News

Smerdon questioned as Shewan withdrawn

Saturday 20 October 2012, 7:17pm

Trainer Robert Smerdon has been quizzed after stewards ordered Shewan to be scratched from a Caulfield Cup day engagement.  Read more »

Alcopop does connections proud in Cup

Saturday 20 October 2012, 6:53pm

Connections of Alcopop got excited as the stayer hit the front in the Caulfield Cup but were still proud of his effort in finishing a gallant second.  Read more »

Streama returns to peak form at Caulfield

Saturday 20 October 2012, 6:42pm

Sydney mare Streama made a timely return to form with an all-the-way win in the Tristarc Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Freeman-Key outed for winning ride

Saturday 20 October 2012, 6:30pm

Robyb Freeman-Key has been suspended for her winning ride on Famous Seamus in the Lightning Handicap at Randwick.  Read more »

Caulfield Cup: What the jockeys said

Saturday 20 October 2012, 6:28pm

What the jockeys said after the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Williams produces a ride to remember

Saturday 20 October 2012, 6:18pm

Jockey Craig Williams has a special affinity with French stayer Dunaden and it was on show at Caulfield as the pair combined for a thrilling Caulfield Cup win.  Read more »

Kathy O'Hara wins Nivison for Darley

Saturday 20 October 2012, 6:07pm

Kathy O'Hara has ridden Quidnunc to victory in the Nivison at Randwick to claim a rare win for a female jockey on a Darley horse.  Read more »

Famous Seamus scorches in Lightning win

Saturday 20 October 2012, 5:21pm

Famous Seamus has won the Llightning Handicap at Randwick to give jockey Robyn Freeman-Key her first stakes success.  Read more »

O'Shea's bold plans for Lightinthenite

Saturday 20 October 2012, 5:01pm

Lightinthenite has passed his first middle-distance test with flying colours to be set on a long-term path towards next year's Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Crafty Irna wins Tatts Cup in tight finish

Saturday 20 October 2012, 4:51pm

Ron Quinton has trained Crafty Irna to win the City Tattersalls Club Cup, more than 40 years after he won it as a jockey.  Read more »

Dunaden defies history in Caulfield Cup

Saturday 20 October 2012, 4:37pm

French champion Dunaden has added the Caulfield Cup to the Melbourne Cup crown he won a year ago, becoming a legend of the Australian turf.  Read more »

Better Than Ready sets Randwick record

Saturday 20 October 2012, 4:04pm

Better Than Ready has set a 1200m record at Randwick to put himself in line for a Group One start in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Howmuchdoyouloveme a star in the making

Saturday 20 October 2012, 3:57pm

Sydney sprinter Howmuchdoyouloveme will back up in Melbourne's biggest spring sprints after his victory at Caulfield.  Read more »

Cahill tips bright future for Reflectance

Saturday 20 October 2012, 3:43pm

Leading jockey Michael Cahill believes Reflectance will be competitive in Group-class races after his dominant Eagle Farm win.  Read more »

Williams impressed with Whateverwhenever

Saturday 20 October 2012, 3:28pm

A Group Three win over King's Rose at Caulfield is likely to force trainer Liam Birchley to raise the stakes with Whateverwhenever.  Read more »

Alzora gives Hayes a spring carnival boost

Saturday 20 October 2012, 2:25pm

Former premier trainer David Hayes has had a welcome big-race success thanks to the filly Alzora in the Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Tommy Berry wins first race at Randwick

Saturday 20 October 2012, 1:59pm

Tommy Berry has put the disappointment of not riding in the Caulfield Cup behind him to win on two-year-old Sweet Idea at Randwick.  Read more »

Hvasstan wins after trainer's tragic week

Saturday 20 October 2012, 1:53pm

Hvasstan has raced his way into Victoria Derby calculations with an emotional victory in the Norman Robinson Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Al Aneed repays Boss faith in Gothic

Saturday 20 October 2012, 1:11pm

Three-year-old Al Aneed has rebounded from a disappointing last-start performance to win the Listed Gothic Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Oliver bid for riding fee undecided

Saturday 20 October 2012, 12:22pm

Stewards have ruled Damien Oliver's bid for winning or losing fees relating to My Quest For Peace must be decided in court.  Read more »

Sell-out crowd expected for Frankel

Saturday 20 October 2012, 6:31am

Wet ground at Ascot is the only threat to Frankel signing off his stellar career with his 14th win from 14 starts in the Champion Stakes.  Read more »

AFL footballers fear losses in bet scheme

Saturday 20 October 2012, 1:19am

AFL footballers who invested in betting syndicates are frustrated by lack of returns.  Read more »

Jockey lets Frankel do the talking

Friday 19 October 2012, 10:09pm

Don't expect Irish jockey Tom Queally to step forward to claim the credit if racing superstar Frankel's 13-race unbeaten run continues on Saturday.   Read more »

Gatewood moves closer to Cup start

Friday 19 October 2012, 6:54pm

Southern Speed has been scratched from the Caulfield Cup and doubts remain over Americain moving Gatewood closer to a start.  Read more »

Daytona Grey left to fly flag for McDonald

Friday 19 October 2012, 6:39pm

Trainer Leon McDonald will switch his Caulfield Cup day focus to promising three-year-old Daytona Grey after Southern Speed's scratching.  Read more »

Southern Speed out of Caulfield Cup

Friday 19 October 2012, 6:36pm

Defending titleholder Southern Speed has been withdrawn from the Caulfield Cup and will instead run in the Cox Plate.  Read more »

UK star Presvis dies after colic attack

Friday 19 October 2012, 6:01pm

Presvis, a star of international racing with important Hong Kong and Dubai wins during his career, has died from colic.  Read more »

Barrier a concern for Mosheen's trainer

Friday 19 October 2012, 4:54pm

Star mare Mosheen bounced back to form last start and trainer Robert Smerdon believes she's nearing her peak once again ahead of the Tristarc Stakes.  Read more »

Mosse adds to Americain Caulfield intrigue

Friday 19 October 2012, 3:41pm

French jockey Gerald Mosse says the Caulfield Cup will present a serious challenge for high-class stayer Americain.  Read more »

Age no barrier to Winchester: Sadler

Friday 19 October 2012, 3:11pm

Trainer John Sadler says Winchester will need some luck but thinks the veteran stayer is not without a chance in the Caulfield Cup.  Read more »

Fillydelphia gives Heathcote new challenge

Friday 19 October 2012, 2:53pm

Robert Heathcote says it will be difficult to coax Fillydelphia back to winning form at Eagle Farm following her costly first-up defeat.  Read more »

Less Is More poised deliver in Cup

Friday 19 October 2012, 2:48pm

Less Is More is the latest imported galloper who will be out to leave his mark on Australian racing when he contests the City Tattersalls Club Cup.  Read more »

Howmuchdoyouloveme ready for biggest test

Friday 19 October 2012, 2:40pm

Lightly-raced Howmuchdoyouloveme will be out to continue his rise to prominence when he faces his biggest test in the Group Two Caulfield Sprint.  Read more »

Jakkalberry adds Italian flavour to Cup

Friday 19 October 2012, 2:20pm

In a year in which Italian horses are making their Australian spring debuts, the classy Jakkalberry is emerging as a likely star.  Read more »

'Charlie Sells, Commanding Win

Friday 19 October 2012, 2:19pm

Breeders who sent their mares to Myboycharlie in his first season in the UK are experiencing some massive returns on their investments at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale at Newmarket.  Read more »

Derby hopefuls set to clash at Caulfield

Friday 19 October 2012, 2:06pm

Jimando continues on his Victoria Derby path in the Norman Robinson Stakes, a race where Sydney and Melbourne three-year-old staying form will meet.  Read more »

Big Brown Brings Up 10

Friday 19 October 2012, 1:06pm

Big Brown sires another 2YO Winner! Big Brown's tally of individual 2YO winners from his first crop has reached double figures after flying filly Get Me A Cocktail bolted in to win in the USA overnight.  Read more »

Nicholls harbours doubts over Kauto Star

Friday 19 October 2012, 11:40am

A firm decision on the racing future of Kauto Star is still at least a month away but trainer Paul Nicholls has expressed his first doubts about a return.  Read more »

Frankel heroics a genuine tonic: Cecil

Friday 19 October 2012, 11:28am

Trainer Sir Henry Cecil says training the unbeaten Frankel has been a positive distraction in his ongoing battle against illness.  Read more »

Heavy ground a worry for Frankel farewell

Friday 19 October 2012, 11:17am

A track which could be rated in the heavy range will create uncertainty in the Frankel camp as the thoroughbred superstar prepares to bow out of racing.  Read more »

Star-studded nominations for Geelong Cup

Thursday 18 October 2012, 6:02pm

The Geelong Cup has emerged as a significant pointer to the Melbourne Cup in the past decade and has attracted a strong list of 23 nominations.  Read more »

Southern Speed capable of Cup defence

Thursday 18 October 2012, 5:32pm

Trainer Leon McDonald says Southern Speed is in better form now than when she won the Caulfield Cup last year.  Read more »

Female jockeys to vie for Gosford bonus

Thursday 18 October 2012, 5:16pm

Four female jockeys will give the trainers and owners of the horses they will race aboard a chance at a $6000 bonus at Gosford.  Read more »

Kabayan at top of his game for Caulfield

Thursday 18 October 2012, 4:47pm

Top jockey Nash Rawiller expects last start Group Two winner Kabayan to relish getting to 2000m in the Norman Robinson Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Randwick race to be defining for Fiumicino

Thursday 18 October 2012, 4:01pm

Three-year-old Jolie Bay is aiming for back-to-back stakes wins at Randwick while veteran stablemate Fiumicino's performance could determine his future.  Read more »

Cassidy dismisses Cup barrier

Thursday 18 October 2012, 3:48pm

Jockey Jim Cassidy says he is unconcerned about riding Caulfield Cup favourite Glencadam Gold from a wide barrier on Saturday.  Read more »

Corey Brown sheds weight for Cox Plate

Thursday 18 October 2012, 3:26pm

Jockey Corey Brown is confident he'll make the weight for the supreme weight-for-age test on Saturday week, with a strict diet and exercise regime  Read more »

Avdulla's soft spot for Cup hope no Secret

Thursday 18 October 2012, 2:45pm

Brenton Avdulla kicked off his riding career as an apprentice at Caulfield and hopes to win the track's flagship race aboard Secret Admirer.  Read more »

Charity Boxing, a Smashing Success

Thursday 18 October 2012, 1:38pm

The event attracted a great crowd and the atmosphere was amazing with everyone rising to the occasion.  Read more »

Ascot track soft for Frankel farewell

Thursday 18 October 2012, 1:23pm

A afot track is expected for Champions Day at Ascot featuring what is scheduled to be the final racetrack appearance of superstar Frankel.  Read more »