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Rejuvenated Faust to deliver in Gold Cup

Thursday 1 May 2014, 3:09pm

Faust is in career-best form but it's what he's been doing off the racetrack that promises to be the key to his chances in the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup.  Read more »

Mouro spearheads McEvoy's Hawkesbury team

Thursday 1 May 2014, 2:51pm

Trainer Tony McEvoy has tinkered with Mouro's gear in the hope of coaxing the horse back to winning form at Hawkesbury.  Read more »

End of an era for Peter Snowden, Darley

Thursday 1 May 2014, 2:47pm

Peter Snowden won't have much time to savour his final day as head trainer for Darley with more than 20 runners in races around Australia.  Read more »

Qld Derby winner set for Caulfield return

Thursday 1 May 2014, 2:03pm

Group One winner Brambles makes a comeback to racing in a Listed race at Caulfield, having not raced since his Queensland Derby win in 2012.  Read more »

Quest For Peace primed for Bracelet bid

Thursday 1 May 2014, 1:02pm

Quest For Peace will continue a campaign aimed at the Queensland Oaks when she contests the Gold Coast Bracelet.  Read more »

Barrier trial form a real boost for Aimee

Thursday 1 May 2014, 12:25pm

Promising filly Aimee has won three races but it is the form out of a barrier trial victory that has Noel Doyle excited about her return to the track.  Read more »

Ryan on weather watch for Angel Of Mercy

Thursday 1 May 2014, 12:03pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan has Angel Of Mercy primed for the Hollindale Stakes but he is concerned his good work could be brought undone by rain.  Read more »

California Chrome favourite in Derby

Thursday 1 May 2014, 9:01am

Kentucky Derby favourite California Chrome has drawn favourably in barrier 5 for the 140th running of the famous race at Churchill Downs.  Read more »

Tac De Boistron wins at Ascot

Thursday 1 May 2014, 8:50am

Tac De Boistron, who failed in Australia on hard tracks, has continued his winning ways at Ascot to stakes his claim for the Gold Cup.  Read more »

Jolly hoping to go one better in SA Derby

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:43pm

Richard Jolly had to settle for second in the 2013 South Australian Derby but hopes for a better result with one of his two runners this time around.  Read more »

Warrnambool jumps jockey fails breath test

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:37pm

Jumps jockey Paul Gallagher received a lengthy suspension for failing a breath test before the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool.  Read more »

Kneeling holds on to claim Wangoom Hcp

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:26pm

Kneeling has held off the fast-finishing Blackie to win the Wangoom Handicap for trainer Peter Moody and jockey Linda Meech.  Read more »

Plunge fails as Shigeru wins for Bridge

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:18pm

Juvenile filly Shigeru Senden has foiled a betting plunge on a rival runner with a promising win at Canterbury.  Read more »

Santoya Cat on target for end of winter

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 5:03pm

The Queensland Derby will come around too qucikly for Santoya Cat but trainer Bryan Guy is hoping to salvage something out of the winter carnival.  Read more »

John O'Shea ends chapter with a winner

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 4:48pm

John O'Shea has ended his career as a public trainer with a winner at Canterbury as he prepares to take over at the helm of racing superpower Darley.  Read more »

Sistine Demon saved for G1 Goodwood start

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 4:37pm

The Andrew Noblet-trained Sistine Demon will head to Adelaide for the Group One Goodwood before attention swings to the spring carnival.  Read more »

Hawkes Racing to rely on youth and talent

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 4:34pm

A team of up-and-coming horses were the backbone of Hawkes Racing's Sydney carnival success and that theme could continue at Hawkesbury.  Read more »

McNeil looks to keep city momentum going

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 4:27pm

A week after landing a city treble at Sandown, Jye McNeil heads to Caulfield with a handy book of rides including an opportunity in a Listed race.  Read more »

Weir wins Galleywood with Gotta Take Care

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 3:52pm

Darren Weir's versatile galloper Gotta Take Care has claimed the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool, beating Montgomery and Valediction.  Read more »

Beach walk for Palmero before Annual test

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 2:51pm

Trainer Ciaron Maher has taken Palmero to Warrnambool beach to help him recover before his Grand Annual Steeplechase challenge.  Read more »

Qld star Buffering heads Group One noms

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 2:15pm

Buffering has been set for the Queensland winter carnival's premier sprints, the BTC Cup, the Doomben 10,000 and the Stradbroke Handicap.  Read more »

Rosella sets class record in Brisbane win

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 1:51pm

Hidden Dragon filly Rosella has confirmed a bright future with a first-up win in record time at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Unanimously in line for second Plate win

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 1:42pm

Trainer Matthew Dale has declared Unanimously in peak form as he attempts successive Wagga Town Plate wins.  Read more »

Rawiller wants fast lane to Cup victory

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 12:44pm

Jockey Brad Rawiller knows finding the best ground will be crucial to Akzar continuing his resurgence in the Listed Warrnambool Cup.  Read more »

Wicked Strong running for Boston in Derby

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 12:19pm

Boston will be cheering for a Kentucky Derby runner when Wicked Strong takes his place in the famous race for three-year-old thoroughbreds.  Read more »

Kingman remains favourite for Guineas

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 9:28am

Kingman faces his biggest test when he takes on a quality 2000 Guineas field as trainer John Gosden aims for his first win in the Classic.  Read more »

FEI to allow third president term

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 1:05am

Princess Haya Al Hussein of Jordan will be allowed to run for a third term as president of the International Equestrian Federation.  Read more »

Shiny Buttons firms for Warrnambool Cup

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 5:59pm

The Darren Weir-trained Shiny Buttons has firmed to the second line of Warrnambool Cup betting after a convincing open handicap win.  Read more »

McLean shooting for Galleywood Magic

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 5:55pm

Brad McLean will be out to win the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool with Maythehorsebemagic, his favourite horse.  Read more »

Palmero leads throughout to win Brierly

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 5:34pm

Palmero made mistakes but received a great ovation from the Warrnambool crowd with his win in the Brierly Steeplechase.  Read more »

Theodore Excited ahead of Wangoom Hcp bid

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 5:20pm

Don't Get Excited handles heavy ground but Stephen Theodore says the testing conditions at Warrnambool are a query in the Wangoom Handicap.  Read more »

Tuscan Fire returns to chase winter spoils

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 4:32pm

A Listed race at Caulfield will kick off a campaign for Tuscan Fire aimed at winter staying races in Melbourne.  Read more »

O'Hara to link with Princess at Hawkesbury

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 4:26pm

Estonian Princess is a confirmed runner in the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas with Kathy O'Hara booked for the ride.  Read more »

Scratchy Bottom to take aim in SA Derby

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 2:43pm

Scratchy Bottom has come through her Australasian Oaks third placing in good order and will be the only filly in the Group One South Australian Derby.  Read more »

Kalabek track gallops seals G1 Qld trip

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 2:32pm

An outstanding piece of trackwork has swayed trainer Brent Stanley to set Kalabek for the Group One JJ Atkins during the Brisbane winter carnival.  Read more »

Cup reserve in Plan B as Sydney beckons

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 2:07pm

The Wagga Wagga Gold Cup ballot has worked against Jo Jo Girl with the consistent bush mare expected to chase a consolation win in Sydney.   Read more »

Gai in early splash at Warrnambool meeting

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 1:26pm

Gai Waterhouse wasted no time getting among the winners at the famous Warrnambool carnival after Tenby Lady produced a dashing display of jumping.  Read more »

Mackay Turf Club in financial trouble

Monday 28 April 2014, 6:07pm

Racing Queensland has taken control of the Mackay Turf Club which is in financial trouble.  Read more »

Pride Cool going to Hawkesbury Cup

Monday 28 April 2014, 5:56pm

Joe Pride will send new stable acquisition to the Hawkesbury Gold Cup after the gelding pleased him in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Wet no barrier to Stanley's Caulfield plan

Monday 28 April 2014, 5:53pm

Trainer Brent Stanley says the prospect of rain won't play a part in deciding whether to run smart filly Kalabek at Caulfield.  Read more »

Gamblin' Guru to continue stable form

Monday 28 April 2014, 4:59pm

Trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas are looking for a South Australian Derby win a week after celebrating a Sydney Group One victory.  Read more »

Williams out for big local carnival

Monday 28 April 2014, 4:53pm

Matthew Williams will be one of a band of local trainer out to defend Warrnambool's honour at the famous May carnival.  Read more »

Gordon Lord Byron has Sha Tin work-out

Monday 28 April 2014, 4:40pm

Irish horse Gordon Lord Byron has settled into Hong Kong ahead of his bid for another international Group One in the Champion's Mile.  Read more »

More Kiwis on the way to Queensland

Monday 28 April 2014, 4:34pm

Trainer Shaune Ritchie is among the New Zealand trainers ready to pounce on Brisbane carnival riches starting with the Gold Coast feature meeting.  Read more »

City win for Grand Syndicates

Monday 28 April 2014, 3:35pm

Grand Syndicates are a relatively new name to the industry and they celebrated on Saturday after scoring their first city winner  Read more »

King Triton to stay in touch in Brierly

Monday 28 April 2014, 2:04pm

Trainer Pat Hyland is confident King Triton can win the Brierly Steeplechase at Warrnambool if he does not give favourite Palmero too big a start.  Read more »

New racing record for Walsh

Monday 28 April 2014, 12:09pm

Jockey David Walsh broke Lance O'Sullivan's NZ record when he rode his 2360th winner in Sunday's Marlborough Cup.  Read more »

Cirrus Des Aigles beats Treve at Longchamp

Monday 28 April 2014, 6:37am

Arc winner Treve has been beaten for the first time with veteran Cirrus Des Aigles edging her out of victory in the Group One Prix Ganay at Longchamp.  Read more »

Tommy Berry wins Hong Kong Group One

Sunday 27 April 2014, 7:41pm

Tommy Berry has won his second consecutive QEII Cup in Hong Kong, riding Designs On Rome to beat last year's winner Military Attack.  Read more »

Rawiller on top of Sydney carnival

Sunday 27 April 2014, 5:49pm

Nash Rawiller has ended the Sydney autumn carnival as the most successful jockey with five Group One wins.  Read more »