Cox Plate on the agenda for Black Heart Bart

Former Western Australian Black Heart Bart has added another vital dimension to this year's group one Cox Plate.

Waller ace eyes rich pickings

For the connections of Sydney sprinter Counterattack the $300,000 prizemoney on offer for winning Saturday's Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield will be a small part of a much larger financial windfall if he can take out his first group 1 event.

Payne set to return to racing in Sale on Sunday

  The long and much debated saga on Michelle Payne's return to the saddle is over after the Melbourne Cup winning jockey took a mount at the Sale race meeting next Sunday.

Zahra at centre of legal claim over horrific 2010 race fall

Top jockey Mark Zahra's insurance provider is being sued by WorkCover to recoup more than $1.4 million in costs and any ongoing expenses relating to a race fall at Moonee Valley in 2010.

Victorian racing loses chief vet to Hong Kong

The loss of Dr Brian Stewart from Victorian racing is a massive blow in this state according to racing officials.

McEvoy hopes for Alpine Eagle to return to best

While Darren Weir's vast resources of quality racehorses will be on display this Saturday in the $500,000 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield, another trainer from over the border will be hoping that his sole entrant can return to his best in the first group one for the season.  

Racing Victoria's website loses chief executive

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After only a year with Victoria Racing's big online investment, CEO Scott Perrin has left the operation.

Wells returns as a second-time Grand National winner

At rain-soaked Ballarat on Sunday, one of the nation's finest fencers won a second Grand National steeple.

Smart sprinter may need time

While Darren Weir is convinced that his sprinting three-year-old Ken's Dream, who was victorious in Saturday's $120,000 McKenzie Stakes, has a bright future the trainer maintains it may not be this Spring that we see the best of the youngster.