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Celestial Dragon books Gold Coast berth

Saturday 21 December 2013, 1:35pm

Celestial Dragon has earned himself a place in the Magic Millions Classic field with an all-the-way Doomben win.  Read more »

Trainer Gerard Butler withdraws wppeal

Saturday 21 December 2013, 6:59am

English trainer Gerard Butler will serve his five year ban for using banned steroids on horses after withdrawing his appeal.  Read more »

Bowman ride hearing set for next chapter

Friday 20 December 2013, 5:42pm

An inquiry into Hugh Bowman's ride on fast-finishing Canterbury placegetter Fulminate will resume on Monday.  Read more »

Moroney has high hopes for stronger Vital

Friday 20 December 2013, 4:28pm

Trainer Mike Moroney is ignoring the Queensland Derby flop of Ali Vital to declare the four-year-old a promising stayer in the making.  Read more »

City test awaits Mudgee Cup winner Ward

Friday 20 December 2013, 4:03pm

Mudgee Cup winner Ward will be seeking his first city win when he lines up over 2000 metres at Rosehill.  Read more »

Salute To Jude puts Guineas hopes on line

Friday 20 December 2013, 3:25pm

Salute To Jude will need to at least repeat his first-up placing to convince trainer Robert Smerdon he is worthy of a Magic Millions Guineas start.  Read more »

McLachlan to enhance Magic Millions claims

Friday 20 December 2013, 2:56pm

Divine Service will be out to bolster trainer Jason McLachlan's chances of a hefty Magic Millions payday with an impressive showing at Doomben.  Read more »

Hyeronimus to reward Gai's show of faith

Friday 20 December 2013, 2:51pm

Gai Waterhouse has rewarded Adam Hyeronimus' commitment to her stable with a prized ride at Rosehill.  Read more »

Mr Moet to farewell Perth a winner

Friday 20 December 2013, 2:33pm

Mr Moet will be out to defend his Cox Stakes title at Ascot in Perth before he heads east to join the Chris Waller stable.  Read more »

British racing set for record stakes level

Friday 20 December 2013, 11:27am

British racing officials are preparing to distribute a record amount of prizemoney in 2014.  Read more »

Cleary confident after Brilliant debut win

Thursday 19 December 2013, 6:35pm

Country-trained two-year-old Quietly Brilliant will take his next step on the road to the Black Opal Stakes via a $100,000 city assignment.  Read more »

Magic Millions Guineas to be a Sweet Idea

Thursday 19 December 2013, 6:03pm

Gai Waterhouse strengthened her grip on the Magic Millions Guineas after Sweet Idea resumed with victory in a crucial lead-up race at Wyong.  Read more »

New Toowoomba track gets thumbs up

Thursday 19 December 2013, 5:28pm

Racing will return to Toowoomba at the end of the month after the new grass track passed a crucial test.  Read more »

Siblings shape up for Millions showdown

Thursday 19 December 2013, 5:15pm

Nathan Berry has set up an exciting Magic Millions clash with his twin brother Tommy after riding Unencumbered to victory at Wyong.   Read more »

Distance right for ex-Darley mare Gig

Thursday 19 December 2013, 4:30pm

Trainer Shawn Mathrick is confident recent acquisition Gig will relish a step up in distance at Flemington.  Read more »

Waller keeps the faith in Vilanova

Thursday 19 December 2013, 4:05pm

Vilanova had comparable winter formlines to barn mate Zoustar but after a disappointing spring he returns as a gelding at Rosehill.  Read more »

Administrators locate BC3 documents

Thursday 19 December 2013, 3:38pm

Only a handful of people owed money by insolvent racing syndicate BC3 Thoroughbreds turned out for the first meeting of creditors in Geelong.  Read more »

Bargain buy chasing Lough Neagh success

Thursday 19 December 2013, 3:30pm

Bought for $3000, Morning Captain will bid to boost his prize money to more than $500,000 by winning the Lough Neagh Stakes at Doomben.  Read more »

Rawiller to offset Driefontein impost

Thursday 19 December 2013, 3:07pm

Tulloch Lodge mare Driefontein will have a lead-up run to the Magic Millions carnival when she carries 61kg at Randwick.   Read more »

Tommy Berry back in time for Millions

Thursday 19 December 2013, 12:38pm

Top Sydney jockey Tommy Berry has had a Hong Kong riding ban reduced on appeal, clearing him to compete at the Magic Millions carnival.  Read more »

Jockeys backing diet research

Thursday 19 December 2013, 8:50am

A leading English university has designed a scientific diet plan to help jockeys lose and maintain weight healthily.  Read more »

Heathcote sets Sea Red on path to Qld Oaks

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 6:05pm

Doomben winner Sea Red has the Queensland Oaks in her long-range plans after winning at Doomben.  Read more »

BC3 prizemoney to go to administrator

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 5:51pm

Prize money earned by racehorses owned by embattled racing company BC3 Throughbreds will be paid to an administrator, Racing Victoria has announced.  Read more »

Huge week for O'Shea set to get bigger

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 4:54pm

The well-bred Shelford will be on trial for a Group One test in New Zealand when he resumes from a let-up at Rosehill.  Read more »

Portelli commits Handsome to quick back-up

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 4:44pm

Handsome has recovered so well after his Moonee Valley win, trainer Troy Portelli wants to race the stayer again as soon as he possibly can.  Read more »

Racing fees dispute set for court showdown

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 4:28pm

A row between Racing Queensland and TattsBet over $126 million in outstanding fees will be resolved in court.  Read more »

Hadiklaim upstages blue bloods for Waller

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 3:58pm

Chris Waller is lukewarm on a Magic Millions Trophy start for Hadiklaim despite her debut win at Canterbury.  Read more »

Exciting weekend prospects for Kavanagh

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 3:37pm

Three lightly raced horses will figure prominently in trainer Mark Kavanagh's hopes for racing at Moonee Valley and Flemington.  Read more »

Heathcote delivers for Dato Tan Chin Nam

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 3:32pm

Trainer Robert Heathcote is hoping Tale Of The Dragon's Doomben win can lead to more Brisbane success for owner Dato Tan Chin Nam.  Read more »

Stallion Barn Yarn - Strategic Maneuver

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 2:33pm

This week as the breeding season draws to a close, we talk with Strate­g­ic Ma­neu­ver about his exciting first crop of yearlings and learn about his secret preference for the old girls..  Read more »

Waterhouse out to bolster Millions team

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 2:12pm

Gai Waterhouse has one serious Magic Millions chance in Echo Gal but is hoping she might have another after a lead-up race at Wyong.   Read more »

Esprit De Bullet to relish pet distance

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 2:03pm

Eight-year-old gelding Esprit De Bullet is back to his favourite distance at Flemington and can show his best over 1000m.  Read more »

Sacred Sprinter poised for Kempton return

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 10:58am

Outstanding English jumper Sprinter Sacred has been cleared to make a return to racing in the Desert Orchid Chase.  Read more »

Inglis explains its position on BC3

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 8:35pm

Inglis managing director says BC3 defaulted on payment for Black Caviar's little brother who continues to battle laminitis but had previously paid on time.  Read more »

Trainer quizzed over illegal diuretic

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 7:54pm

Trainer Shane Kember is the subject of a Racing NSW inquiry into an illegal diuretic found in one of his horses.  Read more »

Commanding Jewel in hoof injury scare

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 5:49pm

A hoof injury has curtailed autumn plans for Commanding Jewel but trainer Leon Corstens says the mare could catch the end of the rich carnival.  Read more »

Sheer Style to live up to her Ballarat win

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 5:41pm

Sheer Style is primed to cement her Magic Millions Classic claims when she runs in the lead-up at Wyong.  Read more »

Calvo to bring more Christmas cheer

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 5:39pm

Trainer Lee Curtis doesn't expect to get 50-1 again about Calvo when he runs at Rosehill aiming for a repeat victory.  Read more »

Road Trippin' to continue stable success

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 5:34pm

Trainer Stephen Theordore is hoping Road Trippin' can emulate the recent success of stablemates Don't Get Excited and Kiss Me Ketut.  Read more »

Jockey ban cut by six months

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 4:23pm

Jockey Jason Maskiell has had an 18-month suspension reduced to 12 months after an appeal hearing in Melbourne.  Read more »

Belle Couture could make debut at Bendigo

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 3:48pm

Black Caviar's half-sister, Belle Couture, has been nominated to make her much-anticipated debut at Bendigo.  Read more »

Kisses to get career back on track

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 3:27pm

The 2002 Queensland Oaks winning team of trainer Gerald Ryan and jockey Paul Hammersley will combine at Canterbury.  Read more »

Ellerton and Zahra aim to keep on a roll

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 3:23pm

The in-form training partnership of Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra is aiming to keep the momentum going at Seymour and Flemington.  Read more »

Pain just part of the job for Mccoy

Tuesday 17 December 2013, 1:39pm

Champion jumps rider Tony McCoy has been injured many times in race falls but says his pain threshold has increased and he will keep going.  Read more »

John O'Shea to train for Darley Australia

Monday 16 December 2013, 5:51pm

Sydney trainer John O'Shea has been confirmed as the replacement for Peter Snowden at Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Australia racing operation.  Read more »

Beshara fails in appeal over 6-month ban

Monday 16 December 2013, 5:43pm

Trainer Paul Beshara has failed in his appeal to have a six-month disqualification for raceday treatment to Happy Trails reduced.  Read more »

Sistine Demon poised for Flemington re-run

Monday 16 December 2013, 5:33pm

Trainer Andrew Noblet says emerging galloper Sistine Demon is almost certain to back up in the Skipton Handicap at Flemington.  Read more »

No date set for Hugh Bowman ride inquiry

Monday 16 December 2013, 5:08pm

Stewards will probe betting sheets as part of an investigation into a Hugh Bowman ride before an inquiry resumes.  Read more »

Trackwork to determine Ryan's 2YO runners

Monday 16 December 2013, 4:59pm

Japanese businessman Tomohiro Sekiguchi missed out on a lucrative payday with Believe Yourself but Baumkuchen could make up for it at Rosehill.  Read more »

Dunn weighs up Guineas plans for Splendora

Monday 16 December 2013, 4:03pm

Matthew Dunn is leading the Brisbane trainers' premiership but a race in Sydney will be crucial to his Magic Millions carnival plans.   Read more »