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Mathrick happy with second-hand horses

Wednesday 24 July 2013, 3:59pm

Trainer Shawn Mathrick has transformed rogue galloper Our Nkwazi into an almost instant winner with a brave victory at Sandown.  Read more »

Trainer puts proviso on Road Trippin' run

Wednesday 24 July 2013, 3:40pm

Handy galloper Road Trippin' is one of the early favourites for his race at Caulfield but the three-year-old won't be risked on heavy going.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup duo step out between races

Wednesday 24 July 2013, 3:30pm

Two of trainer Gai Waterhouse's leading Melbourne Cup aspirants tuned up for their spring returns with an exhibition gallop between races at Canterbury.  Read more »

Concerns unfounded for Don't Get Excited

Wednesday 24 July 2013, 1:42pm

Fears that a wet track at Sandown could be a problem for Don't Get Excited proved to be unfounded with the gelding scoring a strong win.  Read more »

Jewson heads new Grade One jumps races

Wednesday 24 July 2013, 11:25am

Four British jumps races have been elevated to Grade One status, including the Jewson Novices' Chase at Cheltenham.  Read more »

Murtagh wins King George ride on Novellist

Wednesday 24 July 2013, 11:15am

Novellist, into 4-1 second favouritism for the King George VI And Queen Elizabaeth Stakes, will be ridden by Johnny Murtagh in the Group One race.  Read more »

St Nicholas Abbey to undergo surgery

Wednesday 24 July 2013, 7:23am

Six-time Group One winner St Nicholas Abbey will undergo surgery on an injured pastern in an attempt to save him for a stud career.  Read more »

St Nicholas Abbey suffers serious injury

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 6:33pm

Six-time Group One winner St Nicholas Abbey has suffered a career-ending injury with owners Coolmore hoping to save him for a stud career.  Read more »

Johnson returns to Australia with a winner

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 5:27pm

Murray Johnson, an Australian who made his name as a racehorse trainer in America, has landed a winner with his first local runner at Seymour.  Read more »

Mick Kent closes in on training landmark

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 4:56pm

Cranbourne trainer Mick Kent is headed for a career-best season on Melbourne metropolitan tracks with three city meetings remaining.  Read more »

Wet to boost Second Effort in Bletchingly

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 4:18pm

The near certainty of a soft track at Caulfield has improved the prospects of Second Effort in the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Sidelined Stitt to miss Jack's city return

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 3:41pm

Ross Stitt is recovering from a knee replacement but the trainer says there are no such fitness issues with stable star Youthful Jack.  Read more »

Bailey banking on more luck for Harada Bay

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 3:29pm

Harada Bay, a hardluck story of the Grafton Guineas, will be out to set the record straight at Canterbury.  Read more »

No joy for Gai Waterhouse with $2000 fine

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 3:19pm

Trainer Gai Waterhouse has been fined $2000 for not reporting More Joyous was lame in the days leading up to the Queen of the Turf Stakes  Read more »

Octavia saved for easier Caulfield race

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 3:03pm

In-form filly Octavia will skip the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield in preference for a race against her own kind.  Read more »

Mullins' ambulance ban reduced to 10 days

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 11:41am

The Irish jockey who got behind the wheel of an ambulance so he could weigh out in time for an upcoming ride, has had a minor victory.  Read more »

Weather a concern for St Nicholas: O'Brien

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 11:35am

Joseph O'Brien is desperate for a firm surface for St Nicholas Abbey to show his best in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Turf hero Sea The Stars sires first winner

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 11:27am

Stars Over The Sea has given his famous sire Sea The Stars his first winner as a stallion with victory at Ayr.  Read more »

Arc looms for Fabre-trained Triple Threat

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 11:08am

Andre Fabre has boosted his team heading towards the Prix de l'Arc Triomphe after Triple Threat's win in the Prix Eugene Adam.  Read more »

Plunge horse withdrawn in Ireland

Tuesday 23 July 2013, 7:07am

Irish stewards have foiled a betting plunge, withdrawing a horse after discovering it was being trained at the stable of the registered trainer.  Read more »

Ruud Awakening set for return

Monday 22 July 2013, 6:11pm

New Zealand's top two-year-old Ruud Awakening is set to make her return to racing in Melbourne after pleasing trainer Stephen Marsh in a workout.  Read more »

Murray Johnson a new training name

Monday 22 July 2013, 5:52pm

After traininfg for two decades in the United States, Murray Johnson has returned home and will have his first runner at Seymour.  Read more »

Melito's little brother wins barrier trial

Monday 22 July 2013, 5:19pm

Galeforce Ten, a brother to dual Group One winner Melito, has won a barrier trial at Rosehill ahead of his three-year-old spring campaign.  Read more »

Heathcote targets dry track in Sydney

Monday 22 July 2013, 4:44pm

Premier Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote will send a team of three including Funtantes to Randwick in search of drier tracks.  Read more »

Romanee Conti dies aged 24

Monday 22 July 2013, 4:41pm

Clasy racehorse Romanee Conti, the mother of Caulfield and Melbourne Cup winner Ethereal has died aged 24.  Read more »

Former Patinack mare a Bletchingly chance

Monday 22 July 2013, 4:39pm

Kneeling, a mare formerly owned by Nathan Tinkler's Patinack Farm, is a possible Bletchingly Stakes prospect for new trainer Peter Moody.  Read more »

More Joyous inquiry resumes

Monday 22 July 2013, 4:28pm

Gai Waterhouse will appear before stewards to answer questions about the health of More Joyous before the Queen of the Turf Stakes.  Read more »

Tommy Berry a winner on first day back

Sunday 21 July 2013, 5:53pm

Tommy Berry has claimed a winner on his first day back riding in Australia after a successful stint in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Bayrir to run in Rosehill barrier trial

Sunday 21 July 2013, 5:20pm

Imported Group One winner Bayrir will headline a large contingent of horses in Rosehill barrier trials for premier trainer Chris Waller.  Read more »

Schofield to appeal weight ban

Sunday 21 July 2013, 3:49pm

Jockey Glyn Schofield will appeal his penalty for weighing in light at Rosehill after riding third placed Wouldnt It Be Nice.  Read more »

Whiskey Allround set to trial

Sunday 21 July 2013, 3:31pm

Whiskey Allround's spring campaign is taking shape as trainer Tony Gollan sifts through carnival options in Sydney and Melbourne.  Read more »

Pinwheel returning from injury

Sunday 21 July 2013, 3:28pm

Darley stable favourite Pinwheel is just weeks away from a return to the track having recovered from a suspensory injury.  Read more »

Chicquita wins Oaks despite wayward finish

Sunday 21 July 2013, 1:08pm

Australian owner Paul Makin has celebrated victory in the Irish Oaks with French-trained filly Chicquita despite her wayward finish.  Read more »

Schofield outed over weight discrepancy

Saturday 20 July 2013, 6:06pm

Glyn Schofield has been suspended and fined for weighing in light after a race at Rosehill when his mount disqualified from a minor placing.  Read more »

Michael Cahill rides treble at Eagle Farm

Saturday 20 July 2013, 5:11pm

Michael Cahill scored a hat-trick in the last three races at Eagle Farm to extend his lead in the Brisbane jockeys' premiership.  Read more »

Rawiller gets serious about riders' title

Saturday 20 July 2013, 5:07pm

Nash Rawiller has made sure Hugh Bowman will have to work hard to defend his Sydney jockeys' title with four winners at Rosehill.  Read more »

Petch in career-first headquarters victory

Saturday 20 July 2013, 4:40pm

A gelding plagued by aching bones and sore feet has relished a heavy Flemington track to win for a grateful trainer.  Read more »

Benny's Buttons cements mudlark reputation

Saturday 20 July 2013, 4:23pm

Benny's Buttons maintained his unblemished record on heavy tracks when he won the Channel Seven Handicap at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Under The Sun wins the Winter Stakes

Saturday 20 July 2013, 4:17pm

Under The Sun was beaten by Mic Mac in the Civic Stakes but the Gai Waterhourse-trained galloper has turned the tables in the Winter Stakes.  Read more »

Numbers add up at Flemington for Paynes

Saturday 20 July 2013, 4:04pm

Brothers Andrew and Patrick Payne trained a winner each, including Late Charge who was ridden by their sister Michelle, in a family day out at Flemington.  Read more »

Falcent confirms liking for wet conditions

Saturday 20 July 2013, 3:08pm

Falcent, first spotted in the rain in New Zealand by trainer Doug Harrison, relished the same conditions to win at Flemington.  Read more »

Moody returns to top form in metro area

Saturday 20 July 2013, 2:19pm

Melbourne's leading trainer Peter Moody ended a city drought with the win of Grand Slam Eagle at Flemington.  Read more »

Bull Point's star on rise amid controversy

Saturday 20 July 2013, 2:14pm

Bull Point will be directed towards some of the major three-year-old sprinting races in the spring after winning at Rosehill.  Read more »

Stewards seek rule change to help punters

Saturday 20 July 2013, 1:56pm

Racing NSW stewards have renewed the push for a rule change regarding refunds after a horse was disqualified when the jockey weighed in light at Rosehill.  Read more »

Clonmacnoise revels in front-running role

Saturday 20 July 2013, 12:58pm

Jockey Glen Killen dictated terms on Clonmacnoise who responded with a runaway win in the Sky Racing Handicap at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

It's Poets Day shines at wet Flemington

Saturday 20 July 2013, 12:52pm

It's Poets Day, a filly who suffered a career-threatening injury, broke through for her first city win in the Isca Handicap at Flemington.  Read more »

Directors fined in racehorse shares probe

Friday 19 July 2013, 6:15pm

Australian Bloodstock directors have been fined over false statements made to authorities regarding the ownership of a syndicated racehorse.  Read more »

Green light for Cheltenham redevelopment

Friday 19 July 2013, 5:15pm

Plans for a multi-million dollar overhaul of England's famous Cheltenham racecourse have been approved for completion by 2016.  Read more »

Punters get behind Rawiller in title race

Friday 19 July 2013, 4:59pm

Nash Rawiller is the outsider in a two-jockey Sydney premiership race but punters like his chances of overtaking Hugh Bowman.  Read more »

Zuma Roc set for repeat victory

Friday 19 July 2013, 4:57pm

Zuma Roc, a horse bred to be a mudlark, is sweating on a dry track at Flemington where he runs in the Gala Supreme Handicap.  Read more »