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Victorian racehorse owners living in COVID-19 hotspots will be banned from attending race meetings. Owners were allowed back on course last week, but following Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ lockdown of …
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Ron Stewart makes a return to race riding at Eagle Farm following a fall from a ladder at his home in March. Stewart, 36, has been …
Melbourne’s flagship spring races including the Melbourne Cup will retain their rich purses while minimum prize money in Victoria will return to pre-COVID levels from the start of the new season. But …
Trainer Nick Ryan has no reservations in tackling a stakes race with Sircconi a week after the gelding placed at his first attempt at a middle distance. Sircconi stepped up …
Moonee Valley Racing Club chief executive Michael Browell has not given up hope of having some form of crowd on course for the 100th running of the Cox Plate. Browell …
Danzero, a Golden Slipper winner who went on to find further fame as a stallion, has died at the age of 28. The 1994 Slipper hero died peacefully in his …
Grahame Begg is looking to reverse the result of a stakes race from 12 months ago when Romancer runs at Flemington. Romancer is nominated to contest the Listed VRC-CRV Winter …
A bout of colic has claimed the life of young stallion Fighting Sun. Standing at Sun Stud, Fighting Sun was retired as a two-year-old as the result of a serious …
A form reference belonging to the 2019 WS Cox Plate winner has propelled Japanese mare Chrono Genesis to the top of markets for this year’s race. Four-year-old mare Chrono Genesis …
Trainer Matthew Williams is hoping the results of a lung wash will shed some light on the disappointing performance of Harbour Views at Caulfield. Harbour Views was sent out the …
After more than 60 years in racing as a jockey and a successful trainer, Pat Hyland has retired. Ill-health has forced Hyland to step away from a training partnership with …
Jockey James McDonald has confirmed he will appeal a three-week suspension over a running and handling charge. McDonald was found guilty of failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures …
Australian racing continues to stem the tide of promising horses heading offshore with the owners of Brandenburg knocking back lucrative international offers. While Randwick Guineas winner Shadow Hero has been …
Between them, Damien Oliver and Craig Williams have 18 Melbourne jockeys’ premierships. It’s something not lost on Williams as the pair are challenging for this season’s title, with Williams in …
Using Loving Gaby as a yardstick, trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace hope to follow a similar spring campaign with Magic Millions winner Away Game. Maher and Eustace prepared Loving …
Trainer Joseph O’Brien added to the uncertainty over international runners at this year’s spring carnival despite having two Irish Derby undercard winners who firmed in Melbourne Cup betting. O’Brien sent …
Promising gelding Soxagon will get his chance in stakes company after his impressive win at Doomben. Soxagon was entered for the Listed Spear Chief Handicap and the Class 6 but …
In four years, Mark Newnham has cemented his position as one of Sydney’s leading trainers and this season he has reached a new high. Bettering his metropolitan tally of winners …
James McDonald has ended a tough week on a triumphant note, becoming the first jockey in more than a decade to ride a century of Sydney winners in successive seasons. …
Mirimar has responded in the best possible way to a course of dressage and an intelligent ride to give trainer Mike Moroney a winning double at Caulfield. Mirimar took out …
A set of famous racing colours which once dominated winter carnivals were back in the winners’ circle for a stakes race when Sure Knee won at Doomben. Sure Knee ($9) …
Sluggish starts have proven costly for Trumbull this campaign but the talented sprinter has finally done everything right to land a deserved stakes win at Rosehill. The gelding had filled …
A daring ride from jockey Ryan Wiggins helped much-travelled Inquiry win his first stakes race in the Listed Spear Chief Handicap at Doomben. Inquiry ($4) went out with a big …
A third run in as many weeks could not stop Lucifer’s Reward who has circled the field to record a tough win at Caulfield. Lucifer’s Reward finished seventh at The …
Group One placed as a three-year-old, it has been a long road back to the winner’s stall for Frankely Awesome who has reignited her career with a WJ McKell Cup …
Jockey Luke Dittman can expect more rides from the powerful Chris Waller stable after producing a top effort to land Another Dollar a winner in the Group Three Premiers Cup …
Three-year-old gelding Mystery Shot has continued an unbeaten start to his career to give Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd his first city success since his return to Victorian racing from …
There was banter aplenty behind the starting stalls before the Stayers’ Cup but it was three-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy who had the last laugh. McEvoy and rival hoop …
A Rosehill victory by Steel Diamond has provided the perfect tonic for trainer Rick Worthington, who is battling a serious health issue. The renowned horseman has recently been released from …
Saltpeter has shown his versatility with a drop in distance to claim his first city win at Caulfield. The John Moloney-trained two-year-old sat back when successful over 1250m at Geelong …
