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Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes believes the further the Melbourne spring carnival can move away from winter the better it will be for horses. Hayes, who is moving to …
Queensland’s winter feature-racing season has been extended into July with 10 extra races. Racing Queensland originally scrapped the entire winter carnival but under pressure from race clubs and trainers reinstated …
Rosehill trainer Gerald Ryan has confirmed unbeaten Peltzer will miss next week’s Group One JJ Atkins and be kept for the spring. Unbeaten in three starts, Peltzer scored with real …
Trainer Danny O’Brien would like to see the whole spring carnival shifted and the Melbourne Cup run in the first week of December. A major overhaul could be on the …
Melbourne’s spring racing carnival may be overhauled because of a clash with the rescheduled AFL finals. The 2400m Group 1 Caulfield Cup, one of the biggest races of the season …
In-form Sydney colt Dawn Passage is the early favourite to win the Fred Best Classic at Doomben and clinch his spot in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. The Group Three …
Well-related gelding Gobstopper is making his mark during this year’s Victorian jumps racing season and trainer Eric Musgrove is now plotting a path for him to the Grand National Hurdle. …
Hey Doc has returned to work after a spell and will be given a slow build-up before the three-time Group One winner is locked into spring targets. Six-year-old Hey Doc …
Australian jockey Zac Purton remains locked in a enthralling tussle with arch-rival Joao Moreira as he tries to defend his Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership crown. Purton rode four winners at …
Prominent jockey Jason Waddell will quit New Zealand racing to ride in Australia as soon as travel between the two countries can resume. Waddell, regarded as one of New Zealand’s …
Jockey Brad Stewart is the latest to need a stay on a suspension if he is to ride at the big Group One day of racing at Eagle Farm. There …
Australian jockey Damian Lane has added another handful of winners to his tally in Japan but has come up short in the Group One Japanese Oaks won by emerging star …
Top Queensland sprinter Tambo’s Mate has been injured and will miss the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. Tambo’s Mate had beaten the ballot for the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on June 6 …
Godolphin will use a proven strategy with accomplished filly Exhilarates in anticipation she can add further depth to the stable’s Stradbroke Handicap team. Exhilarates is campaigning in Queensland, where she …
Exultant showed all his class to dig deep and defend his crown in the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Known as Irishcorrespondent when with …
Trainer Robert Hickmott has described the performance of German import Django Freeman as “super” after the entire’s Australian debut placing at Flemington. With Craig Williams in the saddle, Django Freeman …
Backed by a rich pedigree in overseas racing, Matt Cumani could be the right trainer to provide a fresh insight into any potential changes to the Victorian spring carnival. Cumani …
Jockey Matt McGillivray will need a stay of a suspension if he is to ride in the big Group One race day at Eagle Farm on Saturday week. Stewards opened …
A rise in distance and a patient ride by apprentice Lewis German has helped Reykjavik race to an impressive victory at Flemington. Getting out wide on a rain-sodden track, Reykjavik …
A decision by Louise Day to switch from the provincial to metropolitan zone riding zone has been vindicated with the apprentice celebrating two milestones at Randwick. Day, who is indentured …
Coronavirus pandemic restrictions mean Port Macquarie trainer Jenny Graham might miss being trackside for her best opportunity to win a Group One race. The Graham-trained Victorem ($17) overcame a tumultuous …
Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa’s loyalty to jockey Allan Chau paid off when they combined for their first Group wins at Eagle Farm. Chau produced a daring ride on Supergiant …
Former West Australian galloper Great Again has relished the wet conditions at Flemington to record a fighting first-up victory. Trained by Lindsey Smith, Great Again added a third stakes win …
Brilliant gelding Rothfire continued trainer Rob Heathcote’s success in his favourite race when he won the Group Two Champagne Classic at Eagle Farm. The gelding is now a clear cut …
He might not have the talent of his sibling Bivouac but Coruscate has outclassed a depleted field at Randwick to chalk up his seventh win. A brother to the Group …
A police operation has delayed the Eagle Farm race meeting in Brisbane. Police were called to the racetrack after the second race while horses were parading for the third event. …
Peltzer has maintained his undefeated record and set himself up for an ambitious spring carnival assault in claiming the scalps of some highly touted rivals at Randwick. The Gerald Ryan-trained …
Caloundra filly Cosmic Gossip confirmed her place in the Group One JJ Atkins field with a strong win at Eagle Farm. Cosmic Gossip ($7.50) came from last early to beat …
An expectation that Peter Moody would have his first metropolitan winner since a return to training has ended in disappointment. Moody sent out Shepard as a heavily supported favourite but …
Consistent gelding Soxagon is a perfect example of how studying bloodlines can produce a surprise racetrack star. Soxagon will go down as one of the bargains of all time if …