News
Telescope camp banking on Ryan Moore
Arcadia
Wednesday 29 October 2014, 10:05am
Cox Plate winning jokcey Ryan Moore will steer Breeders' Cup Mile favourite Telescope from the inside draw at Santa Anita. Read more »
Rodd says colt fresh Enuff for G1 sprint
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 6:14pm
Michael Rodd believes talented colt Rich Enuff has freshened up well and has the sharpness to make his presence felt in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes. Read more »
The Offer out of Cup, My Ambivalent clear
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 6:05pm
Gai Waterhouse will be a spectator in the Melbourne Cup after withdrawing The Offer from the race she won with Fiorente. Read more »
Cup hope Araldo likely to bypass Derby Day
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 5:16pm
Mike Moroney is against starting Araldo on Derby Day after the stayer moved to No.23 in the Melbourne Cup ballot after The Offer's defection. Read more »
Side Glance after a second Mackinnon
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 4:27pm
After recovering well from a fourth placing in the Cox Plate, international contender Side Glance is out to defend his Mackinnon Stakes title. Read more »
Injured Hopwood on sideline for 12 months
Adelaide
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 4:14pm
Adelaide jockey Libby Hopwood will not ride for at least a year as she recovers from head trauma suffered in a fall in which Caitlin Forrest died. Read more »
Estonian Princess to repay owners' faith
Sydney
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 4:13pm
Estonian Princess has been the target of back-to-back offers but her connections aren't selling as the four-year-old heads to the Myer Classic. Read more »
Shared Belief favourite for Classic
Arcadia
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 3:06pm
Shared Belief is the favourite over California Chrome for the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita after drawing gate six with his rival in 13. Read more »
Costin in demand as Bridge joins fan club
Sydney
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 2:33pm
Winona Costin, who has at least two strong chances to continue her winning run at Warwick Farm, has earned high praise from veteran trainer Les Bridge. Read more »
Michelle Payne loses appeal against ban
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 2:26pm
Michelle Payne has lost her appeal against a careless riding suspension which will keep her out of the Melbourne Cup carnival. Read more »
Internationals to face further vet checks
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 2:02pm
International runners stabled at Werribee will undergo a veterinary inspection before final declarations for the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Barrier issue for Irish star Slade Power
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 1:56pm
Irish sprinter Slade Power has become agitated in his barrier stall before a scheduled gallop at Flemington. Read more »
Waterhouse confident of Victoria Derby win
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 1:28pm
Trainer Gai Waterhouse is convinced Hampton Court is the colt to give her a second Victoria Derby win. Read more »
The Offer out of Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 11:31am
The Offer will not run in the Melbourne Cup, leaving last year's winning trainer Gai Waterhouse without a runner in the famous race at Flemington. Read more »
My Ambivalent passed fit for Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 11:30am
English mare My Ambivalent has been passed fit for the Melbourne Cup following a veterinary inspection. Read more »
Magician will go to stud after Derby
London
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 9:57am
Magician's defence of the Breeders' Cup Turf will be his swan song with the horse to stand at Ashford Stud in Kentucky. Read more »
Gordon Lord Byron heading to Hong Kong
London
Tuesday 28 October 2014, 9:51am
Globetrotting Irish horse Gorodon Lord Byron will run in Hong Kong on International day after a trip to the Breeders' Cup fell through. Read more »
Internationals to make up half Cup field
Melbourne
Monday 27 October 2014, 6:39pm
Oversea-trained runners could make up half the Melbourne Cup field if Lord Van Percy can force his way into the race. Read more »
Slade Power to gallop at Flemington
Melbourne
Monday 27 October 2014, 6:37pm
The Irish have come and conquered the Melbourne Cup now it's sprinter Slade Power's turn as he prepares for the Darley Classic at Flemington. Read more »
Criterion to back up in Mackinnon Stakes
Melbourne
Monday 27 October 2014, 5:36pm
Dual Group One winner Criterion will back up from his seventh in the Cox Plate to run in the Mackinnon Stakes. Read more »
Internationals combine for Derby attempt
Melbourne
Monday 27 October 2014, 5:30pm
International gallopers have won the first two majors of the spring and at Flemington a worldwide partnership could secure the Victoria Derby. Read more »
Conners looking for Flemington Joy
Melbourne
Monday 27 October 2014, 5:00pm
Trainer Clarry Conners and owner John Singleton will switch their attention to the Oaks and Yesterjoy after a virus halted Dear Demi's spring campaign. Read more »
McEvoy back to where it all began
Melbourne
Monday 27 October 2014, 4:57pm
It was 14 years ago Kerrin McEvoy hit the big time with a Melbourne Cup victory and Lucia Valentina gives him a second chance at Cup glory. Read more »
40 horses left in the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Monday 27 October 2014, 11:50am
Connections of 40 horses have paid up at the latest Melbourne Cup acceptance stage with 12 international hopefuls in the mix. Read more »
Prime's run continues
Monday 27 October 2014, 11:17am
It was certainly another great week for the Royal Blue, White Star and Red cap runners with Faith’n’Courage scoring a wonderful win at Doomben which saw her take her stakes earnings to $121,370 Read more »
Tac De Boistron wins Fench Group One
London
Monday 27 October 2014, 10:55am
Tac De Boistron has won the French St Leger for his Australian owners, becoming just the third horse to win the race twice. Read more »
Schofield cleared to ride after neck scare
Melbourne
Sunday 26 October 2014, 6:42pm
Chad Schofield has been cleared of serious injury to his neck, leaving him free to ride during the Flemington carnival including the Oaks on Go Indy Go. Read more »
Sonntag returns a winner at Sale
Melbourne
Sunday 26 October 2014, 6:09pm
Queensland Derby winner Sonntag has shown his class with a first-up win in the Listed Sale Cup, one of two planned spring targets. Read more »
Rubick primed for Group One test
Melbourne
Sunday 26 October 2014, 6:05pm
Rubick is primed for his next Group One test in the Coolmore Stud Stakes in which he takes on a field of high-class three-year-old sprinters. Read more »
No Melbourne Cup start for Silent Achiever
Melbourne
Sunday 26 October 2014, 4:50pm
A Melbourne Cup start has been ruled out for New Zealand mare Silent Achiever after her game third in the $3 million Cox Plate. Read more »
Cup ballot crucial in Big Memory plans
Melbourne
Sunday 26 October 2014, 4:29pm
The make-up of the second acceptances for the Melbourne Cup will determine which race Herbert Power Stakes winner Big Memory contests on Derby day. Read more »
Bachman ready for Derby distance
Melbourne
Sunday 26 October 2014, 3:51pm
The Victoria Derby distance holds no fears for Bachman's trainer Gerald Ryan who has the colt primed for his spring mission. Read more »
Elm Park wins Racing Post Trophy
London
Sunday 26 October 2014, 10:51am
Elm Park has won the Group One Racing Post Trophy in the absence of his trainer Andrew Balding who is in Australia with Side Glance. Read more »
Buffering is being monitored for soreness
Brisbane
Sunday 26 October 2014, 10:06am
Star Brisbane sprinter Buffering is being monitored for general soreness after his unplaced effort in a rough-house Manikato Stakes. Read more »
Valley stewards suspend Payne and Rawiller
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 8:39pm
Michelle Payne and Nash Rawiller have been suspended for Cox Plate day riding infringements. Read more »
Mackinnon Stakes an option for Side Glance
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 7:51pm
Andrew Balding will monitor how Side Glance comes through his fourth in the Cox Plate before deciding if he attempts back-to-back Mackinnon Stakes wins. Read more »
Silent Achiever does James proud in Plate
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 7:33pm
Roger James saddled up his first Cox Plate starter and Silent Achiever did him proud, producing the best performance of her campaign for a third placing. Read more »
The Cleaner can't disappoint Burles
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 7:03pm
While disappointed The Cleaner finished out of the money trainer Mick Burles was proud of the performance of the gelding in the Cox Plate. Read more »
WS Cox Plate - what the jockeys said
Saturday 25 October 2014, 7:01pm
What the jockeys said after the $3 million WS Cox Plate. Read more »
Lloyd Williams' wait for Plate continues
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 6:41pm
Owner Lloyd Williams will have to wait at least another year to try to win his first Cox Plate after Fawkner's gallant second to Adelaide. Read more »
Suspension rules Shinn out of Melb Cup
Sydney
Saturday 25 October 2014, 6:36pm
Blake Shinn won't get the chance to add to his Melbourne Cup record after being suspended for careless riding at Rosehill. Read more »
City win for country girl Harrison
Sydney
Saturday 25 October 2014, 6:22pm
Road To Summer has given a trainer from country NSW her first Saturday city winner with an all-the-way victory at Rosehill. Read more »
Adelaide triumphs in Australia for Ireland
Sydney
Saturday 25 October 2014, 6:01pm
Champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien has claimed a famous win with Adelaide in the Cox Plate, aided by a cool ride from Ryan Moore. Read more »
Moonovermanhattan cements Derby berth
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 5:38pm
Trainer Mick Price is looking to improve on his Victoria Derby record with Moonovermanhattan a live chance after his Moonee Valley Vase win. Read more »
Veteran Monton legs it to a Rosehill win
Sydney
Saturday 25 October 2014, 5:32pm
Monton has a reputation as one of racing's evergreen warriors and the horse showed why with the 10th win of his career at Rosehill. Read more »
Eperience works wonders with Hooked
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 5:09pm
Having had a look at the Moonee Valley circuit paid dividends on raceday when Hooked scored a convincing win in the Crystal Mile. Read more »
Prince Of Penzance wins Moonee Valley Cup
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 4:54pm
The Darren Weir-trained Prince Of Penzance has won the Moonee Valley Cup but is unlikely to gain a start in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Love Rocks gives Doomben record a nudge
Brisbane
Saturday 25 October 2014, 4:35pm
Love Rocks has gone close to setting a track record with a brilliant burst of speed in his return to racing at Doomben Read more »
Options open up for Galaxy Pegaus
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 3:44pm
Galaxy Pegasus could line up in a Group One race a little earlier than his trainer David Hayes planned after winning at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Blinkers turn it around for Lumosty
Melbourne
Saturday 25 October 2014, 3:22pm
Trainer Robert Smerdon completed an early winning double when Lumosty scored an easy win in the Drummond Golf Fillies Classic at Moonee Valley. Read more »