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Hartnell top weight for G1 Caulfield Cup
Melbourne
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 5:42pm
A field of 18 plus four emergencies has been declared for the $5 million Caulfield Cup with veteran Hartnell to run with top weight of 58kg. Read more »
Vase next for Derby hope Serious Liaison
Melbourne
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 4:32pm
Trainer Danny O'Brien believes Serious Liaison is a promising colt and plans to step him up in distance after a narrow win over 1600m at Caulfield. Read more »
Kendrick soldiers on without Eric The Eel
Brisbane
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 4:21pm
Stuart Kendrick's stable continues to roll out the winners despite losing star performer Eric The Eel for the spring. Read more »
Wolfe earns Cup start with Coongy Cup win
Melbourne
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 3:53pm
The win in the Coongy Cup by Wolfe has landed the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained stayer a start in the Caulfield Cup. Read more »
Praise from Rawiller for promising stayer
Melbourne
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 3:26pm
Jockey Nash Rawiller believes Shared Ambition has plenty of staying potential after riding the lightly raced import to a win at Caulfield. Read more »
Nature Strip's engine set for Everest test
Sydney
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 2:34pm
Trainer Chris Waller will liaise with rider Tim Clark to ensure on-pacer Nature Strip has enough in the tank to run out the distance in the $14 million Everest. Read more »
Blake Shinn on Humidor in $5m Cox Plate
Melbourne
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 1:15pm
Blake Shinn has been booked to ride Humidor should the gelding make the field for in the $5 million Cox Plate. Read more »
Arcadia Queen set for Everest challenge
Sydney
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 12:39pm
Premier trainer Chris Waller is talking up the chances of his talented Everest trio, Arcadia Queen, Yes Yes Yes and Nature Strip, after varied barrier fortunes. Read more »
Racing Queensland extends metro meetings
Brisbane
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 12:12pm
Racing Queensland will experiment with 10-race cards in Brisbane to co-incide with the Melbourne spring carnival. Read more »
Brisbane summer riches await Victory Eight
Brisbane
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 12:05pm
Trainer Trevor Miller will set Victory Eight for several prominent summer carnival 1600m races in Brisbane. Read more »
Valley look for Japan duo before Cox Plate
Melbourne
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 8:23am
Japan's two invited runners for the Cox Plate have had their first look at The Valley after a float trip from the Werribee International Horse Centre. Read more »
Waller gives Verry Elleegant Cox Plate nod
Melbourne
Wednesday 16 October 2019, 7:21am
Verry Elleegant will miss the Caulfield Cup in preference for a start in the Cox Plate after galloping at The Valley under James McDonald. Read more »
Santa Ana Lane draws two in Everest
Sydney
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 8:33pm
Favourite Santa Ana Lane has drawn barrier two in the $14 million Everest with Nature Strip to start from the outside in the 12-horse field. Read more »
Mathrick charged with tubing offence
Melbourne
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 6:05pm
Racing Victoria stewards have charged trainer Shawn Mathrick and stable employee Kim Mathrick with stomach tubing of a horse on race day. Read more »
Mustajeer works at Caulfield ahead of Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 5:45pm
Ebor Handicap winner Mustajeer has familiarised himself with the Caulfield course as he prepares to try to win the Caulfield Cup in his first Australian start. Read more »
64 horses remain in Melbourne Cup entries
Melbourne
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 5:38pm
Second acceptances have been taken for this year's Melbourne Cup with 64 horses remaining in contention. Read more »
Santa Ana Lane eyes Everest redemption
Sydney
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 5:32pm
Anthony Freedman-trained sprinter Santa Ana Lane will go in search of redemption and riches in Saturday's $14 million Everest. Read more »
NZ mare Rondinella in Vase at Caulfield
Sydney
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 4:35pm
New Zealand mare Rondinella will continue her spring campaign in the Ladies Day Vase at Caulfield after a last-start second at The Valley. Read more »
Japanese horses carry Lane's spring hopes
Melbourne
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 4:15pm
Australian jockey Damian Lane has reunited with Japanese horse Mer De Glace in a gallop at Caulfield ahead of riding the horse in the $5 million Caulfield Cup. Read more »
Everest-Cup comparisons unfair: McEvoy
Sydney
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 3:53pm
Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy, the only man to win both The Everest and and Melbourne Cup, has refused to play favourites as debate rages. Read more »
Finche gets look at Caulfield ahead of Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 2:25pm
Jockey Michael Walker says Caulfield Cup favourite Finche had no troubles handling the track in his first look around the course ahead of the $5 million race. Read more »
Eric The Eel to miss rest of spring
Brisbane
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 2:14pm
Queensland three-year-old Eric The Eel will miss the rest of the Melbourne spring carnival with a leg injury. Read more »
Dubious on target for G3 Blue Sapphire
Melbourne
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 2:07pm
Dubious will be out to press his claims for the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes when he runs in the Group Three Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield. Read more »
Crucial Valley gallop looms for Elleegant
Melbourne
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 1:08pm
Chris Waller has Cox Plate plans for Verry Elleegant but is keeping the Caulfield Cup option open until the mare gallops at The Valley. Read more »
Lemaire booked for Gold Mount in Cup
Sydney
Tuesday 15 October 2019, 8:04am
Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, winner of the 2011 Melbourne Cup on Dunaden, has been booked to ride English horse Gold Mount in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
RV posts surplus for last financial year
Melbourne
Monday 14 October 2019, 6:16pm
Racing Victoria has recorded record wagering turnover along with a surplus in the release of its latest financial year results. Read more »
Sunlight ready to peak in The Everest
Melbourne
Monday 14 October 2019, 6:05pm
Co-trainer Calvin McEvoy says Sunlight looks to be at her peak as she prepares for her main spring target in the $14 million Everest. Read more »
Royal Meeting Cosgrave's hope at Caulfield
Melbourne
Monday 14 October 2019, 5:18pm
Unbeaten in his two career starts, Godolphin's Royal Meeting is set to start in the Moonga Stakes at Caulfield for trainer Saeed bin Suroor. Read more »
Colt gets the Yes vote from Glen Boss
Sydney
Monday 14 October 2019, 5:04pm
Glen Boss is excited to be riding the Chris Waller-trained Yes Yes Yes, the only three-year-old in the $14 million Everest. Read more »
Cross Counter back to defend Cup crown
Melbourne
Monday 14 October 2019, 3:45pm
Cross Counter is one of five Charlie Appleby-trained horses undergoing quarantine at Werribee ahead of the Melbourne spring carnival. Read more »
The Candy Man in weight-for-age debut
Brisbane
Monday 14 October 2019, 3:34pm
Popular Brisbane galloper The Candy Man is set to make his weight-for-age debut in the Craven Plate at Randwick. Read more »
Coongy last chance to get in Caulfield Cup
Melbourne
Monday 14 October 2019, 2:27pm
Yulong Prince and Wolfe will get their last chance to gain a Caulfield Cup start via the Group Three Coongy Cup at Caulfield. Read more »
Caulfield Cup hope overcomes injury scare
Melbourne
Monday 14 October 2019, 1:57pm
English trainer Ed Dunlop's travelling foreman Robin Trevor-Jones has given Red Verdon the thumbs-up to take his place in the Caulfield Cup. Read more »
Half kilo penalty for The Chosen One
Sydney
Monday 14 October 2019, 1:27pm
New Zealand stayer The Chosen One has received a half kilo Melbourne Cup penalty for his win in the Group Two Herbert Power Stakes. Read more »
Raymond Tusk to bypass G1 Caulfield Cup
Melbourne
Monday 14 October 2019, 12:25pm
The Richard Hannon-trained Raymond Tusk will miss the Caulfield Cup to be kept for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Read more »
Cesarewitch double for trainer Mullins
Dublin
Monday 14 October 2019, 8:53am
Trainer Willie Mullins has claimed the English/Irish Cesarewitch double with Royal Illusion scoring at the Curragh after Stratum's Newmarket win. Read more »
Redzel in great shape ahead of Everest
Sydney
Sunday 13 October 2019, 6:16pm
Co-trainer Paul Snowden believes Redzel can be just as lethal in The Everest as he has been in the past two editions. Read more »
Constantinople on song for Caulfield Cup
Melbourne
Sunday 13 October 2019, 4:08pm
After clearing quarantine at Werribee, Constantinople has stepped straight on to the track at Flemington for a gallop ahead of the Caulfield Cup. Read more »
Don't Waiver to chase staying series
Brisbane
Sunday 13 October 2019, 3:51pm
Handy Caloundra three-year-old Don't Waiver will concentrate on the Brisbane summer staying series after missing the Spring Champion Stakes. Read more »
Star of the Saddle shared by McEvoy, Lane
Melbourne
Sunday 13 October 2019, 3:51pm
Damian Lane and Kerrin McEvoy have shared the $50,000 prize for the 'Star of the Saddle' on Caulfield Guineas day, with the pair finishing ahead of Mark Zahra. Read more »
Trekking confirmed to run in The Everest
Melbourne
Sunday 13 October 2019, 2:41pm
The 12-horse field for The Everest is now complete after confirmation Trekking will run in the Melbourne Racing Club's slot after winning the Schillaci Stakes. Read more »
Caulfield Cup off the menu for Self Sense
Melbourne
Sunday 13 October 2019, 2:27pm
The out-of-form Self Sense will miss the $5 million Caulfield Cup despite gaining a berth via his Mornington Cup win earlier this year.. Read more »
New technology to help with tote losses
Brisbane
Sunday 13 October 2019, 10:53am
The Brisbane Racing Club is hoping new technology can help overcome losses on its on course totalisator. Read more »
Pinatubo remains unbeaten after Dewhurst
London
Sunday 13 October 2019, 10:03am
Pinatubo has rounded off an unblemished juvenile campaign with victory in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. Read more »
Racing NSW and police to join forces
Sydney
Saturday 12 October 2019, 7:39pm
Racing NSW will make moves to strengthen the integrity of the sport under an agreement with NSW Police. Read more »
Trekking stakes Everest claim in Schillaci
Melbourne
Saturday 12 October 2019, 6:46pm
The James Cummings-trained Trekking has won the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield and been offered the Melbourne Racing Club's slot in The Everest. Read more »
The Inevitable stakes Golden Eagle claim
Sydney
Saturday 12 October 2019, 6:44pm
Tiny Tasmanian gelding The Inevitable has lived up to his favouritism in the Silver Eagle at Randwick, the major lead-up to the $7.5 million Golden Eagle. Read more »
Fierce Impact dominant in Toorak Handicap
Melbourne
Saturday 12 October 2019, 5:18pm
Matthew Smith has broken a long Group One drought in Melbourne with Fierce Impact winning the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. Read more »
Nettoyer backs up to win Group Three race
Sydney
Saturday 12 October 2019, 5:03pm
Quirky mare Nettoyer has backed up from a fine sixth in the Epsom Handicap to win a Group Three race against her own sex at Randwick. Read more »
Parr pulls right rein in Spring Champion
Sydney
Saturday 12 October 2019, 4:58pm
A jubilant Josh Parr has celebrated his second Spring Champion Stakes win aboard the Mark Newnham-trained Shadow Hero. Read more »