Horse Racing News

• Heart Of Dreams ready for the Australian Cup

  Trainer Mick Price says Heart Of Dreams is a stronger and more mature gelding which will help him run out the 2000 metres of Saturday’s Australian Cup at Flemington.

   
• Memorable Australian Cups

  Some memorable Australian Cups including the wins of Zipping and The Black Flash. ZIPPING Grand old warhorse Zipping finally grabbed his share of Group One glory in the 2010 Australian Cup at his 15th attempt at the elite level. The then eight-year-old, trained by Robert Hickmott for leviathan owner Lloyd… Read More »

   
• Can Mr Charlie do a Dandy Andy in the Australian Cup?

  He may be the rank outsider in betting, but the Peter Moody-trained Mr Charlie adds a touch of intrigue to Saturday’s Group 1 Dubai Australian Cup (2000m).

   
• Josh Parr happy with Retrieve ride in the Randwick Guineas

  On a sentimental note Josh Parr would have been thrilled to ride Skilled in Saturday’s Randwick Guineas but he is more than happy with the decision which gives him the opportunity on stablemate Retrieve.

   
• Hinchinbrook to be stablemates biggest danger

  Trainer Peter Moody says if any of Black Caviar’s 11 rivals can beat the super mare in the Newmarket Handicap, stablemate Hinchinbrook could be the one.

   
• Big field for 2011 Adelaide Cup

  A capacity field of stayers will line up in Monday’s $400,000 Adelaide Cup. One of the few remaining 3200m Cup races run in Australia, the Adelaide Cup has attracted 20 runners and is dominated by Victorian entries.

   
• Can Hay List turn the tables in the Newmarket Handicap?

  Trackwork heroics were the last thought on trainer John McNair’s mind when he put the finishing touches on Hay List’s Newmarket Handicap preparation.

   
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  Randwick Guineas draw kind to Ilovethiscity

  Nominal favourite Ilovethiscity has drawn the middle of the field as he searches for a breakthrough Group One win in the Randwick Guineas.

   
• Black Caviar to face 11 rivals in the Newmarket Handicap

  Long odds-on favourite Black Caviar has drawn barrier eight and will face 11 rivals in Saturday’s $1 million Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.

   
• 2011 Australian Cup day fields released

  The fields for the 2011 Australian Cup day have been released with the Group 1 Australian Cup and Group 1 Newmarket Handicap being the headline races with a further three group 2 races also being run, the VRC Sires Produce Stakes, Blamey Stakes and the Kewney Stakes at Flemington racecourse…. Read More »

   
• 2011 Turnpoint Randwick Guineas day Fields released

  The fields for the 2011 Turnpoint Randwick Guineas day have been released with the Group 1 Turnpoint Guineas being the headline race with a further three group races also being run, the Randwick City Stakes, Sweet Embrace Stakes and the Skyline Stakes at Warwick Farm racecourse. View the days race… Read More »

   
• Absolutelyawesome set for Randwick Guineas

  Absolutelyawesome was a star worker at Flemington on Tuesday morning ahead of his trip to Sydney for the Group One Randwick Guineas.

   
• Star Witness ready to take on Black Caviar

  Star Witness turned in what looked like a winning gallop at Flemington on Tuesday morning, but that was tempered by the fact that he will bump into super mare Black Caviar in Saturday’s $1 million Newmarket Handicap.

   
• Black Caviar and Theseo out of Doncaster Mile

  As expected Black Caviar and Theseo were the high-profile withdrawals at Tuesday’s first acceptances for the Doncaster Mile.

   
• 72 nominations for the 150th AJC Australian Derby

  A total of 72 horses have been nominated for the 150th running of the Group 1 AJC Australian Derby (2400m).

   
• Karuta Queen headlines Black Opal Stakes nominations

  Karuta Queen headlines 31 nominations for Sunday’s Black Opal Stakes and a decision on whether the star filly runs in Canberra is likely to impact on who else shows up for the $250,000 race.

   
• Your chance to ride in a Golden Slipper!

  Have you ever wanted to ride Todman, Vain or Manikato to victory in the Golden Slipper against a field of rivals including Sir Dapper, Marscay, Courtza, Marauding, Skyline, Pago Pago or Toy Show?

   
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  Zipping out of Australian Cup

  Reigning Australian Cup winner Zipping has been scratched from this year’s race due to a leg injury.

   
• No big plans for Dead End

  The Mike Moroney stable hasn’t any big plans for lightly-raced four-year-old Dead End in the short term, saying it will be happy to see him progress through his grades.

   
• Temple Of Boom to miss The Galaxy

  Magic Millions Sprint winner Temple Of Boom will miss the Group One The Galaxy at Randwick after failing to recover from a freak training accident.