News
Honey Toast to overcome lead-up shortfall
Brisbane
Friday 21 August 2015, 2:42pm
Trainer Ben Currie rates promising stayer Honey Toast the class runner in his race at Doomben. Read more »
Moses to fight 12-month disqualification
Sydney
Friday 21 August 2015, 2:34pm
Trainer Kevin Moses has denied ever knowingly using cobalt and will fight a one-year disqualification for a high level in one of his horses. Read more »
Pinch River to press claims for Melbourne
Brisbane
Friday 21 August 2015, 1:54pm
Pinch River can join glamour stablemate Buffering as a Victorian spring carnival contender if he can win at Doomben. Read more »
Hawkes Racing looking for change of luck
Sydney
Friday 21 August 2015, 1:43pm
Lake Geneva will try to put Hawkes Racing's spring carnival back on track when she chases her first stakes win at Randwick. Read more »
First Seal to follow in Sunline hoofsteps
Sydney
Friday 21 August 2015, 1:38pm
First Seal returns in the Warwick Stakes trying to emulate one of the most decorated racemares in Australian racing. Read more »
First Foals for Unencumbered
Friday 21 August 2015, 12:48pm
Brilliantly fast and precocious, high class Testa Rossa colt Unencumbered was a natural racehorse from day one and with a Magic Millions 2YO Classic win on the resume and a burgeoning stud career at Three Bridges Thoroughbreds, his first foals are doing the talking. Read more »
Wohler still sifting through spring hopes
Melbourne
Friday 21 August 2015, 11:38am
Andreas Wohler won last year's Melbourne Cup with Protectionist and the trainer says decisions will be made soon on potential candidates for this spring. Read more »
Rich Enuff on song for Caulfield return
Melbourne
Friday 21 August 2015, 11:11am
Dwayne Dunn will be reunited with Rich Enuff in his return run at Caulfield as Damien Oliver waits on the sidelines following a suspension. Read more »
O'Hara to partner Zaratone in Warwick
Sydney
Friday 21 August 2015, 9:59am
Kathy O'Hara will have her 24th ride on her favourite horse, veteran grey Zaratone, in the Group Two Warwick Stakes. Read more »
Big Orange out to cement Melbourne trip
Sydney
Friday 21 August 2015, 7:13am
Big Orange bids to continue his winning form in the Lonsdale Cup at York in preparation for a trip to Australia for the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Gregers favourite for Carlyon Stakes
Melbourne
Friday 21 August 2015, 7:01am
Gregers has won three of her five first-up starts and is favourite to resume a winner in the Listed Carlyon Stakes at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Excitement building around Seal's return
Sydney
Friday 21 August 2015, 6:56am
Newly crowned NSW Horse of the Year First Seal will begin her four-year-old season as favourite for the Warwick Stakes. Read more »
First Seal named NSW champion for 2014/15
Sydney
Thursday 20 August 2015, 9:32pm
First Seal has been named the NSW Racehorse Owners' Association Horse of the Year for the 2014/15 season. Read more »
Fast Cash going for first stakes win
Melbourne
Thursday 20 August 2015, 5:00pm
Wendy Kelly is planning to keep Fast Cash to sprint trips this campaign and is happy with the gelding ahead of his first-up test in the Carlyon Stakes. Read more »
Curran hoping for better Valley experience
Melbourne
Thursday 20 August 2015, 4:55pm
Written Dash provided Danny Curran with a career highlight and he's hoping the mare can return to form with victory at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Godolphin on cusp of a lucrative spring
Sydney
Thursday 20 August 2015, 3:50pm
Having led Godolphin's Australian training operation for more than a year, John O'Shea heads into the spring carnival hoping to reap what has been sewn. Read more »
Stay With Me breaks through at Pakenham
Melbourne
Thursday 20 August 2015, 3:20pm
The daughter of Miss Finland, Stay With Me, will chase bigger and better races after her breakthrough win on the all-weather track at Pakenham. Read more »
Nick Hall suffers another setback
Melbourne
Thursday 20 August 2015, 2:20pm
Nick Hall would love to be on Fawkner throughout the entire Spring but his wrist injury is taking longer than expected to heal. Read more »
Brent Zerafa charged over conduct
Sydney
Thursday 20 August 2015, 2:02pm
The cobalt net has widened again with racing commentator Brent Zerafa charged over his conduct relating to the Sam Kavanagh-trained Palazzo Publico. Read more »
Howmuchdoyouloveme to back up at Randwick
Sydney
Thursday 20 August 2015, 1:40pm
Stakes-winning sprinter Howmuchdoyouloveme is on track to tackle the Show County Quality seven days after he was narrowly beaten at Rosehill. Read more »
Vet says Mark Kavanagh arranged meeting
Sydney
Thursday 20 August 2015, 1:27pm
The vet implicated in racing's cobalt saga has suggested Mark Kavanagh only met with his own son as a means to saving his own training career. Read more »
Rudy ready to chase his Epsom dream
Brisbane
Thursday 20 August 2015, 12:49pm
Small in stature and an Epsom Handicap underdog Rudy is appropriately named - now he just needs a fairytale campaign for the crowds to cheer his name. Read more »
Trainers make rare city visit
Melbourne
Thursday 20 August 2015, 12:24pm
More accustomed to racing their horses on the provincial circuit, Lyn Tolson and Leonie Proctor will saddle up runners in stakes races at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Fitness edge for Kimberley Star in G2
Sydney
Thursday 20 August 2015, 12:07pm
Like Japonisme in the San Domenico Stakes, Kimberley Star will have race fitness on her side when she takes on five Group Two rivals at Randwick. Read more »
Cannyescent ready for group test: O'Hara
Sydney
Thursday 20 August 2015, 10:58am
Impressive at the provincials Cannyescent is stepping out in group company and with a slick turn of foot anything might be possible. Read more »
Hayley ready to step up in class
Brisbane
Thursday 20 August 2015, 10:45am
Tony Gollan has a big opinion of My Girl Hayley but her run this Saturday could determine if Melbourne is on the cards. Read more »
Jockey shortage hits Brisbane
Brisbane
Thursday 20 August 2015, 10:26am
Cue the jokes if you will but Brisbane is light on jockeys, experiencing a shortage of apprentices with suspensions looming for many of its young guns. Read more »
The Offer wins Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury
Sydney
Thursday 20 August 2015, 6:39am
The Offer resumed to win the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury. Significantly he outstayed his rivals to give real hope of another Cups campaign. Read more »
Arabian Queen stuns Horn in Juddmonte
London
Thursday 20 August 2015, 6:35am
Arabian Queen has beaten Golden Horn in a major upset in the Juddmonte International at York with Australian Criterion sixth of the seven runners. Read more »
Oliver set to miss Memsie Stakes day
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 6:16pm
Damien Oliver has been suspended for 11 meetings at Seymour after pleading guilty to two charges of careless riding. Read more »
Brenton Avdulla suspended at Canterbury
Sydney
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 5:36pm
Jockey Brenton Avdulla has been suspended for six meetings for careless riding aboard Deploy at Canterbury. Read more »
Fancourt rises to the top in Brisbane
Brisbane
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 5:35pm
Alannah Fancourt rides another double and the apprentice sits atop the Brisbane jockeys' premiership. Read more »
Symon Wilde faces positive swab charge
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 5:18pm
Racing Victoria stewards have issued a charge to trainer Symon Wilde over a positive swab to Ibuprofen returned by one of his runners post-race. Read more »
Northam with stakes runners in two states
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 5:11pm
Odyssey Moon will chase his first stakes win in the McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley while in Sydney stablemate Myamira will line up in a Group Three race. Read more »
The Offer to return in Rowley Mile
Sydney
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 5:07pm
Gai Waterhouse will use the Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury as a campaign starting point for Group One-winner The Offer. Read more »
Prime Thoroughbreds Dispatch Edition 79
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 4:17pm
Joe O'Neill offers the 79th edition of Prime Dispatch. Read more »
Talented Danuki to resume in McKenzie
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 4:07pm
Lightly raced Danuki resumes in the McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley and trainer Clinton McDonald is keen to see what the colt can produce this spring. Read more »
Themis hopeful for win at Canterbury
Sydney
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 3:41pm
Two dominant wins from Gai Waterhouse-trained three-year-olds at Canterbury have them earmarked for Group class races. Read more »
Australian debut nearing for Queen's horse
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 3:05pm
Bold Sniper has edged closer to making his Australian debut after pleasing co-trainer Tom Dabernig in an exhibition gallop at Seymour. Read more »
Shinn declares Pornichet a potential star
Sydney
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 2:43pm
Blake Shinn's belief that Pornichet can develop into one of the best horses in the country will be put to the test when the horse resumes at Randwick. Read more »
Eclair Choice on song for Carlyon return
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 2:03pm
Adelaide sprinter Eclair Choice heads to Moonee Valley for the Listed Carlyon Stakes first-up having impressed in a recent barrier trial win. Read more »
Most Wanted finally Hong Kong bound
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 12:33pm
After a sale fell through before his debut Flemington win, Most Wanted is now heading to the Hong Kong stables of Richard Gibson after a new sale was completed. Read more »
Hard-working Campania looks to Rowley
Sydney
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 11:08am
Campania will get another chance to grab her first black-type win when she races in Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury. Read more »
Teronado ready for spring assault
Brisbane
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 11:07am
Teronado is fully healed after a shocking laceration crulled his campaign last Spring. Read more »
Trust in a Gust to undergo surgery
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 7:03am
The spring is over for Trust In A Gust who requires surgery to remove a bone chip in a stifle with plans to re-launch his career in the autumn. Read more »
Cobalt date set for O'Brien and Kavanagh
Melbourne
Wednesday 19 August 2015, 6:35am
Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh will have to wait to find out if a prizemoney freeze imposed on them will be overturned. Read more »
Tom Sadler banned for cocaine positive
Melbourne
Tuesday 18 August 2015, 4:44pm
Apprentice Tom Sadler will miss the Melbourne spring racing carnival after being suspended for four months on a drug charge. Read more »
Protectionist to kick off in Chelmsford
Sydney
Tuesday 18 August 2015, 3:39pm
Protectionist will return to racing in the Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick, as he looks to go back-to-back in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Cox Plate invite issued to Highland Reel
Melbourne
Tuesday 18 August 2015, 3:26pm
After victory in the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington, the connections of Highland Reel have been issed a Cox Plate invitation. Read more »
Fresh Our Nkwazi to contest Carylon Stakes
Melbourne
Tuesday 18 August 2015, 2:07pm
With a liking for the Moonee Valley circuit, trainer Shawn Mathrick is banking on a fresher Our Nkwazi running an improved race in the Carlyon Stakes. Read more »