News

Honey Toast to overcome lead-up shortfall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »