Racing NSW targets country areas with prizemoney and jobs package

Chris Roots   Racing NSW has announced $21 million boost to country and provincial racing from the proceeds of the tax parity legislation starting from July 1 next year.

Hopes free to train pending cobalt appeal hearing

Father-and-son training partners Lee and Shannon Hope are free to train pending an appeal over their cobalt disqualifications.

Silent protester loses damages case against V'landys, Racing NSW

Adam Pengilly   A country trainer who staged silent protests against Racing NSW and its chief executive officer Peter V'landys roadside on a Grafton bridge and outside an ex-Federal minister's office has lost a damages case against the governing body.

Payne is personality plus; Bartley wins news award

Michael Lynch   Michelle Payne's feet have hardly touched the ground since she made history by becomning the first woman to ride the winner of the Melbourne Cup.

Just A Blur wins Goulburn Cup

Just A Blur's Goulburn Cup win may rule her out of future country features, with the Villiers Stakes a possible target.

Mourinho not done with yet

Trainer Peter Gelagotis plans more success for ageing Group1 winner Mourinho.

Melbourne Cup winner Payne to ride in Sydney next month

Chris Roots   Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne will be honoured by the ATC as she rides at its Randwick meeting on December 5.

Centre Pivot needs jockey for Festival Stakes

Chris Roots   John Sargent has been left searching for a jockey for Magic Millions-bound Centre Pivot for Saturday's Festival Stakes at Rosehill.

Cassidy a winner at his Rosehill farewell

Chris Roots   Jim Cassidy's first day of retirement at the track ended in a win and a better payday than many he enjoyed as a jockey, after hitting the jackpot in the final race at Rosehill on Saturday.

Newnham heads group in running for inaugural award

Adam Pengilly   The inaugural Australian Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff awards will hand out the Thoroughbred Excellence Award from a list of six category winners on Tuesday.

Red Cadeaux captured our hearts

Michael Lynch   He was the horse whose bravery, guts and  gallantry captured the hearts of all Australians, the once a year punter and the hard bitten racegoer.

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Lees set for maiden overseas adventure with Lucia Valentina

Adam Pengilly   Kris Lees will have his first international runner after Lucia Valentina received an invite from the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin next month.

Good Project possible late entry for the Kingston Town Stakes

Chris Roots   Chris Waller's tour de force of Australian racing continued in Perth on Saturday as Good Project delivered an all-the-way victory in the Railway Stakes at Ascot.

Buffering ready to take on the world after Winterbottom win

Chris Roots   Once in a lifetime horse Buffering is set to take trainer Robert Heathcote on dream trip to Dubai and Royal Ascot after winning his sixth group 1 in the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Claro El Banco scoots home the 'wrong way'

Michael Lynch   Peter Seaman usually attends the races behind the wheel of an ambulance, following the gallopers as they thunder round the Mornington race track.

Murt The Flirt puts Symons back in winners stall

Michael Lynch   Chris Symons has been out of the saddle for nearly six months following a horror fall at Bendigo in the depths of winter when he broke his shoulder and fractured his T6 vertebrae, as well as suffering concussion and whiplash.

Jim Cassidy a man of the people as punters farewell Hall Of Fame jockey

Adam Pengilly   In a special tribute race day instigated by the Australian Turf Club, Jim Cassidy, the Pumper, was in his element.

Class is permanent for Ballarat Cup victor Junoob

Michael Lynch   Given a smart ride by Brad Rawiller, Junoob rewarded punters who were prepared to back trainer Chris Waller's judgement when he took out the listed Ballarat Cup on Saturday.

Pride laughs longest with stay-at-home Gamblestown

Adam Pengilly   Joe Pride got his way with Gamblestown and kept him to Sydney instead of the Goulburn Cup. He was laughing longest after the former Guy Walter gelding ambled in at Rosehill.

No plans to visit retirement age after Red Cadeaux's death

Adam Pengilly   Racing Australia has no plans to revisit a recent mandatory retirement rule stopping horses racing past their 12-year-old season in Australia in the wake of Red Cadeaux's death.

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Just A Blur needs to overcome a winless 18 months

Jared Dorrington   Just A Blur will need to overcome a winless spell spanning 18 months if she is to score in the Goulburn Cup on Sunday.

Vandyke's $10,000 Gift scores Golden ticket in honour of his father

Adam Pengilly   David Vandyke's father spent a small fortune in his quest to win a Golden Slipper. Vic Hayes will be watching intently when his son runs Yankee Rose, a $10,000 yearling, first-up in the race he devoted his life to trying to win.

Red Cadeaux dead

Daniel Cherny and Adam Pengilly   Three time Melbourne Cup runner up and Australian crowd favourite Red Cadeaux has been euthanised.

Perth looks to be permanent Inter Dominion home

Chris Roots   The Inter Dominion returns to its traditional home and tradition format when it starts at Gloucester Park on Friday night and Perth is set to make a bid to make it the permanent home for the series.

Rider fined for trying to steal rival's whip during race

Adam Pengilly   Stewards have finalised an inquiry from a Canberra race on Melbourne Cup day where apprentice Josh Cartwright tried to steal a rival rider's whip over the final stages.

Warwick looks for group 1 success for the family with Wink And A Nod

Chris Roots   Lucy Warwick has become the face of Perth Racing in the past month, it is something the 18-year-old has earned but had to wait for.

Payne looks for Akzar to prove her right again in the Ballarat Cup

Chris Roots   The group 1 attention has headed West but for racing's golden girl Michelle Payne the focus is on winning a second dream cup in her hometown of Ballarat on Saturday.