News

Injury puts El Roca out of spring carnival

Saturday 13 September 2014, 12:31pm

Talented New Zealand galloper El Roca has been ruled out of the spring racing carnival with a suspensory injury.  Read more »

Owner declares Black Caviar a champion mum

Saturday 13 September 2014, 9:00am

Black Caviar's has given birth to a filly foal which will race in the same interests as her famous mother.  Read more »

Noble Mission awarded Group One prize

Saturday 13 September 2014, 7:00am

Frankel's brother Noble Mission has added a second Group One to his record after the disqualification of Spritijim in the Prix de Saint Cloud.  Read more »

Estimate lifts Doncaster Cup for the Queen

Saturday 13 September 2014, 6:53am

A trip to the Melbourne Cup appears unlikely for Estimate despite her win in the Doncaster Cup with concerns the ground may be too hard.  Read more »

Nick Hall wins careless riding appeal

Friday 12 September 2014, 6:19pm

Nick Hall's sprnig carnival continues uninterrupted with the jockey successful in his appeal agaisnt a careless riding ban.  Read more »

Dan Excel tops Caulfield Cup ballot order

Friday 12 September 2014, 5:17pm

A Makybe Diva Stakes win can confirm Spillway's place in the Caulfield Cup with Hong Kong's Dan Excel heading the order of entry.  Read more »

Stud careers go on line in G1 Golden Rose

Friday 12 September 2014, 4:57pm

There will be much more at stake for the colts taking their place in the Golden Rose than the $1 million prize money on offer.  Read more »

Greatwood ready to take next step in Gr 3

Friday 12 September 2014, 4:51pm

Greatwood, who has impressed those who count at Tulloch Lodge with his attitude to training, is ready to take on La Amistad in the Kingston Town Stakes.  Read more »

Prime Thoroughbreds Dispatch

Friday 12 September 2014, 4:03pm

I must say it was more a relief than anything else when Husson Eagle blew his opposition away to win his maiden at Bendigo on Wednesday  Read more »

Snowdens Shooting for upset in Golden Rose

Friday 12 September 2014, 4:01pm

The training partnership of Peter and Paul Snowden will chase its first Group One success with Shooting To Win in the Golden Rose.  Read more »

Added incentive for Dissident WFA success

Friday 12 September 2014, 3:47pm

Dissident can further enhance his Group One record and future stud career if he adds the Makybe Diva Stakes to his record.  Read more »

Moody has leaning to filly in Golden Rose

Friday 12 September 2014, 3:32pm

Peter Moody says he has two terrific chances in the Golden Rose but believes filly Bring Me The Maid is the deserved favourite for the $1 million race.  Read more »

Brisbane apprentices in demand at Doomben

Friday 12 September 2014, 3:20pm

Brisbane apprentices are making the most of the early season with premiership leader Luke Tarrant in demand at Doomben.  Read more »

Moroney expects improved run from Merion

Friday 12 September 2014, 3:12pm

Mike Moroney believes stakes winner Merion will turn in an improved second-up run getting to Flemington over 1400m in the Living Legends Stakes.  Read more »

Facts and figures with Boban in G1 Makybe

Friday 12 September 2014, 2:45pm

Chris Waller is staying in Sydney for the Golden Rose meeting despite Boban's undeniable claims in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes.  Read more »

Deagon return to TAB racing on the cards

Friday 12 September 2014, 1:32pm

Deagon racetrack, out of commission as a full-time racing venue since 1941, could be on the verge of a comeback to the Queensland TAB roster.  Read more »

Stablemates both chances in Dubbo Cup

Friday 12 September 2014, 11:59am

Trainer Cameron Crockett will go to the $50,000 Dubbo Cup with high expectations for Socks The Fox and Are You Sure.  Read more »

Heirs to the Kingdom

Friday 12 September 2014, 11:45am

The highly anticipated first crop of foals by Animal Kingdom have arrived..  Read more »

Blueblood's Group 2 hope

Friday 12 September 2014, 10:25am

BlueBlood Thoroughbreds will be saddling up two Saturday city runners on the 13th of September.  Read more »

Hard ground threat to Kingston Hill

Friday 12 September 2014, 8:17am

St Leger favourite Kingston Hill could miss the race if trainer Roger Varian thinks the track is too hard.  Read more »

Aust, Randwick Guineas set for 2015 clash

Thursday 11 September 2014, 5:22pm

The Australian Guineas and the Randwick Guineas, Group One races for three-year-olds run over 1600m, will be held on the same day in 2015.  Read more »

Super Cool building for profitable spring

Thursday 11 September 2014, 5:03pm

Mark Kavanagh is keeping expectations in check with Super Cool second-up but believes the gelding will improve towards his spring targets.  Read more »

European hopefuls start spring journey

Thursday 11 September 2014, 4:54pm

The first shipment of European horses heading to Melbourne for the spring carnival have been confirmed to enter quarantine in England.  Read more »

Sydney test to determine plans for Cluster

Thursday 11 September 2014, 4:31pm

Traditionally a stepping stone to the Epsom Handicap, the Theo Marks Stakes could launch a Group One bid of a different kind for Cluster.  Read more »

Boss full of praise for boom colt Chivalry

Thursday 11 September 2014, 4:16pm

Chivalry is showing Glen Boss all the signs of a quality colt and believes the three-year-old will be hard to beat again at Flemington.  Read more »

Looks Like A Cat ready for Melbourne debut

Thursday 11 September 2014, 3:36pm

Looks Like The Cat will have blinkers fitted for his first start in Melbourne when he contests the Danehill Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Fast facts on the Golden Rose

Thursday 11 September 2014, 2:52pm

The Golden Rose is a set-weights event for three-year-olds at Rosehill which has become an early-season highlight race in Sydney.  Read more »

Money and sentiment with Bring Me The Maid

Thursday 11 September 2014, 2:50pm

Victorian filly Bring Me The Maid holds sway in Golden Rose markets and she will also be a sentimental favourite for fans of the late Roy Higgins.  Read more »

Fast facts on the Makybe Diva Stakes

Thursday 11 September 2014, 2:36pm

The Makybe Diva Stakes is one of the Melbourne spring carnival's weight-for-age features and is a key lead-up to the Cups and the Cox Plate.  Read more »

Schofield returns for Makybe Diva meeting

Thursday 11 September 2014, 2:33pm

Chad Schofield is back from suspension at Flemington with a star-studded book of rides including Makybe Diva Stakes hope Green Moon.  Read more »

Jockeys, trainers vie for spring honours

Thursday 11 September 2014, 2:01pm

Jockeys and trainers will be competing for inaugural titles in Melbourne with premierships on offer for the duration of the spring carnival.  Read more »

Guy lessens the burden for Platinum State

Thursday 11 September 2014, 1:45pm

Platinum State will have the services of in-form apprentice Priscilla Schmidt as the Bryan Guy-trained galloper tries to end a run of Doomben outs.  Read more »

Soldi Domani set to push carnival claims

Thursday 11 September 2014, 1:34pm

Talented three-year-old Soldi Domani will take another step towards carnival action in Sydney and Melbourne at Doomben.  Read more »

G1 warming as target for Late Charge

Thursday 11 September 2014, 12:25pm

The Makybe Diva Stakes was not the original plan for Late Charge but the horse is set to take on some of the country's best gallopers in the WFA race.  Read more »

Estimate to confirm Melbourne Cup start

Thursday 11 September 2014, 8:51am

Estimate can book a trip to the Melbourne Cup if she performs well in the Doncaster Cup for Sir Michael Stoute and the Queen.  Read more »

Nick Hall suspended at Bendigo

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 5:31pm

Nick Hall has been suspended for 11 meetings for careless riding at Bendigo with the ban due to start after the Makybe Diva Stakes program.  Read more »

Midweek winners good for business: Waller

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 5:07pm

They are not the best horses in his stable but Chris Waller says Warwick Farm winners Hollywood Bound and Dynamic Rock have key roles to play.   Read more »

Dissident favourite to add another G1 win

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 4:55pm

Dominant first-up winner Dissident is a clearcut favourite to add to his Group One haul in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Midnight Dancer breaks duck at Doomben

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 3:38pm

A date with new-season sire Sizzling awaits Midnight Dancer after she shed her maiden tag with a victory at Doomben.  Read more »

Prebble accepts Rose ride on Nostradamus

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 3:07pm

Brett Prebble has been booked to ride Nostradamus in the Golden Rose in the first indication the promising colt will line up in the Group One race.   Read more »

Harrison keen to start spring with a Boom

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 2:53pm

Queensland's Tegan Harrison will seek out top jockey Damien Oliver for advice on navigating the straight course at Flemington.  Read more »

Commanding Jewel chasing slice of history

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 2:47pm

Quality mare Commanding Jewel can become the first dual winner of the Let's Elope Stakes when she takes aim in the Group Two race at Flemington.  Read more »

James McDonald keeps faith in Sarajevo

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 2:23pm

Godolphin is pinning its hopes on a dry track to bring out the best in its two Golden Rose runners, especially the untapped Sarajevo.  Read more »

Dandino confirmed for Caulfield Cup

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 12:39pm

Connections of international galloper Dandino have decided the stayer will contest the Caulfield Cup as well as the Melbourne Cup this spring.  Read more »

Field of 11 for Makybe Diva Stakes

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 12:28pm

Five Group One winners are among the field of 11 for the Makybe Diva Stakes, including Memsie Stakes winner Dissident and mile specialist Boban.  Read more »

Gelding procedure key to Dream Of Slips

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 11:59am

Robert Heathcote says Doomben winner Dream Of Slips is a perfect example of the benefits of gelding racehorses.  Read more »

Jockeys' betting rules tightened

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 10:31am

Rule changes preventing jockeys from placing bets on the days they are riding will give greater protection for punters, NZ Thoroughbred Racing says.  Read more »

Al Naamah flops on Group debut

Wednesday 10 September 2014, 9:35am

Record-priced yearling Al Naamah has flopped at her second race start and her first in Group company at Chantilly.  Read more »

Cup, Plate contenders as strong as ever

Tuesday 9 September 2014, 4:59pm

There are 16 internationals among the 121 first acceptances for the Caulfield Cup while 13 overseas-trained horses are among 110 Cox Plate entries.  Read more »

Hallowed Crown draws wide in Golden Rose

Tuesday 9 September 2014, 4:44pm

Co-trainer James Cummings is confident Hallowed Crown can adapt to his wide barrier in the $1 million Golden Rose.  Read more »