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Chad Schofield to return at Moonee Valley

Monday 19 January 2015, 6:04pm

Jockey Chad Schofield has been cleared to make his comeback from injury and is looking forward to making his race return at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Parnham to ride Smokin' Joey in G2 race

Monday 19 January 2015, 5:48pm

Apprentice Chris Parnham, who is one city win away from outriding his claim, is set to partner Group One winner Smokin' Joey in the Australia Stakes.  Read more »

Sebring Sun set to shine at Randwick

Monday 19 January 2015, 5:28pm

Trainer Gary Portelli is confident Sebring Sun will prove himself worthy of a Golden Slipper campaign when he returns at Randwick.  Read more »

Plutorius gets another Listed chance

Monday 19 January 2015, 5:20pm

Plutorius will be given another chance to prove himself at stakes level when he runs in the Listed Australia Day Cup.  Read more »

Secret Agenda to step out in Prelude

Monday 19 January 2015, 3:55pm

Secret Agenda, the filly who sits on the second line of betting for the Group One Blue Diamond, will make her return from a let-up in the fillies' Prelude.  Read more »

Damien Brown has a busy time ahead

Monday 19 January 2015, 1:54pm

Damian Browne will spend as much time in the air as on horses over the Australia Day weekend when he rides in Brisbane, Auckland and Melbourne.  Read more »

California Chrome the US Horse of the Year

Monday 19 January 2015, 1:49pm

Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome has been voted United States Horse of the Year.  Read more »

Grand Syndicates and Belhus Racing News

Monday 19 January 2015, 9:37am

And it's started again-the annual round of thoroughbred yearling sales where prices are high, hopes are higher, talk is a plenty, and if you look hard enough somewhere in the sale yards  Read more »

Cobalt saga to spark changes in NSW racing

Sunday 18 January 2015, 11:25am

Equine passports are a top priority for Racing NSW officials who have invested heavily in the development and research into tracking illegal substances.  Read more »

Petrology gearing up for Manfred return

Sunday 18 January 2015, 11:24am

Sandown Guineas winner Petrology resumes in the Manfred Stakes which will be a pointer to his Australian Guineas prospects.  Read more »

Waller after Australia Day Cup honours

Sunday 18 January 2015, 11:24am

The in-form Multilateral will run in the Australia Day Cup while his Chris Waller-trained stablemate will try to reacpture his form in the Listed race.  Read more »

Qld officials target NZ for carnival

Sunday 18 January 2015, 11:23am

Queensland officials will again try to tempt trainers to bring horses from New Zealand for the rich winter carnival.  Read more »

Williams could chase fifth premiership

Sunday 18 January 2015, 10:11am

The chances of Craig Williams challenging for the Melbourne premiership will hinge on whether he takes up another riding stint in Japan this year.  Read more »

Training character building for Munce

Sunday 18 January 2015, 9:27am

No luck for Chris Munce with his first runner as a trainer just a week after the champion jockey retired from the saddle.  Read more »

Al Shaqab swoop on Toast Of New York

Sunday 18 January 2015, 8:11am

Breeders' Cup Classic runner-up Toast Of New York will do his future racing under the Al Shaqab Racing banner with the Dubai World Cup his first target.  Read more »

Sacre suffers bleed in comeback 2nd place

Sunday 18 January 2015, 7:56am

Champion steeplechaser Sprinter Sacre remains on target for the Cheltenham festival despite being beaten and suffering a bleed in his comeback run.  Read more »

Williams takes share of premiership lead

Saturday 17 January 2015, 6:43pm

A winning double to Craig Williams at Flemington has taken him alongside Damien Oliver at the top of the Melbourne jockeys' premiership.  Read more »

Burbero wins on firm Randwick racetrack

Saturday 17 January 2015, 6:21pm

A firm Randwick track has posed no problems for Burbero, the first of two winners on the program for Bjorn Baker.  Read more »

Red Excitement claims Chester Manifold

Saturday 17 January 2015, 6:08pm

The Gerald Ryan-trained Red Excitement has made it five-straight wins with victory in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Ross bounces back from MM disappointment

Saturday 17 January 2015, 6:02pm

Mishani Honcho has flown home to win the Racing Minister's 2YO Classic as the favourite Pepperano finished out of the placings.  Read more »

Danny O'Brien criticises cobalt threshold

Saturday 17 January 2015, 5:21pm

Danny O'Brien is hoping for a quick resolution to the investigation into elevated cobalt readings and insists he has done nothing wrong.  Read more »

Sacred Star outstanding in Telegraph Hcp

Saturday 17 January 2015, 3:44pm

Sacred Star has put a disappointing Hawke's Bay spring carnival behind him with victory in the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham.  Read more »

Godolphin 2YO firepower continues to grow

Saturday 17 January 2015, 3:04pm

Holler has added his name to the list of two-year-old winners for Godolphin this season and the stable has big aims for the Commands colt.  Read more »

Gaultier breaks maiden status in Group One

Saturday 17 January 2015, 2:59pm

Gaultier hadn't finished closer than third in four starts but broke his maiden status in the group one Levin Classic at Trentham.  Read more »

Smart Cash lands the money in record time

Saturday 17 January 2015, 2:54pm

A winter carnival campaign awaits Smart Cash after the sprinter posted track-record figures at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Tashbeeh win confirms Dubai carnival plans

Saturday 17 January 2015, 2:46pm

The David Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained Tashbeeh is set for a trip to Dubai after scoring a pleasing victory at Flemington.  Read more »

Eagle looking to soar at Trentham

Friday 16 January 2015, 5:18pm

Huka Eagle is seeking his fourth win from five starts when he takes on leading filly Sardaaj in the Levin Classic at Trentham.  Read more »

RV moves to expedite cobalt investigation

Friday 16 January 2015, 5:18pm

Victorian authorities have redeployed investigators to work full time on the cobalt scandal that has rocked the industry.  Read more »

Rich picnic meeting winner tests positive

Friday 16 January 2015, 5:12pm

Racing NSW stewards will hold an inquiry into Color Purple's positive swab from a feature event on the NSW picnic racing circuit.  Read more »

Excitement builds for Chester Manifold

Friday 16 January 2015, 4:41pm

The next phase of Red Excitement's career continues when he contests the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Cartwright taking his chances in Adelaide

Friday 16 January 2015, 3:15pm

Victorian-based apprentice Josh Cartwright has been making his mark in South Australia, ensuring he is a contender for the Adelaide jockeys' premiership.  Read more »

Banksy to shine at the Sunshine Coast

Friday 16 January 2015, 2:53pm

Brian Wakefield, the trainer of promising stayer Bansky, is hoping a breeding trend continues with the progeny of leading European stayer Mastercraftsman.  Read more »

Casual Choice to appreciate drop in class

Friday 16 January 2015, 2:33pm

He was out of luck against his stablemate in the Takeover Target Stakes but Casual Choice will be favoured to set the record straight at Randwick.  Read more »

Jumbo Prince a huge chance to win again

Friday 16 January 2015, 1:27pm

Jumbo Prince will have his stamina properly tested for the first time at the Sunshine Coast as Michael Nolan assesses the three-year-old's Derby claims.  Read more »

Bridgwater fined for Ludlow remarks

Friday 16 January 2015, 8:53am

English trainer David Bridgwater has been fined for his remarks against stewards who suspended young jockey Jake Launchbury.  Read more »

Black Caviar relative impresses on debut

Thursday 15 January 2015, 5:35pm

A filly with family ties to Black Caviar has scored a convincing debut win in a maiden at Sale in Victoria.  Read more »

Shoemark aiming for Saturday city winner

Thursday 15 January 2015, 5:10pm

Apprentice Kieran Shoemark has four rides at Flemington as he aims to notch his first Saturday winner during his summer stint in Melbourne.  Read more »

Cobalt probe could take months: steward

Thursday 15 January 2015, 4:49pm

Chief steward Terry Bailey says there will be no short-cuts during investigations into elevated cobalt levels in three leading Melbourne stables.  Read more »

Qld integrity chief issues cobalt warning

Thursday 15 January 2015, 3:28pm

Racing Queensland is investigating cobalt irregularities, saying use of the substance has always been illegal.  Read more »

Heathcote hones in on Sunshine Coast card

Thursday 15 January 2015, 1:53pm

Robert Heathcote missed out on Magic Millions riches but he insists he has his team primed for racing at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Waller on verge of ton, 2YO breakthrough

Thursday 15 January 2015, 1:41pm

Chris Waller, nearing his 100th winner for the season, is set to produce a highly rated two-year-old when Gigolo debuts at Randwick.  Read more »

Aeronautical set to go the distance: Cohen

Thursday 15 January 2015, 1:28pm

Trainer Lionel Cohen is optimisitic a return to 1400-metre racing for Aeronautical in the Chester Manifold Stakes will suit the gelding.  Read more »

Pepperano clear for back-up run: Birchley

Thursday 15 January 2015, 1:04pm

Pepperano will be given the chance to chase a consolation win for her Magic Millions placing when she runs at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

This weeks featured Bloodstock

Thursday 15 January 2015, 12:09pm

Check out this weeks selections from the Bloodstock.com.au team.  Read more »

Record prize-money for British racing

Thursday 15 January 2015, 9:43am

British racing will distribute a record amount of prize money in 2015 as authorities try to boost the levels to international standard.  Read more »

Griffiths lands Sandown winning double

Wednesday 14 January 2015, 6:11pm

Trainer Robbie Griffiths prepared a winning double at Sandown including one ridden by Ivan Culliver who has ridden work for the trainer for 20 years.  Read more »

Retirement looms for fallen star Hathras

Wednesday 14 January 2015, 5:30pm

The career of Hathras, a stayer which carries the same colours as Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist, is in doubt after a abject showing at Canterbury.   Read more »

Magic Millions winning duo combine again

Wednesday 14 January 2015, 5:27pm

Magic Millions winning trainer and jockeym, Darryl Hansen and Luke Tarrant, have combined with a veteran to win at Ipswich.  Read more »

Kavanagh renews links with famous stud

Wednesday 14 January 2015, 4:59pm

Zestful has made a winning debut at Canterbury, taking trainer Sam Kavanagh on the trip down memory lane as he recalled his time working at Widden Stud.  Read more »

Taillevent to be gelded despite win

Wednesday 14 January 2015, 4:57pm

Ipswich winner Taillevent is still likely to be gelded despuite reversing his form with a win at Ipswich.  Read more »