Australia horse racing news

Calvin McEvoy expects Group One winner Despatch's Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes performance will give them clarity as to the sprinter's effectiveness over 1400m.

Trainers Darren Mcauliffe and Adam Trinder have spoken of the harassment they received after their horses finished one-two in the Makybe Diva Stakes.

The clash of promising stablemates Guntantes and Profit looks like being the highlight of the Eagle Farm meeting.

Begood Toya Mother and Age Of Chivalry, two of the leading fancies for the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield, have drawn inside...

The George Main Stakes and The Shorts at Randwick have both attracted fields of 11 for the start of the Everest carnival.

Local trainer Kris Lees will have multiple runners in his attempt to win the Newcastle Cup for the first time.

Multiple Group One-winning jockey Larry Cassidy is set to resume riding in races after recovering from a fractured leg.

Talented Eric The Eel's comeback has been delayed and he will begin his spring campaign a week later.

The Bjorn Baker-trained Samadoubt has been the surprise packet of the Sydney spring so far and will be out for a hat-trick when he runs...

A gallop at Penshurst has confirmed Black Heart Bart's place in the Rupert Clarke Stakes but his Lindsey Smith-trained stablemate Malaguerra has been retired.

A tougher than anticipated Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington has resulted in Scales Of Justice heading for a spell and being set for an autumn...

Dual Brisbane Group One winner, New Zealand sprinter The Bostonian, is heading to Melbourne to try to upstage the locals in the Group One Moir.

German import Django Freeman has given a glimpse of his potential in a jump-out over 800 metres at Caulfield ahead of his first Australian start.

Jockey Hugh Bowman will spend extra time on the sidelines nursing a broken finger after originally hoping to be back for George Main Stakes day...

The Daniel Bowman-trained Begood Toya Mother is the early favourite for the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes which has been the gelding's long-range target.

Happy Clapper is primed for his next Group One assignment in the George Main Stakes over his favourite 1600m at Randwick.

Multiple Group One winner Santa Ana Lane is set to begin his Everest campaign in the Group Two Shorts at Randwick against a star-studded field...

Queensland trainer Ben Currie's court case involving alleged aggravated fraud has been adjourned until next month for a committal mention.

With David Hayes set to move back to Hong Kong next year, Lindsay Park co-trainer Tom Dabernig believes he and the rest of the team...

Melbourne spring carnival candidate Eric The Eel will make his return to racing in a three-year-old handicap at Doomben.

The Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes has attracted 18 nominations with the race having a field limit of 16 plus emergencies.

Chris Waller has entered 10 horses in the Group One George Main Stakes but will trim that number by acceptance time.