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Hore-Lacy looking at post-training options
Melbourne
Sunday 3 August 2014, 5:11pm
Rick Hore-Lacy is retiring from training by the end of the year but wants to stay involved in the industry by selecting yearlings. Read more »
Rebel Dane forward for Missile assignment
Sydney
Sunday 3 August 2014, 4:40pm
Trainer Gary Portelli is looking to get an early carnival win from Rebel Dane who returns in the Missile Stakes before going to the Memsie. Read more »
Norman has lofty aims for Lucky Tom
Brisbane
Sunday 3 August 2014, 3:49pm
Veteran Gold Coast trainer Harold Norman will set some ambitious targets for three-year-old Lucky Tom including the Cox Plate. Read more »
Derby winner out for Flemington Group One
Melbourne
Sunday 3 August 2014, 2:12pm
Adelaide trainer Richard Jolly is eyeing the Mackinnon Stakes in November as the main spring target for South Australian Derby winner Kushadasi. Read more »
Shinn unconcerned by Cantonese barrier
Sydney
Sunday 3 August 2014, 1:58pm
Blake Shinn believes Cantonese can overcome a wide barrier and give the jockey a Darwin Cup win on his first visit to the Northern Territory. Read more »
Intrinsic shows class to lift Cup
Chichester
Sunday 3 August 2014, 10:31am
Intrinsic has added his name to trainer Robert Cowell's list of talented sprinters with his victory in the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood. Read more »
Chris Waller wins 4th Bart Cummings medal
Sydney
Saturday 2 August 2014, 8:07pm
Chris Waller has won his fourth Bart Cummings medal after a season in which he also claimed his fourth Sydney premiership. Read more »
The Cleaner shows toughness in Valley win
Melbourne
Saturday 2 August 2014, 5:24pm
Tasmanian galloper The Cleaner has scored a brave win at Moonee Valley to set up a shot at the Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes. Read more »
Sydney stars step out for raceday gallops
Sydney
Saturday 2 August 2014, 5:22pm
The Offer, Carlton House, Criterion and Rebel Dane have all pleased connections with between-race gallops at Rosehill. Read more »
Trifecta to Waller in new-season feature
Sydney
Saturday 2 August 2014, 5:18pm
Chris Waller has started the new season in much the same fashion as he left the last, with a winning double at Rosehill. Read more »
Phelan Ready ends racing's longest drought
Brisbane
Saturday 2 August 2014, 5:11pm
Phelan Ready has won his first race since claiming the 2009 Golden Slipper with an Eagle Farm victory under jockey Eddie Wilkinson. Read more »
Nordic now part of Price's spring plans
Melbourne
Saturday 2 August 2014, 4:20pm
Caulfield trainer Mick Price has plans for an assault on the spring three-year-old races after Nordic Empire's first-up win at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Jockeys remembered at Aust race meetings
Sydney
Saturday 2 August 2014, 3:40pm
Riders past and present have been remembered as quadriplegic jockey Ray Silburn battles problems from a race fall almost 10 years ago. Read more »
Down The Hatch passes city test at Valley
Melbourne
Saturday 2 August 2014, 3:34pm
Robbie Griffiths will give Down The Hatch her chance in an early-season stakes race after the three-year-old passed her first city test at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Top three-year-old Rubick in virus setback
Sydney
Saturday 2 August 2014, 3:15pm
Star colt Rubick has been sidelined with a virus which trainer Gerald Ryan says is affecting many stables on the eastern seaboard. Read more »
Stubborn Our Nkwazi upsets Lord Of The Sky
Melbourne
Saturday 2 August 2014, 3:06pm
Our Nkwazi has overcome a bout of pre-race crankiness to score an upset win over Solsay at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Singo's More Joyous delivers Frankel filly
Sydney
Saturday 2 August 2014, 2:46pm
More Joyous has given birth to a filly foal by Frankel having been served by the champion to southern hemisphere time. Read more »
Backbone lands Weir's first win of season
Melbourne
Saturday 2 August 2014, 2:40pm
A staying win to Backbone at the first Melbourne meeting of 2014-2015 has helped trainer Darren Weir off the mark in his premiership defence. Read more »
Yeager breaks through to justify promise
Brisbane
Saturday 2 August 2014, 1:49pm
Trainer Tony Gollan will reward Yeager with a break from racing after the three-year-old posted his first win at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Press Report breaks duck in stewards' room
Sydney
Saturday 2 August 2014, 1:34pm
Press Report has broken her maiden after a protest in the first Sydney race of the season, getting the decision over a wayward Liberation. Read more »
Newitt wins with pick-up ride on Bagman
Melbourne
Saturday 2 August 2014, 1:03pm
Craig Newitt has made the most of his pick-up ride on the Chris Waller-trained Bagman, guiding the eight-year-old gelding to victory at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Financial injection for Queensland racing
Brisbane
Saturday 2 August 2014, 12:56pm
A Queensland thoroughbred bonus scheme will receive an additional $4 million in funding, racing officials have announced. Read more »
We Are stripped of Group One victory
London
Saturday 2 August 2014, 10:13am
The Freddy Head-trained We Are has been stripped of a Group One win after tests showed high testosterone levels due to an ovarian tumour. Read more »
Melbourne clues from Glorious Stakes
London
Saturday 2 August 2014, 9:43am
Glorious Stakes winner Pether's Moon and third placed Cafe Society have enhanced their Melbourne spring claims at Goodwood. Read more »
Lord Of The Sky in doubt for Valley sprint
Melbourne
Friday 1 August 2014, 5:34pm
An imperfect blood count has put odds-on favourite Lord Of The Sky's Moonee Valley outing in jeopardy. Read more »
Big boost to Qld racing incentive scheme
Brisbane
Friday 1 August 2014, 4:54pm
Queensland owners can expect a major boost with extra money to be injected into the incentive scheme. Read more »
Happy Trails nearing return after trial
Melbourne
Friday 1 August 2014, 4:03pm
Cox Plate runner-up Happy Trails will resume in the Spring Stakes after pleasing trainer Paul Beshara with his latest trial. Read more »
Damien Oliver out of Moonee Valley meeting
Melbourne
Friday 1 August 2014, 3:34pm
Damien Oliver will miss the first city meeting of the new season at Moonee Valley because of a foot injury. Read more »
The Cleaner to make waves at Valley
Melbourne
Friday 1 August 2014, 3:22pm
Tasmanian trainer Mick Burles says The Cleaner took a tough Bass Strait crossing in his stride ahead of his latest Moonee Valley outing. Read more »
Weight relief for Press Report at Rosehill
Sydney
Friday 1 August 2014, 3:18pm
Trainer Lee Curtis believes Press Report is weighted to show her best at Rosehill in a minor change of plans leading into some major targets. Read more »
Romantic Moon up for Challenge: Cummings
Sydney
Friday 1 August 2014, 3:07pm
Retirement looms for well-bred mare Romantic Moon, one of the main fancies for the $100,000 Winter Challenge at Rosehill. Read more »
Grylls claim an asset for Schweida trio
Brisbane
Friday 1 August 2014, 2:58pm
Trainer Kelly Scweida is counting on apprentice Bridget Grylls' claim being the difference between winning and losing for his three Eagle Farm runners. Read more »
Inauspicious start for Godolphin colours
Sydney
Friday 1 August 2014, 2:42pm
An unraced three-year-old will be the first Australian-trained horse to race in Godolphin's famous royal blue colours. Read more »
Hayes and Dabernig team get first winner
Melbourne
Friday 1 August 2014, 2:10pm
Well-bred colt Wilderness has provided David Hayes and Tom Dabernig with the first winner for their new training partnership. Read more »
Commanding Jewel pleases in jump-out
Melbourne
Friday 1 August 2014, 1:55pm
Commanding Jewel has pleased trainer Leon Corstens in a jump-out win at Flemington and the mare is scheduled to trial again before a racetrack return. Read more »
Harrison and Allen join senior ranks
Brisbane
Friday 1 August 2014, 1:23pm
Brisbane's leading apprentices Tegan Harrison and Anthony Allen to make the grade in senior ranks starting at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Ryan loses appeal over riding suspension
Sydney
Friday 1 August 2014, 12:04pm
Greg Ryan's six-week suspension from riding will stand with his appeal against the ban dismissed. Read more »
Melbourne Cup beckons for Cavalryman
London
Friday 1 August 2014, 8:59am
Cavalryman has strengthened his claims for the Melbourne Cup with victory over his Godolphin stablemate Ahzeemah at Goodwood. Read more »
Bookies awake to Empress O'Reilly talents
Melbourne
Thursday 31 July 2014, 5:11pm
Empress O'Reilly will attempt to keep her unbeaten record intact at Moonee Valley after scoring on debut at big odds. Read more »
Valley chances for new Lindsay Park team
Melbourne
Thursday 31 July 2014, 4:56pm
David Hayes has formed a training partnership with his nephew Tom Dabernig and they will be well represented at the season's first metropolitan meeting. Read more »
Hippopus to start Gai's Melbourne season
Melbourne
Thursday 31 July 2014, 4:12pm
Hippopus will attempt to maintain Gai Waterhouse's superior strike rate at Moonee Valley when he opens her season in Melbourne. Read more »
Queenstown favoured in Winter Challenge
Sydney
Thursday 31 July 2014, 2:54pm
Queenstown is facing a sharp drop in distance on her last-start Grafton Cup win but her versatility is expected to carry her a long way at Rosehill. Read more »
Snowden stable gearing up for new season
Sydney
Thursday 31 July 2014, 2:47pm
Peter and Paul Snowden are preparing to enter their first full season as a training partnership, kicking off with two runners at Rosehill. Read more »
Safety concerns take the wind out of Sale
Melbourne
Thursday 31 July 2014, 2:35pm
A race meeting at Sale has been called off amid concerns over the stability of the barriers stalls in the windy conditions. Read more »
Moonee Valley key to Sea Lord's chances
Melbourne
Thursday 31 July 2014, 2:19pm
Connections of sprinter Sea Lord are banking on a return to his favourite circuit sparking a form turnaround. Read more »
Heathcote wins Qld title after recount
Brisbane
Thursday 31 July 2014, 1:35pm
Racing officials in Queensland were forced to double check their maths before confirming Robert Heathcote as the state's champion trainer. Read more »
Wolfgram links with Dunn for new season
Brisbane
Thursday 31 July 2014, 11:30am
Apprentice Travis Wolfgram has had his indentures transferred to trainer Matt Dunn as he switches his focus to Brisbane metropolitan racing. Read more »
Morphine investigation nearing end
London
Thursday 31 July 2014, 9:40am
BHA chief executive Paul Bittar says the investigation into morphine positives points to contaminated feed. Read more »
Australia preparing to return
London
Thursday 31 July 2014, 3:27am
Aidan O'Brien's dual Derby winner Australia is due to drop back to 10 furlongs with the Juddmonte International at York on August 20. Read more »
Kingman reigns at Glorious Goodwood
London
Thursday 31 July 2014, 2:10am
Kingman swept past Toronado at breakneck speed in the last two furlongs to win the Group One Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. Read more »