Deagon galloper Sir Barnabus will have one major factor on his side when steps up several classes to take on the $125,000 Gold Coast Cup . Everyone who has had anything to do with the four-year-old gelding has said he will be at his best over a long trip and he gets his chance on[...]

Six months after falling in a sprint race on Melbourne Cup day at Flemington, six-year-old gelding Galaxy Raider is set for his return to racing at the same track. And trainer Grahame Begg believes the sprinter-miler is ready to perform strongly in Saturday's Efficient Handicap (1200m) having had a gradual build-up which has included two[...]

The past few weeks have been testing for trainer David Payne with the loss of one of the stars of his stable and the possible retirement of the best. Last month Group Two winner Tarka collapsed when he got to the racetrack and later died while dual Group One winner Ace High lost form after[...]

Winx's jockey Hugh Bowman has forfeited his rides at the Gold Coast feature meeting, saying he plans to take an extended break from riding. Bowman told Queensland stewards on Friday afternoon he would not be taking his rides the following day which included Shillelagh in the Group Two Hollindale Stakes. The jockey is an integral[...]

After a successful local carnival for Warrnambool-based Daniel Bowman, the trainer now hits the road in search of his next winner. Bowman has runners at three venues on Saturday – Flemington, Horsham and Morphettville – as he looks to improve on his record of five winners from his past nine starters. Mumbles is the trainer's[...]

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie is facing a possible disqualification after being found guilty on two counts of bringing racing into disrepute. Stewards found him guilty of engaging in an improper action following an investigation into text messages relating to the intention to use an electronic apparatus, known as a jigger, capable of affecting the performance[...]

Foes during the Warrnambool carnival, jockey Clayton Douglas and training partners Ciaron Maher and David Eustace team up chasing a trio of stakes race victories at the Gold Coast. The training partnership and jockey combine in Saturday's Group Two A D Hollindale Stakes with Kenedna along with Dubious in the Group Three Ken Russell Memorial[...]

A new series of staying races for three-year-olds is set to begin at Flemington with in-form Grinzinger Star the favourite to take out the opening leg of The Mahogany Challenge. The series incorporates two heats at Flemington, two at Caulfield and two at Sandown over the next two months, from distances between 2000m and 2400m,[...]

Divine Quality is likely to be giving many of her rivals a start but trainer Robbie Griffiths is hoping to see the mare unleash the finishing sprint he knows she can in the Group One TAB Classic at Morphettville. Griffiths has a runner in both Group One races on Saturday's program in Adelaide, with Collectable[...]

Three-year-old Boomsara has an outstanding record at the track to bolster his credentials as he takes on a strong field in the Group Three Gold Coast Guineas. Boomsara, Ef Troop and Zoustyle are the three best male three-year-olds in Queensland and will face off in Saturday's 1200m-Group Three race. The Chris Munce-trained Boomsara has shown[...]

Trainer Liam Birchley hopes there is genuine pace in the Group Two Hollindale Stakes so he can get an accurate assessment where Fit For Purpose is headed this winter. Fit For Purpose is the Queensland hope in the race and after a last-start third in the Listed Tails Stakes (1615m) at Doomben which threw up[...]

Bob Baffert is feeling the pressure now. The five-time Kentucky Derby winning-trainer finds himself with new favourite Game Winner after Omaha Beach was scratched with a breathing problem. “Oh, boy, here we go,” Baffert said. “I think everybody is trying to jinx me. It's still a very wide-open race.” The Derby could possibly lose another[...]

Trainer Archie Alexander is hoping the decision to focus on the Australasian Oaks in Adelaide with Mirette will be rewarded at Morphettville, rating the filly his best chance yet to claim a first Group One win. Mirette was beaten just over two lengths when sixth in the Group One Thousand Guineas (1600m) last spring and[...]

A year after showing his potential, Furrion has returned to Warrnambool to claim a first stakes race victory. Furrion won on the final day of last year's three-day carnival for now-disqualified trainer Darren Weir while on Thursday he took out the Listed Warrnambool Cup for Lindsay Park. Co-trainer Ben Hayes said the UK-bred galloper, who[...]

Top Striker's record could be a lot better if not for wide barriers and the Greg Hickman-trained sprinter has again been handed a task for his next start at Randwick. He has barrier 11 of 14 in Saturday's TAB.com.au Handicap (1250m) on the Kensington track and will start from eight of 10 if none of[...]