Horse Racing

The high-profile partnership between Brisbane trainers Robert Heathcote and Chris Anderson is to be dissolved.

Victorian police have hit out at claims they acted unlawfully in the case of horse trainer Jarrod McLean who alleges they passed information to the regulator.

Jockey Kathy O’Hara has had a three-month suspension for using her mobile phone against the rules reduced to five weeks following an appeal.

Jockey John Allen sees similar attributes in Adelaide Ace to his former Victoria Derby-winning mount Extra Brut after his success at Flemington.

David Hayes wants Super Titus to settle better than in the Naturalism Stakes and has decided to run him on an eight-day back-up in the 1800m Underwood Stakes.

Celestial Falls has emulated her older half-sister Greysful Glamour by capturing the VRC Oaks Trial at Flemington.

Trainer Chris Waller has already had success with Arcadia Queen and is looking for a repeat with another West Australian, Enticing Star at Rosehill.

The little sister of multiple Group One winner Sunlight has opened her metropolitan account with victory up the straight at Flemington.

Godolphin colt Bivouac will go to the Golden Rose as the well-supported favourite over Exceedance in the $1 million race.

Trainer Tony Pike is thrilled with The Bostonian before the Moir Stakes at The Valley but admits a wide draw is not what he wanted.

Trainer Grahame Begg says Mildred is a natural racehorse after the filly scored in the first two-year-old race of the season at Flemington.

Epsom Handicap favourite Te Akau Shark has had a maintenance gallop between races at Canterbury, pleasing New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards.

Jockeys Kevin Forrester and Craig Robertson will have stints on the sidelines after being injured in non-race day falls.

Promising staying three-year-old Shadow Hero steps up to 1800m in the Group Three Gloaming Stakes on his path towards Group One staying races this spring.

The Group One Underwood Stakes has attracted a field of 13, headlined by the 2018 winner Homesman who has drawn the outside barrier.

A field of 15 has been declared for the Group One Moir Stakes, with Nature Strip drawing barrier one while Sunlight has drawn out in gate 10.

Now branded a ‘stallion making’ race the $1m Gr1 Golden Rose Stakes of 1400m has 11 of its 16 race winners retiring with healthy stud fees.

A total of 68 horses remain in the Cox Plate after second acceptances with 74 still in contention for the Caulfield Cup after first acceptances closed.

This year’s Oakleigh Plate winner Booker is one of a handful of Group One winners expected to be in the field for the $1 million Moir Stakes at The Valley

Queensland sprinter Zoustyle has settled in to his new surrounds at Flemington with trainer Tony Gollan saying he is right to go in the Testa Rossa Stakes.

Trainer Chris Waller says there is nothing between his Golden Rose runners Kubrick and Yes Yes Yes with Godolphin’s Bivouac favourite.

The Group Two Stocks Stakes looms as the next assignment for Miss Siska after a pleasing spring return when second in the Let’s Elope Stakes.

Victorian apprentice Campbell Rawiller, son of multiple Group One-winning jockey Nash Rawiller, has ridden his first winner at Moe at his second race meeting.

Alligator Blood has been afforded an opportunity to get to know Caulfield ahead of his Melbourne debut in the Guineas Prelude.

Racing Queensland will go ahead with outstanding cobalt inquiries under the rules in place despite trainers calling for a review.

Shock Makybe Diva Stakes winner Gatting has been given a look at Caulfield ahead of the Group One Underwood Stakes.

Trainer John Moloney is happy to give Difficult her chance in the opening two-year-old race of the season at Flemington.

English trainer William Haggas hopes Raheen House can get a start in the Caulfield Cup before he runs in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

The Mark Newnham-trained Celestial Falls will be out to emulate her half-sister Greysful Glamour by winning the Oaks Trial at Flemington.

Godolphin colt Bivouac retains favouritism for the Group One Golden Rose at Rosehill and will jump from barrier six in the eight-horse field.