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State of Wealth to increase punters' at Eagle Farm
State Of Wealth, a horse who lost form during a winter carnival campaign, will be out to confirm his career is heading the right way again at Eagle Farm today.

Racing: Smoken Up stubbed out
If a horse wins our greatest race and nobody sees it, did it really happen?

Mike Dillon: Cones left on the track report falls short of expectations
So, the Racing Integrity Unit and the Canterbury Jockey Club have released a combined report on the shameful "cones-left-on-the-track" race at Riccarton two weeks ago.

Racing: Plenty of pickings in offing
A former battling South Island trainer turned Aussie could be the big winner from an impending decision to keep I Can Doosit from handicap racing.

Racing: Worldwide war to keep on top of drug cheats
Racing authorities believe a worldwide network of laboratories is helping to beat the drug cheats of the equine world.

Racing: Patience rewarded in Cup
Marie Leicester remembers the fierce Waikato frosts of the 1950s when she was growing up. It made Annie Higgins' win in Saturday's Waikato Times Gold Cup that much sweeter. When Annie Higgins swept over the finish line, Marie Leicester had thoughts of her

Racing: Star role for Deane Martin
Some of the owners are a little tired of hearing that a topline cricketer shares in the ownership of Deane Martin, winner of the Mad Butcher Prelude yesterday.

Racing: Baker may start Cantonese in Auckland Cup
A typically confident front-running ride by Jim Cassidy on Cantonese at Rosehill on Saturday has given trainer Bjorn Baker his first solo stakes win in the Christmas Cup.

Racing: Kiwis blasted off the track
The horse who thrashed the Kiwis in the Victoria Cup could be coming back to haunt them on their home ground.

Racing: Ellerslie track keeps pace
Ellerslie bosses believe countless hours of work months ago is their best defence against becoming the latest victim of summer race meeting abandonments.

Racing: I'm Themightyquinn should win Victoria Cup
The former Kiwi pacer is being rated a $1.70 chance for the A$400,000 feature at Melton on Saturday night.

Racing: Purton dominates big day
A career-defining treble by Queensland jockey Zac Purton highlighted the Hong Kong international meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Racing: Cones left on course
Human error is being blamed for cones being left on the track, causing chaos during the first race which was later declared null and void, at Riccarton Park on Friday.

Racing: Mosse sets his own rules
Widely respected American poet Ogden Nash once wrote: "In the game of mules, there are no rules."

Drugs case a mistake, says trainer
A Cambridge horse trainer charged with illegally importing performance-enhancing drugs says the case is "a big misunderstanding".