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Moody with two-pronged attack in Coolmore
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 5:09pm
Peter Moody is hoping either Bring Me The Maid or Armada can cause an upset in a star-studded Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Fast facts about the Mackinnon Stakes
Friday 31 October 2014, 5:06pm
The Mackinnon Stakes is now a genuine Group One race in its own right after years of being used as a lead-up to the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Preferment a Vic Derby puzzle for Waller
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 5:01pm
Trainer Chris Waller has yet to work out what makes Preferment tick but he will not be surprised if the colt brings his best to the Victoria Derby. Read more »
Atzeni calls on Frankie Dettori for advice
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 4:54pm
Rising star Andrea Atzeni has approached fellow Italian jockey Frankie Dettori for advice before riding in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Light Up Manhattan ready for Derby test
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 4:54pm
Ciaron Maher believes Light Up Manhattan will run the best race of his campaign in the Victoria Derby and hopes it is good enough to figure in the finish. Read more »
Rising Romance impossible to fault: Logan
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 4:31pm
Caulfield Cup runner-up Rising Romance will be out to make amends in the Mackinnon Stakes before attention shifts to the autumn carnival. Read more »
Admire Rakti completes Melb Cup build-up
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 3:10pm
Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti is on target to give Japan a second Melbourne Cup victory after a strong workout at Werribee. Read more »
Some memorable Melbourne Cup moments
Friday 31 October 2014, 2:49pm
Some memorable Melbourne Cup moments Read more »
Prime Thoroughbreds: 2 for 2 makes for a great weekend
Friday 31 October 2014, 2:42pm
I was thrilled with Terra Amata’s great win at Canterbury on Friday night. The mare had done her earlier racing in Tasmania under Charlie and Leuella’s care and was moved to Kris Lees before the start of this preparation. For her to produce her best she needs to be ridden to be saved up for one final crack at them. The mare was ridden to perfection by apprentice Samantha Clenton. Read more »
Gatewood returns for Melbourne Cup tilt
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 2:35pm
After a failed Australian campaign with Chris Waller, English galloper Gatewood is back for a shot at the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Lees pleased with Lucia's Cup preparations
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 2:13pm
Lucia Valentina has continued to please trainer Kris Lees since her Caulfield Cup minor placing as the mare prepares to tackle the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Price chasing elusive Victoria Derby win
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 1:46pm
Trainer Mick Price is hoping Moonovermanhattan is the colt which can finally give him a Victoria Derby win. Read more »
Murtagh puts Cup faith in Oliver, Arnold
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 1:03pm
Johnny Murtagh never troubled the judge in two Melbourne Cup rides but he is ready to make an impact as a trainer. Read more »
Wakeful key to Smerdon VRC Oaks numbers
Melbourne
Friday 31 October 2014, 12:33pm
Tough filly Fontein Ruby is the best chance of trainer Robert Smerdon's two Wakeful Stakes runners but Savage Coup is also on trial for the VRC Oaks. Read more »
Our Boy set to make the grade in Sydney
Sydney
Friday 31 October 2014, 12:17pm
Our Boy Malachi, a horse which remained unbeaten for almost three years, will make his Sydney debut for Hawkes Racing at Rosehill. Read more »
Flying Riddle sets out on ambitious path
Brisbane
Friday 31 October 2014, 11:48am
Speedster Flying Riddle will be given his chance to prove an even bigger bargain buy after he starts a new racing campaign at Doomben. Read more »
The Wildman to reward son of Dansili punt
Brisbane
Friday 31 October 2014, 11:33am
The Wildman, a two-year-old bred on staying lines, will be out to justify his warm favouritism at Doomben. Read more »
Rich Tapestry to make history for HK
Arcadia
Friday 31 October 2014, 7:00am
Sprinter Rich Tapestry will make history when he becomes the first Hong Kong-trained horse to run in a Breeders' Cup race. Read more »
Politeness ready for mile in G1 debut
Melbourne
Thursday 30 October 2014, 6:50pm
The Robert Smerdon-trained Politeness gets her first chance in Group One company when she tackles the Myer Classic at Flemington. Read more »
Rubick in great order for Coolmore: McEvoy
Melbourne
Thursday 30 October 2014, 6:07pm
Boom colt Rubick resumed with a weight-for-age win and jockey Kerrin McEvoy now hopes the three-year-old will add a Group One in the Coolmore Stud Stakes. Read more »
New Melbourne Cup outfit for Precedence
Melbourne
Thursday 30 October 2014, 5:38pm
Precedence will step out in the green silks of co-owner Sir Patrick Hogan when he runs in his fourth Melbourne Cup Read more »
Sydney Cup stakes lifted extra $600,000
Sydney
Thursday 30 October 2014, 5:04pm
Racing officials involved in The Championships are hoping a prize money hike will attract international stayers to compete in the Sydney Cup. Read more »
Red Cadeaux's trainer arrives in Melbourne
Melbourne
Thursday 30 October 2014, 3:23pm
Red Cadeaux's trainer has arrived in Melbourne to oversee final preparations for the horse's fourth attempt at the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Stanley lives Derby dream with longshot
Melbourne
Thursday 30 October 2014, 2:47pm
Victoria Derby day could be the biggest in Brent Stanley's short training career with Royal Standing to line up in the Classic race over 2500m. Read more »
Victoria Derby to bring change of fortune
Melbourne
Thursday 30 October 2014, 2:36pm
Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are looking to Atmosphere to change their spring luck in the Victoria Derby. Read more »
Lord Van Percy to kick Lexus goal: Balding
Melbourne
Thursday 30 October 2014, 2:14pm
English trainer Andrew Balding is thrilled with the condition of stayer Lord Van Percy in the lead-up to the Melbourne Cup carnival. Read more »
Rogerson out for another Mackinnon upset
Melbourne
Thursday 30 October 2014, 2:03pm
New Zealand mare Costume will be out to cause a Group One upset in the Mackinnon Stakes as she prepares for motherhood. Read more »
Waller all out with Rosehill Counterattack
Sydney
Thursday 30 October 2014, 1:46pm
Chris Waller has strong claims in each of the four Derby day features, but he will have one eye on the autumn when Counterattack debuts at Rosehill. Read more »
Pedigree says speed, Payne says stamina
Sydney
Thursday 30 October 2014, 1:34pm
Lady Macan has the bloodlines to be a sprinter-miler but trainer David Payne believes her conformation makes her a Classic contender. Read more »
Villiers Stakes target for Sir Moments
Brisbane
Thursday 30 October 2014, 11:33am
The Group Two Villiers Stakes looms as the summer goal for Sir Moments who kicks off his campaign at Doomben. Read more »
Punta's star on the rise: Heathcote
Brisbane
Thursday 30 October 2014, 11:07am
Rob Heathcote regards Punta Norte as one of the most exciting horses in his stable, an opinion that will be tested when the horse makes his city debut. Read more »
Side Glance out of Mackinnon
Melbourne
Thursday 30 October 2014, 9:09am
Side Glance, winner of the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington in 2013, has been scratched from this year's edition with a sore near foreleg. Read more »
A lame Magician out of Breeders' Cup
Arcadia
Thursday 30 October 2014, 5:45am
Magician will not defend his Breeders' Cup Turf title with the Coolmore horse found to be acutely lame. Read more »
Trainers weigh up Derby chances
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 7:07pm
Rival trainers have not conceded the Victoria Derby to Gai Waterhouse who has the dominant favourite Hampton Court. Read more »
Bring Something wins Bendigo Cup
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 5:48pm
The Ken Keys-trained Bring Something has scored a narrow win over Massiyn in the $250,000 Listed Bendigo Cup. Read more »
Ipswich double continues Dunn's momentum
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 5:44pm
Trainer Matthew Dunn has continued his good recent run of form with a brace of winners at Ipswich. Read more »
Marksmanship takes aim in Lexus Stakes
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 5:35pm
The Ciaron Maher-trained Marksmanship is one of 12 horses in the Lexus Stakes chasing a Melbourne Cup ballot exemption. Read more »
Fast facts on the Victoria Derby
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 5:25pm
One of the world's oldest races, the Victoria Derby is an early-season stamina test for the three-year-olds. Read more »
Hampton to hold court in Derby
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 5:13pm
Gai Waterhouse will not have a Melbourne Cup runner but seems to have the Victoria Derby at her mercy with Hampton Court. Read more »
Fast facts on the Coolmore Stud Stakes
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 4:51pm
The $500,000 Coolmore Stud Stakes is the focal point for three-year-old sprinters during the Melbourne spring carnival. Read more »
Rosehill Guineas hopes for Quick Strike
Sydney
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 4:20pm
Chris Waller has high hopes for Quick Strike's autumn campaign after the gelding secured his second win in a row at Warwick Farm. Read more »
Best Case out to earn belated Melb call-up
Sydney
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 3:35pm
It's been a spring of missed opportunity for Best Case but he will be strongly fancied to stake his claims for a Melbourne trip when he runs at Rosehill. Read more »
Lucky win for Wolfgram at Ipswich
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 3:22pm
Some advice from trainer Matthew Dunn has helped apprentice Travis Wolfgram deliver Lucky Lucre's fourth career-win at Ipswich Read more »
Scissor Kick set to bounce back in G1
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 3:10pm
Scissor Kick went close to a Group One win in the Golden Rose and will be out to go one better against a star-studded field in the Coolmore Stud Stakes. Read more »
Gollan pair to kick off at Doomben
Brisbane
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 1:21pm
Stayers Brave Ali and Amexed will return for summer campaigns at Doomben but longer-term the pair could be aimed at the Brisbane Cup. Read more »
Hampton Court draws gate 11 in Derby
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 12:57pm
Favourite Hampton Court will face a full field of 15 rivals when he bids to give Gai Waterhouse her second win in a Victoria Derby. Read more »
Side Glance to chase successive Mackinnons
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 11:58am
Side Glance will jump from a midfield draw in his quest to post back-to-back wins in the Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Featured Syndicator: Prime Thoroughbreds
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 11:26am
This week we caught up with Joe O'Neil, owner and manager of elite syndication company, Prime Thoroughbreds. Having experienced serious longevity in the business, not to mention over 600 winners... Read more »
Rubick draws rails in Coolmore Stud Stakes
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 11:25am
Speedy colt Rubick will have the inside draw when he chases his first Group One win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes. Read more »
Injury rules Bachman out of the Derby
Melbourne
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 10:14am
Leading contender Bachman has been ruled out of the Victoria Derby after hurting himself on a water walker. Read more »