News
Planteur ready to take on World Cup
London
Tuesday 19 March 2013, 12:20pm
The Marco Botti-trained Planteur is on target for a return to the Gulf to contest the Dubai World Cup, the race in which he finished third in 2012. Read more »
Aidan O'Brien favoured for trainers' title
London
Tuesday 19 March 2013, 12:02pm
Bookmakers rate the 2013 British trainers' championship as a race between former titleholders Aidan O'Brien and Richard Hannon. Read more »
Maybe more for Black Caviar
Melbourne
Tuesday 19 March 2013, 9:14am
The prospect of another season of racing for champion mare Black Caviar has emerged with trainer Peter Moody saying she could have another preparation. Read more »
Mufhasa's throat surgery successful
Sydney
Monday 18 March 2013, 5:54pm
New Zealand champion King Mufhasa has undergone successful throat surgery and has been entered for a barrier trial at Randwick, Read more »
Aeronautical reaching for the stars
Sydney
Monday 18 March 2013, 5:32pm
Lionel Cohen is not afraid to take on star stablemates Pierro and More Joyous with Aeronautical following his recent third in the Newmarket Handicap. Read more »
Sadler spreads out in search of success
Melbourne
Monday 18 March 2013, 5:29pm
In-form Flemington trainer John Sadler will set out in search of feature races in Perth and Sydney over the next few weeks. Read more »
Guy Walter double handed in Coolmore
Sydney
Monday 18 March 2013, 5:26pm
Guy Walter is looking to Streama and Appearance to turn the tables on Steps In Time in the Coolmore Classic. Read more »
Bonaria ready to step up
Melbourne
Monday 18 March 2013, 4:42pm
Trainer Pat Hyland is confident his talented mare Bonaria can step up to Group Two level at Moonee Valley ahead of a Sydney Group One mission. Read more »
Record crowd expected to farewell Caviar
Melbourne
Monday 18 March 2013, 4:05pm
World champion mare Black Caviar is likely to have only six opponents when she farewells her home town at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Fiveandahalfstar on Group One mission
Sydney
Monday 18 March 2013, 4:02pm
Fiveandahalfstar has returned to Sydney to get ready for a month of Group One racing culminating in the Australian Derby. Read more »
Six rivals to oppose Black Caviar
Melbourne
Monday 18 March 2013, 12:41pm
World champion sprinter Black Caviar will have a maximum of six opponents when she makes her Victorian farewell at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Angry punters protest South African result
Durban
Monday 18 March 2013, 8:56am
Angry punters protesting over the result of a race at Clairwood have forced South African officials to call a race meeting off. Read more »
Ortensia a chance for Singapore trip
Sydney
Sunday 17 March 2013, 6:33pm
Ortensia's travelling days may not be over yet with the Singpore's KrisFlyer Sprint on the agenda if she bounces back to form in Sydney. Read more »
Charlie Boy to stake Slipper claim
Sydney
Sunday 17 March 2013, 5:37pm
Charlie Boy is the third favourite for the Golden Slipper but can challenge fillies Overreach and Villa Verde for favouritism if he wins the Todman Stakes. Read more »
Sadler in awe of Black Caviar
Melbourne
Sunday 17 March 2013, 5:35pm
John Sadler has selected the William Reid Stakes for Linton's return but knows he will be a bit player in the Black Caviar show. Read more »
Rain Affair returns in Canterbury Stakes
Sydney
Sunday 17 March 2013, 4:37pm
Rain Affair has formidable opposition in the Canterbury Stakes as he begins his Group One autumn campaign. Read more »
Browne on Buffering during autumn
Brisbane
Sunday 17 March 2013, 2:25pm
Damian Browne will be reunited with Buffering during his autumn carnival campaign after partnering the gelding in a recent barrier trial win. Read more »
Bowman to ride Villa Verde in Reisling
Melbourne
Sunday 17 March 2013, 1:42pm
Hugh Bowman will warm the saddle on leading Golden Slipper contender Villa Verde, replacing the suspended Michael Rodd in the Reisling Stakes. Read more »
Jockey McNamara stable after neck surgery
London
Sunday 17 March 2013, 11:32am
Leading amateur rider JT McNamara has undergone surgery on his fractured vertebrae following a fall at Cheltenham. Read more »
McEvoy suspended at Warwick Farm
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 6:28pm
Kerrin McEvoy will miss Coolmore Classic day after being suspended for careless riding in the Randwick Guineas. Read more »
Thy wins for Moody, Nolen at Warwick Farm
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 6:24pm
Thy has won the Aspiration Quality at Warwick Farm for the powerful combination of trainer Peter Moody and jockey Luke Nolen. Read more »
Byrne overcomes medical drama in Coast win
Gold Coast
Saturday 16 March 2013, 6:09pm
Jim Byrne sought and received a second doctor's opinion to make the most of a late pick-up ride aboard Frisco Lights at the Gold Coast. Read more »
Snitzerland wins the Challenge Stakes
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 6:04pm
Hay List has finished fourth in his long-awaited comeback to racing behind Snitzerland who ran a Warwick Farm course record for 1000 metres. Read more »
Rodd misses Reisling but wins at Bendigo
Bendigo
Saturday 16 March 2013, 5:56pm
Michael Rodd rode a winner at Bendigo before starting a careless riding suspension that forces him out of the Reisling Stakes ride on Villa Verde. Read more »
Switch in tactics pays off for River Lad
Brisbane
Saturday 16 March 2013, 5:54pm
Feature winter carnival sprints including the Stradbroke Handicap are on the agenda for River Lad after his win in the Gold Coast Stakes. Read more »
Jet Away stakes early claim for spring
Bendigo
Saturday 16 March 2013, 5:26pm
Jet Away has made a big impression in his Australian debut, storming to victory in the Golden Mile at Bendigo to bring a Caulfield Cup campaign into focus. Read more »
Patience rewarded as Tinto wins on debut
Gold Coast
Saturday 16 March 2013, 5:08pm
What Tinto lacks in experience she makes up for in ability, emphasised with her impressive win in the Sky Racing Plate at the Gold Coast. Read more »
It's A Dundeel wins the Randwick Guineas
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 4:35pm
Blinkers have added a new dimension to It's A Dundeel's style of racing with the New Zealand colt scoring an explosive Randwick Guineas win. Read more »
Arinosa wins Listed Wenona Girl for Waller
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 4:17pm
The bar will be raised for Arinosa who surprised her trainer Chris Waller with a Listed victory at Warwick Farm. Read more »
Uncertain racing future for All Too Hard
Melbourne
Saturday 16 March 2013, 3:57pm
The immediate future for All Too Hard is clouded with co-trainer Wayne Hawkes flagging the possibility of retirement for the star colt. Read more »
Romantic Moon confirms Slipper start
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 3:55pm
Romantic Moon has confirmed a Golden Slipper start with her win in the Sweet Embrace but Assail's hopes have nosedived with her defeat. Read more »
More Than Sacred dominates NZ Oaks
Auckland
Saturday 16 March 2013, 3:41pm
More Than Sacred relished the 2400m of the New Zealand Oaks, racing away in the straight to win from Blanket Bay and Aurora Lights. Read more »
Iconic does family proud in Gold Rush win
Bendigo
Saturday 16 March 2013, 3:35pm
Two-year-old Iconic, a gelding with close family ties to Black Caviar, has taken out the $250,000 Gold Rush at Bendigo in a tight finish. Read more »
Dolly Dolly earns Sydney carnival start
Gold Coast
Saturday 16 March 2013, 3:02pm
Dolly Dolly continues to amaze trainer Brian Smith with her durability and she will chase black-type success in Sydney after her Gold Coast win. Read more »
Ichihara lumps impost to win Eskimo Prince
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 2:50pm
Speedy filly Ichihara has defied her big weight to beat a strong field in the Eskimo Prince Stakes at Warwick Farm. Read more »
All The Talk races into Golden Slipper
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 2:19pm
All The Talk has raced his way into the Golden Slipper with victory in the Skyline Stakes to give Gary Portelli his best chance yet of winning the race. Read more »
Tremec posts important stakes win
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 1:50pm
Tremec, a horse tipped to get better as the races become longer, is on target for a Sydney Cup start after winning at Warwick Farm. Read more »
Bleeding attack ruins Angola plans
Melbourne
Saturday 16 March 2013, 1:18pm
Plans to take lightly-raced stayer Angola to Sydney have been dashed after the gelding bled after a win at Bendigo. Read more »
Caulfield Cup winner Fraar dead at 24
Sydney
Saturday 16 March 2013, 1:12pm
Fraar, the imported stallion who won the 1993 Caulfield Cup when trained by David Hayes, has died. Read more »
Bobs Worth delivers in Gold Cup
Cheltenham
Saturday 16 March 2013, 9:08am
Bobs Worth has lived up to his favouritism to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup from Irish challenger Sir Des Champs. Read more »
Hvasstan win Alister Clark
Melbourne
Friday 15 March 2013, 9:39pm
Classy colt Hvasstan is on the way to an Australian Derby start after winning the Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley. Read more »
Crafty Irna treads a familiar autumn path
Sydney
Friday 15 March 2013, 4:38pm
Crafty Irna will be kept to an autumn campaign that has a familiar sequence of races, continuing with the Aspiration Quality at Warwick Farm. Read more »
Se Sauver primed for $250,000 Gold Rush
Melbourne
Friday 15 March 2013, 4:35pm
The flying filly Se Sauver is set to score a breakthrough win in the Vobis Gold Rush at Bendigo after breaking a track record at her only start. Read more »
Draw against Force Command in Guineas
Melbourne
Friday 15 March 2013, 4:18pm
A wide draw is against Force Command in the Bendigo Guineas but trainer Greg Eurell hopes the colt can overcome it and book a trip to Sydney. Read more »
Collett to join Group One club in Guineas
Sydney
Friday 15 March 2013, 2:51pm
Rebel Dane will give Jason Collett his best chance to ride a Group One winner when he lines up as one of the favourites in the Randwick Guineas. Read more »
Firm track a key for The Jackal at Coast
Brisbane
Friday 15 March 2013, 2:48pm
The Jackal has cheated retirement and will strive to add the Gold Coast Stakes to his list of feature race wins. Read more »
Fuerza out to continue Baker's golden run
Sydney
Friday 15 March 2013, 1:43pm
Golden Slipper berths go on the line at Warwick Farm but Fuerza will be trying to confirm a different Group One target when he runs in the Skyline Stakes. Read more »
Woorim retired due to hoof problems
Brisbane
Friday 15 March 2013, 1:22pm
Oakleigh Plate winner Woorim, who gave trainer Robert Heathcote his first Group One success, has been retired due to ongoing hoof problems. Read more »
Jockey seriously injured at Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Friday 15 March 2013, 11:01am
Jockey JT McNamara is in hospital with a serious neck injury after he fell from his mount in a race during the Cheltenham Festival. Read more »
Gray confident of High Fashion's stamina
Auckland
Friday 15 March 2013, 9:32am
In the absence of Habibi and Fix, High Fashion is a warm favourite for the New Zealand Oaks at Trentham after her Lowland Stakes victory. Read more »