News
Zoustar returns in Canterbury Stakes
Sydney
Sunday 9 March 2014, 3:57pm
Trainer Chris Waller is looking forward to the return of valuable colt Zoustar who takes on older horses in the Group One Canterbury Stakes. Read more »
Big Memory on trial for Sydney Cup
Sydney
Sunday 9 March 2014, 10:44am
French import Big Memory goes to the Adelaide Cup at the peak of his form with trainer Tony McEvoy to weigh up his Sydney Cup chances after the race. Read more »
Top trainers outline ground concerns
London
Sunday 9 March 2014, 10:34am
Top trainers Nickey Henderson and Paul Nicholls say they hope officials will not water the track ahead of the Cheltenham Festival. Read more »
Champion jockey Roy Higgins dies
Sydney
Saturday 8 March 2014, 9:48pm
Champion jockey Roy Higgins, the winner of two Melbourne Cups for trainer Bart Cummings, has died aged 75. Read more »
Lidari Sydney-bound after Blamey win
Melbourne
Saturday 8 March 2014, 6:06pm
The Doncaster Mile is one of the feature Sydney races being considered for Lidari after his win in the Group Two Blamey Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Thump serves it up in Surround Stakes
Sydney
Saturday 8 March 2014, 6:03pm
Thump has stamped herself a genuine carnival contender with her win in the Group Two Surround Stakes in which Guelph and Sweet Idea disappointed. Read more »
Duff's luck changes with Zip's overdue win
Brisbane
Saturday 8 March 2014, 5:57pm
Consistency has finally paid off for Steel Zip as the Pat Duff-trained sprinter scored a narrow Doomben win. Read more »
Terravista downs Kiwi colt in sprint duel
Sydney
Saturday 8 March 2014, 5:46pm
Two horses expected to play a part in the better autumn carnival races have fought out a thrilling finish to the Liverpool City Cup. Read more »
Blinkers could turn mare into an achiever
Auckland
Saturday 8 March 2014, 5:37pm
Silent Achiever showed her fitness for three Group One races in Sydney with an easy win in the New Zealand Stakes. Read more »
Catkins underlines Coolmore claims at Farm
Sydney
Saturday 8 March 2014, 4:30pm
Catkins has reaffirmed her position as trainer Chris Waller's leading Coolmore Classic prospect with her Wiggle Stakes win. Read more »
Fiorente reigns supreme in Australian Cup
Melbourne
Saturday 8 March 2014, 4:17pm
Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente has added the Australian Cup to his racing record, earning a return trip to England to run at Royal Ascot. Read more »
Boban back to best in Chipping Norton win
Sydney
Saturday 8 March 2014, 4:00pm
Glyn Schofield has proved the defining factor in the return to Group One-winning form by Boban in the Chipping Norton Stakes. Read more »
Lankan Rupee dominant in Newmarket Hcp win
Melbourne
Saturday 8 March 2014, 3:38pm
The Mick Price-trained Lankan Rupee has added the Newmarket Handicap to his Oakleigh Plate success with a dominant win in the $1 million Flemington sprint. Read more »
Solicit stronger but not smarter
Melbourne
Saturday 8 March 2014, 3:37pm
Solicit has emerged as one of Melbourne's best staying fillies after a strong win in the Group Two Kewney Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Bonaria earns shot at Sydney Group Ones
Melbourne
Saturday 8 March 2014, 3:19pm
The Coolmore Classic and Queen Of The Turf Stakes in Sydney are on the agenda for Bonaria after the mare claimed a Group Three win at Flemington. Read more »
Alpha Miss adds to Golden Slipper puzzle
Sydney
Saturday 8 March 2014, 2:44pm
The Magic Night Stakes will be pivotal in a decision on a Golden Slipper start for Alpha Miss, a convincing winner at Warwick Farm. Read more »
No Problem win poses a dilemma for Treloar
Brisbane
Saturday 8 March 2014, 2:34pm
No Problem has continued a consistent run of form, leaving trainer Len Treloar to make a difficult decision. Read more »
Hayes ends lean trot with early 2YO double
Melbourne
Saturday 8 March 2014, 2:08pm
A lean summer turned into a profitable autumn in the space of a couple of hours for trainer David Hayes as he led in an early double at Flemington. Read more »
Anatina impresses Smerdon in first-up win
Melbourne
Saturday 8 March 2014, 2:00pm
A strong first-up Listed win over 1100m at Flemington has created options for Anatina including the Group One Robert Sangster Stakes. Read more »
Clifton Red wins on debut, heads to Sydney
Melbourne
Saturday 8 March 2014, 12:58pm
A worthy first-up effort has earned Clifton Red a Sydney autumn campaign, but a Golden Slipper start is problematic. Read more »
Cleary backs Quietly Brilliant for family
Sydney
Saturday 8 March 2014, 12:19pm
As a 15-year-old, Joe Clearly watched his father's horse Clan O'Sullivan take out the 1992 Black Opal Stakes. Now, it's his chance. Read more »
Epsom to honour St Nicholas Abbey
London
Saturday 8 March 2014, 9:41am
The Coronation Cup at Epsom will be renamed in honour of three-time winner St Nicholas Abbey who died earlier this year. Read more »
Racing NSW reinstates Bathurst licence
Sydney
Friday 7 March 2014, 5:55pm
Racing NSW has reinstated the Bathurst club's licence to hold race meetings after an unprecendented suspension. Read more »
Surround pace the key to Zanbagh: Walter
Sydney
Friday 7 March 2014, 5:32pm
The prospect of a wet track will help Zanbagh in the Surround Stakes but trainer Guy Walter says the 1400 metres is still a query. Read more »
Mister Milton not making up numbers
Sydney
Friday 7 March 2014, 5:21pm
Norman Waymouth is not sending Mister Milton to the Newmarket Handicap just to make up the numbers. Read more »
Shamus Award vulnerable in Cup: Cummings
Sydney
Friday 7 March 2014, 4:46pm
Trainer Anthony Cummings says Shamus Award will not get an easy time in front in the Australian Cup, leaving him vulnerable. Read more »
Women leading charge into Vic racing
Sydney
Friday 7 March 2014, 4:16pm
The number of women involved in Victorian thoroughbred racing is at an all-time high, says Racing Victoria. Read more »
Boban's best good enough to test Dundeel
Sydney
Friday 7 March 2014, 4:13pm
Chris Waller is banking on Boban finding his spring form to deliver a Group One Chipping Norton Stakes win for the fourth time. Read more »
Browne free to ride on stay of proceedings
Brisbane
Friday 7 March 2014, 1:06pm
Damian Browne will ride star sprinter Buffering in his first autumn start after being granted a stay pending an appeal against a six-week ban. Read more »
Terravista to be Pride's autumn spearhead
Sydney
Friday 7 March 2014, 12:31pm
Liverpool City Cup entrant Terravista is among a talented group of horses who have trainer Joe Pride optimistic about the future. Read more »
Lady Echelon out to stake carnival claim
Brisbane
Friday 7 March 2014, 12:07pm
Lady Echelon will be out to join stable River Lad as a winter carnival contender with a positive showing at Doomben. Read more »
Shuka tries again to beat Silent Achiever
Auckland
Friday 7 March 2014, 11:31am
Sydney-bound mare Silent Achiever has beaten Shuka five times but the Karaka gelding will have another go in the New Zealand Stakes. Read more »
Henderson happy with Tent after workout
London
Friday 7 March 2014, 9:36am
Leading Champion Hurdle contender My Tent Or Yours has pleased trainer Nicky Henderson in a work-ou after an injury scare. Read more »
Moon's class can show in Blamey: Arnold
Melbourne
Thursday 6 March 2014, 5:45pm
Jockey Steven Arnold says import Sea Moon has class on his side heading into his first-up assignment in the Blamey Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Racing NSW closes book on Joyous saga
Sydney
Thursday 6 March 2014, 5:39pm
Racing NSW will not appeal a ruling in favour of trainer Gai Waterhouse, bringing an end to a saga involving the top racehorse More Joyous. Read more »
Englebrecht aims for Warwick Farm victory
Sydney
Thursday 6 March 2014, 5:32pm
Steve Englebrecht might only train seven horses, but he's hoping his weekend gallopers can de-throne big-name rivals like Gai Waterhouse. Read more »
Spirit Of Boom gets another G1 chance
Melbourne
Thursday 6 March 2014, 5:04pm
Spirit Of Boom resumed with a Group One Oakleigh Plate second and trainer Tony Gollan is hoping he can go one better in the Newmarket Handicap. Read more »
Top trainers say autumn already a Dundeel
Sydney
Thursday 6 March 2014, 4:19pm
Fiorente is the Queen Elizabeth Stakes favourite but most Sydney trainers expect It's A Dundeel to dominate the autumn racing carnival. Read more »
Australian Cup looms as tactical battle
Melbourne
Thursday 6 March 2014, 3:49pm
Mourayan and Green Moon are set to race in forward positions in the Group One Australian Cup at Flemington. Read more »
Steel Zip out to earn Weetwood Hcp start
Brisbane
Thursday 6 March 2014, 2:54pm
Trainer Pat Duff is hoping bargain-buy Steel Zip can put himself in the frame for a Weetwood Handicap start by winning at Doomben. Read more »
Marcado out to remain unbeaten in Sires'
Melbourne
Thursday 6 March 2014, 2:09pm
Steve Richards is happy with the decision to target the Group Two Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington and believes the colt will be strong at 1400m. Read more »
Memorial to add to Darley's Slipper stocks
Sydney
Thursday 6 March 2014, 1:52pm
Darley will look to strengthen the depth of its Golden Slipper team when Memorial and Ghibellines race at Warwick Farm and Canberra respectively. Read more »
Shane Dye to become Hall of Fame jockey
Sydney
Thursday 6 March 2014, 12:57pm
As he prepares to be inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, Shane Dye reflects on a career as colourful as it was bountiful. Read more »
Treloar presses on with in-form youngster
Brisbane
Thursday 6 March 2014, 12:47pm
Trainer Len Treloar has put plans to spell No Problem on hold after the two-year-old turned in a winning track gallop Read more »
My Tent Or Yours fine after injury scare
London
Thursday 6 March 2014, 8:56am
Leading Champion Hurdle contender My Tent Or Yours has had a slight injury scare ahead of the Cheltenham Festival. Read more »
Wales wins first-up from extended spell
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 March 2014, 5:58pm
The well-bred Wales has made a winning return to racing at Sandown after almost two years off the scene. Read more »
Waller celebrates birthday with a winner
Sydney
Wednesday 5 March 2014, 5:53pm
Jim Cassidy put the icing on the cake in a momentous day for Chris Waller, providing the trainer with a winner on his 40th birthday. Read more »
Oliver confident of first Australian Cup
Melbourne
Wednesday 5 March 2014, 5:40pm
Damien Oliver is confident Fiorente can win him his first Australian Cup in the 2000m weight-for-age race at Flemington. Read more »
Who Shot Thebarman takes Auckland Cup
Auckland
Wednesday 5 March 2014, 5:31pm
Who Shot Thebarman justified his short-priced favouritism for the Auckland Cup by holding off Australian visitor Celtic Prince. Read more »
Heart Of Many's win a boost for business
Brisbane
Wednesday 5 March 2014, 5:27pm
Heart Of Many has given his huge syndicate of owners - and a photographer - plenty to cheer about with his Eagle Farm win. Read more »