News

Telescope camp banking on Ryan Moore

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »