Horse Racing

Godolphin trio will not contest Melbourne Cup

October 21, 2015 Comments Off

Godolphin trainer John O’Shea has cancelled Emirates Melbourne Cup plans for the stable’s well-credentialed runners Hauraki, Magic Hurricane (IRE) and Complacent. Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »

Jockey gives big push for Cox Plate 2015 runner

October 21, 2015 Comments Off

By Morgan Payne Champion jockey Craig Williams has declared Arod the best credentialed horse in Saturday’s Cox Plate. Arod is currently a $9 chance in betting. View the current Cox Plate market Source: Craig Williams declared Arod the “best credentialled” ... Read More »

Positive sample from Rib Eye

October 21, 2015 Comments Off

Racing Victoria Stewards have received a report from Racing Analytical Services Limited (RASL) confirming that a prohibited substance has been detected in a sample collected from the Clinton McDonald trained racehorse, Rib Eye Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »

Arod camp all smiles ahead of Cox Plate

October 21, 2015 Comments Off

By AAP As the Cox Plate draws closer, connections of invited galloper Arod are growing in confidence. Owned by Qatar Racing and trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam, Arod has had a trouble-free preparation since his arrival in Melbourne on October 3 ... Read More »

12 three-year-old’s for the Vase

October 20, 2015 Comments Off

The three-year-old’s take a further step in the Group 2 Dilmah Exceptional Teas Vase (2040m) at The Valley on Saturday on a potential path to the Group 1 AAMI Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington a week later Read full article ... Read More »

Hardline out of Melbourne Group One race

October 20, 2015 Comments Off

By AAP Brisbane three-year-old Hardline is out of the Melbourne spring carnival with a wind problem which requires surgery. The New Zealand Karaka Million winner in January, Hardline had been booked to go to Melbourne this week ahead of a ... Read More »

Victorian Stewards to appeal Riley case

October 20, 2015 Comments Off

By AAP Victorian stewards will fight a Supreme Court decision to overturn trainer Mark Riley’s three-year disqualification. Riley was outed after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board found him guilty of a charge relating to higher than allowable levels of ... Read More »

Wednesday and Thursday form

October 20, 2015 Comments Off

Wednesday’s meetings include Geelong, Warwick Farm, Ipswich, France’s Strasburg and Deauville, South Africa’s Durbanville, UK’s Newmarket, Worcester, Fontwell Park and Ireland’s Navan Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »

Cox Plate Form – 2015

October 20, 2015 Comments Off

By Morgan Payne They call it a race for the purists, and Australia’s premier weight-for-age showdown, theCox Plate, is this year shaping as one of the most open in recent memory. While a trio of international raiders are taking aim ... Read More »

Australian Turf Club sacks racing official

October 20, 2015 Comments Off

By AAP High-ranking Australian Turf Club official Matt Rudolph has been sacked for improper conduct during a cobalt case involving disqualified trainer Sam Kavanagh. Employed as the ATC’s executive general manager for racing, Rudolph admitted he had met with Kavanagh ... Read More »