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Nature Strip cruises to trial victory

Tuesday 21 January 2020, 9:03am

Star sprinter Nature Strip has shown his readiness for a race return with a comfortable barrier trial win at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Nominations released for Flemington G1s

Monday 20 January 2020, 6:15pm

Nominations have been taken for three Flemington Group One races with 106 entries for the Australian Guineas, 67 in the Australian Cup and 60 for the Newmarket.  Read more »

Sunlight back under saddle after surgery

Monday 20 January 2020, 6:04pm

Royal Ascot remains a target for sprinter Sunlight who has started trotting again after having surgery to remove a chip to a splint bone.  Read more »

Joe Pride hoping Superium can rebound

Monday 20 January 2020, 5:43pm

Passage Of Time is among a large group of nominations for the Listed Carrington Stakes with trainer Joe Pride also hoping Superium will run in a support race.  Read more »

Fresh among McNeil's chances at Caulfield

Monday 20 January 2020, 5:11pm

Fresh impressed jockey Jye McNeil with her debut win at Geelong and he believes the two-year-old filly has improved heading into a tougher test at Caulfield.  Read more »

Sibling rivalry in Sunshine Coast Cup

Monday 20 January 2020, 5:02pm

Caloundra trainer Darryl Hansen will have siblings Pennino and Balboa Rocks chasing victory in the Sunshine Coast Cup.  Read more »

Australia Stakes attracts quality entries

Monday 20 January 2020, 4:48pm

Six Group One winners are among the 14 nominations for the weight-for-age Group Two Australia Stakes at The Valley.  Read more »

Star NZ 3yo Catalyst returns at Ellerslie

Monday 20 January 2020, 2:18pm

Star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst is ready to begin his next campaign with Australia on the agenda after he races at Ellerslie.  Read more »

Guard Of Honour to confront Tarzan

Monday 20 January 2020, 2:14pm

Talented sprinter Guard of Honour is set to take on track specialist Tarzan at the Sunshine Coast over 1000 metres.  Read more »

Hey Doc on target for Australia Stakes

Monday 20 January 2020, 11:21am

Trainer Tony McEvoy is keen to take Hey Doc to Dubai for the Al Quoz Sprint but first the multiple Group One winner will run in feature races in Melbourne.  Read more »

Soleseifei wins Wellington Cup for Lupton

Sunday 19 January 2020, 6:25pm

Soleseifei has claimed a memorable Wellington Cup win carrying the same colours as Kiwi almost four decades earlier.  Read more »

Orr Stakes return likely for Mirage Dancer

Sunday 19 January 2020, 5:52pm

Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have mapped out a program for Caulfield Cup placegetter Mirage Dancer starting with the Group One C F Orr Stakes.  Read more »

Master Jamie to chase big QTIS prize money

Sunday 19 January 2020, 5:44pm

Central Queensland sprinter Master Jamie has earned the chance to win big QTIS prize money with his Eagle Farm win.  Read more »

Racing stars take to different turf

Sunday 19 January 2020, 4:57pm

Jockeys from around Australia will take to the field at Williamstown Oval for the annual charity cricket match against a Racing All-Stars side.  Read more »

Star sprinters ready to step out in trial

Sunday 19 January 2020, 4:32pm

Chris Waller-trained sprinters Yes Yes Yes and Nature Strip are ready to step out in a Warwick Farm barrier trial to begin their campaigns.  Read more »

Hanseatic to step out in Diamond Preview

Sunday 19 January 2020, 3:57pm

Stakes-winning colt Hanseatic is scheduled to make his return in the Blue Diamond Preview for colts and geldings at Caulfield.  Read more »

Queensland jockeys title a close battle

Sunday 19 January 2020, 3:28pm

Queensland's metropolitan jockeys premiership is developing into one of the most closely contested in years.  Read more »

Cup winner pleasing in autumn build-up

Sunday 19 January 2020, 3:20pm

Danny O'Brien is delighted with the way Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare is progressing in his early build-up towards his autumn campaign.  Read more »

Silvera chases belated summer glory

Sunday 19 January 2020, 2:14pm

Talented grey Silvera will attempt to give trainer Tony Gollan another summer feature race win in the Sunshine Coast Cup.  Read more »

Heathcote wants best media rights deal

Sunday 19 January 2020, 10:30am

Top trainer Robert Heathcote believes a better media rights deal is essential to continue the code's upward spiral in Queensland.  Read more »

Defi Du Seuil beats Un De Sceaux at Ascot

Sunday 19 January 2020, 9:26am

Defi Du Seuil has asserted his superiority over Un De Sceaux in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot.  Read more »

Lord Von Costa delivers emotional win

Saturday 18 January 2020, 8:41pm

Seven-year-old gelding Lord Von Costa has notched his first win since 2016 at Flemington, having come back from two tendon injuries.  Read more »

Bold Star narrowly wins Kensington Stakes

Saturday 18 January 2020, 7:10pm

Adelaide-based sprinter Bold Star has claimed his first stakes win with a narrow victory over Causeway Girl in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Tim Clark to the fore with Rosehill double

Saturday 18 January 2020, 6:45pm

Tim Clark has been seen at his best on two front runners at Rosehill including Embracer for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.  Read more »

Orr Stakes on radar for Alabama Express

Saturday 18 January 2020, 5:44pm

Trainer Mike Moroney is planning to run three-year-old Alabama Express in the Group One CF Orr Stakes after the colt made a winning return at Flemington.  Read more »

Cool Chap breaks long winning drought

Saturday 18 January 2020, 5:34pm

Cool Chap has broken an 838-day exile from the winner's list with a victory in the Open Handicap at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Avantage wins Group One Telegraph Handicap

Saturday 18 January 2020, 5:28pm

New Zealand mare Avantage has overcome the widest barrier to beat dual winner Enzo's Lad in the Group One Telegraph at Trentham.  Read more »

Lashes dashes in the wet at Rosehill

Saturday 18 January 2020, 4:29pm

Lashes has backed up her last-start victory with a wet track win at Rosehill while Enfleurage has franked the form with success of her own.  Read more »

Personal impresses in Flemington win

Saturday 18 January 2020, 4:24pm

Two-year-old Personal has finished strongly to win in her second start at Flemington, with co-trainer David Hayes believing she's a filly with a bright future.  Read more »

Thompson lands first Saturday metro winner

Saturday 18 January 2020, 4:13pm

Apprentice Adin Thompson has ridden his first Saturday metropolitan winner on promising gelding The Kingdom at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Romakash confirms staying future with win

Saturday 18 January 2020, 3:39pm

Trainer Matt Kropp has continued his good run with New Zealand-bred horses, with Romakash winning at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Heathcote bemused by Emerald Kingdom's win

Saturday 18 January 2020, 2:53pm

Trainer Robert Heathcote believes Eagle Farm winner Emerald Kingdom can develop into a topliner if his pre-race manners improve.  Read more »

Cellsabeel stamps Golden Slipper claims

Saturday 18 January 2020, 2:43pm

Well bred filly Cellsabeel has stamped her credentials for the Golden Slipper with a comprehensive wet-track win at Rosehill.  Read more »

Ross headed for big 2YO season

Saturday 18 January 2020, 2:26pm

Trainer Les Ross has indicated he would be a major force in two-year-old races this year, with Mishani Miss winning at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Gold Coast abandoned after deluge

Saturday 18 January 2020, 9:50am

The Gold Coast Turf Club has been forced to abandon racing and also a phantom meeting because of rain.  Read more »

Rain impacts NSW race meetings

Saturday 18 January 2020, 7:52am

Rain has affected racing on the east coast with meetings called off in NSW and Queensland.  Read more »

Flemington meeting scheduled to go ahead

Friday 17 January 2020, 4:34pm

Racing officials have received a boost with the Kensington Stakes day program at Flemington set to proceed following an improved air quality forecast.  Read more »

Officials predict heavy track for Rosehill

Friday 17 January 2020, 4:30pm

The consistent and long-awaited rain falling in Sydney appears certain to result in a heavy track for the nine-race card at Rosehill.  Read more »

Sears team chase more QTIS money at Farm

Friday 17 January 2020, 3:27pm

Co-trainers Tony and Maddy Sears hope to continue their domination of the QTIS bonus races at Eagle Farm with Dark Son and Raging Pole.  Read more »

Racehorse dies and another euthanised

Friday 17 January 2020, 3:14pm

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has confirmed a racehorse has died and another been euthanised at a property close to Brisbane.  Read more »

Wet track a query for Baker's Bobby Dee

Friday 17 January 2020, 2:40pm

Trainer Bjorn Baker knows he is taking a talented team of horses to Rosehill but he is less certain how a few of them will handle a wet track.  Read more »

New tactics for Prioritise at Eagle Farm

Friday 17 January 2020, 1:36pm

Trainer Steve Tregea has decided to try new tactics with Prioritise by dropping him back in distance and class at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Kensington Stakes return for My Pendant

Friday 17 January 2020, 12:56pm

My Pendant is scheduled to return in the Listed Kensington Stakes and trainer Danny O'Brien expects her to be doing her best work late in the 1000m-race.  Read more »

Old friends reunite through Fasano

Friday 17 January 2020, 12:26pm

David Payne is hoping he has another nice horse on his hands for owner/breeder John Camilleri in lightly raced three-year-old Fasano.  Read more »

Kalik can continue to disprove bloodlines

Friday 17 January 2020, 12:22pm

In-form Kalik is bred to be a stayer but continues to show top class form as a three-year-old sprinter as he heads to Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Button chasing a change of Brisbane luck

Friday 17 January 2020, 10:58am

Trainer Tom Button hopes a Mackay win by one of his horses is a pointer to a change of luck for another, Miss Lot Won, at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Suspended Orman can ride Niccanova in Cup

Friday 17 January 2020, 10:15am

In-form jockey Jim Orman will start a suspension after he rides Niccanova in the Sunshine Coast Cup.  Read more »

MRC open to Everest slot again: Le Grand

Thursday 16 January 2020, 7:14pm

The Melbourne Racing Club will again have discussions with the Australian Turf Club over a slot in the $15 million Everest in Sydney.  Read more »

Jye McNeil wins careless riding appeal

Thursday 16 January 2020, 6:39pm

Jockey Jye McNeil has won an appeal against a suspension incurred at Flemington in the Chester Manifold Stakes.  Read more »

Guineas aim for promising colt Banquo

Thursday 16 January 2020, 5:44pm

Stakes-winning colt Banquo will kick off his preparation in an 1100m-race at Flemington on a path towards the Australian Guineas.  Read more »