News

Unanimously to relish familiar circuit

Wednesday 4 June 2014, 2:21pm

Trainer Matthew Dale has declared well-travelled sprinter Unanimously in career-best form as he prepares for the Listed June Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Wide barriers for Stradbroke favourites

Wednesday 4 June 2014, 11:11am

Leading Stradbroke Handicap contenders Srikandi and Rebel Dane have drawn wide in barriers 17 and 22 respectively.  Read more »

Vilanova draws wide in Queensland Derby

Wednesday 4 June 2014, 9:58am

Vilanova has drawn barrier 15 in the Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm, the final three-year-old Classic of the season.  Read more »

Oisin Murphy snares Derby mount

Wednesday 4 June 2014, 9:16am

Star apprentice Oisin Murphy, who spent two months in Australia during the summer, will have his first Epsom Derby ride on Red Galileo.  Read more »

Purton set to return for Qld Derby tilt

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 6:30pm

Zac Purton has won a Brisbane jockeys' premiership and is set to get the chance to chase his first Queensland Group One win in the Derby on Rock Diva.  Read more »

Sonntag to give plenty in Derby

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 5:56pm

Sonntag will attempt to secure a windfall for charity when he tackles the Group One Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Moor begins preparations for Reparations

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 5:48pm

Jockey Dan Moor has won the ride on lightweight hope Reparations in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Valley favoured option for Vibrant Rouge

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 5:21pm

A 1200m race at Moonee Valley is the favoured option over the Golden Topaz at Swan Hill for Vibrant Rouge.  Read more »

Champion hurdler Black And Bent retired

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 4:46pm

Injury has forced the retirement of superstar jumper Black And Bent after a career that netted more than $1 million.  Read more »

Promising NZ gelding to step out at Valley

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 4:39pm

Allez Eagle has returned from an injury lay-off with two wins in New Zealand and will be out to showcase his talent during a Melbourne winter campaign.  Read more »

Smith has high hopes for Krupt progeny

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 3:00pm

Trainer Mathew Smith has high hopes for the progeny of Krupt, including Veselka who makes her metropolitan debut at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

General Custer's first stand at Sandown

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 2:48pm

General Custer initially failed to impress in his trial but Andrew Noblet's analysis of the hit-out has convinced him the colt is ready to race.  Read more »

Grangewilliam Launches Haradasun’s NZ career

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 12:43pm

Mark and Jane Corcoran’s Waitotara operation, north of Wanganui, will be the new home for the multiple Group One winner Haradasun, whose progeny have already performed to the highest level.  Read more »

Dandino to wait for Royal Ascot

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 12:41pm

Dandino's race return has been delayed and the Caulfield Cup runner-up will now resume at Royal Ascot.  Read more »

Cirrus on course for Coronation run

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 10:03am

Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe has given stable star Cirrus des Aigles the green light to run in the Coronation Cup at Epsom,  Read more »

Australia leads Derby big guns

Tuesday 3 June 2014, 10:02am

Aidan O'Brien is set to saddle up four runners in the Epsom Derby headed by the favourite Australia.  Read more »

Moloney targets early return from injury

Monday 2 June 2014, 6:29pm

Patrick Moloney hopes to be back race riding early in the new season as he makes good progress in his rehabilition from two fractured ankles.  Read more »

Pressing to bounce back in JJ Atkins

Monday 2 June 2014, 6:15pm

Two-year-old Pressing will get more practice wearing blinkers in an Eagle Farm gallop ahead of the colt's start in the Group One JJ Atkins Stakes.  Read more »

Double for Walter stable at Goulburn

Monday 2 June 2014, 6:15pm

Wendy Walter has claimed a winning double at Goulburn after taking over the training duties at her late husband Guy's stable,  Read more »

Freshwater Storm with Geelong Cup aim

Monday 2 June 2014, 6:08pm

Trainer Tony Parker believes Freshwater Storm will be hard to beat at Moonee Valley before the gelding is spelled ahead of a Geelong Cup tilt.  Read more »

One kilogram extra for Sacred Star

Monday 2 June 2014, 5:27pm

Leading Stradbroke Handicap contender Sacred Star will have to defy history to claim the QTC Cip-Stradbroke Handicap double.  Read more »

Tourneur puts in hard yards for Hucklebuck

Monday 2 June 2014, 5:22pm

Dom Tourneur has been chipping away at his weight in the past few weeks to get down to 51kg to partner Hucklebuck in the Stradbroke Handicap.  Read more »

Hidden Warrior returns to Randwick

Monday 2 June 2014, 5:17pm

Stakes winning sprinter Hidden Warrior returns to Randwick for his first start for trainer Gordon Yorke in the June Stakes.  Read more »

Pinstripe Lane spot on for Derby: Corstens

Monday 2 June 2014, 4:37pm

Trainer Troy Corstens will have his first Group One runner when Pinstripe Lane runs as one of the leading chances in the Queensland Derby.  Read more »

Time For War out for another upset

Monday 2 June 2014, 4:25pm

If Time For War wins the season's final Group One race for two-year-olds, he will give his trainer Gerald Ryan a second elite juvenile victory.  Read more »

A moment to savor

Monday 2 June 2014, 4:20pm

Three-year-old chestnut Sir Moments lifted the spirits of the Walter family with a thrilling win in the $350,000 Group II Queensland Guineas (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.   Read more »

Richard Cully wins feature NZ jumps race

Monday 2 June 2014, 4:10pm

Two days after winning the Australian Steeplechase on Krase at Sandown, jumps jockey Richard Cully has won a feature jumps race in New Zealand.  Read more »

Fine Cotton a day to remember for Evans

Monday 2 June 2014, 12:57pm

Having spent 60 years selling betting tickets on Brisbane racetracks, the Fine Cotton affair stands out for 81-year-old Geraldine Evans.  Read more »

French Derby glory for great Gatsby

Monday 2 June 2014, 7:16am

British colt The Grey Gatsby has claimed the Prix du Jockey Club, the French Derby, for trainer Kevin Ryan.  Read more »

Trainer John Hills has died aged 53

Monday 2 June 2014, 7:00am

Trainer John Hills, a member of one of England's famous racing families, has died aged 53 after a short illness.  Read more »

New Zealand veteran wins Toowoomba Cup

Sunday 1 June 2014, 6:11pm

The much-travelled Military Move, winner of the 2010 New Zealand Derby, has cvarried a big weight to victory in the Listed Toowoomba Cup.  Read more »

Tim Bell on the crest of a winning wave

Sunday 1 June 2014, 5:01pm

Queensland Oaks winning rider Tim Bell is setting his sights on the Brisbane premiership again after riding five winners in a week.  Read more »

Tim Bell to ride Sacred Star in Stradbroke

Sunday 1 June 2014, 4:41pm

Tim Bell will ride New Zealander Sacred Star in the Stradbroke Handicap as he tries to add to his Group One win in the Queensland Oaks.  Read more »

Lankan Rupee readuy to get back to work

Sunday 1 June 2014, 4:10pm

The world's highest rated sprinter, Lankan Rupee, is ready to return to Mick Price's stable to prepare for the spring.  Read more »

Chris Waller looking at three Group Ones

Sunday 1 June 2014, 3:20pm

Moriarty is likely to miss the Brisbane Cup but trainer Chris Waller has strong contenders in three Group One races at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

California Chrome on song for Belmont

Sunday 1 June 2014, 10:05am

California Chrome has completed his final fast work-out ahead of his bid to win the Belmont Stakes and claim the Triple Crown.  Read more »

Shinn suspended, Bell fined at Farm

Saturday 31 May 2014, 6:28pm

Stewards have suspended Blake Shinn for careless riding while Tim Bell's Queensland Oaks win aboard Tinto was soured when he was fined $1000.  Read more »

Waller and Cassidy show how it's done

Saturday 31 May 2014, 5:14pm

Chris Waller and Jim Cassidy have dominated at Rosehill with the trainer recording five wins and the jockey four.  Read more »

Sacred Star gains Stradbroke start

Saturday 31 May 2014, 5:04pm

In-form jockey Tim Bell faces a riding dilemma in the Stradbroke Handicap after Sacred Star won the QTC Cup at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Purcell looks to spring with St Jean

Saturday 31 May 2014, 5:00pm

Imported stayer St Jean has earned himself a shot at better staying races in the spring with a second-straight city win at Sandown.  Read more »

Griante makes it three-straight at Sandown

Saturday 31 May 2014, 4:54pm

Improving filly Griante has posted her third successive city win with a convincing performance at Sandown.  Read more »

First city winner for Brodie Loy

Saturday 31 May 2014, 4:45pm

Apprentice Brodie Loy has enjoyed his first Saturday city win aboard the Tony Newing-trained Timeless Prince at Rosehill.  Read more »

Sir Moments scores in Guineas thriller

Saturday 31 May 2014, 4:17pm

A last-stride win by Sir Moments in the Queensland Guineas has given connections cause to consider paying a late entry fee for the Stradbroke Handicap.  Read more »

Tinto ends local hoodoo to win Oaks

Saturday 31 May 2014, 4:09pm

Tinto has become the first Queensland-trained filly in more than a decade to win the Oaks, giving jockey Tim Bell his maiden Group One success.  Read more »

Gotta Take Care in spectacular Hurdle win

Saturday 31 May 2014, 3:46pm

After looking a spent force, Gotta Take Care has dug deep to beat his main rival Fieldmaster in a thrilling Australian Hurdle at Sandown.  Read more »

Aldini ends Eagle Farm drought

Saturday 31 May 2014, 3:02pm

The David Kelly-trained Aldini continued a tough start to the day for Eagle Farm punters with his upset victory in the Spear Chief Handicap.  Read more »

Cradle Me wins in sizzling time

Saturday 31 May 2014, 2:41pm

Christian Reith has taken matters into his own hands to steer Cradle Me to an impressive win at Rosehill.  Read more »

Cully stands tall on Krase in Steeple

Saturday 31 May 2014, 2:37pm

Richard Cully has got the best out of Krase to give the jockey and trainer Patrick Payne another win in a feature jumps race.  Read more »

Spring goals in store for Lucky Tom

Saturday 31 May 2014, 2:24pm

Lucky Tom won't back up in the Group One J J Atkins with trainer Harold Norman preferring to look ahead to the spring carnival with the gelding.  Read more »

Moriarty bounces back in EF Cup

Saturday 31 May 2014, 1:55pm

A drop in grade and a firm track have helped Moriarty return to the winner's circle in the Group Two Eagle Farm Cup.  Read more »