Australian Horse Racing News

• Frontieres up for the Cup

  Sans Frontieres is set to make his first appearance of the Flat season in the Yorkshire Cup in May.

   
• Live: Golden Slipper barrier draw

  With the 2011 Golden Slipper barrier draw being run in just under an hour we will be updating this page with the barriers for each runner as they are announced. So tune in from 12noon and get an update on how your tip/selection has drawn. View the Golden Slipper field… Read More »

   
• 17 acceptances in the Golden Slipper final field

  With the announcement of the Golden Slipper field this morning there has been seventeen acceptances for the race, with the Bart Cummings trained Do You Think being the only emergency for Australia’s richest 2yo race. View the final acceptances.

   
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  Jockeys jostle for Golden Slipper rides

  Australia’s best jockeys are jostling for rides in the Golden Slipper, with most booked for rides.

   
• Mosheen ready for Golden Slipper call-up

  Trainer Leon Corstens has declared Mosheen a superior juvenile to his only Golden Slipper runner as he sweats on the Fastnet Rock filly getting a start in the race.

   
• Ben Knobel suspended on handling charge

  Apprentice Ben Knobel has been suspended for three weeks after pleading guilty to a handling charge.

   
• Corey Brown to ride Hot Snitzel in the Golden Slipper

  Corey Brown will honour his booking for the Golden Slipper long shot Hot Snitzel.

   
• King Mufhasa undecided on George Ryder start

  A track gallop on Tuesday morning will determine whether New Zealander King Mufhasa makes the trip to Sydney for his third George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill.

   
• VRC announces Melbourne Cup changes

  Making the Melbourne Cup field has been made harder under a raft of changes to the race.

   
• Darley decides on Sepoy and Altar for the Golden Slipper

  Darley has streamlined its Golden Slipper team to one colt and one filly ahead of acceptances for Saturday’s $3.5 million race.

   
• Wilson hopes to avoid another operation

  Veteran jockey Neville Wilson is hoping to avoid a second operation after taking his first steps since an horrific race fall at Geelong.

   
• Kauto booked for Punchestown

  Kauto Star will make his first appearance at the Punchestown Festival when he travels to Ireland in May.

   
• Melito with Group 1 choices

  Group One options for Melito this week remain open with the mare to be entered for both the George Ryder Stakes and the Queen Of The Turf, both over 1500 metres at Rosehill.

   
• Corey brown in Golden Slipper dilemma

  Leading jockey Corey Brown was frustrated in his attempt to gain a release from a Golden Slipper outsider on Sunday in a bid to continue his association with impressive 11th hour lead-up winner Salade.

   
• Another juvenile winner for Bart Cummings

  Bart Cummings’ mid-season surge with his young racing stock continued with debutante Empress Rock at Warwick Farm on Sunday.

   
• Presvis wins Dubai Duty Free

  Luca Cumani was left fighting back the tears as Presvis finally came good in the Dubai Duty Free under the floodlights at Meydan.

   
• Rocket Man wins Golden Shaheen

  Buoyed by Rocket Man’s success in the Golden Shaheen, trainer Patrick Shaw has forecast a clash with Black Caviar – but only if the price is right.

   
• Kavanagh unearths another possible star

  Trainer Mark Kavanagh may be without stable stars Shocking and Whobegotyou until the spring but Mushatta has emerged to fill the void over the next couple of months.

   
• Emotional victory for Japan in Dubai

  Japan’s Victoire Pisa has won the Dubai World Cup overtaking Transcend to win the world’s richest horse race and offer hope to a country struggling to recover from twin disasters.

   
• Golden Slipper field almost set

  The Golden Slipper field is almost crystal clear following yesterday’s racing at Rosehill.