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New Zealand trainer Alexander Fieldes says owner Kevin Myers will probably take the harder option with Capecover by running him in Friday night's JRA Cup at Moonee Valley over Saturday's RM Ansett ...
Lee Freedman is hoping Fly Higher can defy a moderate fillies record and give him his second Bill Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night.Only six fillies in the last 50 years, including just...
New Zealander Capecover could be a surprise starter in next Saturday's Metropolitan Handicap in a bid to cement a Caulfield Cup berth.Capecover as doing his best work late when seventh in the JRA C...
Plans to start the promising Iamzeus in next month's $1 million Caulfield Guineas are in danger after his narrow defeat at Flemington.Trainer Danny O'Brien was counting on the colt winning the Lord...
Trainer Mark Kavanagh is looking to strengthen his claims on the Caulfield Guineas-Thousand Guineas double when Cats Whisker backs up in Saturday's Group Two Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington.Ka...
Jockey Hugh Bowman has not heard from Samantha Miss' trainer Kris Lees this week and that's the way he likes it.The star filly will become the first horse since Angst in 1993 to win all four legs o...
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has warmed up for Saturday's Turnbull Stakes meeting with five winners at Geelong.Oliver rode the winners of the first five races and his haul included a quartet for t...
Trainer Mathew Ellerton finds himself in familiar territory with Sunburnt Land who is first emergency for Saturday's Gilgai Stakes at Flemington.This is the third time this spring the five-year-old...
A Group One day at Randwick would not be complete without Gai Waterhouse who had to wait until the last of the four features to claim the biggest prize with the Epsom Handicap quinella courtesy of ...
Trainer Greg Hickman believes Samantha Miss is one of the best fillies he's seen but he also knows there is no such thing as a sure thing - especially in the Flight Stakes.Hickman has Flying Tryst,...
Betfair is biting back strongly against Racing NSW. Latest news says Betfair has decided to boycott promoting turnover on NSW racing following its appeal defeat last Friday regarding NSW race field...
Betfair punters are going to cop the fallout from the recent High Court decision upholding Racing NSW's turnover tax. Betfair says: 'Due to the additional cost to Betfair associated with this decis...
Betting exchange Betfair says it's 'business as usual' following its defeat in the High Court 'turnover' case. In a statement, Betfair says: '...The High Court's ruling means that it is now six-tim...
James Packer yesterday became the outright owner of Betfair Australasia when he paid $10 million for the remaining 50 per cent, reports Racing Network. Packer was an original 50-percent sharehold...
Wagering operator Betfair has announced an in-principle agreement with the Tasmanian government to keep its operations in the Apple Isle for the next decade.Betfair was awarded a non-exclusive lice...
Looks like Bob 'Beltem' Bentley of the Australian Racing Board is spoiling for a fight with anyone who disagrees with him, and at the moment that's any bookmaker in sight, as well as Betfair. But t...
A SMALL group of Australian punters who have accounts with the world's largest betting exchange, Betfair, will be the basis of an investigation into jockey Danny Nikolic by Racing Victoria Stewards...
It ain't over till the fat lady sings...Corporate bookmaker Sportsbet and betting exchange Betfair have applied to seek special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia in relation to last mo...
The long-running battle between NSW racing authorities and wagering firms Betfair and Sportsbet over rights fees will continue in the High Court later this year.Corporate bookmaker Sportsbet and be...
Betfair reacted with dismay, but not surprise, at the Australian Racing Board Chairman Bob Bentley's calls, reported in today's Sydney Morning Herald, for statutory intervention to protect the TABs...