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Prebble chalks up 600th win

Thursday 15 November 2012, 4:15pm

Jockey Brett Prebble has followed his Melbourne Cup triumph nine days ago by posting his 600th win in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Newcastle trainer Hodge fined $5000

Thursday 15 November 2012, 4:04pm

Trainer Stephen Hodge has been fined $5000 after a horse from his stable, French Gift, returned a positive swab following a city win at Wyong.  Read more »

Mourayan chasing sentimental victory

Thursday 15 November 2012, 3:58pm

Mourayan is a clear favourite to win the feature race named in honour of his one-time stablemate Zipping, a four-time winner of the former Sandown Classic.  Read more »

Portelli hopes debutant is All The Talk

Thursday 15 November 2012, 3:40pm

Gary Portelli will know more about the autumn prospects of All The Talk after the colt makes his debut at Rosehill.  Read more »

2013 Sydney Classic Summer Book Catalogue Now Online

Thursday 15 November 2012, 12:45pm

The much anticipated Summer Book of the Sydney Classic Yearling Sale is now viewable online HERE  Read more »

Sepoy and Helmet fees set for Darley

Thursday 15 November 2012, 8:30am

Australian Group One winners Sepoy and Helmet are set to begin their first northern hemisphere season at stud.  Read more »

Fee set for Frankel at stud

Thursday 15 November 2012, 7:02am

The recently retired Frankel, the world's highest rated racehorse, will stand for more than $190,000 in his first season at stud.  Read more »

No performance-enhancing drug for Dettori

Thursday 15 November 2012, 6:24am

Jockey Frankie Dettori's failed drugs test does not involve a performance-enhancing substance, his lawyer has revealed.  Read more »

Up to 10 jockeys placed bets: report

Thursday 15 November 2012, 4:09am

Betting by jockeys is a widespread practice, a well known punter has told a newspaper.  Read more »

Tinkler prizemoney withheld to pay debts

Thursday 15 November 2012, 2:55am

Race clubs have withheld hundreds of thousands of dollars from Nathan Tinkler's racehorse winnings to offset debts.  Read more »

ATC confirms agreement with Patinack

Thursday 15 November 2012, 2:54am

Keen to maintain Patinack Farm's place in racing, the ATC has struck a deal with Nathan Tinkler's operation to help keep its debts in check.   Read more »

Up to 10 jockeys placed bets - report

Thursday 15 November 2012, 12:00am

Betting by jockeys is a widespread practice, a well known punter has told the Herald Sun.  Read more »

Rain Affair's sibling wins at Hawkesbury

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 5:54pm

Rain Affair's half-sister Gullible has scored a maiden win at Hawkesbury with jockey Corey Brown believing the filly will improve over more ground.  Read more »

Streama spelling until the autumn

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 4:39pm

With Streama in the spelling paddock after succumbing to a bruised heel, stablemate Skyerush will be out to claim a late carnival victory at Sandown.  Read more »

Gladiator on Summer Cup path

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 4:36pm

Trainer David Vandyke has set his sights on the Group Three Summer Cup with emerging stayer Maximus Gladiator, who resumes at Rosehill this weekend.  Read more »

Alcopop beefs up for Hong Kong

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 4:22pm

Trainer Jake Stephens is preparing for his first international runner with confirmation Alcopop will join the Australian contingent in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Ironstein looking for the million

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 3:54pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan is confident his tough stayer Ironstein will give the $1 million prizemoney mark a nudge in the Sandown Cup.  Read more »

Black Caviar honoured with Cartier award

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 3:35pm

Black Caviar won Cartier Sprinter Of The Year at the annual racing awards ceremony in London but the prize pool was scooped by Frankel.  Read more »

Olive shooting for double celebration

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 12:48pm

Preparing to celebrate a milestone birthday, trainer Nick Olive is hoping Capital Commander can deliver an early present by winning the Snake Gully Cup.  Read more »

Smerdon fined $10,000

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 12:12pm

Trainer Robert Smerdon has been fined $10,000 for negligence after a horse in his stable was administered treatment on the day it was due to race.  Read more »

Dettori tests positive at Longchamp

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 3:00am

Legendary Italian jockey Frankie Dettori has failed a drugs test while riding at Longchamp in France, his lawyer says.  Read more »

Luckygray topweight for Railway Stakes

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 5:52pm

The 2011 Railway Stakes winner Luckygray has been given topweight of 58kg for this year's renewal and is favourite ahead of Fawkner.  Read more »

Why multi-millionaire jockeys bet

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 5:46pm

Damien Oliver has the wealth to match his success on the racetrack, but he still chose to place a comparatively small bet that could end his career.  Read more »

Fromelles aimed at Sydney staying success

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 5:26pm

New Zealand mare Fromelles is being aimed at the Sydney summer staying features and is expected to improve as she steps up to 1900m at Rosehill.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup runners head to Japan

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 4:54pm

Melbourne Cup runners Jakkalberry, Mount Athos and Red Cadeaux are on their way to Tokyo to contest the Japan Cup.  Read more »

Handicapper calls for rankings overhaul

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 3:41pm

The handicapper responsible for Australian input into the official world racehorse rankings says the current system is confusing and needs changing.  Read more »

Snowden chasing more Guineas glory

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 3:03pm

Tatra and Proverb can improve on trainer Peter Snowden's Sandown Guineas record which has netted two wins and two placings in the past four years.  Read more »

Govt says Racing Victoria has enough power

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 2:21pm

Racing Victoria should have been given more power to investigate wrongdoing, the Victorian opposition says, as a top jockey faces two betting charges.  Read more »

Forgotten star ready for comeback

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 2:06pm

Laser Hawk, who led home a subsequent host of spring carnival stars when he won the Rosehill Guineas, will soon embark on a comeback campaign.  Read more »

Grands Crus poised for winning return

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 11:13am

Trainer David Pipe says top hurdler Grands Crus is placed to advantage at Cheltenham in his first major handicap race of a new campaign.  Read more »

More jockey betting probes under way

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 12:15am

Champion jockey Damien Oliver isn't the only rider under investigation for betting on horses.  Read more »

Jockey Oliver admits betting violation

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 12:11am

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has pleaded guilty to two charges including one of betting $10,000 on a horse in October 2010.  Read more »

New investigative unit for NSW racing

Monday 12 November 2012, 5:46pm

A unit designed to further combat the use of prohibited drugs in thoroughbred racing will be introduced in NSW.  Read more »

Racing authorities defend EPO claims

Monday 12 November 2012, 5:33pm

Victoria's racing bodies have defended themselves against media claims that blood doping and the use of EPO is rife in thoroughbred and harness codes.  Read more »

Hay List and his trainer on the mend

Monday 12 November 2012, 5:18pm

Hay List is making a quicker than expected recovery from surgery but his trainer John McNair still needs time to heal properly after a training accident.  Read more »

Mahisara, Secluded carry Messara hopes

Monday 12 November 2012, 5:17pm

Trainer Paul Messara is hoping Mahisara can close out the Melbourne carnival with a Sandown Stakes win while he is counting on Secluded at Rosehil.  Read more »

Local chances improve at Sandown

Monday 12 November 2012, 5:12pm

The final meeting of the Melbourne Spring carnival offers the locals a chance to pick up some healthy scraps at Sandown.  Read more »

Ortensia returns with Caviar in her sights

Monday 12 November 2012, 4:49pm

Ortensia is back in light work in preparation for a return to racing which could start with a Lightning Stakes clash against Black Caviar.  Read more »

Trainer hoping for Mental redemption

Monday 12 November 2012, 4:44pm

Trainer Peter Snowden is looking to his new sprint star Mental to make amends for a disappointing expedition to Dubai with Sepoy and Helmet.  Read more »

Hughes sets sights on title defence

Monday 12 November 2012, 11:12am

Richard Hughes rode 172 winners this year as he claimed the English jockeys' championship and he has promised to chase another title in 2013.  Read more »

Sea Siren primed for Hong Kong

Sunday 11 November 2012, 5:51pm

Triple Group One winner Sea Siren will fly the flag for Australian sprinters at the International meeting in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Ironstein gets his chance in Sandown Cup

Sunday 11 November 2012, 4:47pm

Ironstein will get the chance to run over the Melbourne Cup distance when he lines up in the Sandown Cup.  Read more »

Luckygray returns to winning form

Sunday 11 November 2012, 4:44pm

Perth star Luckygray has returned to winning form ahead of a clash with some classy interstate raiders heading west for the Ascot carnival.  Read more »

Puissance De Lune headed for light autum

Sunday 11 November 2012, 3:52pm

New boom stayer Puissance De Lune will have a light autumn campaign ahead of a spring preparation that is already bristling with expectation.  Read more »

Pinwheel spearheads Darley's Perth team

Sunday 11 November 2012, 3:49pm

Veteran sprinter Pinwheel will spearhead a small Darley team headed to Perth for feature races with his aim being the Group One Winterbottom Stakes.  Read more »

Sacred Falls retains unbeaten record

Sunday 11 November 2012, 1:51pm

Boom New Zealand colt Sacred Falls has kept his unbeaten record intact, claiming the Group One Two Thousand Guineas at his sixth start.  Read more »

Horse trainers allege widespread EPO use

Sunday 11 November 2012, 12:01am

Trainers have come forward to allege widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs within Australia's horse racing industry.  Read more »

Reigning surprises in Warwick Farm win

Saturday 10 November 2012, 6:18pm

Four-year-old Reigning has arrived in time to score a surprise first-up win for new trainer Bart Cummings at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

NZ mare makes winning start in Sydney

Saturday 10 November 2012, 5:52pm

Holy Moly has made a winning start to her Australian career for John Sargent, with the trainer bringing up his first city win from his new Warwick Farm stable.  Read more »

Kavanagh lands timely win in Matriarch

Saturday 10 November 2012, 4:50pm

Mark Kavanagh's lean spring carnival took a turn for the better with the win of Midnight Martini in the Matriarch Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »