Flemington track manager Liam O’Keeffe says the track has rebounded well for the biggest four days on the Australian racing calendar. The track took a pounding during the past two …
Just one outing in the saddle for Kerrin Mcevoy is enough for the three-time Melbourne Cup winning hoop to gain a good impression of Absurde towards the gelding’s second attempt at …
A gallop at Cranbourne in preparation for the Coolmore Stud Stakes has left the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable with only one runner in the stallion making race. The …
Broadsiding will not be a starter in Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Victoria Derby with James Cummings and Godolphin electing to target a Stakes Day option with their three-time Group 1 winner. …
Cox Plate champion Via Sistina remains in contention for a tilt at the Melbourne Cup after third acceptances closed. A total of 35 horses a vying for a start in the …
UK raider galloper Sea King will be racing for a start in the Melbourne Cup when he heads to Bendigo for his first Australian start. Sea King has been at the …
Chris Waller denied a top Japanese galloper in last Saturday’s Cox Plate and he will look to bring down another of its stars this weekend. The champion trainer has Joliestar heading towards …
The superlatives for Via Sistina’s eight-length romp in Saturday’s Group 1 W S Cox Plate (2040m) came in thick and fast, only exacerbated when noting she broke Winx’s track record by …
Godolphin trainer James Cummings says the availability of a jump-out at Flemington will not hinder the Group 1 aspirations of Traffic Warden on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Traffic …
Jockey Rachel King will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore when she jets in from the prestigious Breeders’ Cup meeting to ride in her fourth …
Stefi Magnetica wasn’t able to win this year’s The Everest but trainer Bjorn Baker has now turned attention to trying to win Australia’s second richest thoroughbred race with the talented mare. Baker …
James Mcdonald was a spectator, or rival, for Chris Waller’s six previous Group 1 wins this season but he appropriately celebrated his century of elite-level wins aboard a horse trained by the …
Plenty Of Ammo flashed her Empire Rose Stakes credentials at Moonee Valley on Saturday, landing a maiden Black Type victory in the $400,000 Crystal Mile. The Symon Wilde-trained mare upstaged the …
Chris Waller showed his champion trainer qualities when he remained cool in a crisis after a mishap threatened to derail the Cox Plate ambitions of Via Sistina. Breakfast With The Best …
Red Aces was not even meant to be at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day, but the tenacious stayer kept his Victoria Derby campaign on track with victory in the Moonee …
Bjorn Baker didn’t get the timing of his tipping right, but he got the timing of his horse spot-on as Belclare raced to her first Australian win in the $2 million The …
Promising stayer El Castello is on target to back-up in the Victoria Derby after capping his rise from maiden winner to Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes hero in less than two …
As a young horse Baraqiel tested the patience of Malua Racing and the ownership group by continually going sore. A $150,000 yearling purchase, Baraqiel did not make his debut until he …
