Adelaide trainer Stuart Gower had given thought to running emerging stayer Darknconfidential in the Ballarat Cup, but ultimately decided a softer assignment over the same distance would serve the horse …
Trainer Michael Hickmott is optimistic that the owners of new recruit Promises Kept will enjoy the coming weeks as the gelding embarks on a pair of Victorian feature targets. Promises …
Jockey Michael Dee is set for one of his infrequent ventures to Perth as he aims to add another Group 1 victory to his record. Dee will partner the Lindsay …
Sydney may be without a headline race this weekend, but Sunday’s Rosehill program will still carry weight for Rob and Annabel Archibald as they look to lock in their Magic …
Star sprinter Caballus is the headline act drawing Tommy Berry north to Brisbane this weekend, but the jockey is equally excited to assess the Magic Millions potential of a blueblood …
Melek, a gelding bred to thrive over longer journeys than the one he debuted in, made a striking first impression at Caulfield Heath on Wednesday. The Ciaron Maher-trained four-year-old kicked …
Trainer David Pfieffer is hoping the best version of Whinchat turns up at Rosehill as the unpredictable sprinter launches his new preparation. The six-year-old returns in Sunday’s TAB Handicap (1400m), …
Dan Morton is chasing a breakthrough in one of Western Australia’s premier Group 1 races and heads into the Northerly Stakes with a powerful three-pronged attack. The Ascot feature on …
A brilliant return to racing has signalled that Lubrication is primed to continue his rise through the ranks as he heads into Saturday’s Group Three George Moore Stakes at Doomben. …
Time has proven the making of consistent gelding Air Assault, who now sits on the brink of surpassing $1 million in prize money should he capture Saturday’s Ballarat Cup. Trainer …
The Rosehill meeting scheduled for Saturday has been postponed by 24 hours as Racing NSW moves to protect participants from dangerous heat conditions forecast for Sydney. Officials had been closely …
Shaiyhar’s recovery from a Cranbourne track gallop will determine whether the imported gelding lines up at Ballarat this weekend. A stone bruise last week forced trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie …
Michael Freedman has several paths to consider for promising three-year-old Ninja, with hopes the gelding can progress towards a Magic Millions campaign. Ninja has won two of his first three …
Berkeley Square will attempt to become just the second locally-trained horse in the past decade to win consecutive editions of the Ballarat Cup. Kiwia achieved the feat in 2018 and …
Few runners at Rosehill on Saturday will arrive with the depth of form that Just Party brings, though his racing pattern has often made life difficult. The talented four-year-old was …
Gavin Bedggood enjoyed the high of a Stakes win at Caulfield on Saturday, but that didn’t stop him heading back to Cranbourne with a lingering sense of frustration. The trainer …
While the major carnivals in Melbourne and Sydney begin winding down, trainer Matthew Smith is already looking ahead to the next wave of feature racing. The Warwick Farm horseman is …
Ryan Maloney produced a standout performance at Doomben on Saturday, racking up four winners on the card, including both of the meeting’s $160,000 Listed races. The Victorian-born jockey kicked off …
