News

I knew I was innocent over cobalt: O'Brien

Friday 17 March 2017, 6:58pm

Racing Victoria says it will consult lawyers to plan its next move after losing an appeal in the cobalt case against two horse trainers.  Read more »

Happy Clapper confirms Doncaster mission

Friday 17 March 2017, 6:54pm

Happy Clapper will head to The Championships at Randwick after scoring an overdue win in the Newmarket Handicap at Newcastle.  Read more »

Diamond Tathagata to sparkle in Slipper

Friday 17 March 2017, 5:58pm

Diamond Tathagata can cement Mark Newnham's rise up the training ranks with a prominent showing in the Golden Slipper.  Read more »

Tyzone to head back north

Friday 17 March 2017, 4:58pm

Smart three year old Tyzone is likely to return to north Queensland after Saturday's Gold Coast meeting to target the Cleveland Bay Hcp.  Read more »

Hartnell out to bounce back in Ranvet

Friday 17 March 2017, 4:27pm

Hartnell is odds-on to add the Group One Ranvet Stakes to his previous Rosehill wins in the Sky High Stakes and The BMW two years ago.  Read more »

Schofield not conceding G1 to Winx

Friday 17 March 2017, 4:21pm

Winx is at skinny odds to continue her winning streak at Rosehill but Le Romain's jockey Glyn Schofield says the mare isn't over the line.  Read more »

Moroney stablemates tackle Grand Handicap

Friday 17 March 2017, 4:02pm

Mike Moroney expects stablemates War Legend and Strike Force to both prove hard to beat in The Curragh Grand Handicap over 1600m at Flemington.  Read more »

Golden Slipper meeting to go ahead

Friday 17 March 2017, 3:44pm

Racing officials are confident the Golden Slipper meeting will go ahead and are hoping the predicted rain is mostly coastal.  Read more »

New track earns high praise from jockeys

Friday 17 March 2017, 3:20pm

The $11 million redevelopment of the Newcastle track has passed its first serious test, coping with heavy rain to host one of its biggest race days of the year.  Read more »

Vindicated trainer blasts Racing Victoria

Friday 17 March 2017, 2:04pm

Victorian trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien have won an appeal against their disqualifications for positive cobalt results.  Read more »

Impavido seeks clear path to Derby

Friday 17 March 2017, 11:17am

Bjorn Baker expects Impavido to bounce back from a tough run in the Randwick Guineas in the Rosehill equivalent.  Read more »

Veteran Jopa after first stakes win

Friday 17 March 2017, 10:58am

Veteran Jopa will return to the scene of his first race start after nearly seven years to chase his first stakes win.  Read more »

Invader to be vetted again before Slipper

Friday 17 March 2017, 10:40am

Golden Slipper contender Invader will need to pass a second veterinary examination on race morning to take his place after failing his first test.  Read more »

Vic trainers win appeal against cobalt ban

Friday 17 March 2017, 10:14am

Two prominent Victorian trainers have won their appeal against disqualifications for positive cobalt tests.  Read more »

Black Heart Bart out of Blamey Stakes

Friday 17 March 2017, 9:35am

Pre-race favourite Black Heart Bart has been scratched from the Blamey Stakes after a stable mishap, leaving a field of six for the Group Two race.  Read more »

Mullins back with Cheltenham four-timer

Friday 17 March 2017, 6:58am

Champion Irish trainer Willie Mullins has trained four winners at Cheltenham after a winless first two days of the famous jumps meeting.  Read more »

James McDonald disqualification stands

Thursday 16 March 2017, 6:55pm

James McDonald's betting-related disqualification stands although a Racing NSW Appeal Panel member has described the penalty as too severe.  Read more »

The United States going for second Ranvet

Thursday 16 March 2017, 6:17pm

Jockey Ben Melham is expecting a good showing from seven-year-old The United States in the horse's defence of the Group One Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Blake Shinn rides G1 winner in NZ

Thursday 16 March 2017, 5:52pm

Summer Passage has given Sydney jockey Blake Shinn his first Group One winner in New Zealand in the Sistema Stakes at Ellerslie.  Read more »

Zabeel racks up 46th individual G1 winner

Thursday 16 March 2017, 4:56pm

Zabeel has gone past his own sire Sir Tristram with his 46th individual Group One winner Lizzie L'Amour in the Bonecrusher NZ Stakes at Ellerslie.  Read more »