Racing News

The Ciaron Maher-trained Schism could back up in a 1400m open handicap at Caulfield, seven days after winning the Leilani Series Final at Flemington.

New Zealander Chocante, winner of the Brisbane Cup, will do his spring racing in Australia on his way to the Melbourne Cup.

Canberra trainer Luke Pepper has a two-pronged attack at Canterbury with Viceroy finally finding a track that suits and Erins Zar earning a Sydney debut.

Improving stayer Yogi will chase his third-straight city win when he steps up to 2100m on the Sandown Lakeside circuit.

Multiple Group One winner Lankan Rupee has had his first jump-out this year as he builds towards a race return in the Bletchingly Stakes.

Multiple Group One winner Yankee Rose has had a solid trial at Doomben as she prepares for a comeback after eight months away from racing.

Big Richie Callander’s best bet and tips for every race for today’s Gosford meeting.

Epsom Oaks winner Enable remains on course to bid for a Classic double in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh.

Badajoz is favourite for two sprint races over the Grafton carnival but has drawn barrier 17 in the Ramornie Handicap.

Group One-winning jockey Regan Bayliss has ridden trackwork for the first time since suffering a broken wrist as he builds towards a return to the races.

The ACCC wants the Federal Court to review the Australian Competition Tribunal’s authorisation of the Tatts-Tabcorp merger.

Murt The Flirt has been effective first-up in the past and will chase the biggest win of his career when he resumes in the Group Three Sir John Monash Stakes.

Mark Newnham is looking to Burning Passion to maintain his form when he runs in the Listed Winter Stakes for his new stable.

Hartnell will kick off in the P B Lawrence Stakes in Melbourne to begin a campaign likely to take a different path from champion mare Winx.

Big Richie runs his eye over the Highway Races, The Everest, Eagle Farm track, the premiership, a couple of rides from the weekend, James Cummings and the jockeys walking Kokoda for charity.

Matthew Howard of Mounting Yard Mail was at Warwick Farm on the weekend and for those that follow on race day had another good day with 1 on top selection and 2 of his best value runners getting home.

Champion rider Joao Moreira has set a new Hong Kong jockeys’ record with his 169th winner for the season.

Godolphin’s Thunder Snow has won the Group One Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly.

The Patrick Payne-trained Zed Em has won the Thackeray Steeplechase at Warrnambool.

A frustrated Bruce Hill is considering a Sydney trip to tackle the Winter Stakes for the unlucky Man Of His Word.

Ben Currie fears he is running out of ammunition to hold off Tony Gollan and win the Queensland trainers’ premiership for the first time.

Rising four-year-old Savile Row will head across from New Zealand to trainer Mike Moroney’s Flemington base to be aimed at Melbourne spring carnival races.

Star Queensland filly Houtzen is coming along nicely in training as she gets ready to contest the $10 million The Everest.

Beau Mertens has kicked four wins clear in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership, with six meetings remaining for Craig Williams to bridge the gap.

Queensland Racing Integrity Commission boss Ross Barnett says the commission had proved its worth in its first year of operation.

Ulysses has edged out Barney Roy to give master trainer Sir Michael Stoute a record-equalling sixth win in the Group One Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.

Jockey Tom Sadler has been suspended for a month after being hit with an improper riding charge and a careless riding charge from the same race at Flemington.

Beau Mertens has extended his lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership to four with a Flemington treble on a day he also outrode his claim.

Emerging sprinter Ability has made it three wins from as many starts this campaign, taking out the Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final at Flemington.

Hugh Bowman is closing in on the Sydney jockeys’ premiership after riding two winners at Warwick Farm.