News

Possible delay to Sam Kavanagh inquiry

Saturday 11 July 2015, 1:24pm

Racing NSW stewards will consider applications from two key people which could delay the Midsummer Sun cobalt inquiry.  Read more »

Bargain buy wins Taj Rossi Series Final

Saturday 11 July 2015, 1:19pm

Outsider Automatic Choice has proven to be a great purchase for Colin Rees after the $750 buy took out the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final.  Read more »

Regan Bayliss wins at first Sydney ride

Saturday 11 July 2015, 1:00pm

Melbourne apprentice Regan Bayliss has struck immediately with a win at his first Sydney ride aboard Kenjorwood at Randwick.  Read more »

Satirical Lass wins in class record time

Saturday 11 July 2015, 12:55pm

Jockey Jim Byrne has drawn first blood at Doomben with a dominant win aboard flying mare Satirical Lass.  Read more »

Four winners for four-kilo claimer

Friday 10 July 2015, 6:12pm

Four kilogram-claiming apprentice Mitch Aitken has ridden four winners at Wagga to double his career tally.  Read more »

Ryan Moore misses Newmarket rides

Friday 10 July 2015, 5:48pm

Ryan Moore will miss the weekend's racing at Newmarket with a neck injury suffered in a barrier incident.  Read more »

Brazen Beau again draws barrier 15

Friday 10 July 2015, 4:33pm

Australian colt Brazen Beau has drawn barrier 15 of 15 in the July Cup, the same gate he had when second in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.  Read more »

Sandwich gate ends with fine for trainer

Friday 10 July 2015, 4:16pm

Trainer Bryce Stanaway has been fined $2000 for scratching his horses from Pakenham after a verbak stoush with an official over sandwiches.  Read more »

Scott hopeful of stakes breakthrough

Friday 10 July 2015, 3:21pm

Coronation Shallan has earned her chance in the Winter Championship Final and will attempt to provide Brett Scott with his first stakes win as a trainer.  Read more »

Duff hoping Zip decision the right one

Friday 10 July 2015, 1:57pm

Trainer Pat Duff hopes his decision to run Steel Zip at Doomben instead of the Ramornie Handicap pays off.  Read more »

Blake Shinn focused on jockey's crown

Friday 10 July 2015, 1:37pm

Blake Shinn will bid to reel in Sydney jockeys' premiership pacemaker James McDonald when he heads to Randwick for five rides.  Read more »

Victory Hotel to begin new phase

Friday 10 July 2015, 12:24pm

Central Queensland star Victory Hotel will embark on a metropolitan campaign from his new home with Trevor Miller at Caloundra.  Read more »

Peter Moody charged over cobalt

Friday 10 July 2015, 10:01am

High-profile trainer Peter Moody has been charged over a high cobalt level returned by Turnbull Stakes runner-up Lidari.  Read more »

Waterhouse, Shinn set for Randwick success

Friday 10 July 2015, 6:50am

The trainer-jockey combination of Gai Waterhouse and Blake Shinn starred at Grafton and appear set to play leading roles at Randwick.  Read more »

Ciaron Maher in line for more winter wins

Friday 10 July 2015, 6:49am

Ciaron Maher had to settle for second with Kapour in the Grafton Cup but he hopes Flemington-bound Hard Romp can add to the stable's recent success.  Read more »

Spillway in doubt for spring after setback

Thursday 9 July 2015, 5:55pm

Spillway's participation in the spring carnival is in doubt after the Australian Cup winner suffered a minor leg injury.  Read more »

Ma Raison faces stakes test at Flemington

Thursday 9 July 2015, 5:48pm

Nigel Blackiston expects a distance rise to advantage Ma Raison when the filly steps up to black-type company for the first time at Flemington.  Read more »

Jenkins charged over raceday medication

Thursday 9 July 2015, 5:41pm

Trainer Brian Jenkins has been charged by stewards with administering a medication to two horses on race day.  Read more »

Bonfire sets track alight in Grafton Cup

Thursday 9 July 2015, 5:04pm

Another day, another track record at Grafton as Bonfire scorched the turf for an all-the-way win in the Grafton Cup.  Read more »

Hard Romp ready for All Vic Sprint Final

Thursday 9 July 2015, 4:43pm

Trainer Ciaron Maher can't fault Hard Romp ahead of the All Victorian Sprint Series Final which has been the winter target for the sprinter.  Read more »

First entries taken for Slipper, Diamond

Thursday 9 July 2015, 3:41pm

Godolphin leads the early charge for next year's biggest two-year-old races with the most number of entries for the Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond Stakes.  Read more »

Vandyke has Cup ambitions for Astronomos

Thursday 9 July 2015, 2:50pm

David Vandyke will use an off-season winter meeting at Randwick to confirm spring carnival plans for progressive stayer Astronomos.  Read more »

Our Harmony earns chance in Listed race

Thursday 9 July 2015, 2:17pm

In-form filly Our Harmony will get her chance in a black-type race for the first time when she tackles the A R Creswick Series Final at Flemington.  Read more »

Bowman links with Godolphin at Randwick

Thursday 9 July 2015, 1:37pm

In spite of his allegiance to Godolphin stable rider James McDonald, John O'Shea has booked one of the jockey's premiership rivals for key mounts.  Read more »

Schweida lines up promising Golden Falls

Thursday 9 July 2015, 12:29pm

The impressive form of Golden Falls has seen the horse penalised in the weights as the filly shoots for a second successive win.  Read more »

Dram of Red out to impress again

Thursday 9 July 2015, 10:40am

Dram of Red won by three lengths on debut and is looking to street his rivals again at Doomben.  Read more »

Tavistock chasing down second Premiership for season

Thursday 9 July 2015, 9:42am

Cambridge Stud's boom young stallion Tavistock already has the New Zealand Second Season Sire Premiership  Read more »

Luke Dittman's city focus pays off

Thursday 9 July 2015, 9:40am

Being the son of a gun has its perks, but Luke Dittman has had to work hard to get top rides in the city.  Read more »

Apprentices with chances in Listed races

Thursday 9 July 2015, 7:32am

Apprentices Michael Dee, Harry Coffey and Jackie Beriman are all booked for rides in stakes races at Flemington on Finals Day.  Read more »

Weighty issue for Bonfire in Grafton Cup

Thursday 9 July 2015, 7:23am

Gai Waterhouse will chase her second Grafton Cup in as many years when Bonfire lines up in the country staying feature.  Read more »

Pandora Charm back in winner's circle

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 5:59pm

She won't rise to the heights of La Montagna but Pandora Charm is doing enough to keep her owner's happy.  Read more »

Rock Royalty wins Ramornie, smashes record

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 5:14pm

Rock Royalty has claimed the Ramornie Handicap and a second track record after burning the turf in Ipswich two starts ago.  Read more »

Bowman flags winter rest for city tracks

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 5:05pm

Top jockey Hugh Bowman would like to see Sydney's metropolitan racetracks rested during the winter and meetings moved to country and provincial venues.  Read more »

Tried And Tired to back up in Winter Champ

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 4:53pm

Tried And Tired will be out to improve on an unplaced effort in last year's Winter Championship Final when he takes aim in this season's renewal.  Read more »

Track, distance proven formula for Pajaro

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 3:19pm

Tulloch Lodge is banking on Pajaro's liking for the Randwick mile to help the horse post back-to-back wins for the first time in his career.  Read more »

Nearest To Pin out to go back-to-back

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 2:43pm

Leon Macdonald will have two runners on Finals Day at Flemington including Nearest To Pin who will try to win the All Victorian Sprint Series Final again.  Read more »

Khaleeq shows her potential

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 2:17pm

Her first start was a failure but highly-rated filly Khaleeq has bounced back to win at start number two.  Read more »

Caesar Augustus atones for debut defeat

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 1:50pm

Three-year-old Caesar Augustus has made amends for a last-start defeat as favourite to score a breakthrough win at Canterbury.  Read more »

Midweek meeting moved from Ballarat

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 11:31am

To ensure the Ballarat track is in its optimimum condition for the Grand National Steeplechase meeting, a provincial meeting has been moved to Donald.  Read more »

Heathcote looks to return to winning form

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 10:54am

Jopa and Riva De Lago are two of Robert Heatchote's better chances this Saturday at Doomben.  Read more »

Shoreham primed for Grafton Cup

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 10:35am

A change of scenery might do the trick for Shoreham, who is looking to break a run of outs dating back to September 2013 in the Grafton Cup,  Read more »

Golden Horn earns rating equal to Frankel

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 9:33am

The British handicapper has rated Golden Horn the equal of Frankel at three with ranking of 130 for his Eclipse Stakes win.  Read more »

Robert Thompson chasing fifth Ramornie

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 7:12am

Champion jockey Robert Thompson rides the favourite I've Got The Looks as he chases his fifth win in the Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup mission for Simenon

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 7:10am

Simenon's owner is keen to give the gelding another crack at the Melbourne Cup if he can perform well at Goodwood.  Read more »

Four stakes races headline Finals Day

Wednesday 8 July 2015, 6:51am

Almost 200 nominations have been taken for Flemington Finals day which features the finals to nine race series conducted in Victoria during winter.  Read more »

Thompson wins 11th Jungle Juice Cup

Tuesday 7 July 2015, 6:16pm

Youthful King has won his fourth Jungle Juice Cup at Cessnock giving jockey Robert Thompson his 11th win and trainer Jeremy Sylvester his eighth.  Read more »

Ellerton, Zahra to face RAD board hearing

Tuesday 7 July 2015, 5:42pm

Stewards have issued a charge against training partners Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra over a positive swab returned by Epic Saga.  Read more »

Lonrockstar earns chance in Listed sprint

Tuesday 7 July 2015, 5:02pm

After a recent win in a heat of the All Victorian Sprint Series, Lonrockstar will chase his biggest win yet in the final of the series at Flemington.  Read more »

Reigning Meteor heads interstate

Tuesday 7 July 2015, 4:21pm

Reigning Meteor has headed interstate to chase a victory at Randwick while stablemate Clairvaux will be after back-to-back wins at Flemington.  Read more »

Brad Pengelly looking for feature race win

Tuesday 7 July 2015, 4:07pm

Comeback jockey Brad Pengelly is looking for a feature race win on Darci Be Good in the Listed Grafton Cup.  Read more »