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Williams delivers Cup week for Godolphin

Thursday 7 November 2019, 4:57pm

A cold ride by Craig Williams on Godolphin mare Soothing has resulted in an impressive victory in the Listed Century Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Thrilled Williams adds Subzero to Cup win

Thursday 7 November 2019, 4:09pm

The Subzero Handicap on Oaks Day has delivered another thrill for Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Craig Williams.  Read more »

Stablemates fight out G3 Maribyrnong Plate

Thursday 7 November 2019, 3:15pm

Hard Landing has held out stablemate Baaqyah to win the Group Three Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington on debut.  Read more »

Ensby returns to Rosehill with Partnership

Thursday 7 November 2019, 2:48pm

Ethan Ensby will saddle up in-form Partnership for a tilt at a maiden NSW metro winner at Rosehill, where bad memories still linger for the Ballina trainer.  Read more »

Hartnell ready for one more Group 1 fling

Thursday 7 November 2019, 1:28pm

Godolphin galloper Hartnell will be chasing a fifth Group One success when he runs the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Santa after repeat win in Sprint Classic

Thursday 7 November 2019, 12:17pm

Multiple Group One winner Santa Ana Lane is the early favourite to go back-to-back in the weight-for-age VRC Sprint Classic at Flemington.  Read more »

Kendrick confident Tambo's can make grade

Thursday 7 November 2019, 10:42am

Trainer Stuart Kendrick has skipped a restricted-class race to give promising Tambo's Mate his first chance in a Listed event at Doomben.  Read more »

Weight turnaround a test for Fighting Teo

Thursday 7 November 2019, 10:41am

Fighting Teo will face a major test as he carries 3kg more than his last-start win when he contests the Ascot Green Handicap at Doomben.  Read more »

Bush Qld race broadcaster Barry Jones dies

Thursday 7 November 2019, 10:37am

Barry Jones, who called races at Queensland country tracks for nearly 50 years, has died aged 75 after a battle with cancer.  Read more »

Super Seth bought by Waikato Stud

Thursday 7 November 2019, 8:00am

Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth will sand at Waitkato Stud when his racing days are over.  Read more »

Rostropovich making 'excellent progress'

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 5:37pm

The Lindsay Park stable says Rostropovich continues to make excellent progress in a veterinary clinic after being injured in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

A guide to the $1m Kennedy Oaks

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 4:57pm

What you need to know about the $1 million Kennedy Oaks, the main event on Ladies Day at Flemington.  Read more »

Melody Belle to chase 11th Group One win

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 4:57pm

A week after winning her 10th Group One race and first in Australia, star New Zealand mare Melody Belle will chase another in the Mackinnon Stakes.  Read more »

Apicius scratched from G1 VRC Oaks

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 4:50pm

The VRC Oaks field has been reduced to 14 following the scratching of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Apicius because of an elevated temperature.  Read more »

Sunshine Coast to get new synthetic track

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 3:32pm

The Sunshine Coast is to get a new multi-million dollar all-weather training and racing track.  Read more »

Oaks next for Cup-winning trainer O'Brien

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 3:24pm

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Danny O'Brien will saddle up leading contender Miami Bound in the Group One VRC Oaks as he hopes to add to a memorable week.  Read more »

Outback Barbie ready for summer carnival

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 3:15pm

An impressive trial win has confirmed Outback Barbie can start the summer carnival on a winning note in the Keith Noud Quality at Doomben.  Read more »

Field of nine for G1 Darley Sprint Classic

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 1:19pm

A field of nine has been declared for the Sprint Classic at Flemington headed by last year's winner Santa Ana Lane.  Read more »

Tanker rolls into Golden Gift favouritism

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 1:17pm

The 14-runner field has been finalised for the inaugural $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill, with Tanker installed favourite for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.  Read more »

Magic Wand a Mackinnon Stakes acceptor

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 1:03pm

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Magic Wand is among the acceptors for the Mackinnon Stakes after her 10th placed finish in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Jockey suspended after failing breath test

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 12:29pm

Cairns jockey Amanda Thomson has been suspended for six months after failing an alcohol breath test at trackwork.  Read more »

Vow And Declare comes through Cup win well

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 11:46am

Trainer Danny O'Brien says Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare has come through his victory at Flemington well and is a happy horse the morning after.  Read more »

Brisbane bookmaker Kelleher dies aged 89

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 11:37am

The doyen of the Brisbane bookmaking ring, Jack Kelleher, has died aged 89.  Read more »

Punters wager $100m but Cup turnover down

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 7:56pm

Punters outlaid more than $100 million on the 2019 Melbourne Cup as Craig Williams piloted Australian-trained Vow And Declare to victory.  Read more »

Bad start acts against Il Paradiso in Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 7:09pm

A poor start has not helped the cause of the Aidan O'Brien-trained Il Paradiso with the stable vowing to be back again chasing an elusive Melbourne Cup win.  Read more »

Slow start costly for Cross Counter in Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 7:06pm

Cross Counter has finished eighth in his Melbourne Cup defence but jockey William Buick insists he ran a big race after a slow start.  Read more »

Cup win a major source of pride for family

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 6:38pm

Craig Williams' brother Jason and his father Allan say the jockey has worked extremely hard to achieve his Melbourne Cup dream.  Read more »

How Cup favourites have fared this century

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 6:36pm

The Melbourne Cup favourite has failed to live up to the billing for a sixth straight year, with Finche running seventh.  Read more »

Michael Walker devastated at Cup defeat

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 6:23pm

Michael Walker is a family orientated man and feels like he has let his daughter down by finishing second in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Frankie Dettori banned after Cup protest

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 6:08pm

Frankie Dettori has been suspended for nine meetings for careless riding after being relegated to fourth place by a stewards' protest in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Prince Of Arran set to return for 2020 Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 5:45pm

The Melbourne Cup will be the main aim again for English stayer Prince Of Arran in 2020 after placing in the race for the second straight year at Flemington.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup runner taken to vet clinic

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 5:30pm

Rostropovich has been taken to a veterinary clinic after finishing last of the 24 runners in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Craig Williams' path to elusive Cup win

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 5:14pm

Champion jockey Craig Williams' 2019 Melbourne Cup win aboard Australian-trained Vow And Declare has been more than 25 years in the making.  Read more »

Vow And Declare's journey into Cup history

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 4:56pm

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare, trained by Danny O'Brien and ridden by Craig Williams, has won the Melbourne Cup at his 13th start.  Read more »

Mer De Glace 'massive' in Cup defeat: Lane

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 4:35pm

Damian Lane believes a Melbourne Cup chance might have gone begging after Mer De Glace finished sixth after over-racing in the 3200m race.  Read more »

What the 2019 Melbourne Cup jockeys said

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 4:29pm

What the jockeys said after the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.  Read more »

Finishing order for the 2019 Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 4:05pm

Where your horse finished in the 2019 Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Teleplay scores again on Melbourne Cup day

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 2:54pm

Teleplay has returned to winning form on Melbourne Cup day, landing a second stakes race success in the Group Three Jim Beam Stakes.  Read more »

Garner caps campaign with Flemington win

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 2:28pm

The Gordon Richards-trained three-year-old Garner has made it three wins from six starts in his first campaign, sprinting to victory over 1000m at Flemington.  Read more »

Shared Ambition underlines staying promise

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 1:36pm

Chris Waller may have found his Melbourne Cup horse for next year after Shared Ambition maintained his unbeaten record in Australia.  Read more »

Sure Knee calms Waller's nerves on Cup day

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 1:25pm

Carrying the all-cerise colours of the Ingham family, Sure Knee has taken out the TAB Trophy at Flemington on Cup day.  Read more »

Bravo Tango delivers Freedman Cup day win

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 12:52pm

Mitch Freedman admits Bravo Tango has been a frustrating horse but the gelding has delivered the trainer a satisfying win on Melbourne Cup day at Flemington.  Read more »

Stewards adjourn Jamaican Rain inquiry

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 12:13pm

Stewards have adjourned an inquiry into an alleged race day treatment of Jamaican Rain who was a late scratching from a race at Flemington because of lameness.  Read more »

Hayes stable strikes early blow on Cup day

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 12:00pm

Debutant Aryaaf has given trainers David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig a winning start to Melbourne Cup day at Flemington.  Read more »

Silent Sovereign presses on to VRC Oaks

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 11:05am

Tony McEvoy is pressing on to the VRC Oaks with Silent Sovereign after her sixth in the Wakeful Stakes and he is hopeful the filly can figure over 2500m.  Read more »

Full field of 24 for Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2019, 8:56am

There are no Melbourne Cup scratchings with a full field of 24 to go to the gates for the 3200m-race at Flemington on a soft track.  Read more »

The last word ahead of the Melbourne Cup

Monday 4 November 2019, 7:11pm

What the connections are saying ahead of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.  Read more »

Cup punters warm to Waller stayer Finche

Monday 4 November 2019, 6:55pm

Finche appears set to start the Melbourne Cup favourite with punters rallying behind the Chris Waller-trained import.  Read more »

Lane chasing history at Flemington in Cup

Monday 4 November 2019, 6:21pm

Jockey Damian Lane has won the Golden Slipper, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate in 2019 and has the chance to add the Melbourne Cup aboard Mer De Glace.  Read more »

Brett Prebble bids for second Cup victory

Monday 4 November 2019, 6:10pm

Brett Prebble already has a Melbourne Cup success on Green Moon and is chasing his second on the Anthony Freedman-trained Steel Prince.  Read more »