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Moody with two-pronged attack in Coolmore

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »