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Doncaster penalty for Godolphin import

Thursday 5 March 2015, 6:04pm

It's Somewhat has been penalised a kilogram for the Doncaster Mile following his first-up victory in the Liverpool City Cup.  Read more »

Sure And Fast earns a ticket to Randwick

Thursday 5 March 2015, 5:50pm

Three-year-old Sure And Fast has given his older rivals a galloping lesson in winning a qualifying race for the $300,000 Provincial Championships.   Read more »

Flemington debutant still in Slipper mix

Thursday 5 March 2015, 5:34pm

Mick Price will run Ready For Victory in the Golden Slipper if the unraced colt makes a winning start to his career at Flemington.  Read more »

Leading Sydney stables target Black Opal

Thursday 5 March 2015, 5:04pm

Godolphin filly Antelucan is favoured to bounce back to winning form in the Black Opal Stakes at Canberra.  Read more »

Weights suit Tuscan Fire in Roy Higgins

Thursday 5 March 2015, 4:44pm

Trainer Dan O'Sullivan has decided to bypass an Adelaide Cup start with Tuscan Fire to focus on a jumping campaign in the winter.  Read more »

Fast facts on the Randwick Guineas

Thursday 5 March 2015, 4:33pm

Randwick Guineas - what you need to know.  Read more »

Perth trainer out to plunder Aust Guineas

Thursday 5 March 2015, 4:27pm

Rommel will be out to deliver Perth trainer Neville Parnham his first Australian Guineas win when the improving colt backs up in the Group One race.  Read more »

Fast facts on the Australian Guineas

Thursday 5 March 2015, 4:23pm

Australian Guineas - what you need to know.  Read more »

Riders the key to Randwick Guineas

Thursday 5 March 2015, 4:21pm

Paul Snowden insists having a jockey who is as focused and dedicated as Blake Shinn can give Shooting To Win an edge in the Randwick Guineas.   Read more »

Slipper heavyweights to clash in Todman

Thursday 5 March 2015, 3:02pm

Three horses who have held the position of Golden Slipper favourite will go head-to-head for the first time in the Todman Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Emerging trainer considering Brisbane move

Thursday 5 March 2015, 2:52pm

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie is hoping his young team of emerging horses can continue to perform and provide the firepower for a move to Brisbane.  Read more »

Sunshine Coast track to suit Forster pair

Thursday 5 March 2015, 2:25pm

The roomy Sunshine Coast track could be the key to two emerging talents from the stable of Desleigh Forster.  Read more »

Fast facts on the Canterbury Stakes

Thursday 5 March 2015, 12:41pm

Canterbury Stakes - what you need to know.  Read more »

Catkins switch to deliver overdue G1 win

Thursday 5 March 2015, 12:36pm

Chris Waller has compared Catkins to retired stablemate Red Tracer as the grey racemare chases a Group One breakthrough in the Canterbury Stakes.  Read more »

Testashadow out of G1 Australian Guineas

Thursday 5 March 2015, 12:31pm

Gary Portelli has scratched Testashadow from the Australian Guineas saying an outside barrier draw all but cruelled his winning chances.  Read more »

Panther on track for Gold Cup in Dubai

Thursday 5 March 2015, 9:49am

Group One winning stayer Brown Panther has stepped up his workload ahead of a trip to Dubai for the Gold Cup.  Read more »

Richard Hughes announces retirement

Thursday 5 March 2015, 9:18am

Britain's champion jockey Richard Hughes will ride for one more season before turning his hand to training.  Read more »

Mark Du Plessis gem gets Diva home

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 6:17pm

Mark Du Plessis won his third Auckland Cup when he guided Rock Diva from last to catch King Kamada on the line.  Read more »

Gollan chalks up 50th city win of season

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 6:11pm

Tony Gollan remains on track to break a long-standing Brisbane training record after celebrating a winning double at Ipswich.  Read more »

Beriman wins apprentices' race at Sandown

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 5:44pm

Jackie Beriman has taken out the first heat of a national series for apprentice riders with victory aboard Wild Fire at Sandown  Read more »

Unequivocal set for Provincial qualifier

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 5:28pm

Unequivocal is ready to return to racing in a $100,000 Provincial Championship heat at Wyong after an interrupted start to her career.  Read more »

Stay With Me to press Slipper claims

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 5:19pm

Miss Finland's daughter Stay With Me could book a start in the Golden Slipper with a win in the Group Two Reisling Stakes at Randwick  Read more »

Lofty goals for trio of Sandown winners

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 5:02pm

Sandown winner Bikila took the first step towards a possible berth in the ATC Australian Derby with a midweek win at Sandown.  Read more »

Conners lauds Shinn after Farm 2YO win

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 4:08pm

The kind hands of jockey Blake Shinn have helped Look To The Stars earn a start in the Magic Night Stakes after her Warwick Farm win.  Read more »

Williams to ride Minnesinger in Guineas

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 3:55pm

Craig Williams will be aboard Minnesinger in the Group One Australian Guineas after Disposition, the horse he was due to ride, was ruled out of the race.  Read more »

Thee Auld Floozie earns NZ Oaks start

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 3:31pm

Thee Auld Floozie has rocketed into New Zealand Oaks contention with a strong victory in the Sunline Vase at Ellerslie.  Read more »

First city winner for Captain Sonador

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 3:21pm

Deceased stallion Captain Sonador has sired his first city winner with juvenile Dream Finnish leading throughout to score at Ipswich.  Read more »

Fitness key to Merion in G1 Aust Guineas

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 3:04pm

Michael Moroney was relieved when Merion earned an Australian Guineas start after fearing the horse would miss the cut for the Group One race.  Read more »

Scissor Kick to peak for Randwick Guineas

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 2:32pm

Hallowed Crown and Shooting To Win head the market for the Randwick Guineas but Scissor Kick is tipped to peak for the Group One race.  Read more »

Kermadec to run in Australian Guineas

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 12:12pm

The Chris Waller stable has scratched dual acceptor Kermadec from the Randwick Guineas in preference for the Australian Guineas in Melbourne.  Read more »

Brett Prebble to ride Wandjina in Guineas

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 11:53am

Brett Prebble will replace the suspended Damien Oliver aboard Wandjina in the Australian Guineas which has attracted a capacity field.  Read more »

Volkhere, Hi Son set to resume rivalry

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 11:30am

Two horses who clashed in six successive races at the start of the season will meet again when they resume at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Small field for Group One Randwick Guineas

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 10:40am

Group One winners Hallowed Crown and Shooting To Win headline a field of eight three-year-olds to accept for the Randwick Guineas.  Read more »

Sam hoping New is The One

Wednesday 4 March 2015, 9:02am

Sam Twiston-Davies has many good rides at the Cheltenham Festival but no win would mean more than The New One in the Stan James Hurdle.  Read more »

Anthony Freedman to front RAD Board

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 5:48pm

A positive pre-race urine sample taken from Minaj at Moonee Valley last October has led to charges against trainer Anthony Freedman.  Read more »

Griffiths mares set to clash at Flemington

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 5:32pm

Boasting form around Group One winner Suavito, Girl In Flight resumes against stablemate Nadeem Lass at Flemington.  Read more »

Hong Kong champion booked for Guineas ride

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 5:27pm

Champion Hong Kong jockey Douglas Whyte will ride Alpine Eagle in the Australian Guineas at Flemington.  Read more »

Newmarket Hcp weights confuse Joe Pride

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 5:18pm

Terravista's trainer Joe Pride believes Lankan Rupee should be carrying more than his 58.5kg in the Newmarket Handicap where the top sprinters will clash.  Read more »

Japanese horses have easy morning work-out

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 4:51pm

The Japanese horses visiting Sydney for The Championships have worked around Canterbury racetrack where they are in quarantine.  Read more »

Randwick Guineas one for the ages: Bowman

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 4:51pm

Hugh Bowman says his Randwick Guineas mount Hallowed Crown belongs to a special group of colts taking their places in the $600,000 race.  Read more »

Don't forget Graphic, warns Ormsby

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 4:36pm

Topweight Surpass gives trainer Chad Ormsby a top chance to win the Auckland Cup but he says his second string Graphic is not out of it.  Read more »

Damien Oliver loses G1 Aust Guineas ride

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 3:45pm

After winning an appeal against one careless riding suspension, Damien Oliver lost out on a Caulfield ban and will miss the Australian Guineas.  Read more »

Import Tall Ship makes debut at Sandown

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 2:10pm

Tall Ship, a son of English Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Sea The Stars, will have his first Australian start at Sandown.  Read more »

Lassitude continues ATC Aus Derby build-up

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 1:51pm

Lassitude will be out to add his name to Godolphin's growing list of autumn carnival horses when he steps out in a midweek race at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Manawanui banned after 2nd bleeding attack

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 11:59am

Golden Rose winner Manawanui has been banned from Australian racing after he bled during a Rosehill barrier trial.  Read more »

Lankan Rupee topweight in Newmarket Hcp

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 11:33am

Weights have been released for the Newmarket Handicap with Lankan Rupee, Terravista and Chautauqua to meet again over the 1200-metre Flemington course.  Read more »

Stewards rule against trainer Darren Smith

Tuesday 3 March 2015, 9:44am

Racing NSW stewards have found trainer Darren Smith guilty of cobalt offences, rejecting the notion there must be a threshold to uphold charges.  Read more »

Riley granted stay pending appeal to VCAT

Monday 2 March 2015, 6:29pm

Mark Riley has been granted a stay of proceedings by VCAT to continue training until his appeal against a three-year ban is heard.  Read more »

Two Guineas to choose from for some

Monday 2 March 2015, 6:12pm

Australian Guineas favourite Kermadec has also been entered for the Randwick Guineas on the same day.  Read more »

Off the Track Racehorse Initiative

Monday 2 March 2015, 5:50pm

Racehorse syndicator Peter Morley has implemented a new policy designed to enhance and nurture the post racing careers of horses raced by his clients  Read more »