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Cassidy laments proper racetrack upkeep
Richmond
Saturday 2 May 2015, 4:45pm
Officials need to increase racetrack maintenance staff numbers in a bid to address safety issues, veteran rider Jimmy Cassidy says. Read more »
Double up for Sadler and Freedman brothers
Melbourne
Saturday 2 May 2015, 4:29pm
Apprentice Tom Sadler has had his problems with weight but has bounced back with a winning double at Caulfield. Read more »
Pornichet strolls home in Toowoomba Cup
Toowoomba
Saturday 2 May 2015, 4:23pm
Gai Waterhouse has big plans for Toowoomba Cup winner Pornichet starting with the Group One Doomben Cup. Read more »
Typing hits the right keys at Toowoomba
Toowoomba
Saturday 2 May 2015, 3:03pm
Toowoomba winner Typing will be set for the final juvenile Group One race of the season, the J J Atkins Stakes at Doomben. Read more »
Anaphora Brisbane bound for Oaks
Melbourne
Saturday 2 May 2015, 2:49pm
Trainer Tony Noonan has been having a lean trot but has a promising staying filly on his hands in Caulfield winner Anaphora. Read more »
Former Aussie wins Group 3 in Kentucky
Louisville
Saturday 2 May 2015, 2:04pm
The 2013 Wellington Boot winner Power Alert has won a Group Three race at Chruchill Downs, his third American win from four starts. Read more »
Hidden Pearl exposes Toowoomba rivals
Toowoomba
Saturday 2 May 2015, 1:59pm
Hidden Pearl has scored a runaway win at Toowoomba to stamp herself as a black-type filly for the Brisbane winter carnival. Read more »
Freedman keen to get black type with mare
Melbourne
Saturday 2 May 2015, 1:43pm
Lee Freedman wants to secure black type for Darley with Hazard after training siblings to record Group wins during their careers. Read more »
Unsafe racetrack puts paid to Hawkesbury
Richmond
Saturday 2 May 2015, 1:38pm
Concerns over a section of racetrack have led to the Hawkesbury Race Club calling a halt to its biggest meeting of the year after one race. Read more »
Hawkesbury races called off after one race
Sydney
Saturday 2 May 2015, 1:06pm
The feature Hawkesbury meeting has been called off after one race in which a horse broke down on the heavy track. Read more »
Lovely Maria wins Kentucky Oaks
Louisville
Saturday 2 May 2015, 12:45pm
Lovely Maria has given 56-year-old jockey Keriwn Clark his biggest career win in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Read more »
Share The Upside with Spendthrift Stallions - New in 2015
Friday 1 May 2015, 6:25pm
3 Stallions have so far been announced to shuttle and stand their first season in Australia at Spendthrift Farm Victoria for 2015. Read more »
Big race double to Glen Boss at Wagga
Sydney
Friday 1 May 2015, 6:03pm
Glen Boss has celebrated a Guineas-Cup double on the second day of the Wagga Wagga Cup carnival. Read more »
New equipment will test for 8000 drugs
Sydney
Friday 1 May 2015, 5:51pm
Racing NSW has invested $1.5 million in equipment which can test for 8000 different drugs in a single swab. Read more »
Dean Watt loses appeal over fine
Sydney
Friday 1 May 2015, 5:43pm
The Racing Appeals Tribunal has rejected appeals by syndicator Dean Watt and his son Adam over their improper conduct convictions. Read more »
Mick Kent apprentices off overseas
Melbourne
Friday 1 May 2015, 5:37pm
Ben Thompson is off to the US with fellow Victorian apprentice Beau Mertens selected to represent Australia in France. Read more »
Hawkesbury heavy but will go ahead
Sydney
Friday 1 May 2015, 5:27pm
Gerald Ryan will have runners in two of the three Hawkesbury features with the meeting to go ahead despite heavy rain around Sydney. Read more »
Jusufovic reaping the rewards of hard work
Melbourne
Friday 1 May 2015, 4:43pm
Cranbourne trainer Enver Jusufovic made a conscious decision to change direction with his team which is now starting to pay dividends. Read more »
Carey pair on trial for Gr1 SA Derby start
Melbourne
Friday 1 May 2015, 4:26pm
Mornington trainer Pat Carey has a knack of producing handy stayers and has a couple heading to Caulfield preparing for bigger spoils. Read more »
Moore's Aussie dream backed by recent wins
Sydney
Friday 1 May 2015, 3:50pm
Gary Moore has proven he's more than just his famous family's name since returning to Australia. Read more »
Heathcote reignites Hopfgarten's winter
Brisbane
Friday 1 May 2015, 3:35pm
Trainer Robert Heathcote has reassessed Hopfgarten's Doomben Cup prospects and he will step out at Toowoomba on the way to the Group One race. Read more »
Heza Dude has the fight for Caulfield
Melbourne
Friday 1 May 2015, 3:10pm
The persistence of trainer Udyta Clarke haspaid off with Heza Dude who makes his city debut at Caulfield. Read more »
Counterattack has star potential: Waller
Sydney
Friday 1 May 2015, 1:43pm
A template Chris Waller has used successfully with Zoustar and Brazen Beau will guide his winter carnival plans for Counterattack. Read more »
Rex Lipp pinning Toowoomba hopes on Stride
Brisbane
Friday 1 May 2015, 1:38pm
Trainer Rex Lipp is without a Weetwood or Toowoomba Cup runner and will put his faith in two-year-old In His Stride at his local feature meeting Read more »
Feature jumps races heading bush
Melbourne
Friday 1 May 2015, 1:18pm
The major Victorian jumps races have been moved to country tracks and flat racing to other courses while Sandown is out of action. Read more »
Espinoza thrilled with American Pharoah
Louisville
Friday 1 May 2015, 12:38pm
Victor Espinoza says he has yet to fully test American Pharoah, his mount in the Kentucky Derby and the race favourite. Read more »
Mount Athos may have run his last race
London
Friday 1 May 2015, 8:45am
Mount Athos, third in Fiorente's Melbourne Cup, may have run his last race with trainer Marco Botti flagging retirement for the eight-year-old. Read more »
Bowman hoping for Adelaide Miracles
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2015, 4:20pm
Top jockey Hugh Bowman will make a rare trip to Adelaide for two Group One rides headed by Miracles Of Life in the Robert Sangster Stakes. Read more »
Scone trainer banned over use of ice
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2015, 4:07pm
The immediate training career of Luke Griffith is over after he was disqualified for a total of four years due to various drug offences. Read more »
Messara launches Power bid for Guineas
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2015, 3:55pm
Trainer Paul Messara will chase a second win in the Hawkesbury Guineas with emerging three-year-old Rekindled Power. Read more »
Mallyon gets back on the winner's list
Melbourne
Thursday 30 April 2015, 3:22pm
After a fall at Moonee Valley that aggravated an old back injury, Katelyn Mallyon has found her way back to the winner's enclosure at Ballarat. Read more »
Hurrara faces battle for second Gold Rush
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2015, 3:17pm
Apprentice Jockey Claire Nutman says Hurrara is facing a stronger field and a weaker preparation than when he won last year's Hawkesbury Gold Rush. Read more »
Hosting right for a return to winning form
Melbourne
Thursday 30 April 2015, 2:19pm
Trainer Greg Eurell is encouraged by Hosting's most recent start which he hopes points to a return to winning form at Caulfield. Read more »
Waller's Hawkesbury Cup team on track
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2015, 2:08pm
A crew of seven horses from around the world are in line to give Chris Waller a second win in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup. Read more »
Colin Little fined over postive swab
Melbourne
Thursday 30 April 2015, 1:42pm
Trainer Colin Little has been fined and Phantom Brew disqualified from his Caulfield win after an inquiry into a positive swab. Read more »
Phelan Ready and Facile Tigre in Weetwood
Brisbane
Thursday 30 April 2015, 1:12pm
Trainer Jason McLachlan has a soft spot for veteran Weetwood contenders Phelan Ready and Facile Tigre as they enter the twilight of their careers. Read more »
Sadler hoping distance suits Secret Blend
Melbourne
Thursday 30 April 2015, 12:59pm
Secret Blend disappointed John Sadler at his most recent start but the trainer hopes the rise to 1200m at Caulfield may turn his form around. Read more »
Weather key to The Conspirator in Weetwood
Brisbane
Thursday 30 April 2015, 12:44pm
Apprentice Brooke Stower will be keeping an eye on the Toowoomba weather hoping it is dry enough for The Conspirator in the Weetwood. Read more »
Kourkam chasing history at Wagga
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2015, 11:43am
The Tony McEvoy-trained Kourkan can equal a 26-year-old feat if he can add the Wagga Cup to his Albury Cup win. Read more »
Shooting To Win retired to Darley Stud
Sydney
Thursday 30 April 2015, 9:43am
Shooting To Win will join fellow Group One winning three-year-olds Hallowed Crown and Brazen Beau at Darley Stud. Read more »
Bob Baffert holds ace in Kentucky Derby
Louisville
Thursday 30 April 2015, 9:09am
The Bob Baffert-trained American Pharoah remains the Kentucky Derby favourite despite drawing barrier 18. Read more »
Heavy load a burden for leading apprentice
Geelong
Wednesday 29 April 2015, 6:00pm
Stewards have fined apprentice Tom Sadler for failing to use his full 1kg claim on Testability, a filly which was narrowly beaten at Geelong. Read more »
Gelagotis regains faith in Illustrious Lad
Geelong
Wednesday 29 April 2015, 5:22pm
Illustrious Lad has returned to the form that trainer Peter Gelagotis knew he has been capable of with an impressive win at Geelong. Read more »
Portelli's I'm All The Talk plans thwarted
Sydney
Wednesday 29 April 2015, 4:58pm
The presence of a rival leader has dampened Gary Portelli's confidence in the chances of I'm All The Talk at Hawkesbury. Read more »
Desert Man in well-received Gold Coast win
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 April 2015, 4:45pm
The Gillian Heinrich-trained Desert Man has raced up to his favouritism at the Gold Coast to break through for his first win. Read more »
Waterhouse keen to add to Gold Cup bid
Sydney
Wednesday 29 April 2015, 4:29pm
The weather is set to have a major impact on the make-up of the field for the Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup. Read more »
Pressday's half-brother scores on debut
Sydney
Wednesday 29 April 2015, 3:45pm
Chris Waller has predicted a bright future for the well-related Press Statement following his debut win at Canterbury. Read more »
111 nominations for $2 million Stradbroke
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 April 2015, 3:26pm
The Brisbane Race Club has received 111 entries for the rich Stradbroke Handicap, the marquee race during the Queensland winter carnival. Read more »
Absenteeism key to A Lotta Love chances
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 April 2015, 3:00pm
Trainer Sam Pritchard-Gordon is expecting A Lotta Love to bounce back to form at Caulfield following a disappointing Flemington run. Read more »
Stewards adjourn Queensland cobalt inquiry
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 April 2015, 2:34pm
A stewards' inquiry into an illegal level of cobalt returned by the 2014 Rockhampton Cup winner has been adjourned. Read more »