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Jim Taylor is looking forward to the challenge of preparing talented mare Searchin’ Roc’s. The four-year-old has transferred to his care from David Harrison and Taylor is excited by the …

Grahame Begg has described the Cranbourne trial of Passive Aggressive as outstanding as the unbeaten mare ran away from some quality opposition on Tuesday. Trialling in preparation for her return …

Saturday’s $200,000 Vain Stakes is likely to determine whether valuable colt Cannonball heads towards the race connections bought him with the dream of winning. Anthony Freedman is using the 1100-metre Group 3 …

Artorius’s European campaign ended with another frustrating outing but it did little to diminish Anthony Freedman’s belief that the four-year-old has another big win in him. As such, plans will …

The weather will dictate whether talented filly Queen Of The Ball kicks off her spring campaign in Sydney or Melbourne as trainer Michael Freedman searches for a dry track. While …

A season after finishing out of the money in the Grand National Steeplechase, Flying Agent looks on target for the race at Ballarat. Flying Agent took out the Crisp Steeplechase …

After being retired from the Grand National Hurdle last year, Saunter Boy has returned to Sandown 12 months later to claim victory in the race. A near disaster has turned …

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace had hoped to have chalked up their first city win prior to imported galloper Turn On The Charm stepping out at Flemington. After Blue Cup and Through …

Rachel King’s first metropolitan win of the season has come from an unlikely source with Queensland sprinter Hard Empire scoring a boilover win in the Missile Stakes and claiming some high-profile …

Former New Zealander Lord Ardmore has continued his rise through Sydney’s middle-distance ranks with a hard-fought win in the Premier’s Cup Prelude at Randwick. The $2.30 favourite had to dig deep …

Trainer Saab Hasan has credited the move to a country property at Tabilk in north-east Victoria for turning around the fortunes of stable star Sirius Suspect. The now eight-year-old registered his …

Sparingly raced stayer Cadre Du Noir has set himself on a path to stakes races this spring with a gutsy performance at Randwick. Injuries have restricted the seven-year-old to just 14 …

Ballarat trainer Dan O’Sullivan is looking forward to the upcoming Melbourne Spring Carnival with imposing three-year-old Berkeley Square. After his first metropolitan success in taking out the VRC Member Damian Cubela Plate (1400m) …

Declan Maher has likened the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown as the Bledisloe Cup of jumps racing. Maher, who oversees the jumpers in the stable of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, will saddle Saunter …

A liking for the Flemington straight track is what trainer Saab Hasan is hoping will carry Sirius Suspect to another stakes race victory. The eight-year-old runs in the Group 3 …

Belluci Babe will be on a mission to reaffirm her emergence as a serious sprinter, and stake her Everest claims, when she kick-starts her spring in the Group 2 Missile Stakes …

Similar to Shelby Sixtysix in the autumn, Philipsburg has become a mainstay of Sydney’s winter racing scene as he prepares to race for the sixth time in eight weeks. The durable gelding …

Anamoe continued his path towards a first-up run in the Group 1 Winx Stakes later this month with a trial win in Sydney on Friday. The James Cummings-trained star scored a …