News
Tourist Hey Doc gets good look at Ascot
Melbourne
Tuesday 26 November 2019, 4:41pm
Hey Doc has trimmed up nicely following his first run in 13 months and is ready to put up a good showing in the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot. Read more »
Alligator's trial win his best: Vandyke
Brisbane
Tuesday 26 November 2019, 4:11pm
Trainer David Vandyke believes Alligator Blood has turned in the best trial of his career with his heat win at the Sunshine Coast. Read more »
In-form Aussie Nugget after Sandown win
Melbourne
Tuesday 26 November 2019, 4:05pm
Following wins at Seymour and Bendigo, the Anthony Freedman-trained Aussie Nugget heads to town for the first time chasing a hat-trick at Sandown. Read more »
Two Toowoomba trainers stood down
Brisbane
Tuesday 26 November 2019, 3:55pm
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission officers have stood down two Toowoomba trainers after a drug and alcohol screening operation at track work. Read more »
Cup owners donate to Dementia Australlia
Sydney
Tuesday 26 November 2019, 10:32am
Geoff and Sue Corrigan, half-owners of Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare, have donated $50,000 of their prize money to Dementia Australia. Read more »
Phoenix denies allegations against owner
London
Tuesday 26 November 2019, 8:10am
Phoenix Thoroughbreds has issued a categorical denial over suggestions of wrongdoing after allegations against their founder, Amer Abdulaziz. Read more »
Boss of syndicate named in fraud case
Sydney
Monday 25 November 2019, 6:09pm
The head of global syndication company Phoenix Thoroughbreds has been named in a fraud case involving fake cryptocurrency. Read more »
Three Godolphin runners in G1 Winterbottom
Melbourne
Monday 25 November 2019, 6:02pm
Trekking, Home Of The Brave and Viridine will chase Group One spoils for Godolphin when they clash in the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot in Perth. Read more »
Fine and suspension for bookmaker Beasley
Melbourne
Monday 25 November 2019, 5:32pm
Bookmaker Simon Beasley has been suspended until year's end and fined $17,500 after a hearing before the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board. Read more »
Valley return a chance for Jungle Edge
Melbourne
Monday 25 November 2019, 5:25pm
Trainer Mick Bell is struggling to find a suitable race for Jungle Edge's return and he may kick off over 1000 metres at The Valley. Read more »
Quarantine rules eased for Hong Kong
Sydney
Monday 25 November 2019, 4:53pm
The quarantine protocols with Hong Kong have eased with horses no longer required to spend 180 days in a third country before being imported to Australia. Read more »
Don't Give A Damn to step up to Festival
Sydney
Monday 25 November 2019, 4:41pm
Snake Gully Cup winner Don't Give A Damn will return to city racing in the Group Three Festival Stakes at Rosehill. Read more »
Moloney replaces Thompson in Singapore
Melbourne
Monday 25 November 2019, 3:17pm
As one Melbourne-based jockey leaves Singapore to return home, another will pack his bags as his replacement for a 12-month stint. Read more »
Endless Drama seeking Perth Group One
Sydney
Monday 25 November 2019, 2:59pm
Tony Pike will venture into unfamiliar territory with Endless Drama to be the New Zealand trainer's first runner in Perth in the Group One Winterbottom Stakes. Read more »
Lloyd Williams set to sell Macedon Lodge
Melbourne
Monday 25 November 2019, 1:43pm
Macedon Lodge is set to close as a training base for Lloyd and Nick Williams although their racing involvement will remain strong. Read more »
First for Tony Gollan in Cannonball final
Brisbane
Monday 25 November 2019, 12:29pm
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will have his first runner in a Cannonball series final when Godfather's Girl contests the race at Kilcoy. Read more »
Donnacha O'Brien to retire from riding
Dublin
Monday 25 November 2019, 8:57am
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Donnacha O'Brien has announced his retirement to embark on a training career. Read more »
Murphy wins Japan Cup on Suave Richard
Tokyo
Monday 25 November 2019, 8:46am
Champion British jockey Oisin Murphy has added another notable victory to his CV in the Japan Cup aboard Suave Richard. Read more »
Bowditch working to get back to riding
Melbourne
Sunday 24 November 2019, 5:59pm
Joe Bowditch is gradually building his fitness for a return to race riding after a fall at Sale left him on the injured list during the spring carnival. Read more »
Maloney to continue run for Vandyke
Brisbane
Sunday 24 November 2019, 5:49pm
Jockey Ryan Maloney will make a four-hour round trip to ride Group One performer Alligator Blood in a Sunshine Coast trial. Read more »
Short course autumn for Cape Of Good Hope
Melbourne
Sunday 24 November 2019, 5:39pm
Having shown his ability over a middle distance, Cape Of Good Hope is likely to run over shorter in his next campaign. Read more »
G2 winner Time To Reign nearing a return
Sydney
Sunday 24 November 2019, 5:25pm
Group Two winner Time To Reign is nearing a return while his little sister Still Reigning is getting closer to her debut for trainer Gary Portelli. Read more »
Vic trainers audit as part of welfare plan
Melbourne
Sunday 24 November 2019, 5:06pm
Racing Victoria stewards will give trainers an amnesty to ensure stable returns are current with an emphasis on horses that have not raced in six months. Read more »
Qld trainers upset at altrenogest ruling
Brisbane
Sunday 24 November 2019, 4:24pm
Queensland trainers are upset by a Queensland Racing Integrity Commission ruling on the use of the drug altrenogest for mares. Read more »
More money for NSW BOBS scheme
Sydney
Sunday 24 November 2019, 4:10pm
The BOBS scheme is to be enhanced with new categories for races in NSW with bonuses up to $100,000. Read more »
Fab's Cowboy to break city drought
Brisbane
Sunday 24 November 2019, 2:59pm
Prolific country winner Fab's Cowboy gets a chance to break his city duck in the Country Cups Challenge Final at Doomben. Read more »
Andrew Noblet to make Ballarat new home
Melbourne
Sunday 24 November 2019, 2:58pm
With stables being built at Ballarat, trainer Andrew Noblet has decided to leave Caulfield before it is closed as a training centre. Read more »
Cyrname claims Altior's scalp at Ascot
London
Sunday 24 November 2019, 9:31am
Altior has suffered his first defeat over jumps with Cyrname running out a brilliant all-the-way winner at Ascot. Read more »
Doomben faces major water shortage
Brisbane
Sunday 24 November 2019, 9:12am
The Brisbane Racing Club is buying water for Doomben after the track's supplies dried up. Read more »
Regal Power wins Railway Stakes
Perth
Saturday 23 November 2019, 9:31pm
Regal Power has won the Group One Railway Stakes at Ascot for owners Bob and Sandra Peters and champion West Australian jockey William Pike. Read more »
Boss banned, fined over Gong whip breaches
Sydney
Saturday 23 November 2019, 6:56pm
Top jockey Glen Boss has been banned for whip breaches in the $1 million Gong, sidelining him for an International jockeys' series in Mauritius. Read more »
Hawker Hurricane scores again at Ballarat
Ballarat
Saturday 23 November 2019, 6:38pm
Hawker Hurricane may have secured himself a trip to the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas following his win on Ballarat Cup day. Read more »
McGillivray boosts record on Tambo's Mate
Brisbane
Saturday 23 November 2019, 6:25pm
Matt McGillivray continued his run of feature race winners and put Tambo's Mate on a Magic Millions trail with a win in the Recognition Stakes at Doomben. Read more »
Waller's Wolf takes out inaugural $1m Gong
Wollongong
Saturday 23 November 2019, 6:20pm
Warhorse Mister Sea Wolf has surged to a historic victory in the $1 million Gong, capping a lucratrive spring carnival for premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller. Read more »
Lees-trained mare Fabulass in Doomben win
Brisbane
Saturday 23 November 2019, 6:10pm
Newcastle mare Miss Fabulass has lived up to her regal breeding by storming home to win the Spirit Of Boom Classic at Doomben. Read more »
Kiwia goes back-to-back in Ballarat Cup
Ballarat
Saturday 23 November 2019, 5:59pm
Trainer Archie Alexander has landed his hometown cup with last year's winner Kiwia returning to form in the Ballarat Cup. Read more »
Aqua D'ivina back on track with Kembla win
Wollongong
Saturday 23 November 2019, 5:12pm
Matthew Smith-trained Aqua D'ivina has got her career back on track with an encouraging win in a support race on $1 million Gong day at Kembla Grange. Read more »
'Perfect' Sneak Preview claims Highway win
Wollongong
Saturday 23 November 2019, 3:45pm
Sneak Preview has claimed his fourth win in eight starts, with Dubbo trainer Kody Nestor labelling him a perfect Country Championships candidate. Read more »
Dixie Preacher lands big betting move
Brisbane
Saturday 23 November 2019, 3:13pm
Tough gelding Dixie Preacher has landed a big betting move with a dominant win at Doomben. Read more »
Magic Millions calling for Euphoric Summer
Ballarat
Saturday 23 November 2019, 3:03pm
Euphoric Summer scored a narrow win in the Magic Millions 2YO Clockwise Classic at Ballarat and in the process has earned a trip to the Gold Coast. Read more »
Heathcote has last laugh with Guntantes
Brisbane
Saturday 23 November 2019, 2:49pm
Trainer Robert Heathcote has had the last laugh on those who said Guntantes would not run a strong 1600m when the gelding scored an easy Doomben win. Read more »
Destination stakes Slipper claim at Kembla
Wollongong
Saturday 23 November 2019, 2:40pm
James Cummings-trained colt Destination, the son of Group One-winning sire Exceed And Excel, has broken his maiden on The Gong day at Kembla Grange. Read more »
Lady Banff qualifies for Millions Classic
Brisbane
Saturday 23 November 2019, 2:01pm
Lady Banff has assured herself a start in the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast with a runaway win at Doomben. Read more »
Tahitian Dancer impresses in Ballarat win
Ballarat
Saturday 23 November 2019, 1:03pm
Trainer Shane Nichols has reverted to a sprinting campaign with Tahitian Dancer and a trip to Brisbane is now on the cards after an impressive Ballarat win. Read more »
Racing industry mourns Les Young
Sydney
Friday 22 November 2019, 5:46pm
Les Young, a prominent and popular member of the racing and breeding communities, has been remembered as an industry advocate and a gentleman. Read more »
Bill Waterhouse a giant among bookmakers
Sydney
Friday 22 November 2019, 5:32pm
Leviathan bookmaker Bill Waterhouse, who has died aged 97, built a betting dynasty that continues through his son Robbie. Read more »
Clockwise Classic focus for Cumani pair
Melbourne
Friday 22 November 2019, 5:30pm
A pair of Magic Millions horses for local trainer Matt Cumani have undergone a thorough preparation for the Clockwise Classic at Ballarat. Read more »
Luck changes for promising Rebel Rock
Brisbane
Friday 22 November 2019, 3:35pm
Co-trainer Peter Hulbert believes Rebel Rock's recent bad luck has turned out to be good fortune as the colt heads to Doomben. Read more »
Tough mare up for Ballarat Cup challenge
Melbourne
Friday 22 November 2019, 3:35pm
Co-trainer Calvin McEvoy is looking forward to seeing Aristocratic Miss contest the Ballarat Cup following a luckless run at Flemington during the carnival. Read more »
Racing authorities remember Waterhouse
Sydney
Friday 22 November 2019, 3:28pm
Racing authorities have remembered Bill Waterhouse as a charismatic and controversial character in the betting ring. Read more »