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Hey Doc 'relaxed' going into Friday night's Manikato

Hey Doc 'relaxed' going into Friday night's Manikato

Group 1-winning jockey Luke Currie says Hey Doc is coming into his own heading into Friday night's Manikato Stakes, a race the horse won in 2017.

  • by Damien Ractliffe

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Capacity field for the Cox Plate, Russian Camelot draws outside gate
Cox Plate

Capacity field for the Cox Plate, Russian Camelot draws outside gate

A capacity field has been selected for Saturday's Cox Plate, but Lloyd Williams' galloper Buckhurst has been named the unlucky emergency.

  • by Damien Ractliffe
Racing Victoria provides $15 million in relief to clubs
Spring Racing Carnival

Racing Victoria provides $15 million in relief to clubs

Racing Victoria bosses have committed a further $15 million to help struggling race clubs get through the coronavirus crisis and the spring carnival downturn as crowds continue to be barred from Victoria's racetracks.

  • by Michael Lynch
Lightly raced Wicked Wench returns on Provincial Championship mission
Horse racing

Lightly raced Wicked Wench returns on Provincial Championship mission

The five-year-old daughter of French stallion Dalghar has only had seven starts since debuting at Otaki in NZ nearly two years ago.

  • by Neil Evans
Race-by-race tips and preview for Grafton on Tuesday
Horse racing

Race-by-race tips and preview for Grafton on Tuesday

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on an eight-race card.

  • by Neil Evans
Cup-winning trainer Weir committed to stand trial
Racing integrity

Cup-winning trainer Weir committed to stand trial

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir has pleaded not guilty to two charges of conspiracy to defraud after he was committed to stand trial in a Ballarat Magistrates' Court.

  • by Damien Ractliffe
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Dark horse: English raider Aspetar primed for Cox Plate
Spring Racing Carnival

Dark horse: English raider Aspetar primed for Cox Plate

English raider Aspetar has been out of the headlines, but he is definitely one to watch in Saturday's Cox Plate.

  • by Michael Lynch
Verry Elleegant gets half kilo Melbourne Cup penalty
Spring Racing Carnival

Verry Elleegant gets half kilo Melbourne Cup penalty

Caulfield Cup winner Verry Elleegant has been handed a half kilo penalty for the Melbourne Cup, making it likely that she will line up on the first Tuesday in November to try to become the first since Ethereal in 2001 to land the double.

  • by Michael Lynch
Racing Victoria gave Betfair a free ride on Caulfield Cup day
Horse racing

Racing Victoria gave Betfair a free ride on Caulfield Cup day

Racing Victoria supported Betfair's "no commission" trial on Caulfield Cup day for zero return.

  • by Chris Roots
Race-by-race tips and preview for Muswellbrook on Monday
Horse racing

Race-by-race tips and preview for Muswellbrook on Monday

An eight-race card in the upper Hunter kicks off the week for Racing NSW.

  • by Neil Evans
Racing industry awaits call on owners and crowds for Plate and Cup
Spring Racing Carnival

Racing industry awaits call on owners and crowds for Plate and Cup

Victorian Racing Minister is expected to soon make a decision on allowing owners and possibly a limited numbers of spectators to attend the Melbourne Cup carnival and Cox Plate.

  • by Michael Lynch