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Van Percy pleases McEvoy in gallop

Sunday 5 October 2014, 5:23pm

Kerrin McEvoy believes the Andrew Balding-trained Van Percy is ready to run well in the Herbert Power Stakes after a pleasing gallop at Werribee.  Read more »

Go Indy Go back to best for Guineas

Sunday 5 October 2014, 5:11pm

Trainer Leon Macdonald will wait for the result of Chad Scofield's appeal to civil authorities over a riding ban before declaring a jockey for Go Indy Go.  Read more »

Williams impressed with Dandino gallop

Sunday 5 October 2014, 4:38pm

Craig Williams is delighted with where his Caulfield Cup mount Dandino is at in his preparation after partnering the stayer in a gallop at Werribee.  Read more »

Chris Waller calls for Epsom day rethink

Sunday 5 October 2014, 3:27pm

He dominated Epsom Handicap day and now Chris Waller wants racing adminstrators to arrest the declining status of Sydney's biggest spring meeting.  Read more »

I'm All The Talk to walk the walk

Sunday 5 October 2014, 3:22pm

Gary Portelli is looking to I'm All The Talk to win at Randwick despite his big weight as he heads to another feature race.  Read more »

Sizing Europe proves he has plenty left

Sunday 5 October 2014, 11:12am

Veteran steeplechaser Sizing Europe has won at Gowran for the fourth year in a row with no plans for retirement.  Read more »

Gollan breathing easy with Temple Of Boom

Sunday 5 October 2014, 11:05am

Temple Of Boom remains on track for the Manikato Stakes after being treated for a minor respiratory problem.  Read more »

Cirrus des Aigles demoted from win

Sunday 5 October 2014, 9:52am

Cirrus des Aigles has been demoted from first to fifth in the Prix Dollar at Longchamp but trainer Corine Barande-Barbe is still delighted with the veteran  Read more »

Clipperton, Cassidy suspended at Randwick

Saturday 4 October 2014, 6:49pm

Sam Clipperton and Larry Cassidy have been suspended at Randwick for causing interference in Group One races.  Read more »

Duric suspended after winning Group 2 race

Saturday 4 October 2014, 6:41pm

Vlad Duric won the Group Two Blazer Stakes at Flemington on Forever Loved but he has had his day soured with a careless riding suspension  Read more »

Duric gets inspiration from Moreira treble

Saturday 4 October 2014, 6:07pm

Jockey Vlad Duric has drawn inspiration from champion jockey Joao Moreira in landing the Blazer Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Metrop seals massive day for Waller, Shinn

Saturday 4 October 2014, 5:43pm

Junoob capped a red-letter day for trainer Chris Waller and jockey Blake Shinn who each claimed a Group One double at Randwick.  Read more »

Fontein Ruby courageous in Manifold win

Saturday 4 October 2014, 5:12pm

Fontein Ruby could back up in the Thousand Guineas after her victory in the Edward Manfold Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

First Seal takes Flight at Randwick

Saturday 4 October 2014, 4:56pm

First Seal has signalled a new beginning for trainer John Thompson with her victory in the Group One Flight Stakes.  Read more »

Lucia Valentina takes out Turnbull Stakes

Saturday 4 October 2014, 4:36pm

The Kris Lees-trained Lucia Valentina has confirmed her Caulfield Cup favouritism with a strong win in the Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Chautauqua scores impressive Gilgai win

Saturday 4 October 2014, 4:26pm

Chautauqua has backed up a dominant first-up win with a brilliant victory in the Gilgai Stakes to set up a possible clash with the country's top sprinters.  Read more »

Waller, Moreira star with He's Your Man

Saturday 4 October 2014, 4:17pm

Joao Moreira has celebrated his first Australian Group One win with an Epsom Handicap triumph aboard He's Your Man.  Read more »

Famous Seamus earns Manikato start

Saturday 4 October 2014, 4:12pm

Famous Seamus will tackle the best sprinters in the land in the Manikato Stakes after his win in the Premiere Stakes.  Read more »

Volkere and Hi Son continue Qld rivalry

Saturday 4 October 2014, 3:59pm

Volkhere and Hi Son have fought out the finish of another metropolitan race in Queensland, this time at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Moriarty beats Rising Romance in WFA Plate

Saturday 4 October 2014, 3:30pm

The Caulfield Cup has emerged as an option for Moriarty and remains the goal for Rising Romance after their one-two finish in the Craven Plate.  Read more »

Rise in grade no problem for Stratum Star

Saturday 4 October 2014, 3:23pm

Stratum Star showed a touch of class when rising to Listed grade and taking out the Yellowglen Vintage Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Who Shot Thebarman wins at Flemington

Saturday 4 October 2014, 3:13pm

The Chris Waller-trained stayer Who Shot Thebarman has won the Group Three Bart Cummings at Flemington to improve his Cups hopes.  Read more »

Brazen Beau on Coolmore Stud Stakes path

Saturday 4 October 2014, 2:57pm

Brazen Beau is target for the Coolmore Stud Stakes after a dominant win in the Roman Consul Stakes under Joao Moreira.  Read more »

Damian Lane to miss Caulfield Guineas day

Saturday 4 October 2014, 2:26pm

A suspension for careless riding has ruled jockey Damian Lane out of Caulfield Guineas day where he was to ride Solicit in the Toorak Handicap.  Read more »

Victoria Derby on the map for Magicool

Saturday 4 October 2014, 2:25pm

Magicool will follow a similar path to last year's Victoria Derby winner Polanski after his win in the UCI Stakesat Flemington.  Read more »

Moreira, Waterhouse combine for stakes win

Saturday 4 October 2014, 2:20pm

Two of world racing's best-known figures, trainer Gai Waterhouse and jockey Joao Moreira, have teamed up for a feature-race win at Randwick.  Read more »

Frequendly set for Magic Millions tilt

Saturday 4 October 2014, 2:15pm

Frequendly went out and won like a good horse at the Gold Coast beating the rest of the field by nearly three lengths.  Read more »

Costume causes major upset in Hastings

Saturday 4 October 2014, 2:13pm

Costume was a neglected $52 chance for the Livamol Classic but she appreciated the step up to 2040m to nose out Shuka and Soriano.  Read more »

Waterhouse continues Breeders' Plate run

Saturday 4 October 2014, 1:56pm

Gai Waterhouse has won her fourth successive Breeders' Plate at Randwick with Vancouver joining Law, Whittington and Pierro on the honour roll.  Read more »

Mihalic wins juvenile race at Flemington

Saturday 4 October 2014, 1:42pm

The first race of the season for juveniles in Melbourne has been taken out by Mihalic who co-trainer Cindy Alderson says has always shown natural talent.  Read more »

Godolphin lands Gimcrack Stakes quinella

Saturday 4 October 2014, 12:58pm

John O'Shea has trained the first two horses across the line in the first two-year-old race of the season in Sydney.  Read more »

Power Camp bullish about Abbaye bid

Saturday 4 October 2014, 10:19am

Sole Power iin fine shape ahead of Prix de l'Abbaye, the only European Group One sprint he has yet to win.  Read more »

Taghrooda, Kingston Hill draw wide for Arc

Saturday 4 October 2014, 3:52am

Favourites Taghrooda and Kingston Hill draw wide barriers for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the richest turf race in the world.  Read more »

Date set for Chad Schofield's VCAT hearing

Friday 3 October 2014, 5:57pm

Chad Schofield's application for a stay of proceedings has been withdrawn after a date was set for his appeal at VCAT over an improper riding suspension.  Read more »

Temple Of Boom after second Gilgai win

Friday 3 October 2014, 5:45pm

Eight-year-old Temple Of Boom will be out to become the second dual winner of the Gilgai Stakes when he lines up in the Group Two race at Flemington.  Read more »

Bar Stories starts Magic Millions build-up

Friday 3 October 2014, 5:32pm

Trainer Gary Portelli hopes Bar Stories can make a big impression at her first start with the Magic Millions in mind.  Read more »

Epsom Hcp bid a trot and canter for Boban

Friday 3 October 2014, 4:36pm

Trainer Chris Waller has used a program of dressage training to reignite the Epsom Handicap claims of stable star Boban.  Read more »

Happy Trails on target for second Turnbull

Friday 3 October 2014, 4:34pm

After an improved Underwood Stakes run from Happy Trails, Paul Beshara is convinced the gelding is on target for his Turnbull Stakes defence.  Read more »

Mali Rose out to make winning debut

Friday 3 October 2014, 4:01pm

Gai Waterhouse expects Mali Rose to be hard to beat in the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington, Melbourne's first two-year-old race of the season.  Read more »

Iggi Pop on song for Metropolitan: Sargent

Friday 3 October 2014, 3:22pm

John Sargent is going with the times and adding speed to his stable but it will be an old-fashioned stayer who will carry his hopes at Randwick.  Read more »

Time to Plunder on trial for Melbourne

Friday 3 October 2014, 2:55pm

Liam Birchley says Time To Plunder needs to improve at the Gold Coast to warrant a trip to Melbourne for the greys race.  Read more »

Hawkspur back for second go at G1 Turnbull

Friday 3 October 2014, 2:34pm

Hawkspur didn't have the best of luck when beaten less than a length in last year's Turnbull Stakes but he is back for another crack at the Group One race.  Read more »

Punters can't split Flight Stakes duo

Friday 3 October 2014, 1:26pm

The Flight Stakes is shaping as one of the more intriguing races on Epsom Handicap day as two class fillies prepare to resume their rivalry.  Read more »

Winkers to help Darci Be Good

Friday 3 October 2014, 12:15pm

Trainer Andrew Williamson will experiment with winkers on Darci Be Good to try to get him back to winning form at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Puccini on trial for Melbourne

Friday 3 October 2014, 9:35am

A trip to Melbourne for either the Caulfield Cup or the Cox Plate is on the cards for Puccini if he runs well in the Livamol Classic at Hastings.  Read more »

Japanese assault on Europe's greatest race

Friday 3 October 2014, 9:23am

The Japanese are once again targeting Europe's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.  Read more »

Lankan Rupee named Horse of the Year

Thursday 2 October 2014, 10:15pm

Sprinter Lankan Rupee has been named Australian Horse of the Year, beating Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente for the title.  Read more »

Michael Rodd secures Singapore contract

Thursday 2 October 2014, 5:20pm

Singapore beckons for leading rider Michael Rodd after the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey secured a three-month contract to ride at Kranji.  Read more »

Waller adds overseas flavour to Randwick

Thursday 2 October 2014, 4:45pm

Hong Kong-based Joao Moreira will link up with Chris Waller for five Randwick rides headed by Epsom Handicap fancy He's Your Man.  Read more »

Hoof problem for top sprinter Lankan Rupee

Thursday 2 October 2014, 4:12pm

Lankan Rupee has a quarter crack to his off-fore hoof and will miss the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »