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McEvoy expects straight to suit Epaulette
Melbourne
Friday 8 November 2013, 3:08pm
Kerrin McEvoy is striving for back-to-back wins in the Group One VRC Sprint Classic and thinks the Flemington straight track to suit his mount Epaulette. Read more »
Pendolin flies flag for two-state set-up
Sydney
Friday 8 November 2013, 2:56pm
David Pfieffer has stables on the go in two states but his main focus will be on autumn prospect Pendolin at Randwick. Read more »
Setfire To Therain to boost Millions hopes
Brisbane
Friday 8 November 2013, 2:46pm
A different approach to training with Magic Millions-bound Setfire To Therain will have its first test at Eagle Farm. Read more »
Pike more relaxed about 2013 Guineas hopes
Auckland
Friday 8 November 2013, 2:41pm
Tony Pike felt the pressure when saddling hot 2000 Guineas favourite Sacred Falls last year but is more relaxed with this year's favourite Sacred Park. Read more »
Delzangles escapes race ban, fined $2000
Melbourne
Friday 8 November 2013, 12:01pm
French trainer Mikel Delzangles has been fined $2000 for treating his horse Dunaden on the morning before he ran in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
McCoy makes history with 4000 winners
London
Friday 8 November 2013, 11:18am
Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy has ridden his 4000th winner over jumps, partnering Mountain Tunes to victory at Towcester. Read more »
VRC Oaks day ban costs Hall 12 meetings
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 6:37pm
Nick Hall will miss the Zipping Classic meeting after being suspended for careless riding on Oaks day at Flemington. Read more »
Surge Ahead scores first stakes win
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 6:20pm
Anthony Cummings is happy he made the decision to step Surge Ahead up in distance after the gelding scored a tough win in Listed grade at Flemington. Read more »
Price celebrates Flemington stakes victory
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 6:16pm
Lankan Rupee has given trainer Mick Price a welcome stakes win in a spring marred by illness to his star horse Samaready. Read more »
Flemington draws 1 in 3 Cup day racegoers
Sydney
Thursday 7 November 2013, 5:52pm
Race meetings were held across Australia to celebrate Melbourne Cup day, but most enthusiasts congregated in just one place. Read more »
Kirramosa wins VRC Oaks in driving finish
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 5:39pm
John Sargent's gamble to split his training operation between New Zealand and Australia has paid off with Kirramosa winning the VRC Oaks. Read more »
Rawiller bounces back with VRC Oaks win
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 5:34pm
Nash Rawiller lost the Melbourne Cup ride on Fiorente but has still made a big impact at the Flemington carnival with an Oaks win on Kirramosa. Read more »
Tromso win adds to Waller's Oaks day haul
Sydney
Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:56pm
Tromso has capped another stellar day of racing for premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller with a narrow victory in the Ladies Day Cup at Hawkesbury. Read more »
Prebble confident with Lucky Nine
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:52pm
Brett Prebble is looking to Hong Kong star Lucky Nine to turn around his spring carnival fortunes at Flemington. Read more »
Queenslander Black Cash wins greys' final
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:32pm
Black Cash has bounced back a winner after defeat at his first Melbourne start, taking out the greys' race at Flemington. Read more »
Kirramosa wins VRC Oaks for Nash Rawiller
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:03pm
The Sydney-trained filly Kirramosa has won the VRC Oaks, beating Zanbagh and Solicit in a thrilling three-way finish to the Group One race. Read more »
Woman attacked in Flemington mounting yard
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:02pm
A man who attacked a young woman in the mounting yard at Flemington in front of the large Oaks day crowd is in police custody. Read more »
Chris Waller trains Oaks day treble
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 3:55pm
Chris Waller has trained an Oaks day treble at Flemington, highlighted by a stakes victory to the Ingham family owned Dystopia. Read more »
Pride bends his own rules for Terravista
Sydney
Thursday 7 November 2013, 3:04pm
Progressive sprinter Terravista will be on trial to join Joe Pride's autumn carnival team when he steps up in grade at Randwick. Read more »
Solzhenitsyn looking for Emirates victory
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 2:43pm
Trainer Robert Heathcote has put Solzhenitsyn's Mackinnon Stakes failure behind him and believes the horse can bounce back in the Emirates Stakes. Read more »
Currie continues run of form at Farm
Thursday 7 November 2013, 2:37pm
In-form trainer Ben Currie has kept his winning momentum rolling with a midweek victory by Sezwho at Eagle Farm. Read more »
O'Brien and Oliver combine for Listed win
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 2:32pm
Cox Plate-winning trainer Danny O'Brien and Melbourne Cup-winning rider Damien Oliver have combined for a Listed win with the promising Melrose Place. Read more »
Randwick races to donate to bushfire fund
Sydney
Thursday 7 November 2013, 2:06pm
Racegoers will have a chance to help raise money for NSW bushfire victims at a special fundraiser race day at Randwick. Read more »
Makybe Diva's sister out to emulate champ
Sydney
Thursday 7 November 2013, 1:51pm
La Amistad, a three-quarter sister to Makybe Diva, will be striving to add to her family's successful record during Melbourne Cup week. Read more »
Marmelo an Oaks prospect for the autumn
Melbourne
Thursday 7 November 2013, 1:39pm
Chris Waller rates Marmelo an Oaks filly in the autumn after she scored a convincing win under a big weight at Flemington. Read more »
McCoy on verge of landmark win
London
Thursday 7 November 2013, 10:52am
Champion jockey Tony McCoy moved to within one win of a career milestone with his victory aboard Minella For Steak at Chepstow. Read more »
Bowman sets sights on Classic double
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 6:02pm
A pick up ride in the Group One VRC Oaks has Hugh Bowman poised to add the staying feature to his Victoria Derby triumph. Read more »
Delzangles, Waterhouse to front inquiries
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:58pm
Gai Waterhouse and visiting French trainer Mikel Delzangles will front inquiries over raceday treatment to their Melbourne Cup runners. Read more »
Gai hints Fiorente may run in Cup again
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:51pm
Gai Waterhouse is considering all options, local and overseas, as she plots the future of Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente. Read more »
Speediness to repay patience of trainer
Sydney
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:11pm
Speediness has long shown the potential of a Group One horse and trainer Colin Scott hopes the Emirates Stakes is the race in which he delivers on it. Read more »
Zanbagh takes a path less trodden to Oaks
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:06pm
The Guy Walter-trained Zanbagh is one of the favourites for the VRC Oaks despite an unconventional lead-up to the Group One Classic at Flemington. Read more »
Blinkers go on Liesele at Flemington
Sydney
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:00pm
In-form Queensland mare Liesele will have a gear change to help her adapt to her first test down the straight course at Flemington. Read more »
Buffering looking for Group One win No.2
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 3:58pm
Popular Queensland sprinter Buffering squares off against Hong Kong's Lucky Nine for the second time in the $1 million VRC Sprint Classic. Read more »
Orb to enter stud at Claiborne in 2014
Lexington
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 3:41pm
Kentucky Derby winner Orb has run his last race and will stand his first season at stud at Claiborne Farm. Read more »
Melbourne Cup win slowly sinks in for Gai
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 3:31pm
Fiorente gave Gai Waterhouse her first Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, 20 years after her first runner, Te Akau Nick, finished second. Read more »
Birchley keen on Sydney test for juvenile
Sydney
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 3:23pm
Brisbane trainer Liam Birchley is hoping to get a better gauge on the ability of Headwater Country after he tackles Sydney grade. Read more »
Boban heads top field for Emirates Stakes
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 1:51pm
The final Group One race of the Melbourne Cup carnival has attracted 16 runners with French raider Havana Gold adding an international flavour. Read more »
Sprint Classic field attracts 14 runners
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 1:50pm
Hong Kong sprinter Lucky Nine and Queensland star Buffering are set for a return clash in the $1 million VRC Sprint Classic. Read more »
International horse racing show rolls on
Melbourne
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 1:00pm
As Melbourne Cup performances are analysed and aching bodies rested, new plans are being made for the internationals who again dominated the race. Read more »
Awesome Maria Sells for $4 Million to Open Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale
Wednesday 6 November 2013, 10:41am
LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 5, 2013) – The 70th annual Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale opened Tuesday with a continuation of the strong market for Thoroughbred bloodstock that has occurred at sales around the world for much of 2013. Read more »
Punters scale back bets on Melbourne Cup
Sydney
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 7:38pm
One punter won a lotto-like divident on the Melbourne Cup, but for many others it was a race too close to call. Read more »
Cup win overshadows colourful race careers
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 7:37pm
The Melbourne Cup win of Fiorente focussed attention on the colourful background of trainer Gai Waterhouse and jockey Damien Oliver. Read more »
Green Moon lame after Melb Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 7:12pm
Green Moon, who has finished near the tail of the field in his Melbourne Cup defence, has pulled up lame. Read more »
Damien Oliver wins his third Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 6:38pm
Damien Oliver has steered Fiorente to a Melbourne Cup victory that has put the seal on his comeback to racing after a long ban. Read more »
Tragedy mars Cup for French
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 6:23pm
French jockey Christophe Lemaire had hoped to win his second Melbourne Cup but the race ended in sadness when his mount Verema suffered a fatal injury. Read more »
Gai Waterhouse now a Cup winning trainer
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 6:14pm
No title has been harder earned for Gai Waterhouse than that of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer. Read more »
Chief steward praises clean Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:57pm
Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey says this year's Melbourne Cup has been the cleanest he has seen during his time in the top job. Read more »
French tragedy unfolds in Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:49pm
The death of the French mare Verema cast a pall over the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Oliver caps Cup day with another winner
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:44pm
Damien Oliver has continued his winning momentum with a victory in a support race at Flemington to add to his Melbourne Cup triumph. Read more »
Dunlop proud of Red Cadeaux's Cup second
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:28pm
Trainer Ed Dunlop hasn't ruled out a fourth attempt at the Melbourne Cup for veteran Red Cadeaux who has finished runner-up for the second time. Read more »