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Injury doubts still on Tulloch Lodge pair

Sunday 7 October 2018, 5:35pm

The support sprints on the Everest program are taking shape but Tulloch Lodge mares English and Invincible Star are still in doubt for the Sydney Stakes.  Read more »

Oohood on target for Caulfield Guineas

Sunday 7 October 2018, 4:51pm

Tony McEvoy will run Group One-winner Oohood against the colts and geldings in the Caulfield Guineas, convinced the filly is up to the challenge.  Read more »

NZ mare Savvy Coup to be set for Cox Plate

Sunday 7 October 2018, 3:33pm

New Zealand mare Savvy Coup will run in the Cox Plate with her trainer Michael Pitman expecting to be track-side after bowel cancer surgery.  Read more »

Queensland clubs support protest decision

Sunday 7 October 2018, 2:13pm

The Brisbane Racing Club and Gold Coast Turf Club have come out in support of protests against the Point of Consumption tax distribution.  Read more »

Long Leaf to bypass G1 Caulfield Guineas

Sunday 7 October 2018, 1:34pm

Long Leaf will be freshened for a tilt at the Coolmore Stud Stakes rather than press on in distance for a shot at the Caulfield Guineas.  Read more »

Eagle Farm track nearing first test

Sunday 7 October 2018, 11:09am

The troubled Eagle Farm racetrack surface is nearly ready to have its first major test with horses scheduled to gallop on it soon.  Read more »

Schofield suspended over Flemington ride

Saturday 6 October 2018, 6:57pm

Glyn Schofield, Mark Zahra and Jye McNeil have all been suspended for careless riding at Flemington on Turnbull Stakes day.  Read more »

Invincibella makes amends at Flemington

Saturday 6 October 2018, 6:16pm

Invincibella is set to play a part in the big mares' spring races following her win in the Group Two Blazer Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Amphitrite beats stablemates in stakes win

Saturday 6 October 2018, 6:09pm

Amphitrite has beaten Krone and Verry Elleegant to give trainer Darren Weir the first three placegetters in the Group Two Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Angland suspended, misses Caulfield Cup

Saturday 6 October 2018, 5:56pm

Tye Angland will miss the Caulfield Cup ride on Ace High after being suspended at Randwick.  Read more »

I Am Serious breaks through at Group level

Saturday 6 October 2018, 5:42pm

I Am Serious has appreciated the drop back to mares class to win the Group Three Angst Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Bart Cummings win gives Avilius Cup berth

Saturday 6 October 2018, 5:23pm

James Cummings has secured a start for Avilius in the Melbourne Cup with the import taking out the race named in his grandfather's honour at Flemington.  Read more »

Champion sire Encosta De Lago dies aged 25

Saturday 6 October 2018, 5:10pm

Champion sire Encosta De Lago has died aged 25 at Coolmore Stud in the NSW Hunter Valley.  Read more »

I Am Excited sprints to victory in Gilgai

Saturday 6 October 2018, 4:40pm

Sydney mare I Am Excited has finished strongly the claim the biggest win of her career in the Group Two Gilgai Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Group Two win caps big double for O'Dea

Saturday 6 October 2018, 4:20pm

Brisbane trainer Steve O'Dea has come away from Randwick with a winning double by half-brothers, including a Group Two victory with Sesar.  Read more »

Maid Of Heaven wins Spring Champion Stakes

Saturday 6 October 2018, 4:18pm

Maid Of Heaven has given trainer Mark Newnham and jockey Rachel King a milestone Group One win in the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Niccanova to step up after Doomben victory

Saturday 6 October 2018, 3:26pm

Niccanova will step up to 1600m before going to the Brisbane summer carnival after an impressive win at Doomben.  Read more »

Extra Brut claims Listed win in UCI Stakes

Saturday 6 October 2018, 3:15pm

Three-year-old Extra Brut has made it three-straight wins with a strong performance stepping up to 1800m for the first time in the Listed UCI Stakes.  Read more »

Winx roars home to capture Turnbull Stakes

Saturday 6 October 2018, 3:11pm

Winx has kept her winning streak intact, claiming the Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Retired Chautauqua in Flemington farewell

Saturday 6 October 2018, 2:45pm

Champion sprinter Chautauqua has been farewelled at Flemington, after connections called time on the grey flash's career.  Read more »

Eckstein powers to strong Flemington win

Saturday 6 October 2018, 2:29pm

NSW mare Eckstein has broken through for a long overdue win, taking out the Listed Paris Lane Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Options for Wild Planet after stakes win

Saturday 6 October 2018, 1:56pm

The Caulfield Guineas is among the options for Wild Planet after the three-year-old scored a narrow win in a Listed race at Flemington.  Read more »

First Sydney winner for trainer Jim Jarvis

Saturday 6 October 2018, 1:41pm

Coffs Harbour trainer Jim Jarvis has trained his first Sydney city winner with Evopex claiming the Highway Handicap to fuel Country Championships dreams.  Read more »

Courseshewill seals Magic Millions berth

Saturday 6 October 2018, 1:35pm

Flying filly Courseshewill is the first horse to be assured of a Magic Millions 2YO Classic start with her win at Doomben.  Read more »

Unite And Conquer too speedy at Flemington

Saturday 6 October 2018, 1:26pm

Wearing blinkers for his first start, professional youngster Unite And Conquer has led throughout to win in the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Guntantes earns high praise from jockey

Saturday 6 October 2018, 12:56pm

Stakes-winning jockey Dale Smith has compared Guntantes with some of the best two-year-olds he has ridden after the colt's Doomben win.  Read more »

Hellyer key to Monaco Snob streak: trainer

Saturday 6 October 2018, 12:49pm

Trainer Robert Heathcote has given credit to jockey Michael Hellyer for the fourth straight win of Monaco Snob at Doomben.  Read more »

Absent Minister in Qld racing crosshairs

Saturday 6 October 2018, 12:44pm

Organisers of a threatened strike in the Queensland racing industry have called on Racing MInister Sterling Hinchliffe to return from holidays to meet them.  Read more »

Blazer Stakes return for Bring Me Roses

Friday 5 October 2018, 5:25pm

Talented mare Bring Me Roses will be chasing her first win since the corresponding meeting a year ago when she resumes in the Blazer Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Barrier problems for Gollan's juveniles

Friday 5 October 2018, 5:05pm

Trainer Tony Gollan has been set a poser about whether to start two of his new season juveniles from wide barriers at Doomben.  Read more »

Winx to continue streak in G1 Turnbull

Friday 5 October 2018, 5:04pm

After being crowned Australia's Racehorse of the Year for a third time, Winx will be out to extend her winning sequence to 28 races in the Turnbull Stakes.  Read more »

Wet Randwick no worry for Tarka

Friday 5 October 2018, 4:16pm

Trainer David Payne believes Tarka's small size will be an advantage on a heavy Randwick track in the Spring Champion Stakes.  Read more »

Heavy track won't fuss Velaro at Randwick

Friday 5 October 2018, 2:39pm

Velaro's trainer Cameron Crockett says a heavy track won't worry the four-year-old in the Highway Handicap at Randwick as rain continues in Sydney.  Read more »

Birchley Millions bid continues at Doomben

Friday 5 October 2018, 12:15pm

Trainer Liam Birchley's quest to win the Magic Millions 2YO Classic resumes at Doomben.  Read more »

Strikes nothing new in Queensland racing

Friday 5 October 2018, 12:13pm

Strike action is nothing new in Queensland racing but this time all aspects of the industry are united according to organisers.  Read more »

Jaameh aiming to win Melbourne Cup start

Friday 5 October 2018, 12:09pm

With two Flemington wins already under his belt this spring, import Jaameh will be chasing a Melbourne Cup spot when he runs in The Bart Cummings.  Read more »

Niccanova frustrations to end for Tregea

Friday 5 October 2018, 10:54am

Trainer Steve Tregea has had a great start to the season but one of his sources of frustration should end at Doomben.  Read more »

Dual NZ champion Bonneval retired

Friday 5 October 2018, 9:24am

Triple Group One winner Bonneval has officially been retired after her unplaced run in the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Queensland racing industry to strike

Friday 5 October 2018, 8:49am

The key participants in the Queensland racing industry are planning two days of strike action in protest at a lack of government support.  Read more »

Cracksman to miss Arc to run at Ascot

Friday 5 October 2018, 6:32am

Cracksman is set to bring the curtain down on his racing career by defending the Champion Stakes after being ruled out of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.  Read more »

Winx claims third Horse of the Year title

Thursday 4 October 2018, 10:51pm

Champion Winx has been named Australia's Racehorse of the Year for the third consecutive time, joining Black Caviar and Sunline.  Read more »

Brisbane colt Sesar to make Sydney debut

Thursday 4 October 2018, 5:07pm

Brisbane trainer Steve O'Dea is looking to Sesar to step up in the Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick before he heads further south to Melbourne.  Read more »

Injured Kopi Luwak out of $1.3m Kosciuszko

Thursday 4 October 2018, 5:06pm

Kopi Luwak, one of two slot runners for trainer Danny Williams in The Kosciuszko, has been ruled out of the $1.3 million race.  Read more »

Truly Discreet after big Flemington prize

Thursday 4 October 2018, 5:01pm

The Blazer Stakes at Flemington can provide Truly Discreet with a springboard into bigger spring carnival races.  Read more »

Well-bred Mercury set for Flemington debut

Thursday 4 October 2018, 3:13pm

Two-year-old Mercury, a half-brother to talented sprinter Osborne Bulls, will step out in Melbourne's first juvenile race of the season.  Read more »

The Spring Champion Stakes at a glance

Thursday 4 October 2018, 2:50pm

A look at the history of the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick and the talking points ahead of the $500,000 race.  Read more »

Group 1 Turnbull Stakes facts and figures

Thursday 4 October 2018, 1:17pm

All you need to know about the Group One Turnbull Stakes over 2000m at Flemington.  Read more »

Alexander mare joins queue for Cup entry

Thursday 4 October 2018, 1:13pm

Wheal Leisure will make a bid for a Melbourne Cup start when she contests the Bart Cummings at Flemington.  Read more »

Dealmaker out to emulate sire in Group One

Thursday 4 October 2018, 12:29pm

The Chris Waller-trained Dealmaker will chase a Group One win in the Spring Champion Stakes, a race his sire Dundeel won at Randwick six years ago.  Read more »

Apprentice claim to reduce Volkoff burden

Thursday 4 October 2018, 12:16pm

Apprentice Clayton Gallagher's 3kg claim is expected to help Volkoff score her second win for trainers Brian and Daniel Guy at Doomben.  Read more »