News
Mathrick happy with second-hand horses
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
London
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
London
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
London
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
Ballydoyle
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
London
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
London
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
London
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
London
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
London
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
London
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Brisbane
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Sydney
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
Brisbane
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
London
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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 »