staff down over COVID-19

Saturday 28 March 2020, 10:38am

The Victoria Racing Club, which runs the Melbourne Cup, will stand down most of its staff during the the coronavirus crisis.  Read more »

British racing making plans for return

Saturday 28 March 2020, 7:47am

British racing is likely to resume behind closed doors once given the appropriate go-ahead following the current shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Vinery Stud Stakes: What you need to know

Friday 27 March 2020, 7:07pm

A look at the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes over 2000m for three-year-old fillies at Rosehill.  Read more »

Imported stablemates face Group One clash

Friday 27 March 2020, 7:04pm

Trainer Kris Lees has a slight leaning to Mustajeer as he prepares to saddle up three runners in the Group One Tancred Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Widdison to take Bendigo chance with Doll

Friday 27 March 2020, 6:44pm

Craig Widdison will take every opportunity he can get to start his horses while racing continues under the threat of COVID-19.  Read more »

Young trainer takes Pride in stakes debut

Friday 27 March 2020, 6:28pm

Untapped three-year-old Pride Of Adelaide will give up-and-coming trainer Nathan Doyle his first stakes runner when he chases a hat-trick of wins at Rosehill.  Read more »

Heathcote hopes for Doomben double

Friday 27 March 2020, 5:37pm

Trainer Robert Heathcote is hoping for a Doomben double before Queensland racing is divided into regions next week.  Read more »

Top fillies to do battle in Vinery

Friday 27 March 2020, 5:16pm

The Chris Waller-trained Funstar is tracking to become the dominant filly of the autumn if she can add the Vinery to her record.  Read more »

The Tancred Stakes: What you need to know

Friday 27 March 2020, 4:49pm

What you need to know about the Group One $1.5 million weight-for-age Tancred Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Bjorn Baker flying stable flag at Rosehill

Friday 27 March 2020, 4:39pm

While Murray Baker has been forced to shut down his New Zealand training operation, his son Bjorn Baker is keeping the flag flying in Sydney.  Read more »

Zahra relaxed before coronavirus result

Friday 27 March 2020, 4:27pm

Mark Zahra spent the day watching Netflix and playing X-Box awaiting the news of a COVID-19 test which produced a negative result allowing racing to resume.  Read more »

Kementari set for comeback at Rosehill

Friday 27 March 2020, 4:09pm

Group One winner Kementari makes his return to racing as a gelding in the Star Kingdom Stakes.  Read more »

Travel makes task too tough for Debt Agent

Friday 27 March 2020, 3:43pm

Having considered sending Debt Agent to Sydney for the Doncaster Mile, trainer Jim Conlan has instead decided to stay home and run the gelding at Bendigo.  Read more »