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Whip free racing put on hold in Victoria

Wednesday 16 December 2020, 2:40pm

Racing Victoria has decided not to proceed with hosting some 'whip for safety only' races after seriously considering the proposition.  Read more »

Significant weekend looms for Jennings

Wednesday 16 December 2020, 12:04pm

Caroline Jennings will split her small team between two states when Written Miss and Arabian Hussey race at Flemington and Randwick respectively.  Read more »

Waller, Maloney team up with StableWizard

Wednesday 16 December 2020, 11:42am

Champion trainer Chris Waller says a new digital platform that manages vital horse information and welfare data is a major step forward for the industry.  Read more »

Gold Coast back-up for The Astrologist

Tuesday 15 December 2020, 3:42pm

Troy Corstens has decided to run The Astrologist at the Gold Coast a week before the Magic Millions Cup to give the horse a look at the circuit.  Read more »

Bright future forecast for Astrologer

Tuesday 15 December 2020, 11:52am

Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden are ramping up their team for the Magic Millions carnival and they hope Astrologer can secure his passage north at Wyong.  Read more »

Sir Dragonet targets rich Sydney race

Monday 14 December 2020, 3:00pm

Ciaron Maher is hoping his Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet can prove he is Australia's number one weight-for-age, middle-distance performer in 2021.  Read more »

Newnham sweats on Wyong start for debutant

Monday 14 December 2020, 1:26pm

Mark Newnham will need a high attrition rate if Selhurst Park is to use the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic as a launch pad to the Gold Coast carnival.  Read more »

Kisukano on target for return to racing

Monday 14 December 2020, 12:44pm

A comfortable win by speedy filly Kisukano in a recent Toowoomba jump out has trainer Michael Nolan excited about her imminent return to racing.  Read more »

Classique Legend unplaced in HK Sprint

Sunday 13 December 2020, 6:25pm

Australian sprint star Classique Legend has finished unplaced in the Hong Kong Sprint with honours going to Japanese raider Danon Smash.  Read more »

Brown and Moneybags break drought

Saturday 12 December 2020, 6:22pm

Lindsey Smith wasn't expecting new recruit Mr Money Bags to win at his debut for the stable but said the horse had thrived since coming to him.  Read more »

Glamour mare leads throughout in Villiers

Saturday 12 December 2020, 6:14pm

Trainer Mark Newnham has captured successive wins in the Villiers Stakes after Greysful Glamour emulated the feat of stablemate Quackerjack 12 months ago.  Read more »

Fabergino gives trainer a winning farewell

Saturday 12 December 2020, 5:47pm

Tiarnna Robertson timed her return to Perth to perfection as she wanted to see her flying mare Fabergino win at Flemington before she headed home.  Read more »

Timely stakes win for Lonhro mare Athiri

Saturday 12 December 2020, 4:59pm

Godolphin mare Athiri has been knocking on the door for a stakes victory since she was a juvenile and she finally got one on the board at Randwick.  Read more »

Acrobat rolls rivals to win Inglis Nursery

Saturday 12 December 2020, 4:47pm

Superbly bred colt Acrobat has given trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace another two-year-old feature with his victory in the Inglis Nursery at Randwick.  Read more »

Significance delivers Christmas cheer

Saturday 12 December 2020, 3:46pm

Trainer Clare Cunningham and her partner, jockey Jason Collett, have combined to win the Listed Christmas Cup at Randwick with in-form stayer Significance.  Read more »

Profiteer capitalises on his pure speed

Saturday 12 December 2020, 3:26pm

Profiteer raced up to the expectations of his trainers when he led throughout to win his debut at Flemington in a style signalling he could be a future star.  Read more »

Christmas Cup win would be Sweet for Smith

Friday 11 December 2020, 3:39pm

Dour stayer Sweet Thomas returns from a Melbourne spring campaign to tackle the Listed Christmas Cup at Randwick.  Read more »

Inside alley a positive for Rhapsody Rose

Friday 11 December 2020, 2:45pm

An ideal alley for Rhapsody Rose has boosted the confidence of trainer Chris Munce as the filly faces a crucial test in the Calaway Gal Stakes at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Davies chasing biggest win in Villiers

Friday 11 December 2020, 12:15pm

Growing up opposite a racetrack, Angela Davies always wanted to have a career with horses but she never imagined saddling up a Villiers Stakes favourite.  Read more »

Tralee Rose on trial for bigger races

Friday 11 December 2020, 11:30am

Symon Wilde is adamant Tralee Rose will be at her best over a genuine staying trip and he plans to test that theory at Flemington.  Read more »

Rich purse lures Hawkes colt to Randwick

Friday 11 December 2020, 10:47am

Hinchinbrook youngster Overmann will make his debut in the Inglis Nursery, a race his trainers hope can be a stepping stone towards the autumn carnival.  Read more »

Top French jockey stood down from HK meet

Friday 11 December 2020, 9:59am

Christophe Soumillon will miss the rich International meeting in Hong Kong after failing to gain a release from quarantine officials.  Read more »

Everest winner draws rails for HK Sprint

Thursday 10 December 2020, 6:00pm

Australian sprinter Classique Legend will jump from the inside barrier in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin's annual International meeting.  Read more »

Team Edmonds unveil Millions hope at Farm

Thursday 10 December 2020, 3:44pm

Unraced colt Alpine Edge will stake his claim for a Magic Millions berth in the Phelan Ready Stakes at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Neasham's juvenile Nursery blossoming

Thursday 10 December 2020, 3:40pm

Annabel Neasham will chase the richest win of her burgeoning career when she starts two first starters in the $500,000 Inglis Nursery at Randwick.  Read more »

Cahill sticks with Princess Bojack at Farm

Thursday 10 December 2020, 2:49pm

Trainer Michael Nolan cannot fault the preparation of Magic Millions hopeful Princess Bojack, who returns from a let-up in the Calaway Gal Stakes at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Godolphin seek to break Villiers hoodoo

Thursday 10 December 2020, 2:29pm

Godolphin will chase its first win in the feature race of the Sydney summer with three runners in the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

It's been a Grandview for Ryan recently

Thursday 10 December 2020, 2:19pm

Warrnambool trainer Simon Ryan has five horses in work and three are last-start winners. His banner horse Grandview Avenue will be in action at Flemington.  Read more »

Laurie excited about Ranveer's talent

Thursday 10 December 2020, 1:18pm

It will be a case of take two for Mornington trainer Matt Laurie as he again attempts to get his precocious youngster Ranveer to the races.  Read more »

Costa hoping for Purrfect Deal in Cup

Thursday 10 December 2020, 12:30pm

In-form Queensland trainer Michael Costa is chasing black-type for progressive mare Purrfect Deal and regards the Christmas Cup as an ideal target.  Read more »

Purton wins International jockeys' series

Thursday 10 December 2020, 9:43am

Australian Zac Purton has won his second International jockeys' championship title at Sha Tin as English rider Hollie Doyle also starred.  Read more »

Magic Millions contenders descend on Farm

Wednesday 9 December 2020, 4:00pm

Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have made a key gear change with Fake Love, who can underline her Magic Millions Classic claims at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Newnham fears Villiers being left behind

Wednesday 9 December 2020, 1:06pm

Mark Newnham is a fan of the new-look Sydney spring program but he is also a racing purist who wants to ensure the Villiers Stakes is not lost in the wash.  Read more »

Flying Fabergino back to her pet journey

Wednesday 9 December 2020, 11:56am

Trainer Tiarnna Robertson will drop fast mare Fabergino back to a short-course trip after she flopped when stretched out in distance.  Read more »

RV ramps up review into oseas horse deaths

Wednesday 9 December 2020, 10:06am

Racing Victoria says animal welfare is its main focus as it conducts a review into the spate of international horse deaths during the spring carnival.  Read more »

Conners poised to unleash Shocking Force

Tuesday 8 December 2020, 4:24pm

Evergreen trainer Clarry Conners will saddle up a first starter at Randwick who he says reminds him of his 1992 Golden Slipper winner Burst.  Read more »

Russian Camelot aimed at two rich races

Tuesday 8 December 2020, 2:15pm

Danny O'Brien is setting stable star Russian Camelot for an autumn cameo in two of Australia's richest races in Melbourne and Sydney.  Read more »

Top Kiwi trio to chase Australian riches

Tuesday 8 December 2020, 1:14pm

Training partners Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are no strangers to success in Australia and they again have their sights on some major autumn races.  Read more »

Beer sets Tasmanian targets for import

Tuesday 8 December 2020, 12:45pm

Trainer Mitchell Beer believes his imported stayer Perfect Illusion has the right form lines to break his Australian duck at Sandown.  Read more »

See Marie facing stamina test in Eagle Way

Monday 7 December 2020, 2:45pm

Queensland filly See Marie will take the first step towards a long-term Oaks mission when she lines up at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Begg outlines Blue Diamond goal for Dosh

Monday 7 December 2020, 1:20pm

Grahame Begg equates the ability of juvenile filly Dosh to that of his Blue Diamond Stakes winner Written By and she will follow a similar autumn path.  Read more »

Outrageous in the groove ahead of Villiers

Monday 7 December 2020, 12:28pm

Talented Hawkes Racing gelding Outrageous has returned in a purple patch of form this preparation and will chase a hat-trick of wins in the Villiers Stakes.  Read more »

Rawiller's holiday rewarded with Cup win

Saturday 5 December 2020, 6:39pm

Both jockey Nash Rawiller and trainer Matthew Smith predict a big future for former French stayer Attorney after his gutsy win in the Pakenham Cup.  Read more »

City win has Significance for Cunningham

Saturday 5 December 2020, 6:33pm

Significance, a son of champion Frankel, has been a work in progress for trainer Claire Cunningham but he finally put it all together to win at Rosehill.  Read more »

No fairytale ending for retiring Webster

Saturday 5 December 2020, 5:37pm

Happy Clapper's trainer Pat Webster has saddled up his last runner with Kosciusko finishing a brave second at Newcastle.  Read more »

Luck finally goes the way of Tavidance

Saturday 5 December 2020, 5:34pm

Mick Price has a big opinion of Tavidance so he was relieved to see the horse finally have some luck and score an easy win at Pakenham.  Read more »

Waller to rev-up Elanora for Grand Prix

Saturday 5 December 2020, 4:48pm

Chris Waller will happily follow the carnival train to Brisbane this summer as he chases more black-type for Rosehill winner The Elanora.  Read more »

Jennings' surreal run of wins continues

Saturday 5 December 2020, 2:52pm

Caroline Jennings' great week continued with filly Written Miss leading throughout to win at Pakenham, breaking a long city drought for jockey Jason Benbow.  Read more »

Rosehill winners on road to Magic Millions

Saturday 5 December 2020, 2:35pm

The Rosehill meeting has unearthed two genuine Magic Millions Guineas prospects in the Chris Waller-trained Oscar Zulu and emerging talent Ellsberg.  Read more »

Boss continues his Wild ride at Rosehill

Friday 4 December 2020, 5:09pm

Almost 35 years to the day since Glen Boss rode in his first race, the champion jockey remains at the top of his game.  Read more »