News

Parr tactics praised in Soros Farm win

Saturday 10 November 2012, 4:32pm

A mid-race move to press forward and assume the lead on Soros paid off for jockey Josh Parr as the favourite raced to a strong victory at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Adebisi continues golden run for Forster

Saturday 10 November 2012, 3:57pm

Adebisi made a winning return to racing at Eagle Farm, continuing trainer Desleigh Forster's purple patch of form.  Read more »

Oliver in Group One form despite woes

Saturday 10 November 2012, 3:30pm

Embattled jockey Damien Oliver won his third Group One race of the Melbourne spring carnival on Happy Trails in the Emirates Stakes.  Read more »

Conners posts first 2YO winner for season

Saturday 10 November 2012, 3:01pm

Speedy filly Assail has given Clarry Conners his first two-year-old winner of the season at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Mental saves the best for last in Classic

Saturday 10 November 2012, 2:44pm

Classy sprinter Mental will join the international section of Sheikh Mohammed's racing operation after his win in the Patinack Farm Classic.  Read more »

Golden Sunshine remains unbeaten at Farm

Saturday 10 November 2012, 1:56pm

Trainer Rick Worthington has had to be patient with three-year-old Golden Sunshine due to feet issues but a Warwick Farm win helps to make up for lost time.  Read more »

Experience counts for Direct Charge

Saturday 10 November 2012, 12:59pm

Trainer Robbie Laing produced his third juvenile winner in four years during Melbourne Cup week when Direct Charge won the Maribyrnong Plate.  Read more »

Stable inspection leads to stipes' inquiry

Saturday 10 November 2012, 12:51pm

Trainer Ricky Maund is under investigation following an inspection of his stable that led to the withdrawal of Timely Truce from a Flemington race.  Read more »

Cecil says Frankel has given him strength

Saturday 10 November 2012, 9:01am

Frankel's final season has given Sir Henry Cecil the strength to carry on as he battles stomach cancer, the trainer says.  Read more »

Karakatsanis stable raid inquiry adjourned

Friday 9 November 2012, 6:27pm

Victorian racing stewards have adjourned an inquiry involving trainer Con Karakatsanis into the presence of equipment used for stomach-tubing.  Read more »

Puissance De Lune faces Flemington test

Friday 9 November 2012, 6:08pm

Darren Weir isn't looking too far ahead with Puissance De Lune but will get a guide on the stayer's prospects when he runs in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Adebisi and Easy Running ready for returns

Friday 9 November 2012, 5:05pm

Desleigh Forster has opted to keep Adebisi in Brisbane first-up and expects him to be hard to beat at Eagle Farm ahead of his George Moore Stakes defence.  Read more »

Baker aims for more home track success

Friday 9 November 2012, 3:53pm

Bjorn Baker has an impressive strike rate on his new home track and gets the chance to keep it up when he saddles three live chances at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Fawkner to cap big week for Williams

Friday 9 November 2012, 3:39pm

Flemington specialist Fawkner is a firm favourite to add the Emirates Stakes to the Melbourne Cup win of Green Moon for owner Lloyd Williams.  Read more »

Gollan hoping for booming Patinack result

Friday 9 November 2012, 3:09pm

Half-brothers Temple Of Boom and Spirit Of Boom will be chasing a Group One result in the same race when they contest the Patinack Farm Classic.  Read more »

McDonald loses appeal, misses Stakes day

Friday 9 November 2012, 1:58pm

James McDonald has lost his appeal against a careless riding suspension with Brenton Avdulla picking up the Emirates Stakes ride on Secret Admirer.  Read more »

L'Esprit to make most of second chance

Friday 9 November 2012, 12:53pm

He might be seven years old but L'Esprit has still got what it takes to win races, his Geelong-based trainer Andrew Homann says.  Read more »

Trainer confirms Southern Speed retirement

Friday 9 November 2012, 12:02pm

Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed has been retired after suffering a leg injury that forced her to miss the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Streama scratched from Emirates Stakes

Friday 9 November 2012, 11:48am

Streama has been scratched from the Emirates Stakes with her withdrawal paving the way for the Peter Snowden-trained Free Wheeling to run.  Read more »

Brooklyn Lodge Dispersal at Inglis Sydney Summer Sale

Friday 9 November 2012, 11:46am

The 2012 Inglis Sydney Summer Thoroughbred Sale has been boosted by news that Brooklyn Lodge will disperse their Australian bloodstock interests at the auction on Friday 7 December.  Read more »

Frankel says goodbye to stable life

Friday 9 November 2012, 11:31am

Unbeaten champion Frankel has left Sir Henry Cecil's Newmarket stable to prepare for life as a stallion at nearby Banstead Manor Stud.  Read more »

Botti-trained stars for Hong Kong, Japan

Friday 9 November 2012, 11:20am

Jakkalberry, the first European-trained horse to finish when third in the Melbourne Cup, is set to have his next start in the Japan Cup.  Read more »

Darci Be Good takes out Hawkesbury Cup

Thursday 8 November 2012, 6:44pm

Bede Murray needed to be convinced to start Darci Be Good in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup but was glad he did after the gelding raced to victory.  Read more »

Wall Street to turn back the clock

Thursday 8 November 2012, 6:11pm

Former NZ galloper Wall Street will be out to turn back the clock when he runs in the Emirates Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

All Legal powers home at Hawkesbury

Thursday 8 November 2012, 5:59pm

Peter Snowden's recent dominance of the Lady's Day Cup at Hawkesbury has been ended by the Kevin Moses-trained All Legal.  Read more »

Cassidy wins, Singleton forgives

Thursday 8 November 2012, 5:09pm

Owner John Singleton sacked jockey Jim Cassidy from the Oaks mount on Dear Demi, only to reinstate him and then watch him win the fillies' classic.  Read more »

Ironstein out to defend his crown

Thursday 8 November 2012, 4:33pm

Gerald Ryan believes Ironstein is a better horse than 12 months ago as he prepares to defend his Queen Elizabeth Stakes crown.  Read more »

Price pair poised for Farm

Thursday 8 November 2012, 4:18pm

The horse who caused a major boilover at Rosehill when he scored at $101 will back-up at Warwick Farm this weekend.  Read more »

Dear Demi wins VRC Oaks

Thursday 8 November 2012, 4:13pm

Filly Dear Demi and her owner John Singleton have both endured some tough times this spring but the pair finally had a change of luck in the VRC Oaks.  Read more »

Arinosa stands out among the greys

Thursday 8 November 2012, 3:47pm

The all-greys race at Flemington on Cup week is always a spectacle and it proved a particularly good one for premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller.  Read more »

Shamal Wind lives up to promise

Thursday 8 November 2012, 3:40pm

Lightly-raced filly Shamal Wind has lived up to the promise shown at her only previous start to score a strong win at Flemington on Oaks day.  Read more »

Reith confident of more Flemington joy

Thursday 8 November 2012, 3:26pm

Christian Reith believes he's a genuine chance to claim his second Group One triumph at Flemington when he rides Tiger Tees in the Patinack Farm Classic.  Read more »

Honey Flower wins stakes race

Thursday 8 November 2012, 3:19pm

The Ross McDonald-trained Honey Flower has prevailed in a driving finish to score her maiden stakes win at Flemington on Oaks day.  Read more »

Nikolic appeal adjourned

Thursday 8 November 2012, 2:03pm

The VCAT appeal hearing into jockey Danny Nikolic's two-year disqualification from riding has been adjourned.  Read more »

Hayes revives memories of the good days

Thursday 8 November 2012, 1:56pm

The promising galloper Niconoise indicated the fortunes of former champion trainer David Hayes could be ready to turn around.  Read more »

Assessing Physical Features of Yearlings

Thursday 8 November 2012, 12:26pm

Caroline Searcy, of Thoroughbred Breeders NSW, recently asked four of Australia’s leading buyers/ trainers Anthony Cummings and Gerald Ryan; and bloodstock agents James Bester and James Harron, what matters to them as they approach a sale.  Read more »

Olive keen to test Nat King Cu in town

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 5:43pm

Trainer Nick Olive is looking forward to testing Nat King Cu in Sydney for the first time on the back of four straight wins on his home track of Canberra.  Read more »

No decision on Patinack run for filly

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 5:21pm

Gerald Ryan has never run a filly against seasoned horses in a feature spring race and he is still weighing up whether to do it with Snitzerland.  Read more »

Dear Demi to brighten Singo's spring

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 5:15pm

It has been a forgettable spring carnival for John Singleton but filly Dear Demi can turn his luck around with an Oaks victory at Flemington.  Read more »

Malavio to bounce back at Hawkesbury

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 4:26pm

Steve Englebrecht is confident Malavio can bounce back from a last start defeat when he lines up in the Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup.  Read more »

Fat Al on target for another Group One

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 4:13pm

Tommy Berry experienced the thrill of riding in his first Melbourne Cup and now hopes to end Cup week with a Group One Emirates Stakes win on Fat Al.  Read more »

No more Melbourne Cups for Green Moon

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 3:46pm

Melbourne Cup winner Green Moon is finished with chasing the richest trophy in Australian racing but his owner is not.  Read more »

Newitt and Yendall to ride in Singapore

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 3:31pm

Two of Victoria's most successful jockeys have secured rides in the Singapore Gold Cup for former Australian-based trainer Cliff Brown.  Read more »

Back to business for Prebble

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 3:07pm

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Brett Prebble will enjoy a short but sweet stay back home before returning to business as usual in Hong Kong.  Read more »

McDonald appeals Cup suspension

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 2:37pm

Jockey James McDonald has appealed his Melbourne Cup suspension over his ride on runner-up Fiorente.  Read more »

Nikolic decision expected on Thursday

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 1:50pm

Danny Nikolic's future in racing rests with Victoria's civil court which is hearing his appeal against a two-year disqualification.  Read more »

Ethiopia sore and sorry after Cup

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 9:57am

Australian Derby winner Ethiopia has emerged as the major casualty from the Melbourne Cup but trainer Pat Carey is confident he will recover.  Read more »

Punters spend $150 million in Cup plunge

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 8:16pm

Melbourne Cup punters have launched a $150 million betting spree on the race that stops a nation.  Read more »

Three Melbourne Cup jockeys suspended

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 7:26pm

Three jockeys - Luke Nolen, James McDonald and Rhys McLeod - have been suspended for their Melbourne Cup rides.  Read more »

From Palestine to the Cup - again

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 6:44pm

There'll be no decrease in the flood of European bringing horses to Australia for the big spring races. A Palestinian from England will be first in line.  Read more »