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Hard yards pay off for Maher in Stradbroke

Saturday 6 June 2015, 3:54pm

Victorian trainer Ciaron Maher has been rewarded for his attention to detail with Srikandi winning the $2 million Stradbroke Handicap.  Read more »

Lovethebeaches runs away with Stayers Cup

Saturday 6 June 2015, 3:29pm

Lovethebeaches has proven her stamina by leading all the way over the gruelling 3200m of the Stayers Cup at Randwick.  Read more »

Magicool scores upset in Queensland Derby

Saturday 6 June 2015, 3:15pm

Magicool has overcome a torrid run to win the Group One Queensland Derby at Doomben from the luckless favourite Werther.  Read more »

Moody trains early Moonee Valley double

Saturday 6 June 2015, 2:49pm

Four-year-old mare Noela's Choice has brought up an early winning double for Peter Moody with a convincing win on soft ground at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Jabali breaks duck in Queensland Guineas

Saturday 6 June 2015, 2:37pm

A Group One placegetter as a juvenile, Jabali has taken until his 14th start to win his first race in the Group Two Queensland Guineas at Doomben.  Read more »

Press Statement delivers for Waller in G1

Saturday 6 June 2015, 2:34pm

Chris Waller says he can now relax and watch the rest of Press Statement's career unfold after the colt claimed the Group One JJ Atkins.  Read more »

Hazard upsets Catkins in Gr 2 Dane Ripper

Saturday 6 June 2015, 1:47pm

Godolphin mare Hazard has come from a long way back to topple odds-on favourite Catkins in the Dane Ripper Stakes at Doomben.  Read more »

VRC to review RV media rights announcement

Saturday 6 June 2015, 1:38pm

The Victoria Racing Club says it will review its stance on media rights after Racing Victoria informed the state's race clubs of its preferred broadcaster.  Read more »

Quick back-up not enough to stop Safariann

Saturday 6 June 2015, 1:36pm

Safariann has shown she is filly of substance with a last-stride Moonee Valley win, eight days after making a successful debut at Geelong.  Read more »

One-two finish for Chris Waller at Doomben

Saturday 6 June 2015, 1:18pm

Strawberry Boy and Flamingo Star are bound for the Epsom Handicap in the spring after giving Chris Waller a one-two finish in the Wayne Wilson Handicap.  Read more »

Spill The Beans impressive in Randwick win

Saturday 6 June 2015, 1:12pm

Spill The Beans has taken his record to two wins from two starts at Randwick and set himself up for the early spring three-year-old features.  Read more »

Nothing Flippant about Doomben Listed win

Saturday 6 June 2015, 12:40pm

Sydney filly Flippant has added to her promising record in beating Harlem River in the Listed Lancaster Stakes at Doomben.  Read more »

Excellantes salutes in Hinkler Handicap

Saturday 6 June 2015, 12:01pm

Excellantes has helped pay for trainer Robert Heathcote's trip to Europe with a narrow win in the Hinkler Handicap at Doomben.  Read more »

Chad Schofield rides winner in England

Saturday 6 June 2015, 9:07am

Young Australian jockey Chad Schofield has ridden his first English winner, scoring aboard the Roger Varian-trained Imtiyaaz at Bath.  Read more »

Moore Expecting Giovanni to improve

Saturday 6 June 2015, 8:53am

Ryan Moore is aiming for his third Classic this season aboard Giovanni Canaletto in the English Derby at Epsom.  Read more »

Belmont results for Triple Crown horses

Saturday 6 June 2015, 7:52am

American Pharoah is trying to become the first horse in 33 years to win the final leg of the Triple Crown.  Read more »

Bob Baffert on brink of Triple Crown

Saturday 6 June 2015, 7:44am

Trainer Bob Baffert admits there is pressure as he tries for the fourth time to win the US Triple Crown, this time with American Pharoah.  Read more »

Qualify gives Aidan O'brien his fifth Oaks

Saturday 6 June 2015, 7:30am

Outsider Qualify has caused a major upset in the Oaks at Epsom to give trainer Aidan O'Brien his fifth win in the English Classic.  Read more »

Waller close to 50 stakes wins for season

Friday 5 June 2015, 5:08pm

Champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller can reach another milestone at Doomben as he heads towards stakes winner No. 50 for the season.  Read more »

Moody hoping Maid can run a Ripper

Friday 5 June 2015, 5:05pm

Trainer Peter Moody has set his sights on Brisbane's fillies and mares features after Bring Me The Maid missed out on a Stradbroke Handicap start.  Read more »

Griffiths weighs up Nadeem Lass options

Friday 5 June 2015, 4:54pm

A wide barrier draw has Robbie Griffiths in two minds about running last-start Group Three placegetter Nadeem Lass at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Stradbroke favourite Lumosty gains start

Friday 5 June 2015, 4:48pm

The scratching of Lord Of The Sky has paved the way for Stradbroke Handicap favourite Lumosty to run in Brisbane's showpiece at Doomben.  Read more »

Moody keeps lid on Melb title expectations

Friday 5 June 2015, 3:53pm

Peter Moody is reluctant to talk up his chances of winning this season's Melbourne trainers' premiership despite narrowing the gap on Darren Weir.  Read more »

Jumps career awaits Stayers Cup favourite

Friday 5 June 2015, 3:26pm

Stayers Cup favourite Our Voodoo Prince has been identified as the next horse in Chris Waller's star-studded stable to embark on a jumping career.  Read more »

Moloney, Boomwaa back together at Valley

Friday 5 June 2015, 3:22pm

Apprentice Patrick Moloney reunites with Boomwaa at Moonee Valley having won on the sprinter over the course and distance earlier in the season.  Read more »

Cup outsider not without a chance: Moroney

Friday 5 June 2015, 3:03pm

Mike Moroney expects Merion to be hard to beat in the Queensland Guineas while he thinks Surpass can run better than his odds suggest in the Brisbane Cup.  Read more »

Joe Pride goes three-handed in June Stakes

Friday 5 June 2015, 2:57pm

Trainer Joe Pride will concentrate on the Randwick meeting after deciding not to send Rock Sturdy north hoping for a Stradbroke start.  Read more »

Derby draw no barrier for Dylan: Ahrens

Friday 5 June 2015, 2:48pm

Chillin With Dylan isn't rated among the leading Queensland Derby chances despite trainer Ben Ahrens' faith in the promising three-year-old.  Read more »

Sagaronne to step up in Atkins

Friday 5 June 2015, 1:18pm

Trainer Toby Edmonds has had faith in Sagaronne since he first saw her and is convinced she deserves her place in the J J Atkins Stakes.  Read more »

Ryan Moore to ride Shamal Wind in England

Friday 5 June 2015, 12:43pm

Trainer Robert Smerdon has confirmed English jockey Ryan Moore has committed to the ride on Shamal Wind in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.  Read more »

Thermogenic on target for Qld Derby

Friday 5 June 2015, 12:07pm

Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes believes Thermogenic is on target for the Queensland Derby after settling in and working well in Brisbane.  Read more »

Lumosty gains Stradbroke start

Friday 5 June 2015, 10:32am

Lord Of The Sky has been scratched from the Stradbroke Handicap with ruling favourite Lumosty gaining a start as the first emergency.  Read more »

Rain would help Jack Hobbs in Derby

Friday 5 June 2015, 7:02am

Trainer John Gosden will walk the track before deciding whether Jack Hobbs takes his place in the Derby at Epsom.  Read more »

Law suit against Ahmed Zayat thrown out

Friday 5 June 2015, 6:19am

A law suit against American Pharoah's owner Ahmed Zayat has been thrown out with a judge ruling the statute of limitations has expired.  Read more »

Le Remas back from the brink at M Valley

Thursday 4 June 2015, 6:01pm

Le Remas, given up as a racing proposition, will step out for the first time in two years at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Racing NSW stewards adjourn ice inquiry

Thursday 4 June 2015, 5:34pm

An inquiry into a high level of the illegal drug ice found in a horse trained by John McNair has been adjourned.   Read more »

Magic Hurricane well backed for Aust debut

Thursday 4 June 2015, 5:09pm

Interest in the Australian debut of Magic Hurricane has gone to another level with bookmakers facing a hefty payout if the import wins at Randwick.  Read more »

Master Of Arts ruled out of G1 Qld Derby

Thursday 4 June 2015, 4:43pm

The Darren Weir-trained Master Of Arts is out of the Group One Queensland Derby after succumbing to lameness.  Read more »

Valley test for talented Yesterday's Songs

Thursday 4 June 2015, 4:07pm

Yesterday's Songs will be out to boost his rating with a view to spring carnival races when he runs at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Weight record beckons for Avoid Lightning

Thursday 4 June 2015, 3:58pm

Avoid Lightning will have a jockey change for the first time in more than a year when she chases a record-breaking win in the June Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

RV announces $16.5m prize money increases

Thursday 4 June 2015, 3:38pm

The majority of Victorian country races will offer a minimum $20,000 purse from next season following the announcement of significant prize money boosts.  Read more »

Fast facts on the Stradbroke Handicap

Thursday 4 June 2015, 3:25pm

Fast facts on the Stradbroke Handicap  Read more »

Problem 3YO a real Straddie chance: Waller

Thursday 4 June 2015, 3:11pm

There are Stradbroke Handicap chances with much better racing manners than Delectation, but Chris Waller is sticking solid with the three-year-old.  Read more »

Injury scare for Glyn Schofield at Gosford

Thursday 4 June 2015, 1:33pm

Jockey Glyn Schofield has sprained his ankle in a race-day incident at Gosford but expects to recover in time to ride Boban in the Stradbroke Handicap.  Read more »

Heathcote says its Waller's Brisbane Cup

Thursday 4 June 2015, 1:20pm

Robert Heathcote will start outsider Volkhere in the Brisbane Cup but says rival runner Moriarty is weighted to win the race for a second time.  Read more »

Birchley confident of first JJ Atkins win

Thursday 4 June 2015, 12:04pm

Blueberry Hill and Pepperano present trainer Liam Birchley with an undeniable chance for his first win in the Group One JJ Atkins at Doomben.  Read more »

Peter Moody's Qld Derby bid halved

Thursday 4 June 2015, 11:30am

The scratching of Inauguration has left Grand Prix Stakes winner Upham as Peter Moody's sole runner in the Queensland Derby.  Read more »

Pendleton poised for Newbury debut

Thursday 4 June 2015, 9:46am

Retired Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton is scheduled to make her first appearance as a jockey in a charity race at Newbury.  Read more »

Zawraq making progress ahead of Derby bid

Thursday 4 June 2015, 9:31am

Leading Epsom Derby contender Zawraq continues to improve from a slight leg injury but a deicison has not yet been made whether he runs at Epsom.  Read more »

American Pharoah draws barrier five

Thursday 4 June 2015, 9:01am

Favourite American Pharoah has drawn barrier five of eight for the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the US Triple Stakes.  Read more »