News

Dawn Approach wins Dewhurst

Sunday 14 October 2012, 9:16am

Dawn Approach's win in the Dewhurst Stakes has been followed by confirmation the Sheikh Mohammed-owned colt will stay with trainer Jim Bolger.  Read more »

Camelot expected to stay in training

Sunday 14 October 2012, 6:27am

Camelot is back at home at Coolmore Stud and is expected to return to training when he recovers fully from colic surgery.  Read more »

Oliver off Cox Plate ride amid bet claims

Sunday 14 October 2012, 12:37am

Jockey Damien Oliver, who has been accused of betting against himself, has lost a ride on a top fancy in the Cox Plate.  Read more »

McDonald suspended until Cox Plate eve

Saturday 13 October 2012, 6:51pm

Jockey James McDonald will miss next weekend's Caulfield Cup meeting for causing interference in the Caulfield Guineas.  Read more »

Allen makes perfect start to Sydney

Saturday 13 October 2012, 6:09pm

Apprentice Anthony Allen has ridden a winner for Anthony Cummings at Rosehill on the first day of his three-month stay with Gerald Ryan.  Read more »

Shahwardi draws first blood for foreigners

Saturday 13 October 2012, 5:58pm

Shahwardi, a stablemate to the 2010 French-trained Melbourne Cup winner Americain, has won the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Malavio confirms Villiers Stakes ambitions

Saturday 13 October 2012, 5:43pm

Talented gelding Malavio has taken another step towards the Group Two Villiers Stakes with victory at Rosehill.  Read more »

Nocturnelle in frame for autumn Group One

Saturday 13 October 2012, 5:37pm

Chris Waller will resist the temptation to send Nocturnelle to Melbourne and will instead set the improving mare for a Sydney autumn campaign.  Read more »

Harrison follows script aboard Funtantes

Saturday 13 October 2012, 4:50pm

Funtantes contributed to a memorable day for trainer Robert Heathcote when she scored a brilliant first-up win at Doomben.  Read more »

Pierro beaten in Guineas boilover

Saturday 13 October 2012, 4:35pm

The hot favourite Pierro has gone down in the Caulfield Guineas, finishing second to Black Caviar's little brother All Too Hard.  Read more »

Ocean Park the one for Cox Plate: Boss

Saturday 13 October 2012, 4:27pm

Ocean Park continued his impressive spring form with a determined win in the Caulfield Stakes to give Glen Boss confidence he is a Cox Plate contender.  Read more »

Hoylonny leads in first four for Waller

Saturday 13 October 2012, 4:24pm

Chris Waller has trained the first four home in a 2000m race at Rosehill to notch another milestone in his career.  Read more »

Solzhenitsyn wins Toorak Handicap

Saturday 13 October 2012, 3:49pm

Solzhenitsyn has given his trainer, Robert Heathcote, his second Group One win with victory in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.  Read more »

Cassidy in never-say-die Rosehill win

Saturday 13 October 2012, 3:23pm

John O'Shea's stable foreman Bryce Heys believes champion jockey Jim Cassidy was the difference between Drinks All Round winning and losing at Rosehill.  Read more »

Ocean Park takes out WFA Caulfield Stakes

Saturday 13 October 2012, 3:11pm

New Zealand galloper Ocean Park confirmed his spring form with another Group One weight-for-age win in the Caulfield Stakes.  Read more »

Buffering stakes claim for top spot

Saturday 13 October 2012, 3:08pm

Buffering has made himself at home on the throne temporarily vacated by Black Caviar, winning a race she had claimed for the previous two years.  Read more »

Cavalry Rose gives Ryan a Caulfield double

Saturday 13 October 2012, 2:30pm

Cavalry Rose has joined her more illustrious stablemate Snitzerland as a Caulfield Guineas day winner for trainer Gerald Ryan.  Read more »

Norzita withdrawn from Thousand Guineas

Saturday 13 October 2012, 2:09pm

Flight Stakes winner Norzita has been taken out of the Thousand Guineas following a lacklustre track gallop at Randwick.  Read more »

Regimental Pride aimed at Magic Millions

Saturday 13 October 2012, 2:04pm

Two-year-old Regimental Pride has turned around a disappointing debut performance to win at Rosehill and will be aimed at the Magic Millions Classic.  Read more »

Snitzerland continues spring winning spree

Saturday 13 October 2012, 1:44pm

Snitzerland showed speed and courage to win the Blue Sapphire at Caulfield and set up a Group One attempt in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Al Maher starts season 2012/13 in style

Saturday 13 October 2012, 10:43am

Last weekend’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap victory of Fat Al was an overdue success in the top-flight for Al Maher, a young sire with a reputation that has been enhanced each and every season since first being represented in 2008/09.   Read more »

Walter duo can make presence felt in Angst

Friday 12 October 2012, 5:06pm

Guy Walter has two of the leading contenders for the Listed Angst Stakes at Rosehill, headed by Group Two winner Skyerush.  Read more »

Parr keen to cash in with Rosehill mounts

Friday 12 October 2012, 4:44pm

Josh Parr won the Gimcrack Stakes last week for Peter Moody and is looking to build on that when he heads to Rosehill with a promising book of rides.  Read more »

Injured Afsare still a Cox Plate chance

Friday 12 October 2012, 4:21pm

English galloper Afsare remains on track for a Cox Plate start despite a minor leg injury during training at Werribee.  Read more »

Fire Thunderbolt to challenge in Sapphire

Friday 12 October 2012, 4:02pm

Adelaide galloper Fire Thunderbolt made a big impression when he came to Melbourne in the autumn and his trainer is hoping for a repeat in the spring  Read more »

Sanagas improvement tipped for WFA race

Friday 12 October 2012, 3:55pm

Import Sanagas is set for an improved run at Caulfield as the Caulfield Stakes falls away in numbers.  Read more »

Pierro in race of his own: rival trainers

Friday 12 October 2012, 3:02pm

Super colt Pierro is set to start one of the shortest-priced favorites in the history of the Caulfield Guineas.  Read more »

More Joyous better than ever: Rawiller

Friday 12 October 2012, 2:53pm

Champion jockey Nash Rawiller says More Joyous will be better this year than she was when she won the Toorak Handicap in 2010.  Read more »

Sydney trip on agenda for Poste Restante

Friday 12 October 2012, 2:43pm

Trainer Desleigh Forster will weigh up Sydney options for recent acquisition Poste Restante after she makes her comeback to racing at Doomben.  Read more »

Darley ushers in new era for Street Cry

Friday 12 October 2012, 1:59pm

Street Cry has sired a Melbourne Cup winner but Darley wants the world-class stallion to prove himself as a producer of two-year-olds in Australia.  Read more »

Fallon ponders his future

Friday 12 October 2012, 8:58am

Controversial jockey Kieren Fallon has flagged retirement in the near future and indicated he may consider becoming a trainer.  Read more »

Camelot undergoes colic surgery

Friday 12 October 2012, 7:55am

Star Irish colt Camelot has undergone exploratory surgery for colic just days after running in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.  Read more »

Seville to miss spring with virus

Thursday 11 October 2012, 6:08pm

Caulfield Cup favourite Glencadam Gold has tightened his grip on the race with leading contender Seville out for the spring with a virus.  Read more »

Ocean Park odds-on after Manighar injury

Thursday 11 October 2012, 5:57pm

Ocean Park is odds-on to claim a third-straight Group One this campaign in the Caulfield Stakes after his main rival Manighar suffered a knee injury.  Read more »

Doubt over Buffering for Caulfield

Thursday 11 October 2012, 5:42pm

Buffering has fully recovered from a setback but the stable says he may still be vulnerable in the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Five mintues with Jacinda Webster

Thursday 11 October 2012, 5:12pm

Jacinda is offering only one lucky reader $100 off their next JacindaAnne Millinery hat. All you need to do is like JacindaAnne Millinery on Facebook and inbox say I'm a lucky reader and what type of hat they would like. This will be drawn on 26 October 2012.  Read more »

Punters steering away from More Joyous

Thursday 11 October 2012, 5:07pm

More Joyous is an easing favourite in the Toorak Handicap with Queenslander Solzhenitsyn the big firmer to win a Group One.  Read more »

James McDonald after Guineas win

Thursday 11 October 2012, 5:05pm

James McDonald admits he and Ashokan have the job ahead to beat Pierro in the Caulfield Guineas but hopes the day is a success.  Read more »

Warwick Farm gets track upgrade

Thursday 11 October 2012, 4:53pm

A new synthetic training track unveiled at Warwick Farm has been welcomed by trainers and jockeys  Read more »

Stakes test for imported mare at Rosehill

Thursday 11 October 2012, 4:33pm

Grahame Begg is hoping to get a line on Canadian import Sense Of Pride when she makes her second Australian start in the Listed Angst Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Pierro just starting: Waterhouse

Thursday 11 October 2012, 3:53pm

Trainer Gai Waterhouse says Pierro is just getting warmed up ahead of his bid to record his ninth win from as many starts in the Caulfield Guineas.  Read more »

Rosehill race ideal for Malavio second-up

Thursday 11 October 2012, 2:50pm

The Group Two Villiers is the major target for stakeswinner Malavio and he'll continue on his path towards that race when he runs over 1350m at Rosehill.  Read more »

Cummings relies on Clinking at Caulfield

Thursday 11 October 2012, 2:25pm

Anthony Cummings will wait a week with Strike The Stars and rely on Clinking as his sole representative at the Caulfield Guineas meeting.  Read more »

Frankel sparkles in Newmarket spin

Thursday 11 October 2012, 11:29am

Superstar Frankel has had a solid workout at Newmarket ahead of what is likely to be his final start in the Champion Stakes at Ascot.  Read more »

Question mark over Afsare

Thursday 11 October 2012, 11:15am

A question mark has arisen over English galloper Afsare, the only international horse scheduled to run in the Cox Plate.  Read more »

Manighar injured, out of Cox Plate

Thursday 11 October 2012, 11:05am

Imported galloper Manighar has suffered an injury that has forced him out of the Caulfield Stakes and also the Cox Plate.  Read more »

Derby hopeful misses a place at Farm

Wednesday 10 October 2012, 6:10pm

Victoria Derby plans for Our Desert Warrior are up in the air after he was beaten as an odds-on favourite at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Gosden a traditional English trainer

Wednesday 10 October 2012, 4:32pm

Leading English trainer John Gosden may have taken a different career path to his Australian counterparts, but it hasn't affected his flow of winners.  Read more »

Glass Harmonium breathing easy in Toorak

Wednesday 10 October 2012, 4:24pm

Two bouts of throat surgery and some intensive barrier education have Glass Harmonium ready to show his best in the the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.  Read more »

Cummings predicts Rio will bounce back

Wednesday 10 October 2012, 4:10pm

Stakes performer She Goes To Rio will be out to give trainer Anthony Cummings his second Angst Stakes victory in the past three years.  Read more »