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Almoonqith given 1kg penalty for Melb Cup

Thursday 22 October 2015, 6:39am

Almoonqith has been handed a one kilogram penalty for the Melbourne Cup following his authoritative Geelong Cup win.  Read more »

Duric, McEvoy suspended at Geelong

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:24pm

Kerrin McEvoy and Vlad Duric have been suspended for 10 meetings on separate careless riding charges stemming from the Geelong Cup meeting.  Read more »

Turn Me Loose to back up at Valley

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:04pm

Turn Me Loose will be out to prove his Emirates Stakes credentials when he runs in the Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Post comes just in Thyme for odds-on fav

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:58pm

The unthinkable has almost happened at Warwick Farm with long odds-on favourite Thyme For Roses given a massive fright before scoring a narrow win.  Read more »

Hayes unearths Melb Cup hope at Geelong

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:48pm

Imported stayer Almoonqith has scored an emphatic win in the Geelong Cup but needs a weight penalty to boost his chances of a Melbourne Cup start.  Read more »

Waterhouse, McEvoy declare Plate ambitions

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:30pm

Gai Waterhouse is content to rule a line through Pornichet's Caulfield Stakes flop and says the horse is in great order ahead of his Cox Plate bid.  Read more »

Veteran trainer-jockey duo strike again

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:07pm

One of the elder statesman of the jockeys' room in Queensland, Jeff Lloyd has continued his good start to the season with a double at Ipswich.  Read more »

Geelong win secures Extra Choice Derby run

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 4:45pm

The addition of blinkers has sparked a return to form for Extra Choice who has finished strongly to win the Geelong Classic.  Read more »

Rock Sturdy still in spring carnival frame

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 3:36pm

Joe Pride is willing to give Rock Sturdy another chance during the Melbourne spring carnival, provided he can win an important test at Randwick.  Read more »

No bones about it, Chop ready for Plate

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 3:30pm

Gailo Chop's French trainer Antoine de Watrigant has described having a runner in Australia's best weight-for-age race as "crazy".  Read more »

Massive scare for Thyme For Roses backers

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 2:57pm

Thyme For Roses has become one of the shortest-priced two-year-olds to win on a Sydney racetrack after clinging to a narrow victory at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Srikandi ready for tough Manikato test

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 2:50pm

Ciaron Maher concedes Stradbroke Handicap winner Srikandi faces her toughest test in a Manikato Stakes boasting some of Australia's best sprinters.  Read more »

Berry booked for Trip To Paris in Melb Cup

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 2:06pm

Tommy Berry has been confirmed for the Melbourne Cup mount on Trip To Paris, a stablemate of popular English stayer Red Cadeaux.  Read more »

Magic Millions goal for Derby placegetter

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 12:13pm

Jumbo Prince will kick off his campaign at Doomben, the first step in a preparation geared towards the Magic Millions carnival.  Read more »

Arod camp all smiles ahead of Cox Plate

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 11:44am

Owners Qatar Racing say their Cox Plate plans for European galloper Arod have gone to script with a good barrier draw giving them a further boost.  Read more »

James Doyle to ride Complacent in Plate

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 11:24am

Godolphin has declared retained rider James Doyle as the jockey for Complacent in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Hardline out of Melbourne Group One race

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 9:39am

The Liam Birchley-trained Hardline has been ruled out of a trip to Melbourne for the Coolmore Stud Stakes with a wind problem.  Read more »

British bookies race sponsorhip threatened

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 8:47am

British bookmakers will be barred from sponsoring races if they do not pay an agreed fee to the industry.  Read more »

Victorian Stewards to appeal Riley case

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:24am

Racing Victoria stewards will seek leave to appeal a Supreme Court ruling which tossed out trainer Mark Riley's three-year TC02 disqualification.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup start on the line at Geelong

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:13am

Thirteen of the Geelong Cup runners will be out to put themselves in contention for a Melbourne Cup start.  Read more »

Australian Turf Club sacks racing official

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 6:45pm

A prominent racing official who became embroiled in the cobalt affair has been sacked from his executive position at the Australian Turf Club.  Read more »

Godolphin with two chances in Cox Plate

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 6:01pm

Hartnell and Complacent will be Godolphin's Cox Plate hopes while one-time favourite Contributer will head to the Mackinnon Stakes.  Read more »

Racing Victoria announces healthy profit

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 5:56pm

Racing Victoria has turned around its financial position, posting a $50 million profit.  Read more »

Highland Reel continues to firm for Plate

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 4:53pm

Jockey Ryan Moore has the barrier he wanted for Highland Reel as the Coolmore team chase back-to-back victories in the Cox Plate.  Read more »

Bowman backs Winx acceleration in Plate

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 4:16pm

Exciting mare Winx is the horse which top Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman hopes can land him a first Cox Plate win at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Buffering chasing second G1 Manikato win

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 4:11pm

Two years after breaking through for his first Group One win in the Manikato Stakes, Buffering is chasing more success in the same race at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

The Monstar handicap too much of a burden

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 4:04pm

The weight relief trainer Brett Cavanough was expecting for his sprinter The Monstar at Randwick hasn't been forthcoming.  Read more »

Geelong much better fit for Renew: trainer

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 1:30pm

Trainer Archie Alexander says a roomier track will suit imported stayer Renew in the Geelong Cup.  Read more »

Business as usual for Penza before Valley

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 1:25pm

Jeff Penza will ride in Melbourne for the first time on Cox Plate day, but he will be on familiar turf at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Highland Reel firms in Cox Plate markets

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 9:24am

Irish horse Highland Reel has firmed to Cox Plate equal favouritism to give trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore back-to-back wins.  Read more »

Chautauqua dominates Manikato market

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 9:05am

Chautauqua is the overwhelming favourite to win the Group One Manikato Stakes after drawing barrier two for the Moonee Valley sprint.  Read more »

Contributer out of the Cox Plate

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 8:27am

Godolphin will not run Contributer in the Cox Plate, leaving a capacity 14 horses expected to be declared for the $3 million race.  Read more »

Waller in box-seat with G1 Cox Plate trio

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 7:50am

Chris Waller has the strongest representation in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley with Kermadec, Preferment and Winx lining up for his all-conquering stable.  Read more »

Queensland trainer outed for nine months

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 6:22am

Queensland trainer Darryl Hansen has been disqualified for nine months after being found guilty of a TC02 offence.  Read more »

Cox Plate field set to be announced

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 3:29am

The make up of the Cox Plate field will be announced after acceptances are taken for the $3 million weight-for-age feature.  Read more »

Improved Maygrove to step out at Geelong

Monday 19 October 2015, 6:26pm

Murray Baker says Geelong Cup hopeful Maygrove has made good improvement since his last start ahead of the $300,000 Group Three race.  Read more »

Hinchinbrook Filly Impressive

Monday 19 October 2015, 5:10pm

Reigning Champion Australian First Season Sire Hinchinbrook featured at Randwick on Saturday with a highly impressive juvenile winner in Miss Amajardan, who broke subsequent Group I winner Sweet Idea’s class record.  Read more »

Noel Mayfield-Smith upbeat about Waldo

Monday 19 October 2015, 4:48pm

Noel Mayfield-Smith is building up his stable numbers and one of the newcomers, two-year-old Waldo Waldorf, is ready to make his debut at Randwick.  Read more »

Brad Rawiller upbeat about Plate chances

Monday 19 October 2015, 4:29pm

Jockey Brad Rawiller believes Gailo Chop is ticking over perfectly ahead of the Cox Plate and believes he is a genuine chance in the $3 million race.  Read more »

ATC official Matt Rudolph faces sanctions

Monday 19 October 2015, 2:08pm

Senior Australian Turf Club executive Matt Rudolph faces sanctions after being found to have acted improperly during the Sam Kavanagh cobalt case.  Read more »

Cobalt could accumulate in horses: expert

Monday 19 October 2015, 12:18pm

Training partners Lee and Shannon Hope are fighting cobalt charges that could potentially lead to a lengthy disqualification.   Read more »

Hugh Bowman to ride Winx in Cox Plate

Monday 19 October 2015, 12:09pm

Hugh Bowman will ride Winx in the Cox Plate with Hong Kong-based Nash Rawiller to replace the suspended Blake Shinn on stablemate Preferment.  Read more »

Quest For More draws wide in Geelong Cup

Monday 19 October 2015, 11:29am

International visitor Quest For More has drawn wide for the Geelong Cup while the Ed Dunlop-trained Manndawi has barrier three.  Read more »

98th stakeswinner for Flying Spur

Monday 19 October 2015, 10:35am

The Darren Weir-trained Mahuta has become the 98th stakeswinner for champion sire Flying Spur with a strong all-the-way win in Saturday's $120,000 MRC Gothic S. 1400m LR.  Read more »

Cannock Chase wins Canadian International

Monday 19 October 2015, 9:33am

Jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Sir Michael Stoute have combined with Cannock Chase to win the Grade One Canadian International at Woodbine.  Read more »

Father and son stakes quinella at Randwick

Monday 19 October 2015, 9:04am

Three Arrowfield-sired winners at Randwick on Saturday were headed by a father-and-son quinella in the $150,000 ATC Brian Crowley S. 1200m LR.   Read more »

Breeders' Cup for Gleneagles after defeat

Monday 19 October 2015, 6:23am

Trainer Aidan O'Brien says he should not have run Gleneagles at Ascot but will enter the colt for the Breeders' Cup in Kentucky.  Read more »

Mongolian Khan gets 1kg Cup penalty

Monday 19 October 2015, 6:07am

Caulfield Cup winner Mongolian Khan has been handed a 1kg penalty for the Melbourne Cup and will carry 56kg in the 3200m feature.  Read more »

Blake Shinn to miss Cox Plate ride

Sunday 18 October 2015, 7:05pm

A careless riding suspension from the Seymour Cup will rule Blake Shinn out of the Cox Plate meeting.  Read more »

Bosson wins another feature race in Vic

Sunday 18 October 2015, 6:16pm

A day after combining to win the Caulfield Cup with Mongolian Khan, jockey Opie Bosson and trainer Murray Baker have won the Seymour Cup.  Read more »