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Trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy have worked hard on trying to contain the exuberance of their talented filly English Riviera has shown on the track. The Group 3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on …

Mark Newnham has tinkered with Expat’s training program this campaign and while it might have been costly first-up, he hopes to reap the rewards in the Racing & Sports Golden Pendant. …

For the second year running the Group 1 Underwood Stakes has brought together a small but select band of gallopers. Zaaki, who won the 1800m weight-for-age contest at Sandown last …

Victorian raider Daumier can etch his name in the record books if he becomes the first Blue Diamond Stakes winner to capture the Group 1 Golden Rose. Incredibly, the only winner …

Godolphin galloper Paulele has the potential to be Group 1 winner with his trainer James Cummings hoping the sprinter can climb to the top this campaign. Paulele heads to Moonee Valley on Friday night to run in Group 1 …

The first shipment of international horses for the Melbourne Spring Carnival are due to arrive on Tuesday night. El Bodegon and My Oberon are joining the Chris Waller and Annabel Neasham stables respectively to prepare for …

Godolphin trainer James Cummings is not going to get too far ahead of himself with Cox Plate favourite Anamoe who is over his soundness scare. Anamoe was graded three-out-of-five lame following his victory in …

Mornington trainer Rob Blacker says his stayer Tigertiger will be ready to run on Melbourne Cup Day. Options are the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 1 or the other stayers’ race, The Macca’s …

Two of last weekend’s Group 3 winners will have to carry 1.5kg more than initially allocated in this year’s major Cups races after being issued penalties by Racing Victoria’s head …

Stafford’s Lad scored his second win at Listed level yesterday, adding the Goldfields feature to his success in last year’s ATA Handicap (2200m). The eight-year-old had to settle for second when …

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott unveiled an impressive Gimcrack Stakes arsenal when Sydney hosted its first set of two-year-old trials on Monday morning. The seven-time Golden Slipper winner and her training partner …

Percy Sykes Stakes winner Paris Dior will tackle the Group 1 Golden Rose after connections decided not to run her on a wet track in the Tea Rose Stakes at Randwick. …

Sent out 100-1 on debut in a hot maiden at Warwick Farm, the John Sargent trained filly proved her strong closing fifth there was no fluke, running out a narrow winner …

Cardinal Gem’s winning strike rate may not represent his level of talent as the gelding notched up his third career win from fourteen starts, but his connections are starting to …

Already a listed placegetter in New Zealand, the Andrew Forsman trained three-year-old Mr Maestro proved a class above his local rivals, ploughing through the heavy conditions to win by 1-¾ lengths. Jockey …

Given the pressure that accompanies training the world’s best sprinter, Chris Waller admits it’s difficult to enjoy Nature Strip’s performances until the race is over. But he does make sure he …

James Mcdonald has ranked Anamoe among the best horses he has ridden after the entire put together back-to-back wins for the first time in his career with a dominant performance in the …

Boogie Dancer charged her way into Thousand Guineas contention with a brilliant win in one of the key lead-up events at Caulfield on Saturday. The Peter Moody-trained filly was not quite …