News
Red Cadeaux off to Hong Kong
Sydney
Sunday 12 April 2015, 5:37pm
Trainer Ed Dunlop has confirmed Red Cadeaux will run in the QE II Cup in Hong Kong following his gallant second in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Bikila to target spring staying races
Melbourne
Sunday 12 April 2015, 5:02pm
Australian Derby fourth placegetter Bikila is heading for a well earned break ahead of a spring campaign. Read more »
Dabernig savours Criterion win from afar
Melbourne
Sunday 12 April 2015, 4:36pm
Tom Dabernig is enjoying a successful first season in a training partnership with his uncle David Hayes which has been highlighted by two Group One wins. Read more »
The Barrister to lay down the law again
Sydney
Sunday 12 April 2015, 4:31pm
Trainer Jason Warren is looking to The Barrister to step up in the Group One Champagne Stakes as the career of stable star Bel Sprinter nears an end. Read more »
Rich Enuff on track for spring return
Melbourne
Sunday 12 April 2015, 4:09pm
Brilliant colt Rich Enuff missed the autumn carnival through injury and is being aimed at a spring carnival return to racing. Read more »
Trust In A Gust begins final campaign
Melbourne
Sunday 12 April 2015, 3:56pm
Trust In A Gust kicks off his final campaign at Caulfield while Group One winning stablemates Platelet and Lucky Hussler will chase wins interstate. Read more »
Rudy to be aimed at Brisbane carnival
Brisbane
Sunday 12 April 2015, 2:03pm
Doncaster Mile fourth-placed Rudy will be brought back from the spelling paddock for a possible attack on the Hollindale Stakes-Doomben Cup double. Read more »
2nd straight Grand National for Aspell
Liverpool
Sunday 12 April 2015, 2:24am
Leighton Aspell becomes the first jockey since the 1950s to win back-to-back editions of England's gruelling 7.2km Grand National jumps classic. Read more »
Flemington stands evactuated after alarm
Melbourne
Saturday 11 April 2015, 6:32pm
A fire alarm was activated in the hill stand at Flemington, causing the evacuation of racegoers just before the last race was run. Read more »
Oil a whole new ball game for G1 stewards
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 6:20pm
Stewards have accepted Chris Waller's explanation after Cox Plate winner Adelaide was found to have had baby oil rubbed on its testicles. Read more »
Avoid Lightning earns praise from Bridge
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 5:43pm
Avoid Lightning again showed her affinity for wet tracks with a gutsy win in the Group Two Sapphire Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Manapine passes Flemington staying test
Melbourne
Saturday 11 April 2015, 5:35pm
Nigel Blackiston will consider the VRC St Leger and South Australian Derby for Manapine after he passed his first staying test at Flemington. Read more »
Gollan gets his Saturday metro quartet
Brisbane
Saturday 11 April 2015, 5:30pm
Rocket To Glory's powerful sprint at Doomben has helped trainer Tony Gollan to his first Saturday metropolitan quartet. Read more »
Criterion beats Red Cadeaux in QE Stakes
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 5:06pm
Criterion is set to travel the world after beating Red Cadeaux in a dominant Queen Elizabeth Stakes victory at Randwick. Read more »
Chris Waller produces Sydney Cup quinella
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 4:21pm
Veteran jockey Jim Cassidy has given his younger counterparts a riding lesson, with a barnstorming Sydney Cup victory on outsider Grand Marshal. Read more »
Apprentice lands first Flemington winner
Melbourne
Saturday 11 April 2015, 3:44pm
Former New Zealander Michael Dee rode a winner at his first Australian ride in January and finally landed a first at Flemington on Hard Romp. Read more »
Amanpour reigns as the Queen of the Turf
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 3:34pm
Amanpour has given Gai Waterhouse her fourth Queen of the Turf Stakes win in the past five years. Read more »
Sir Moments back to best in Doomben win
Brisbane
Saturday 11 April 2015, 3:14pm
Sir Moments has returned in form in time to re-establish his winter carnival credentials in beating Hopfgarten at Doomben. Read more »
Gust Of Wind blows Oaks rivals away
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 3:03pm
John Sargent's affinity for classic fillies races has again come to the fore at Randwick, where Gust Of Wind outstayed her rivals in the Australian Oaks. Read more »
Delectation wins in front of owner
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 2:45pm
Macau businessman CC Lai has celebrated the Group Two win of his three-year-old Delectation in the Arrowfield Sprint at Randwick. Read more »
Payne proven right with Bel Show
Melbourne
Saturday 11 April 2015, 2:40pm
While injured jockey Jack Hill has done the majority of the work with Bel Show, it was Michelle Payne who convinced Henry Dwyer to run at Flemington. Read more »
Kansas Sunflower on an Oaks path
Melbourne
Saturday 11 April 2015, 2:28pm
Trainer Luke Oliver has Australasian Oaks plans for Kansas Sunflower, which will head to an Oaks lead-up race in SA after winning at Flemington. Read more »
Godolphin dominates Percy Sykes Stakes
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 2:15pm
Juvenile filly Ottoman has scored a narrow win over stablemate Calaverite to land a valuable black-type victory in the Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick Read more »
Sure And Fast lives up to name at Randwick
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 1:30pm
Veteran South Coast trainer Bede Murray has celebrated Sure And Fast's win in the inaugural Provincial Championship Final at Randwick. Read more »
Hughes in form with small team
Melbourne
Saturday 11 April 2015, 1:25pm
Flemington trainer Tom Hughes doesn't have large numbers in his stable, but he's been making a regular appearance in the winner's enclosure of late. Read more »
Old warriors win hearts, races at Randwick
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 1:05pm
Veteran jockey Jimmy Cassidy delivered a win for the ages at Randwick while English stayer Red Cadeaux showed winning isn't everything. Read more »
Federal victory a boost for Godolphin team
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 12:57pm
Three-year-old Federal will be considered for a Hawkesbury Guineas start after proving a class above his Randwick rivals to win the South Pacific Classic. Read more »
Secret Saga atones with easy win
Brisbane
Saturday 11 April 2015, 12:45pm
Trainer Tony Gollan has sung the praises of his filly Secret Saga following her win at Doomben, but will wait and see about her winter carnival prospects. Read more »
The Barrister superior in a wet Fernhill
Sydney
Saturday 11 April 2015, 12:27pm
The Barrister has handled a wet Randwick track with aplomb to win the Fernhill Handicap, giving his sire Star Witness his first stakes winner. Read more »
Bookmakers wary ahead of Grand National
Liverpool
Saturday 11 April 2015, 8:30am
Bookmakers are preparing for big losses if either Nina Carberry or Tony McCoy is successful in the Grand National. Read more »
Serenade after black-type win at Randwick
Melbourne
Friday 10 April 2015, 6:20pm
The Mike Moroney-trained Serenade was competitive in the Golden Slipper, making her an attractive prospect in the Percy Sykes Stakes. Read more »
Criterion to step up in G1 Queen Elizabeth
Sydney
Friday 10 April 2015, 6:03pm
Criterion is challenging for Queen Elizabeth favouritism after the scratching of Contributer from the $4 million race. Read more »
Stokes to improve interstate strike rate
Melbourne
Friday 10 April 2015, 5:42pm
Hucklebuck has impressed in a barrier trial win but it is Couldn't Agreemore which can add to Phillip Stokes' Melbourne strike-rate. Read more »
Contributer out of Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Sydney
Friday 10 April 2015, 5:28pm
Godolphin star Contributer has been scratched from the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Sydney Cup a tough challenge for Carousel
Melbourne
Friday 10 April 2015, 5:07pm
Trainer Ken Keys will be thrilled if outsider Like A Carousel can sneak a top-five finish against a stronger-than-expected Sydney Cup field. Read more »
Sargent two-handed in ATC Australian Oaks
Sydney
Friday 10 April 2015, 4:37pm
VRC Oaks runner-up Thunder Lady is the pick of John Sargent's two Australian Oaks runners but he knows the staying test will suit Gust Of Wind. Read more »
Bonaria ready to bow out on high: Hyland
Sydney
Friday 10 April 2015, 4:02pm
Trainer Pat Hyland has changed his approach with Bonaria in what is shaping as the mare's final start in the Queen of the Turf Stakes. Read more »
Longines to extend Australian racing ties
Sydney
Friday 10 April 2015, 3:50pm
Longines has unveiled its tracking technology for horse racing to be used in Sydney for the first time on Queen Elizabeth Stakes day. Read more »
Black Chevalier flies flag for Feek stable
Melbourne
Friday 10 April 2015, 3:34pm
As husband-and-wife training team David and Coral Feek build their numbers, Black Chevalier will represent their new stable in the Galilee Series Final. Read more »
Fenway scratched from ATC Australian Oaks
Melbourne
Friday 10 April 2015, 2:50pm
A foot injury has forced Vinery Stud Stakes winner Fenway to be scratched from the Group One ATC Australian Oaks. Read more »
Apprentice Sadler keen to keep improving
Melbourne
Friday 10 April 2015, 12:24pm
Tom Sadler knows winter racing is important for apprentices and believes the advice of a top jockey is helping his riding. Read more »
Tony Gollan getting into carnival groove
Brisbane
Friday 10 April 2015, 12:05pm
Leading trainer Tony Gollan will roll out the first of his winter carnival horses at Doomben where he has runners in two feature races. Read more »
Game Of Fame continues Qld Oaks campaign
Brisbane
Friday 10 April 2015, 11:49am
The Jason McLachlan-trained Game Of Fame will take another step towards the Queensland Oaks when she races at Doomben. Read more »
No defections from Grand National field
Liverpool
Friday 10 April 2015, 7:53am
All the main Grand National fancies are set to take their places in the 40-horse field for the world's most famous steeplechase at Aintree. Read more »
Snitzel stars at Sydney Easter Sale
Sydney
Thursday 9 April 2015, 5:50pm
Arrowfield Stud stallion Snitzel has starred at the annual Easter Yearling sale, providing the top two lots with 10 horses realising $1 million or more. Read more »
Two horses euthanased at jumps trials
Melbourne
Thursday 9 April 2015, 5:46pm
The 2015 jumps racing season has suffered its first fatalities with the death of two horses at the Cranbourne barrier trials. Read more »
Fast facts on the Sydney Cup
Thursday 9 April 2015, 4:44pm
The Sydney Cup - what you need to know Read more »
Big Memory's staying ability under watch
Sydney
Thursday 9 April 2015, 4:35pm
Big Memory's Sydney Cup performance will determine the path he takes in the spring but trainer Tony McEvoy admits the 3200 metres is a query. Read more »
First Flemington runner for rookie trainer
Melbourne
Thursday 9 April 2015, 4:21pm
Former amateur rider Matthew Brown will saddle up his second runner as a trainer when Little Bita Spunk runs in the opening race at Flemington. Read more »
Second-hand horse chasing Final target
Sydney
Thursday 9 April 2015, 4:21pm
Trainer Grant Marshall will chase his biggest payday when Slots lines up in the $300,000 Provincial Championship Final at Randwick. Read more »