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RV reduces prize money, stands down staff
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
London
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
London
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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 »