News

Anthony Cummings aiming high with Above

Sunday 12 October 2014, 5:13pm

Trainer Anthony Cummings is hoping High Above can get her spring program back on track after her scratching from the Thousand Guineas.  Read more »

I'm All The Talk to take on Deep Field

Sunday 12 October 2014, 4:16pm

Gary Portelli will give I'm All The Talk his chance against the unbeaten Deep Field in the Lightning Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Bridget Grylls to stay in Brisbane

Sunday 12 October 2014, 2:48pm

New Zealand apprentice Bridget Grylls has had her indentures transferred to Brisbane trainer Barry Lockwood.  Read more »

Purton has high hopes for Japanese stayer

Sunday 12 October 2014, 2:00pm

Japanese stayer Admire Rakti has impressed Hong Kong jockey Zac Purton after a gallop in preparation for the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Second Cesarewitch success for Hobbs team

Sunday 12 October 2014, 10:58am

Big Easy will return to hurdles after winning the rich Cesarewith on the Flat for trainer Philip Hobbs and owner Terry Warner.  Read more »

Looks Like The Cat to be spelled

Sunday 12 October 2014, 9:41am

Looks Like The Cat will not race again this spring after pulling up sore from his tough run in the Caulfield Guineas.  Read more »

Dual Arc winner Treve to stay in training

Sunday 12 October 2014, 9:19am

Treve's owner Sheikh Joann Al Thani has had a change of heart and dual Arc winner Treve will stay in training for another season.  Read more »

Derby-winner Australia retires

Sunday 12 October 2014, 2:36am

A right hind foot injury forces the early retirement of English Derby and Irish Derby winner Australia.  Read more »

Keys proud of Rich Enuff in Guineas defeat

Saturday 11 October 2014, 6:48pm

Chasing his first Group One win, trainer Ken Keys was proud of the effort Rich Enuff produced in finishing a courageous second in the Caulfield Guineas.  Read more »

Josh Parr outed for winning Group One ride

Saturday 11 October 2014, 6:41pm

Josh Parr has been outed for his winning Spring Champion Stakes ride on Hampton Court but will be back in time to ride him in the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Derby winner Australia injured, retired

Saturday 11 October 2014, 6:34pm

The English and Irish Derby winner Australia has been retired to stud after developing a hoof problemy, Coolmore has announced.  Read more »

Shooting To Win gives Snowdens first Gr 1

Saturday 11 October 2014, 6:01pm

Peter and Paul Snowden have claimed their first Group One as a training partnership with Shooting To Win beating Rich Enuff in the Caulfield Guineas.  Read more »

Neena Rock gets Australian stakes win

Saturday 11 October 2014, 5:52pm

Neena Rock has won the Angst Stakes at Randwick to add an Australian stakes win to her New Zealand Group Three victrory.  Read more »

Bowman ends frustrating run in big races

Saturday 11 October 2014, 5:25pm

Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman had notched two consecutive placings in Group One races before taking out the Thousand Guineas.  Read more »

Trust In A Gust claims second G1 in Toorak

Saturday 11 October 2014, 4:50pm

Trust In A Gust has claimed his second Group One win of the spring with another determined performance in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.  Read more »

Petrie enjoys Mishani Stealth success

Saturday 11 October 2014, 4:42pm

Eden Petrie has returned to training and although he has a small team, is training winners yet again.  Read more »

Big Memory earns $3m Caulfield Cup start

Saturday 11 October 2014, 4:34pm

The Tony McEvoy-trained Big Memory has survived a protest to win the Herbert Power Stakes to earn a spot in the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Hampton Court in Spring Champion upset

Saturday 11 October 2014, 4:26pm

Hampton Court has run a 2000m Randwick track record to score a comprehensive win in the Spring Champion Stakes.  Read more »

Fawkner on target for Cox Plate

Saturday 11 October 2014, 4:13pm

After giving Lloyd Williams a first Caulfield Cup Fawkner is on target to provide the owner with a first Cox Plate, while Dissident won't go, having bled.  Read more »

Aomen wins first Australian start

Saturday 11 October 2014, 4:05pm

Former Hong Kong horse Aomen has won his first Australian start after a lengthy injury lay-off with Anthony Cummings eyeing bigger prizes.  Read more »

Ryan eyes Royal Ascot with Rubick

Saturday 11 October 2014, 3:42pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan has always harboured plans to take a horse to Royal Ascot and he believes he has the right horse in Rubick.  Read more »

Hot Snippety headed to the Valley

Saturday 11 October 2014, 2:55pm

A professional 2-3/4 length victory at start one has seen Liam Birchley decide to take Hot Snippety to Melbourne for the Inglis Banner.  Read more »

Earthquake back to her best at Caulfield

Saturday 11 October 2014, 2:19pm

Blue Diamond Stakes winner Earthquake has appreciated firmer footing to win the Thoroughbred Club Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Early double for Waterhouse at Randwick

Saturday 11 October 2014, 2:18pm

Pierrette and Order Of The Sun have given trainer Gai Waterhouse a long-priced double at Randwick.  Read more »

Of The Brave earns high praise from Riley

Saturday 11 October 2014, 2:00pm

Two-year-old Of The Brave has earned high praise from trainer Mark Riley after making a winning start to his career in the Listed Debutant Stakes.  Read more »

Zac Purton gets first feel of Admire Rakti

Saturday 11 October 2014, 1:20pm

Zac Purton has ridden Admire Rakti in a Werribee track gallop and he has come away impressed with the Japanese stayer.  Read more »

Olivier Peslier and Wertheimers split

Saturday 11 October 2014, 10:11am

Jockey Olivier Peslier and the Wertheimer brothers have announced the end of their 12-year partnership.  Read more »

Dan Excel ruled out of Cox Plate

Friday 10 October 2014, 5:25pm

Hong Kong galloper Dan Excel has been scratched from a race at Caulfield because of a throat abnormality and has also been withdrawn from the Cox Plate.  Read more »

Prime Thoroughbreds Dispatch: Edition 32

Friday 10 October 2014, 5:22pm

The results our team of horses produced since the start of October deserve recognition. We started seven runners with all either winning or being placed  Read more »

Symons unfazed by Herbert Power barrier

Friday 10 October 2014, 5:09pm

Renew makes his Australian debut in the Herbert Power Stakes and jockey Chris Symons likes his chances.  Read more »

Fast Facts on the Toorak Handicap

Friday 10 October 2014, 4:55pm

The $400,000 Toorak Handicap is one of the feature mile races of the Melbourne spring carnival.  Read more »

G1 Guineas not all one-way traffic: Boss

Friday 10 October 2014, 4:40pm

Glen Boss rates Caulfield Guineas favourite Rich Enuff as the benchmark but has the confidence in his mount Chivalry to make a race of it.  Read more »

Neena Rock gets valuable chance in Angst

Friday 10 October 2014, 4:16pm

New Zealand mare Neena Rock is after a valuable Australian black-type win in the Angst Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Rawiller back on Trust In A Gust in Toorak

Friday 10 October 2014, 4:12pm

Brad Rawiller is excited to reunite with Trust In A Gust in the Toorak Handicap after weight ruled him out of the horse's Rupert Clarke Stakes win.  Read more »

Colic attack claims import Manduro's Son

Friday 10 October 2014, 4:06pm

French horse Manduro's Son has been euthanised due to complications from colic, unrelated to a leg injury he suffered in trackwork in Melbourne.  Read more »

Cox Plate hopes clash in Caulfield Stakes

Friday 10 October 2014, 4:00pm

The Cox Plate picture will become clearer when the top four in betting, including the Peter Moody-trained Dissident, clash in the Caulfield Stakes.  Read more »

Sweynesse up to 2000m challenge: Godolphin

Friday 10 October 2014, 3:48pm

Sweynesse will put an unbeaten record on line when he races at 2000m for the first time in the Group One Spring Champion Stakes.  Read more »

Blinkers to put spark into Zululand: Hayes

Friday 10 October 2014, 3:41pm

Trainer David Hayes is looking for a third Caulfield Guineas success and is hoping blinkers will do the trick with Zululand.  Read more »

Premiership hopes for teenage jockey

Friday 10 October 2014, 2:03pm

Teenage jockey Winona Costin hopes to follow in the footsteps of her mentor, champion rider Kathy O'Hara, to snag the apprentices premiership this season.  Read more »

Price is right about Cummings' filly

Friday 10 October 2014, 1:46pm

Anthony Cummings has a habit of winning Group One races in Melbourne with long shots and Thousand Guineas hopeful High Above could be his next.  Read more »

Flying Home a short course threat

Friday 10 October 2014, 1:02pm

Trainer Barry Baldwin will keep middle distance horse Flying Home to a short course race at Doomben believing he is fresh enough to win.  Read more »

Gauci happy to be part of Group One action

Friday 10 October 2014, 12:59pm

Jockey Darren Gauci doesn't get the same opportunities he once commanded but partners Tristram's Sun in the Group One Toorak Handicap.  Read more »

Picavino set to end Kemp's frustrating run

Friday 10 October 2014, 12:27pm

City winners have been hard to come by for Kevin Kemp but the Toowoomba trainer is counting on Picavino to bring a change of luck at Doomben.  Read more »

Horse poisoning alarms Venezuela

Friday 10 October 2014, 2:01am

Criminal gangs fighting to control gambling make life dangerous for racehorses in Venezuela.  Read more »

Douglas Whyte to ride in Caulfield Cup

Thursday 9 October 2014, 6:02pm

In a coup for trainer Chris Waller, champion Hong Kong jockey Douglas Whyte has been confirmed for Junoob in the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Clarry Conners back on track for Dear Demi

Thursday 9 October 2014, 5:57pm

Clarry Conners is looking forward to seeing Dear Demi in the Caulfield Stakes ahead of the mare's main spring mission in the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Fast Facts on the Spring Champion Stakes

Thursday 9 October 2014, 4:38pm

The Spring Champion Stakes for three-year-olds is the final Group One race of the Sydney spring carnival.  Read more »

Commanding Jewel ready for Toorak test

Thursday 9 October 2014, 4:29pm

Beaten as an odds-on favourite last start, Commanding Jewel is poised to bounce back to the winner's stall in the Toorak Handicap.  Read more »

Looks Like The Cat chasing Guineas triumph

Thursday 9 October 2014, 4:24pm

Looks Like The Cat has been aimed at the Caulfield Guineas and Tony Gollan expects him to run the best race of his campaign in the $1 million race.  Read more »

Tait ends 15-year association with Darley

Thursday 9 October 2014, 3:44pm

Olly Tait will step down as Darley's chief operating officer after spending 15 years with Sheikh Mohammed's famous thoroughbred organisation.  Read more »