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Childs wins final but McNeil claims series

Saturday 18 July 2015, 2:23pm

The Rising Stars Final for apprentices in Victoria has been won by Jordan Childs on Lilly Dazzler but Jye McNeil has claimed the overall series win.  Read more »

Choice Bro breaks win drought at Doomben

Saturday 18 July 2015, 1:36pm

Choice Bro came from well back in the field to score by 1 3/4 lengths over Discreet in the Tattersall's Racing Club Open at Doomben.  Read more »

Schooling session works well for Mio Dio

Saturday 18 July 2015, 1:25pm

The addition of blinkers and a session of schooling over hurdles saw Mio Dio return to winning form at Flemington.  Read more »

James McDonald wins on Alegria

Saturday 18 July 2015, 1:19pm

James McDonald has reinforced his bid to retain the Sydney jockeys' title with his first win since his return from a stint in England.  Read more »

Quezette Stakes looms for Jalan Jalan

Saturday 18 July 2015, 1:06pm

Rising three-year-old Jalan Jalan has raced to a convincing win at Flemington and is likely to press on to the Quezette Stakes early in the new season.  Read more »

Shotacross The Bow sinks Doomben rivals

Saturday 18 July 2015, 12:51pm

Promising gelding Shotacross The Bow made it three wins from his past four starts when he led most of the way at Doomben on Saturday.  Read more »

Premiership battle continues at Flemington

Friday 17 July 2015, 6:26pm

Dwayne Dunn will try to add to his season tally of winners and keep his premiership chances alive when he rides at his final city meeting of the season.  Read more »

In Masquerade ready for Doomben 2000m

Friday 17 July 2015, 5:17pm

Trainer Desleigh Forster deliberately bypassed the Grafton Cup with In Masquerade who will run over 2000 metres at Doomben.  Read more »

Adelaide trainers' title up for grabs

Friday 17 July 2015, 4:36pm

The Adelaide metropolitan trainers' title is up for grabs with just two meetings remaining this season and one win separating the top two.  Read more »

Moody preparing to fight cobalt charges

Friday 17 July 2015, 4:34pm

For the third time in the four seasons Peter Moody has topped 200 winners in a season and he's now preparing to fight cobalt charges levelled against him.  Read more »

Darren Gauci back in the groove

Friday 17 July 2015, 3:36pm

Veteran jockey Darren Gauci hopes he can maintain his recent winning momentum when he returns to Flemington.  Read more »

Dubawi Dream to tackle first stakes race

Friday 17 July 2015, 3:30pm

Trainer Steve O'Dea hopes the Tattersall's Mile at Doomben will be a stepping stone to bigger races for Dubawi Dream.  Read more »

Joe Pride has eyes for See The World

Friday 17 July 2015, 3:26pm

Joe Pride is looking to See The World to regain his winning form in the wet and take out the Listed Winter Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Major milestone not in trainer's thoughts

Friday 17 July 2015, 1:31pm

Darren Weir is within sight of 300 winners for the season and has a commanding lead over Chris Waller in the Australian trainers' premiership.  Read more »

Flemington return for Instrumentalist

Friday 17 July 2015, 12:55pm

After three barrier trials, Instrumentalist is ready to return from injury with trainer Chris Waller deciding to rn him at Flemington rather than Rosehill.  Read more »

Glen Baker appeals two-year cobalt penalty

Friday 17 July 2015, 12:51pm

North Queensland trainer Glen Baker should know within two weeks whether he has been successful in having a two-year disqualification reduced.  Read more »

Denarius recovers from headache

Friday 17 July 2015, 12:43pm

Trainer Brian Wakefield is hoping talented sprinter Denarius has suffered no lasting effects from a knock on the head at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Ric McMahon stood down over drug test

Friday 17 July 2015, 12:29pm

Brisbane jockey Ric McMahon has been stood down because of a drug test irregularity with results of analysis of the B sample pending.  Read more »

Turnaround in markets after suspension

Friday 17 July 2015, 7:25am

Craig Williams has firmed to favourite to land a fifth Melbourne jockeys' premiership after the suspension of leader Dwayne Dunn at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Godolphin on weather watch with Haussmann

Friday 17 July 2015, 7:23am

Sydney's weather could have a major bearing on the Winter Stakes field with second favourite Haussmann an unlikely runner if the track deteriorates.  Read more »

Dwayne Dunn will not appeal suspension

Thursday 16 July 2015, 6:15pm

Melbourne premiership leader Dwayne Dunn will not be appealing a careless riding suspension and will miss the final three city meetings of the season.  Read more »

Stablehand charged over offensive tweets

Thursday 16 July 2015, 6:10pm

A series of tweets has landed former jockey Daniel Schmitt in hot water as the registered stablehand faces a RAD Board hearing.  Read more »

John McNair Ice inquiry to resume

Thursday 16 July 2015, 5:51pm

A stewards inquiry into a positive drug test returned by a horse from the John McNair stable will resume at the end of the month.  Read more »

Metrop to become Cup lead-up: O'Shea

Thursday 16 July 2015, 5:13pm

John O'Shea believes The Metropolitan can develop into a significant race on the international radar following a prize money injection.  Read more »

Grand Syndicates are excited to announce the launch of an exciting new syndicate.... THE SUPER 6!

Thursday 16 July 2015, 4:59pm

s racehorse owners, we all know that generally speaking, success is a numbers game right? The more runners you have an interest in, the more chance you've got a getting a winner-obviously.  Read more »

Trinder has faith in 3YO Valiant Warrior

Thursday 16 July 2015, 4:10pm

Trainer Adam Trinder believes Valiant Warrior is capable of measuring up in an 1100m race at Flemington having built up an impressive record in Tasmania.  Read more »

McDonald has no regrets over UK stint

Thursday 16 July 2015, 3:40pm

James McDonald will ride at a Sydney Saturday meeting for the first time in three months when he heads to Rosehill for seven rides.  Read more »

Chad Schofield back to work at Flemington

Thursday 16 July 2015, 2:21pm

Globetrotting jockey Chad Schofield will have a short stay in Melbourne before embarking on his next international adventure, Hong Kong.  Read more »

Haussmann in doubt for Winter Stakes start

Thursday 16 July 2015, 12:51pm

One of the leading fancies for the Winter Stakes is in doubt with John O'Shea hesitant about running Haussman on a heavy track.  Read more »

Sadler happy with draw for Charmed Harmony

Thursday 16 July 2015, 12:13pm

Again a poor draw at Flemington has trainer John Sadler scratching his head with Henwood, but a wide draw is of no concern for stablemate Charmed Harmony.  Read more »

Little Brown Horse to keep on racing

Thursday 16 July 2015, 10:51am

She's the Little Brown Horse with the big fan base and it's believed she will keep racing into the next season.  Read more »

Shotacross the Bow faces weighty test

Thursday 16 July 2015, 10:39am

Want to see how good your horse might be, then enter him in a race where he is at a weight disadvantage.  Read more »

Prime Thoroughbreds Dispatch Edition 74

Thursday 16 July 2015, 10:32am

Last Saturday I went to Flemington anticipating Husson Eagle running a big race. Unfortunately he put in the worst run of his career finishing at the tail of the field.   Read more »

King's Troop excites trainer Gerald Ryan

Thursday 16 July 2015, 10:22am

King's Troop is scheduled to make his debut at Rosehill with trainer Gerald Ryan optimistic about the three-quarter brother to star sprinter Snitzel.  Read more »

Racing Qld's books 'worse than thought'

Thursday 16 July 2015, 10:01am

Racing Queensland could cut prize money to fix the industry body's finances, which are tipped to run at an unexpected loss of $28m this financial year.  Read more »

Desperate Dunn needs Flemington treble

Thursday 16 July 2015, 8:49am

Dwayne Dunn says he needs a treble of winners at Flemington to be any chance of winning the race for the Victorian jockeys' premiership.  Read more »

Ryan Moore remains out of action

Thursday 16 July 2015, 7:22am

Silvestre de Sousa is odds-on to win Britains's champion jockey title with Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup winning rider Ryan Moore sidelined indefinitely.  Read more »

First city win for trainer Tara Cochrane

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 5:48pm

Jersey Whistler has provided 30-year-old trainer Tara Cochrane with a milestone win at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Dunn's premiership hopes hang on appeal

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 5:45pm

A winning treble at Moonee Valley put Dwayne Dunn on top of the Melbourne jockey's premiership table, but his day was soured with an 11 meeting suspension.  Read more »

Shinn joins McDonald at top of premiership

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 5:06pm

The log-jam at the top of the Sydney's jockeys' premiership continues with Blake Shinn joining James McDonald in the premiership lead.  Read more »

Bayliss after Rising Stars Final win again

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 5:03pm

Apprentice Regan Bayliss won last year's Rising Stars Final in his first Flemington ride and is hoping to win the race again this season on Kept Woman.  Read more »

Dunn suspended at Moonee Valley

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 5:00pm

Premiership leading jockey Dwayne Dunn has been suspended for 11 meetings at Moonee Valley but will consider lodging an appeal against the severity.  Read more »

Schmidt, Lee duo continue winning run

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 4:43pm

Cassie Schmidt has ridden 14 of her 48 winners for Ballina trainer Stephen Lee.  Read more »

Three runners for Waller in Winter Stakes

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 4:23pm

A liking for the 1400 metre circuit at Rosehill has You'll Never a narrow top pick of Chris Waller's three Winter Stakes runners.  Read more »

Sibling to Red Tracer scores maiden win

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 3:35pm

Duty Free may have staved off a trip to Singapore in the short-term with his maiden win on heavy ground at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Bellomo ready for first city assignment

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 3:29pm

Robbie Griffiths believes two-year-old Bellomo has the right form reference to suggest he is capable of measuring up in a race at Flemington.  Read more »

Tegan Harrison keeps it in the family

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 2:18pm

Sharing in the spoils with boyfriend and trainer Ben Hull, Tegan Harrison piloted Dunrunin to a first-up victory.  Read more »

Epsom prize money doubles to $1 million

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 2:13pm

The Australian Turf Club has announced prize money increases totalling over $2 million to feature races during the Sydney spring and summer carnivals.  Read more »

Waller looks long-term with Tremezzina

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 1:45pm

A debut win by Tremezzina at Warwick Farm has put her on a long-term path towards black-type races in the autumn.  Read more »

Petits Filous impresses in Valley debut

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 1:24pm

Two-year-old filly Petits Filous has made an impression with an all-the-way debut win in heavy conditions at Moonee Valley.  Read more »