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Wolfgram set for Lucky Brisbane return

Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:43pm

Fresh from a riding stint in Sydney, Travis Wolfgram returns to Brisbane racing keen to make an impact during the final year of his apprenticeship.  Read more »

Darley Classic facts and figures

Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:42pm

What you need to know about the Darley Classic  Read more »

Emirates Stakes facts and figures

Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:39pm

What you need to know about the Emirates Stakes  Read more »

Randwick track rested after busy schedule

Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:31pm

Rosehill and Canterbury will share Sydney's Saturday racing schedule for a month while maintenance work is carried out at Randwick.  Read more »

Hot Demand for US Progeny of The Factor

Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:29pm

Buoyed by the overwhelming popularity of stunning first crop youngsters by exciting young sire The Factor (USA) at North American yearling sales earlier this year, his second crop of weanlings have also been in hot demand in recent days at the 2015 Fasig-Tipton November Sale and Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.  Read more »

Jockey Glen Boss rejects Payne article

Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:23pm

Jockey Glen Boss has lashed out on Twitter saying a report on the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup took his comments out of context.  Read more »

Doyle sweating on change of luck for Aimee

Thursday 5 November 2015, 11:27am

A good barrier draw has the Noel Doyle-trained Aimee poised to end a luckless run of outs at Doomben.  Read more »

Cup Day Stakes-Winner for Nicconi

Thursday 5 November 2015, 11:24am

Concealer is the sixth stakes-winner for our great value sire Nicconi, who had four winners on Cup Day!  Read more »

Hawkesbury race meeting postponed

Thursday 5 November 2015, 10:41am

Rain has washed out the eight-race program scheduled for Hawkesbury with the meeting postponed due to safety concerns over the track.  Read more »

American Pharoah Settling in at Coolmore America

Thursday 5 November 2015, 9:27am

As was the case with his racetrack career,American Pharoah has taken everything in his stride as he transitions into his new life as a stallion at Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud.  Read more »

Cassidy's riding career comes to an end

Thursday 5 November 2015, 8:14am

Jim Cassidy, one of only four jockeys to win more than 100 Group One races, has retired after riding at the VRC Oaks meeting.  Read more »

Straight-track test for Boban in G1 Darley

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 6:36pm

Multiple Group One winner Boban has been freshened for a shot at the Group One Darley Classic where he'll take on stellar field of sprinters.  Read more »

Akzar 4th in Kyneton Cup for Payne, Weir

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 6:04pm

The Melbourne Cup-winning trainer and jockey, Darren Weir and Michelle Payne, have had to settle for fourth place in the Kyneton Cup with Akzar.  Read more »

Hong Kong option for Godolphin stars

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 5:57pm

Races at the Hong Kong International meeting are an option for Godolphin stablemates Contributer and Bow Creek.  Read more »

Weir way with horses like Cummings: Payne

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 5:26pm

Darren Weir has won the past two Melbourne premierships and if Prince Of Penzance's part-owner is correct the trainer will win more Melbourne Cups.  Read more »

Muzyka plays the right tune for Oaks

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 4:20pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan is looking to Muzyka to hit the right note when she runs in the VRC Oaks, a race he set her for when she was a yearling.  Read more »

Cassidy set for last hurrah in VRC Oaks

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 4:16pm

Jim Cassidy is looking for a Group One finale on Dawnie Perfect as he chases a sixth VRC Oaks while James McDonald is looking for his first.  Read more »

Wet track could thwart leading Oaks hope

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 4:13pm

Lindsay Park contender Sacred Eye has had an ideal VRC Oaks campaign but her trainer is hoping the rain stays away from Flemington.  Read more »

It's not Downs that makes Stevie special

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:52pm

Down Syndrome NSW says it was wonderful to see Melbounre Cup-winning strapper Stevie Payne hailed for his abilities at work.  Read more »

Trackwork points to Arod lift in Emirates

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:03pm

Craig Williams is expecting an improved showing from European galloper Arod in the $1 million Emirates Stakes.  Read more »

Neville Layt gambles on No When To Hold Em

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 2:21pm

Neville Layt is happy to lay his cards on the table when it comes to talking about his Canterbury runner No When To Hold Em.  Read more »

Senior ATC official banned for two years

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 2:03pm

Former ATC executive Matt Rudolph has been disqualified for two years after he was found to have acted improperly in the Sam Kavanagh cobalt case.  Read more »

Unbeaten Tarzan set for metropolitan debut

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 1:20pm

Tarazan will be chasing his third win from as many starts when he steps out in city company for the first time at Doomben.  Read more »

Bell saw Singapore as a ticket to the top

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 11:00am

Australian jockey Tim Bell accepted a short-term contract to ride in Singapore believing the international experience would help propel his career.  Read more »

Irish trainer already looking at 2016 Cup

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 10:20am

Irish galloper Max Dynamite is feeling the effects of finishing second in the Melbourne Cup but his trainer hopes to bring him back again.  Read more »

Prince of Penzance shocks the experts

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 9:38am

Prince of Penzance was just the fourth ever horse, and first since 1940, to win the Melbourne Cup as a 100-1 outsider, and few experts gave him any hope.  Read more »

Cup winner's dad didn't see victory coming

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 9:31am

Michelle Payne's father, Paddy, says he didn't think she would be the first woman to claim the coveted Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Cup jockey Payne credits family for help

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 8:27am

Racing runs in the Payne family and Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne credits them with helping her along the way.  Read more »

Racing mourns death of top jockey Tim Bell

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 8:20am

Australian jockey Tim Bell has been described as a gifted rider as the racing industry comes to terms with his shock death in Singapore.  Read more »

Call to fix PPL anomaly for female jockeys

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 8:18am

Unions say Michelle Payne's win in the Melbourne Cup must spark change to unfair rules that stop them from getting paid parental leave.  Read more »

Red Cadeaux doing well after surgery

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:30am

Red Cadeaux has survived surgery and is standing and eating after being injured during Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup win fate for Payne

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:30am

The Melbourne Cup winners are still pinching themselves after a fairytale win with Prince of Penzance.   Read more »

Cobalt-accused trainers' future uncertain

Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:30am

Two Victorian trainers will find out next week if they are guilty of doping charges linked to the elevated cobalt readings in three of their horses.   Read more »

Scarlet Billows caps big day for Cup owner

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 7:45pm

Scarlet Billows has added to a memorable day for John Richards who is a part-owner of the mare and also Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance.  Read more »

Cup winner Darren Weir a bushie at heart

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 7:41pm

Darren Weir is an unlikely candidate to mix with racing royalty, but his prince of a horse has won the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Facts on Cup-winning hoop Michelle Payne

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 7:22pm

A quick look at Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Frankie Dettori outed for Melb Cup ride

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 6:51pm

Flamboyant jockey Frankie Dettori has been outed for a month and fined $20,000 for his ride on Melbourne Cup runner-up Max Dynamite.  Read more »

What was said about the Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 6:49pm

Memorable quotes from the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

English trainers with differing Cup tales

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 6:25pm

Quest For More has paid for his Melbourne Cup expenses with a top 10 finish while Snow Sky has finished at the back of the field.  Read more »

Lindsay Park proud of Criterion in Cup

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:41pm

The globetrotting Criterion has capped a remarkable year with a third behind Prince Of Penzance and Max Dynamite in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

McEvoy thrilled for sister-in-law Payne

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:19pm

Michelle Payne has joined her brother-in-law Kerrin McEvoy on the honour roll of Melbourne Cup winning jockeys.  Read more »

Cup winner's owners are true believers

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:05pm

For the owners of Prince Of Penzance, winning the Melbourne Cup is a fairytale result after sticking with the horse through his many setbacks.  Read more »

Waikato stud toasts Cup winner in NZ

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:02pm

New Zealand's Rich Hill Stud were toasting a dream result after giant-killing graduate Prince of Penzance won the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Punters lick wounds after shock Cup result

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:02pm

A baffled Randwick crowd is coming to terms with financial losses as bookies clean up on surprise Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance.   Read more »

Brisbane punters soak up the Cup day sun

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:57pm

A crowd of almost 15,000 has turned out at Doomben to celebrate Melbourne Cup day under fine skies.  Read more »

Ricci vows to return for another Cup bid

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:48pm

Owner Rich Ricci's Melbourne Cup experience with Max Dynamite has whetted his appetite to return to Australia to try to win the iconic race.  Read more »

Michelle Payne a rider first and foremost

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:18pm

Michelle Payne has become the first woman to ride a Melbourne Cup winner against the odds, both on and off the track.  Read more »

Big Orange camp planning on Cup return

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:15pm

Big Orange has finished fifth in the Melbourne Cup and English trainer Michael Bell would love to return for another shot at the race next year.  Read more »

Irish team beaming with Cup second placing

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:14pm

Irish galloper Max Dynamite has finished second in the Melbourne Cup in a run that had his connections all smiles after the race.  Read more »

Red Cadeaux retired as awaits surgery

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:11pm

Three-time Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux has been retired after injuring himself in Tuesday's race.  Read more »