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Coyle hopes return is Sweet redemption

Tuesday 26 November 2013, 4:08pm

Sweet Serendipity will be out to right the wrongs of his Randwick failure when he returns to the track at Canterbury.  Read more »

Mertens can thank lucky stars: O'Keeffe

Tuesday 26 November 2013, 12:57pm

Peter Mertens has suffered multiple fractures from a race fall but his injuries could have been much worse, a prominent racing official claims.  Read more »

Newbury run undecided for Cape Tribulation

Tuesday 26 November 2013, 11:41am

Cape Tribulation is the topweight among 23 entries for the Hennessy Gold Cup but the nine-year-old is not a certain starter in the Newbury race.  Read more »

Girl In Flight set for city debut

Monday 25 November 2013, 6:35pm

Robbie Griffiths has three options for Girl In Flight's city debut but will study nominations before deciding on the right race for the unbeaten filly.  Read more »

Two jockeys hurt in fall at Hamilton

Monday 25 November 2013, 6:35pm

Jockeys Peter Mertens and Jordan Childs have been taken to hospital after a two-horse fall at Hamilton in country Victoria.  Read more »

Aeronautical looking for consolation win

Monday 25 November 2013, 6:13pm

Aeronautical will be looking for a consolation win at home after being knocked back for a berth in the Hong Kong Sprint.  Read more »

Sysmo out to end campaign with ATC Cup win

Monday 25 November 2013, 5:58pm

The ATC Cup is likely to be the final start of Sysmo's campaign with trainer Tony McEvoy keen to raise the bar with the import in the autumn.  Read more »

Robert Heathcote gains another accolade

Monday 25 November 2013, 5:44pm

Queenslander Robert Heathcote has been named the Victorian Racing Media's personality of the year for his stable's success this year.  Read more »

Malavio ready for Festival Stakes defence

Monday 25 November 2013, 4:40pm

Malavio is primed to defend his Festival Stakes title ahead of a tilt at the Villiers Stakes, Sydney's premier summer race.  Read more »

Chase The Rainbow nearing summer comeback

Monday 25 November 2013, 4:39pm

Chase The Rainbow is on target for his comeback to racing in one of Melbourne's summer sprints with his long-term goal the Doncaster Mile.  Read more »

Waikato Stud to sell all yearlings in NZ

Monday 25 November 2013, 2:20pm

Waikato Stud will keep its entire draft of yearlings at home in NZ to be sold at the National Sale at Karaka.  Read more »

Gentildonna wins her second Japan Cup

Sunday 24 November 2013, 7:37pm

Gentildonna has won the Japan Cup for the second time, holding off another Japanese filly Denim And Ruby.  Read more »

Berry twins fight out Goulburn Cup finish

Sunday 24 November 2013, 6:56pm

Nathan Berry has come out on top in the Goulburn Cup with Any Day Will Do getting a photo decision over Taxmeifyoucan ridden by his brother Tommy.  Read more »

Waterhouse and Oliver win Ballarat Cup

Sunday 24 November 2013, 6:16pm

Gai Waterhouse and Damien Oliver had combined with The Offer to add the Ballarat Cup to the Melbourne Cup won by Fioerente.  Read more »

Sheer Style wins reverse race at Ballarat

Sunday 24 November 2013, 5:52pm

Sydney filly Sheer Style has won the rich Magic Millions Clockwise Classic at Ballarat despite being uncomfortable on the heavy track.  Read more »

Legislation to stop Hunter mines welcomed

Sunday 24 November 2013, 5:23pm

Darley's Henry Plumptre has welcomed the news of legislation giving the government powers to cancel a mining licence near the Hunter Valley stud.  Read more »

Jockey Rodney Quinn confirms retirement

Sunday 24 November 2013, 3:50pm

Popular Sydney jockey Rodney Quinn has confirmed his retirement after a career spanning almost 40 years.  Read more »

Discreet returns for Millions carnival

Sunday 24 November 2013, 2:52pm

Discreet returns to racing at Eagle Farm as trainer Kelly Schweida plots a course towards the Magic Millions carnival.  Read more »

Three US trainers to face federal charges

Sunday 24 November 2013, 2:06pm

Three American trainers and a clocker have been charged with fraud and bribery relating to raceday medications and attempted race fixing.  Read more »

Hayden Haitana applies to have ban lifted

Sunday 24 November 2013, 12:51pm

Hayden Haitana, the trainer at the centre of the Fine Cotton ring-in scandal, has applied to have his lifetime ban from racetracks lifted.  Read more »

Cue Card comes up trumps at Haydock

Sunday 24 November 2013, 10:44am

Cue Card has put himself in the frame for the Cheltenham Gold Cup with an all-the-way win at Haydock for Colin Tizzard and his jockey son Joe.  Read more »

Annie shows her power at Ascot

Sunday 24 November 2013, 9:02am

Irish jumps star Annie Power has maintained her unbeaten record at her first start away from home with victory at Ascot.  Read more »

Luckygray wins his second Railway

Saturday 23 November 2013, 8:33pm

Luckygray has won his second Railway Stakes in Perth and his first for new trainer Trevor Andrews.  Read more »

Buffering notches third G1 win in a row

Saturday 23 November 2013, 7:30pm

Buffering has scored one of he bravest wins of his distinguished career, holding off a late surge from Moment Of Change to win the Winterbottom Stakes.  Read more »

It's double trouble for Priscilla Schmidt

Saturday 23 November 2013, 6:48pm

Priscilla Schmidt will spend more time on the sideline after incurring a second careless riding suspension in as many weeks at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Territory back in the winners' circle

Saturday 23 November 2013, 6:44pm

Territory has won his first race for more than three years to add to trainer Jarrod Austin's winning streak.  Read more »

Better late than never for Valley winner

Saturday 23 November 2013, 6:42pm

Scratchings helped Coronation Shallan scrape into the last of eight races at Moonee Valley and she duly saluted for trainer Brett Scott.  Read more »

Better Than Ready wins Keith Noud Handicap

Saturday 23 November 2013, 6:15pm

Jockey Ric McMahon showered Better Than Ready with praise after the entire shouldered 60.5kg to win the Keith Noud Handicap at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Solsay makes it a Valley double for Kent

Saturday 23 November 2013, 5:49pm

Solsay has given Mick Kent his second Moonee Valley after the success of Miss Steele.  Read more »

Terravista confirms promise at Randwick

Saturday 23 November 2013, 5:11pm

A seven-day back-up for a tilt at the Festival Stakes is on the cards for Terravista who racked up his fourth win from five starts at Randwick.  Read more »

Flight Academy continues winning streak

Saturday 23 November 2013, 5:00pm

Flight Academy has posted a hat-trick of wins, completing a transition from provincial racing to score at Randwick.  Read more »

Bullet fires winning shot at Moonee Valley

Saturday 23 November 2013, 4:45pm

After playing up at the barriers last start, Adelaide sprinter Esprit de Bullet has put all that behind him to notch a win at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Britt honoured with ATC life membership

Saturday 23 November 2013, 3:18pm

Edgar Britt, an outstanding jockey of his generation who turned 100 last month, has been made a life member of the Australian Turf Club.  Read more »

Nautical sails home to land photo decision

Saturday 23 November 2013, 3:01pm

A mare who cost $10,000 has proved to be a great investment with Nautical taking her earnings to more than $140,000 with her Moonee Valley win.  Read more »

Magic Millions the aim for Divine Service

Saturday 23 November 2013, 2:44pm

Jason McLachlan will prepare Divine Service for the Magic Millions Classic after the colt upstaged boom filly Elitist to win at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Occitan gives Darley another juvenile win

Saturday 23 November 2013, 2:29pm

An early double to the Darley team at Randwick has kicked off with the third individual two-year-old filly to win in as many Saturdays.  Read more »

Miss Steele shows quality in Valley win

Saturday 23 November 2013, 1:50pm

Miss Steele is heading for stakes racing after finishing over the top of her rivals in the City Jeep Handicap at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Simenon, Dunaden chasing Japan Cup glory

Saturday 23 November 2013, 12:19pm

Melbourne Cup runners Simenon and Dunaden will lead the international charge on the rich Japan Cup.  Read more »

Chicquita fetches Irish record price

Saturday 23 November 2013, 8:03am

Australian Paul Makin's Irish Oaks winner Chicquita has set a record price for a horse sold at auction in Ireland.  Read more »

Black Caviar's sister appears in jump-out

Friday 22 November 2013, 5:38pm

Belle Couture, the unraced half-sister to Black Caviar, has made her first public appearance in a jump-out at Flemington.  Read more »

Weight conditions to suit Anatina: Smerdon

Friday 22 November 2013, 5:25pm

Trainer Robert Smerdon says the weight conditions in the Magic Millions Ballarat 3YO Classic are made order for Anatina.  Read more »

Praecido looking for back to back wins

Friday 22 November 2013, 4:35pm

Praecido's winning record isn't as consistent as some of his rivals at Randwick but his prize money is many times more.  Read more »

Blackiston pins faith in Let's Elope links

Friday 22 November 2013, 4:29pm

Karata and Heez Notorious will try to live up to their bloodlines made famous by Let's Elope when they race at Moonee Valley for trainer Nigel Blackiston.  Read more »

Steel Zip on giant-killer mission in Noud

Friday 22 November 2013, 3:41pm

Steel Zip will aim for back-to-back wins in the Keith Noud Handicap at Eagle Farm but his trainer says he faces a tough task to topple Better Than Ready.  Read more »

Joe Pride keeping it in the family

Friday 22 November 2013, 3:25pm

A pair of talented half-brothers will carry the hopes of Joe Pride, and probably many punters, when they race three hours apart at different tracks.  Read more »

Aregee McLaren primed for first-up: Jolly

Friday 22 November 2013, 3:15pm

Adelaide trainer David Jolly expects a bold first-up showing from lightly raced six-year-old Aregee McLaren at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Parnham keeps faith in Railway outsiders

Friday 22 November 2013, 1:55pm

Siblings Playing God and God Has Spoken have more going for them in the Railway Stakes than their odds suggest, trainer Neville Parnham says.  Read more »

Scream Machine set to go one better in Cup

Friday 22 November 2013, 12:20pm

The Jason Coyle-trained Scream Machine will be strongly fancied to make amends for finishing second in 2012 when he contests the Goulburn Cup.  Read more »

Champion trainer Richard Hannon to reitre

Friday 22 November 2013, 9:22am

Britain's champion trainer Richard Hannon is to hand over the running of the stable to his son Richard jnr.  Read more »

Mathrick fined over treatment rule breach

Thursday 21 November 2013, 5:47pm

Trainer Shawn Mathrick has been fined $4000 after pleading guilty to a breach of the rules for stomach tubing a horse the day before it was to race.  Read more »