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More Than Ready reaffirms his super sire status
Monday 9 March 2015, 9:37am
More Than Ready has gone back-to-back with a juvenile stakes-winning double for the second Saturday in a row Read more »
Takedown wins the Black Opal Stakes
Canberra
Sunday 8 March 2015, 6:37pm
Takedown has led all the way to win the Group Three Black Opal Stakes, giving trainer Gary Moore his biggest win since returning from Macau. Read more »
Small field for Newmarket Handicap
Sydney
Sunday 8 March 2015, 5:42pm
The Newmarket Handicap seems likely to have a small field but the world's top three sprinters will assure it is the highest quality. Read more »
Rom Baro wins Group 3 Canberra Guineas
Canberra
Sunday 8 March 2015, 5:21pm
Rom Baro has taken out the Canberra Guineas with trainer Matthew Dale keen to aim the three-year-old at the Carbine Club Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
McEvoy excited about Alpine Eagle's future
Melbourne
Sunday 8 March 2015, 5:08pm
Alpine Eagle had to settle for second in the Group One Australian Guineas but trainer Tony McEvoy is excited about what the future holds for the colt. Read more »
Diamond Oasis wins on Black Opal day
Canberra
Sunday 8 March 2015, 3:50pm
Diamond Oasis has booked himself a trip to Melbourne with a Group One winning stablemate with victory in the Camarena Quality at Canberra. Read more »
Oaks favourite set for Flemington run
Melbourne
Sunday 8 March 2015, 3:11pm
Set Square will have her second run back after her VRC Oaks victory last spring when she lines-up in the Matron Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Ryan to open Hawesbury stable
Sydney
Sunday 8 March 2015, 3:06pm
Gerald Ryan is to open a satellite stable at Hawkesbury in conjunction with long-time client Damion Flower. Read more »
Red Cadeaux team keeping tabs on Hartnell
Melbourne
Sunday 8 March 2015, 3:04pm
The Red Cadeaux team is getting a handle on the opposition in the Australian Cup through European form lines. Read more »
Long trip no worries for Highest Note
Melbourne
Sunday 8 March 2015, 2:01pm
Highest Note provided Port Lincoln trainer Darryl Carrison now he's hoping she can give him a first Melbourne city win at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Macdonald seeking first Adelaide Cup
Sydney
Sunday 8 March 2015, 1:56pm
Adelaide trainer Leon Macdonald will have his first two runners in his home town Cup trying to foil the favourite Taiyoo. Read more »
Walsh to ride Faugheen at Cheltenham
London
Sunday 8 March 2015, 9:08am
Ruby Walsh has chosen Faugheen over Hurricane Fly as his mount in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. Read more »
Sam Clipperton booked for Sweynesse in G1
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:51pm
Sam Clipperton has committed to losing 4kg in four weeks in order to ride Godolphin colt Sweynesse in the Doncaster Mile. Read more »
Nayeli scores surprise win in Fireball
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:41pm
Gai Waterhouse has ended Randwick Guineas day with a quartet of winners in Sydney and a Group One triumph in Melbourne. Read more »
Whatalovelyday earns winter carnival tilt
Caloundra
Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:37pm
Whatalovelyday has overcome a pre-race scare to confirm a winter carnival campaign in winning at the Sunshine Coast. Read more »
Three straight for Chloe In Paris
Melbourne
Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:35pm
Trainer Ciaron Maher celebrated the black type victory of Chloe In Paris at Flemington and can now look to bigger riches. Read more »
Wolf Blass toasts despite missing Guineas
Melbourne
Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:23pm
It was trainer Gai Waterhouse's day at the Flemington and Randwick races, but winemaker Wolf Blass still had reason to celebrate. Read more »
Higgins' syndicate eyes Group One victory
Melbourne
Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:04pm
On a day when late champion jockey Roy Higgins was remembered at Flemington, there's still big plans for his racehorse syndication business. Read more »
Miracles Of Life up to the Challenge
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 6:01pm
Miracles Of Life has produced an explosive finish to beat a classy field of sprinters in the Group Two Challenge Stakes at Randwick. Read more »
Madam Gangster rises to the challenge
Melbourne
Saturday 7 March 2015, 5:34pm
Talented mare Madam Gangster has continued her rise through the grades, capturing the Frances Tressady Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Crafty Cruiser wins Roy Higgins Quality
Melbourne
Saturday 7 March 2015, 4:59pm
The Bryce Stanaway-trained Crafty Cruiser has taken out the Roy Higgins Quality at Flemington, a race named in honour of the late champion jockey. Read more »
Prebble guides Wandjina to G1 Guineas win
Melbourne
Saturday 7 March 2015, 4:53pm
Brett Prebble has returned from Hong Kong to win the Australian Guineas on Wandjina for champion trainer Gai Waterhouse. Read more »
Cosmic Endeavour stars for Waterhouse
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 4:31pm
Cosmic Endeavour gave Gai Waterhouse the first leg of a two-state Group One double with a record-breaking Canterbury Stakes win at Randwick. Read more »
Adorabeel prevails in four-way G3 finish
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 4:26pm
Sam Clipperton has made the most of a rival jockey's defection to win his first stakes race for Joe Pride aboard Adorabeel. Read more »
Amorino gives Alexander career highlight
Melbourne
Saturday 7 March 2015, 3:55pm
Amorino has had to undergo a veterinary inspection before providing Ballarat trainer Archie Alexander with Group success at Flemington. Read more »
Hallowed Crown rules Randwick Guineas
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 3:51pm
Hallowed Crown has again had the measure of Sweynesse and Shooting To Win in the Randwick Guineas. Read more »
Cheers as Phrases wins Listed race
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 3:16pm
Country gelding Phrases has beaten a field of well-performed city horses to win the Listed Randwick Stakes for trainer Bindi Cheers. Read more »
Dram Of Red in winning debut at Caloundra
Caloundra
Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:56pm
Inexperience hasn't stopped the Matt Dunn-trained two-year-old Dram Of Red from dominating his opposition at the Sunshine Coast. Read more »
First-up Flemington win for Sino Eagle
Melbourne
Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:45pm
A stakes win for Sino Eagle will be one of Peter Moody's priorities following the first-up win of the mare at Flemington. Read more »
Group One sprint looms for Victorian mare
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:33pm
Melbourne mare Griante has upstaged the locals to win the Wenona Girl Handicap at Randwick and book her place in a Group One race. Read more »
Ready For Victory enters Slipper picture
Melbourne
Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:20pm
The Mick Price-trained Ready For Victory has raced into Golden Slipper calculations with a debut win in a Listed race at Flemington. Read more »
Soldier caps off trainers' great carnival
Auckland
Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:14pm
Improved gelding Sakhee's Soldier has held off Rising Romance in the New Zealand Stakes, both on the track and in the inquiry room. Read more »
Antelucan favourite to win G3 Black Opal
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 2:08pm
A Blue Diamond Stakes campaign didn't work out for Antelucan but the filly is strongly fancied to find her best form in the Black Opal Stakes. Read more »
Vancouver reinstated as Slipper favourite
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 1:52pm
Vancouver has won the Todman Stakes to reassert his authority on Golden Slipper betting, giving Gai Waterhouse her second 2yo winner at Randwick. Read more »
English storms into Slipper contention
Sydney
Saturday 7 March 2015, 1:11pm
The Gai Waterhouse-trained English announced herself as a genuine Golden Slipper contender with a professional win in a lead-up race at Randwick. Read more »
Taps turned on at Cheltenham
London
Saturday 7 March 2015, 7:24am
Selective watering has begun at Cheltenham with little rain forecast in the lead-up to the famous jumps Festival. Read more »
Victoria Pendleton aims to become a jockey
London
Saturday 7 March 2015, 7:18am
Retired English cycling champion Victoria Pendleton has switched her attention to becoming an amateur jumps jockey. Read more »
Toast Of New York out of World Cup
London
Saturday 7 March 2015, 7:17am
Pre-race favourite Toast Of New York will miss the Dubai World Cup after suffering a soft tissue injury. Read more »
Sheza Gypsy wins Country Championship heat
Sydney
Friday 6 March 2015, 6:34pm
Sheza Gypsy and Explosive Scene have cemented their places in the Country Championship final by running one-two in the Port Macquarie heat. Read more »
Wild Card race added to Country series
Sydney
Friday 6 March 2015, 5:49pm
A race has been added to the Country Championship series as a Wild Card, giving horses a last chance to qualify for the $300,000 final. Read more »
Tiz My View fresh for Flemington sprint
Melbourne
Friday 6 March 2015, 5:42pm
Sam Pritchard-Gordon says Tiz My View has improved since a freshen-up and is confident the filly can run a bold race at odds at Flemington. Read more »
Waller in wait and see on Golden Slipper
Sydney
Friday 6 March 2015, 5:15pm
Chris Waller doesn't have a runner in two Golden Slipper lead-up races at Randwick but the results will shape plans for his unbeaten filly Always Allison. Read more »
Challenge on for young and old sprinters
Sydney
Friday 6 March 2015, 5:06pm
Rain Affair will be out to defy his age and some younger competitors in the Challenge Stakes, three years after he won the Group Two race. Read more »
Class will count with Criterion: Bowman
Sydney
Friday 6 March 2015, 4:21pm
Hugh Bowman will be reunited with Criterion in the Canterbury Stakes, confident the four-year-old can match it with the weight-for-age sprinters. Read more »
Alpine Eagle ready for Guineas challenge
Melbourne
Friday 6 March 2015, 3:16pm
Tony McEvoy admits the Australian Guineas is Alpine Eagle's big test but believes the colt is up for the challenge in the $500,000 Group One race. Read more »
Heys banking on Purton factor in Guineas
Sydney
Friday 6 March 2015, 1:49pm
Sworn To Silence has been overshadowed in Randwick Guineas discussions despite stable confidence he will be strong at the end of 1600m. Read more »
Maher pair facing big tests
Melbourne
Friday 6 March 2015, 1:35pm
With a good record at 1400m, Akavoroun is racing for a trip to Sydney while stablemate Chloe In Paris chases a black type win. Read more »
Rising Romance a good test for Soriano
Auckland
Friday 6 March 2015, 12:57pm
Rising Romance's presence will help the Rogerson stable assess how competitive Soriano could be in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Sydney. Read more »
Short course trip to suit Mossfun
Sydney
Friday 6 March 2015, 12:44pm
A distance drop could help Group One-winning filly Mossfun return to the winner's list when she takes on more experienced sprinters in the Challenge Stakes. Read more »
Passatorio at home at Sunshine Coast
Brisbane
Friday 6 March 2015, 12:42pm
Passatorio has a home track advantage at the Sunhine Coast where he will be aiming for four-straight. Read more »