Victoria Racing Club Chief Executive, Mr Dale Monteith, has released the results of a Roy Morgan Research study that examined the characteristics of the Australian audience for the 2010 Emirates Melbourne Cup, AFL Grand Final(s) and NRL Grand Final. (more…)

The Herald Sun’s Adrian Dunn has reported that the Sandown Classic has a new name, Zipping Classic. (more…)

  ZIPPING, the 9-year-old gelding who had no problems on Saturday in recording victory in his fourth successive renewal of the Sandown Classic (2400m), one of the numerous major races now sponsored by Nathan Tinkler’s Patinack Farm breeding and racing conglomerate, is one of the few remaining performers produced under the banner of Robert Sangster’s Swettenham stud. (more…)

Zipping joined an elite few to win a feature race four consecutive times when he dug deep to claim yet another Group 2 Sandown Classic on Saturday. (more…)

Zelsnitz sent her value soaring when upstaging the odds on favourite Palomares to win the listed Twilight Glow Stakes (1400m) at Sandown on Saturday. (more…)

Dinner Date will be sent to the paddock for a break after she scored a strong win in Saturday’s listed $100,000 Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Sandown. (more…)

The Paris-based International Federation of Horseracing Authorities has released the world thoroughbred rankings covering the period 1st May to 7th November 2010. (more…)

Wall Street capped off one of the best Victoria Spring Carnivals ever for New Zealand Bloodstock when he notched up the sixth Group 1 victory for the Karaka sale ring with a mighty win in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Emirates Stakes (1600m). (more…)

Well Rounded gave young Darley sire, Reset, his seventh stakes winner when Ben Melham rounded out a red-letter final day of the 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival when they won the $300,000 Group 2 Matriarch Stakes at Flemington. (more…)

VRC Chief Executive Dale Monteith declared the 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival a huge success, befitting the Emirates Melbourne Cup 150th milestone year. (more…)

Settling back in the field, the Peter Snowden-trained Backgammon showed his customary late bust to gather in fellow Domesday three-year-old Domesky to record a one-two finish for their sire in the Listed Spring Fashion Stakes over 1800m at Flemington on Oaks Day, November 4. (more…)

In a spring, that has delivered some golden memories, the curtain draws to a close on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 Patinack Farm Classic and Emirates Stakes at Flemington.  (more…)

In the wake of the 150th Melbourne Cup, all eyes returned to Flemington today for the $1million Group 1 Crown Oaks and with the sun shining, Brazilian Pulse became the 34th filly to complete the coveted Wakeful-VRC Oaks double. (more…)

In the wake of a fabulous renewal of the 150th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday all eyes returned to Flemington today for the running of the Group 1 Crown Oaks with one of the features on the under-card the Gucci Stakes won by Curtana. (more…)

Having her first race at stakes level, the lightly raced three-year-old Commands filly Palomares became the sixth individual stakes winner for her sire this racing season with a facile five length victory in the Listed Lexus Hybrid Plate at Flemington on the Melbourne Cup card. (more…)

Prominent racehorse owners Gerry Ryan and Kevin Bamford have won the 150th Emirates (more…)

Hoegaarden will head to the WA Guineas after he led home a Magic Millions trifecta result in the listed $80,000 Fairetha Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. (more…)

The Queenslanders struck in the final race on VRC Derby day with classy galloper Poor Judge won the $251,500 Group 3 Chatham Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. (more…)

Australasia’s greatest day of racing, Saturday’s Victoria Derby Day at Flemington, saw some brilliant performances with four New Zealand Bloodstock graduates showcasing their potential for their Group 1 features this week. (more…)

Another million dollar race in Australia and another quinella for outstanding sire High Chaparral, who continues to take all before him in this spring in Victoria. (more…)