News

Harrison returns to Doomben on Tarzan

Wednesday 27 May 2020, 12:38pm

Jockey Tegan Harrison gets a chance to win a feature race on Tarzan in her first city ride since being injured by a fall at Doomben last October.  Read more »

Spring carnival changes to suit The Valley

Wednesday 27 May 2020, 12:09pm

Proposed changes to the Melbourne spring carnival may prove beneficial to Moonee Valley giving them a two-day carnival on successive Saturdays.  Read more »

Scathing targets unusual double for Munce

Wednesday 27 May 2020, 11:52am

Chris Munce hopes Scathing can give him a stakes-winning rider and training double for the same owners in the Fred Best Classic at Doomben.  Read more »

Sydney Winter Cup appeals for Fighting Teo

Wednesday 27 May 2020, 10:58am

Toowoomba trainer Kevin Kemp will use a Gold Coast race on Friday to decide whether Fighting Teo stays in Queensland or heads to Sydney next month.  Read more »

Push entire spring carnival back: Hayes

Tuesday 26 May 2020, 5:18pm

Leading trainer David Hayes would like to see the sequence of lead-up races remain intact but the dates of spring races pushed back to later in the year.  Read more »

Rodd on the board after return to Victoria

Tuesday 26 May 2020, 4:41pm

Jockey Michael Rodd has notched his first winner since his recent return to Victorian racing from Singapore.  Read more »

Fituese on target for next Rosehill test

Tuesday 26 May 2020, 3:30pm

Trainer John Thompson is convinced Fituese will have no problem running out a strong 1200m when the filly chases her third-straight win this campaign.  Read more »

Stackhouse in Vic premiership contention

Tuesday 26 May 2020, 1:35pm

Daniel Stackhouse has already ridden more than 100 winners in Victoria this season and hopes he can keep adding to that tally in the next two months .  Read more »

Qld expands winter feature racing campaign

Tuesday 26 May 2020, 12:40pm

Racing Queensland has announced an extra 10 feature races for the winter to be run with reduced prize money in late June and July.  Read more »

Ryan saves Peltzer for spring campaign

Tuesday 26 May 2020, 12:17pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan has confirmed promising two-year-old Peltzer will miss the JJ Atkins next month to concentrate on the spring.  Read more »

McEvoy colt to debut at Caulfield

Tuesday 26 May 2020, 11:57am

Co-trainer Calvin McEvoy believes Kahaylaan has the talent to measure up in town on debut at Caulfield.  Read more »

Changes ahead to Melbourne spring carnival

Tuesday 26 May 2020, 6:34am

The Melbourne Racing Club is exploring the option of transferring its Caulfield Cup carnival and running it after Melbourne Cup week at Flemington.  Read more »

Stradbroke places up for grabs at Doomben

Monday 25 May 2020, 6:05pm

The Fred Best Classic will provide a number of three-year-olds, including in-form Dawn Passage, a chance to secure a spot in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap.  Read more »

Gobstopper jumps into National contention

Monday 25 May 2020, 4:10pm

Gobstopper, a brother to Group One winners Werther and Toffee Tongue, is making his mark as a jumper with recent wins in the Galleywood and Australian Hurdles.  Read more »

Hey Doc returns in boost for McEvoy stable

Monday 25 May 2020, 2:29pm

While the curtain has been drawn on the racing career of Sunlight, another Group One winner from the Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable has returned to work.  Read more »

Purton, Moreira HK stoush down to the wire

Monday 25 May 2020, 2:01pm

Zac Purton and Joao Moreira have each ridden four winners at Sha Tin to remain in a share of the lead for the Hong Kong jockeys' title.  Read more »

Top NZ jockey Waddell in Australian move

Monday 25 May 2020, 1:42pm

New Zealander Jason Waddell, a 13-time Group One-winning jockey, is making plans to continue his career in Australia.  Read more »

Tambo's Mate injured, out of G1 Stradbroke

Monday 25 May 2020, 11:52am

Tambo's Mate, one of Queensland's best sprinters, has been ruled out of the Stradbroke Handicap because of injury.  Read more »

Birdsville races latest COVID-19 casualty

Monday 25 May 2020, 11:16am

Queensland's iconic Birdsville race meeting has been cancelled as organisers concede defeat due to COVID-19 restrictions.  Read more »

Lane adds more winners during Japan stay

Monday 25 May 2020, 10:48am

Australian jockey Damian Lane has finished unplaced aboard Des Ailes in the Group One Japanese Oaks but has notched five winners in Tokyo at the weekend.  Read more »