There is no such thing as a well-timed foot abscess, but Matthew Williams has taken positives from the one that kept Wrote To Arataki out of the Empires Rose Stakes. The Warrnambool …
No one is happier than Mike Moroney that the $1.5 million Group 1 Thousand Guineas is now just days away. The Flemington trainer has Coeur Volante heading towards the $1.5 million Group …
A great Spring carnival of Group 1 racing ends at Caulfield with the running of the Thousand Guineas and the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes this weekend. With the decision taken …
Magic Time has been considered a Group-1-mare-in-waiting for some time and the four-year-old will get her first crack at that level next Saturday at Caulfield. The Grahame Begg-trained star will start …
Plans to target the $1 million The Hunter with Mazu will become clearer after the sprinter steps out in a barrier trial at Hawkesbury. Mazu is set to trial with Nash …
Unspoken has continued his rise through the ranks this spring with the biggest victory of his career in the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill. The imported Unspoken ($7.50) had been …
Atishu completed a Stakes Day Group 1 clean sweep for the girls with a dominant win in the $3 million Champions Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained five-year-old atoned …
Shangri La Express has stamped himself as a Golden Slipper prospect with a tough win in the Golden Gift to remain unbeaten from his first two starts. With the winner’s purse …
Just as he had done a week earlier, Declan Bates stole a Group 1 race over a mile at Flemington on Pride Of Jenni. Bates and the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Pride Of Jenni took …
A different venue and more accomplished set of rivals posed no problem for Imperatriz, who completed an unbeaten Victorian spring campaign in Saturday’s Champions Sprint at Flemington. The flying Kiwi …
The addition of blinkers on the Chris Waller-trained Roots in the Hot Danish Stakes has proven to be a winning move. After finishing second last in the $2 million The Invitation …
New Zealand trainer Roger James says Prowess will rise to another level is she is to win the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. Already a two-time winner at the highest …
Sydney trainer Matthew Smith has been around the mark with his runners at the Melbourne Cup Carnival and will have one final chance on the final day at Flemington. Three-year-old filly …
After plundering the $500,000 Four Pillars Midway with Sweet Mercy, David Payne is hoping he gets the chance to chase twice as much prizemoney this weekend. Payne has first emergency Trafalgar …
Montefilia will not be the only recent addition to the Yulong team racing in green and white colours in Saturday’s Champions Stakes with Duais to have her first start since joining …
Champion jockey James Mcdonald has taken out a Classic double during Melbourne Cup week guiding Godolphin filly Zardozi to an easy win at Flemington. McDonald won the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) …
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes would like a little luck to go their way in what has been a frustrating week at Flemington. After Mr …
Gai Waterhouse has achieved more than most in racing, but it will be some training performance if she can produce Hoo Ya Mal to win the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill. …
