News

New Zealand stable eyeing Melbourne spring

Tuesday 16 June 2020, 2:09pm

Jamie Richards may have lost Te Akau Shark for the spring with an eye injury, but the trainer has Melody Belle and Probabeel gearing up for a spring campaign.  Read more »

Edmonds team farewells two stable stars

Tuesday 16 June 2020, 1:19pm

The Edmonds training partnership will lose two of its stars with Wisdom of Water going to Mick Price and The Drinks Cart set to be sold to Hong Kong.  Read more »

Cross Counter, Prince Of Arran in Gold Cup

Tuesday 16 June 2020, 12:53pm

Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter and dual Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran are among star stayer Stradivarius' rivals in the Royal Ascot Gold Cup.  Read more »

Eye surgery for Kiwi star Te Akau Shark

Monday 15 June 2020, 5:21pm

Group One winner Te Akau Shark will undergo eye surgery, delaying the New Zealand-trained star's return to the racetrack.  Read more »

Mick Kent rebuilds stable without Kinane

Monday 15 June 2020, 4:55pm

An overseas holiday cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed Mick Kent to build a new Cranbourne stable complex in a measured return to training.  Read more »

Tarrant gets a stay on disqualification

Monday 15 June 2020, 3:42pm

Luke Tarrant has been granted a stay on a six-month disqualification he was given for allegedly head-butting a rival jockey  Read more »

Trackwork boost for title-chasing Williams

Monday 15 June 2020, 3:03pm

Craig Williams is hoping a return to riding trackwork will stand him in good stead in a Melbourne jockeys' premiership battle with Damien Oliver.  Read more »

Addeybb to contest Royal Ascot Group One

Monday 15 June 2020, 1:30pm

Sydney autumn carnival star Addeybb is among seven horses to accept for the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.  Read more »

Whip rules scrutinised after Cup dead-heat

Monday 15 June 2020, 12:48pm

A breach of the whip rule from Billy Egan on Plein Ciel was not found until after correct weight when the galloper dead-heated with Shot Of Irish at The Valley.  Read more »

Smith keen to make an Impact during spring

Monday 15 June 2020, 12:38pm

Two-time Group One winner Fierce Impact is back in work and trainer Matt Smith has lofty spring ambitions, culminating in a Cox Plate start.  Read more »

Short break for Schabau before spring prep

Sunday 14 June 2020, 4:05pm

Robert Hickmott will give Schabau a short break before the stayer continues his path to The Bart Cummings in spring to try to cement a Melbourne Cup start.  Read more »

Gailo Chop back in work for another spring

Sunday 14 June 2020, 2:05pm

After a disappointing autumn campaign, veteran galloper Gailo Chop is back in work preparing for some early Group One spring assignments.  Read more »

Nature Strip to follow proven spring path

Sunday 14 June 2020, 12:55pm

Trainer Chris Waller says he won't be changing anything with Nature Strip as the exciting sprinter heads towards the $15 million Everest.  Read more »

Mackinnon winner in first-up Irish success

Sunday 14 June 2020, 11:40am

Irish mare Magic Wand, a Group One winner during last year's Melbourne Cup carnival, has claimed the Lanwades Stud Stakes at the Curragh.  Read more »

Group One star Black Heart Bart retired

Sunday 14 June 2020, 11:05am

Black Heart Bart, a shock winner of the Group One Underwood Stakes this season, has been retired after finishing last in the Hyperion Stakes in Perth.  Read more »

Ten rivals for Battaash in G1 King's Stand

Sunday 14 June 2020, 8:54am

Battaash will be trying to make it third-time lucky when he lines up in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.  Read more »

Ipswich given all-clear to continue racing

Sunday 14 June 2020, 8:29am

Ipswich racetrack has been given the green light to continue racing despite a disrupted season.  Read more »

Colless back in winter carnival spotlight

Sunday 14 June 2020, 8:19am

Jockey Glen Colless has broken a drought in black-type races with Love You Lucy's win in the Group Two Dane Ripper Stakes.  Read more »

Cahill cops dual Eagle Farm suspensions

Sunday 14 June 2020, 8:03am

Jockey Michael Cahill has finished the main part of the winter carnival on a sour note with suspensions in two races at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Harbour Views passes crucial Valley test

Saturday 13 June 2020, 6:04pm

Harbour Views has relished the rise to 2040m with a dominant victory in the Inglis July Sales Series Handicap, his first start at The Valley.  Read more »