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Youthful Jack surprises in Ramornie Hcp

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 5:45pm

Cut-throat tactics have helped veteran sprinter Youthful Jack produce an upset win in the $150,000 Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.   Read more »

Stanzout out of retirement for Monash bid

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 5:39pm

Grey 10-year-old gelding Stanzout has come out of retirement to give the racing game one more try as he runs in the Sir John Monash Stakes.  Read more »

Wild And Proud ready to win for new stable

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 5:10pm

Trainer David Pfieffer is hoping his decision to make some gear changes to Wild And Proud is rewarded with a city win at his home track.  Read more »

Munce rides four winners at Eagle Farm

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 4:48pm

Fresh from a family holiday in the United States, Chris Munce rode four winners at Eagle Farm, including promising stayer Putyourfaithinme.  Read more »

Regimental set to salute for new trainer

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 4:35pm

A lone runner at Caulfield is likely to steal much of the attention away from trainer Stephen Brown's Darwin carnival commitments.  Read more »

Rawiller tips bright future for Watabout

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 3:27pm

Top jockey Nash Rawiller believes emerging filly Watabout is on a path to bigger and better things after notching her second successive win at Canterbury.  Read more »

Destiny's Kiss to seal Pride plan in Cup

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 1:05pm

Joe Pride, who has timed the Grafton Cup preparation of Destiny's Kiss to the minute, is confident his training won't be compromised by a wide draw.  Read more »

Queally on Sovereign Debt in GI July Cup

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 11:38am

Jockey Tom Queally and trainer Michael Bell will reunite when Sovereign Debt takes his place in the Group One July Cup.  Read more »

BHA to meet on Godolphin stable plans

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 11:29am

An application for Godolphin to appoint a replacement for disgraced trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni has been lodged with the British Horseracing Authority.  Read more »

Intello is standout 3YO in Europe: Peslier

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 11:14am

Jockey Olivier Peslier says Intello can confirm his place as the best three-year-old colt in Europe when he steps out at Deauville at his next outing.  Read more »

Trainers alerted to Hendra virus protocols

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 6:10pm

Recent cases of Hendra virus in Queensland and northern NSW have prompted officials to issue a racing industry alert.  Read more »

Group One stars add depth to Monash field

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 5:54pm

Group One winners Mrs Onassis and Atomic Force have been given the green light to travel to Melbourne for the Monash Stakes.  Read more »

Peal Of Bells given OK for Grafton Cup

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 5:39pm

The Gwenda Markwell-trained Peal Of Bells, an acceptor for the Grafton Cup, has confirmed his fitness for the race with a Kembla Grange track gallop.  Read more »

Boss cleared for riding return after test

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 5:39pm

Glen Boss will put the finishing touches to his best ever season when he returns to the saddle at Caulfield.  Read more »

Al Dhafra return in sight at Warwick Farm

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 5:19pm

Once regarded as a horse of unlimited potential, Al Dhafra will be trying to re-establish himself as a quality galloper under new trainer Wayne Hudd.  Read more »

Class entries for Sandown jumps features

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 4:59pm

Previous winners Black And Bent and Brungle Cry head the entries for the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown.  Read more »

Stitt resorts to Ramornie back-up plan

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 4:07pm

Trainer Ross Stitt has been forced to change tack with veteran sprinter Youthful Jack who will be on a first-up mission in the Ramornie Handicap at Grafton  Read more »

Price prepares for glamour filly's return

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 3:45pm

Star filly Samaready returns to training with Mick Price at Caulfield after having been forced to abandon her previous two campaigns.  Read more »

Outside rides to help Rawiller title cause

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 3:38pm

Nash Rawiller will look to some unlikely sources for winners at Canterbury as he tries to make further inroads into Hugh Bowman's Sydney premiership lead.  Read more »

2014 Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series Unveiled

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 12:23pm

Entries are now being taken for the 2014 Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series , which will again provide all breeders, big or small, with tailored market leading options for their young thoroughbreds.  Read more »

Rider appeals ambulance drive suspension

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 11:47am

A jockey who drove an ambulance back the weighing room at an Irish race meeting after his mount failed to finish has appealed against a 14-day ban.  Read more »

Injured jockey undergoes brain surgery

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 11:31am

Apprentice rider Brian Toomey remains in an induced coma following surgery to reduce swelling and pressure on his brain.  Read more »

100 Winners for Magic Albert

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 11:27am

Magic Albert cracked his century of winners for the season over the weekend, achieving the milestone with a horse most assumed we had seen the last of on the track.  Read more »

King's Stand placegetter to miss July Cup

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 11:08am

Pearl Secret, the third horse home in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, will be saved for the King George Stakes.  Read more »

Barzalona to ride Aussie hope Shamexpress

Tuesday 9 July 2013, 6:36am

There has been something of a jockey merry-go-round for Shamexpress, but Mickael Barzalona will now ride the colt in Saturday's Darley July Cup.  Read more »

McFarlane horses transferred to Robb

Monday 8 July 2013, 6:14pm

Four horses have been transferred from Greg McFarlane to Don Robb and cleared to run at Wellington while McFarlane is the subject of an inquiry.  Read more »

Jumps Jockey Tom Ryan outed

Monday 8 July 2013, 5:54pm

Jumps jockey Tom Ryan will appeal a suspension for not retiring a horse from a race at Casterton.  Read more »

Mrs Onassis to return to Caulfield

Monday 8 July 2013, 5:45pm

Mrs Onassis will be given a solid work-out to determine her fitness ahead of a return to Caulfield, the scene of her Oakleigh Plate win.  Read more »

Clevadude to resume at Caulfield

Monday 8 July 2013, 5:03pm

Clevadude, one of the most promising youngsters to appear last summer, will begin his second campaign at Caulfield.  Read more »

David Pfieffer Racing Open Day

Monday 8 July 2013, 5:00pm

David Pfieffer Racing Stables is having an Open Day from 11am-1pm on Sunday July 14 at his Warwick Farm stables.  Read more »

Boss back in the saddle after surgery

Monday 8 July 2013, 4:47pm

Leading Melbourne jockey Glenn Boss returns to racing on Saturday after undergoing surgery to his knee last month and completing a suspension.  Read more »

Snitzel's Jewel to make her mark

Monday 8 July 2013, 4:45pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan has a soft spot for Snitzel's Jewel who will step up to city grade at Warwick Farm ahead of a tilt at spring stakes races.  Read more »

Whyte ready for 14th Hong Kong title

Monday 8 July 2013, 4:38pm

Douglas Whyte has sealed his 13th straight Hong Kong jockeys' title, but the trainers' race goes down to the wire with one meeting remaining.  Read more »

Adebisi first-up into Ramornie

Monday 8 July 2013, 4:33pm

Brisbane sprinter Adebisi will use the Ramornie Handicap as a springboard to what trainer Desleigh Forster hopes will be a successful southern campaign.  Read more »

Kazeem to skip King George

Monday 8 July 2013, 11:43am

Middle distance star Al Kazeem will miss the King George Stakes and embark on a program aimed at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.  Read more »

Gravitas shines over jumps

Sunday 7 July 2013, 6:01pm

Gravitas has earned himself a tilt at the Crisp Steeplechase with a return to winning jumps form at Casterton.  Read more »

Vic jumps racing death sparks protest

Sunday 7 July 2013, 5:55pm

A horse's death at a jumps racing event in western Victoria has prompted animal rights activists to call for the sport to be banned.  Read more »

McFarlane horses barred from racing

Sunday 7 July 2013, 5:32pm

Trainer Greg McFarlane will not be allowed to race any horses until the results of tests for TC02 are known.  Read more »

Chris Waller looks ahead to the new season

Sunday 7 July 2013, 3:58pm

Chris Waller says he will make a few minor changes next season but won't alter the system that has brought a Sydney training record.  Read more »

Switch in plans for River Lad

Sunday 7 July 2013, 2:04pm

River Lad will attempt to turn the tables on arch-rival Howmuchdoyouloveme in the Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.  Read more »

Atomic Force to race at Caulfield

Sunday 7 July 2013, 1:54pm

Dual Group One winner Atomic Force is back from injury, and after proving his fitness with a barrier trial win, will resume in the Monash Stakes.  Read more »

Frankel prolific in the breeding barn

Sunday 7 July 2013, 12:51pm

Frankel is proving himself as a stallion with a 95 per cent fertility rate among the mares served in his first season at stud.  Read more »

Al Kazeem takes out the Eclipse Stakes

Sunday 7 July 2013, 9:07am

The Roger Charlton-trained Al Kazeem has won the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown to claim his third successive Group One victory.  Read more »

Stewards add to El-Issa suspension woes

Saturday 6 July 2013, 5:56pm

Bobby El-Issa faces an extended period on the sideline after his second careless riding suspension within a week at Eagle Farm.   Read more »

Four winners cap Waller's red-letter day

Saturday 6 July 2013, 5:42pm

Chris Waller has celebrated a record-breaking day with four winners at Rosehill and a new mark for Sydney racing.  Read more »

Flemington stewards suspend, fine Sadler

Saturday 6 July 2013, 5:28pm

Apprentice Tom Sadler has been fined $1000 and suspended for 16 meetings in separate incidents at Flemington.  Read more »

De Fine Lago ends Cooldini's run of wins

Saturday 6 July 2013, 5:25pm

De Fine Lago has overcome injury and health issues to put an end to the three-race winning streak of Cooldini at Flemington.  Read more »

Mic Mac comeback complete in Civic Stakes

Saturday 6 July 2013, 5:02pm

Comeback sprinter Mic Mac has claimed a welcome win in the Civic Stakes at Rosehill after an interrupted racing career.  Read more »

Kendrick has summer goals for Doubtfilly

Saturday 6 July 2013, 4:54pm

Trainer Stuart Kendrick will target the Magic Millions carnival during summer with Ascot Handicap winner Doubtfilly.  Read more »

Rosehill trainer in stomach tubing drama

Saturday 6 July 2013, 4:45pm

Trainer Greg McFarlane faces serious penalties after officials caught him trying to stomach tube a racehorse engaged to run at Rosehill.  Read more »