News

Former trainer Bastiman outed for cobalt

Wednesday 15 August 2018, 9:40am

Former trainer Robin Bastiman has been disqualified for three years after administering a horse with a substance that contained elevated levels of cobalt.  Read more »

Weir keeps on racking up the winners

Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:16pm

The new racing season may only be two weeks old but trainer Darren Weir is already setting the benchmark for winners and runners.  Read more »

Bonneval trial delayed by wet weather

Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:15pm

A planned barrier trial for NZ Horse of the Year Bonneval has been postponsed because of wet weather.  Read more »

Steel Frost to resume in Spring Stakes

Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:13pm

The Spring Stakes in Adelaide is the race of choice to kick off Steel Frost's campaign ahead of a possible trip to Melbourne later in spring.  Read more »

Prince in the big league in Winx Stakes

Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:11pm

Invictus Prince will rightly start an outsider in the Winx Stakes with trainer Matthew Smith forced to begin somewhere as he heads to longer races.  Read more »

Wells headlines 14 Grand National entries

Tuesday 14 August 2018, 6:01pm

Three-time winner Wells will attempt a record-breaking fourth win in the Grand National Steeplechase when he runs over 4500m at Ballarat.  Read more »

RV working towards altrenogest solution

Tuesday 14 August 2018, 4:18pm

Racing Victoria is continuing its work with manufacturers as it endeavours to find a solution for the use of altrenogest in cycling fillies and mares.  Read more »

Caulfield returns planned for Stanley duo

Tuesday 14 August 2018, 3:34pm

Trainer Brent Stanley is planning to kick off the spring campaigns of talented three-year-olds The August and Casadiva in separate stakes races at Caulfield.  Read more »

Annunciate to keep run going at Sandown

Tuesday 14 August 2018, 2:27pm

Chris Hyland has joined his father Pat in a training partnership with the pair taking the in-form Annunciate to an 1800m-race at Sandown.  Read more »

James McDonald to ride Outback Barbie

Tuesday 14 August 2018, 12:38pm

James McDonald has been booked to replace the injured Blake Shinn on the Tony Gollan-trained Outback Barbie in the Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »