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McEvoy expects straight to suit Epaulette

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »