South Australian-based jockey Barend Vorster is making a rare trip across the border to ride in a Group 1 race for his old boss. Vorster rides Belle Plaisir in the Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) …
Tommy Berry and Masked Crusader have had an on-and-off again relationship, but they will reunite in the $3 million Nature Strip Stakes at Rosehill on a mission to resolve some …
Andrew Forsman has been associated with many Derby winners in his time as travelling foreman for Murray Baker and when in a training partnership with the New Zealand conditioner. It was 12 years ago …
La Crique does not quite hold the lofty rating of Melody Belle but she is well-positioned to emulate the 14-time Group 1 winner and claim Saturday’s Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. …
A change to the spring programming has led Joe Pride to put a fresh spin on an old school formula for his Melbourne Cup hopeful Stockman. The Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) was …
The mandatory CT scans of all Melbourne Cup runners has claimed Caulfield Cup winner Durston. Racing Victoria announced on Thursday that the Chris Waller-trained star has been ruled out of …
As a Group 1 winner of one of Australia’s eminent mile races, Private Eye has been a surprise packet in the sprinting ranks this spring. But trainer Joe Pride says the …
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable is tackling the major three-year-old sprint of the Melbourne Cup Carnival with three representatives. Jacquinot, Grand Impact and Bews will line up in the …
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained High Emocean has moved a step closer to a Melbourne Cup start following her win at Bendigo. Success in the Group 3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) on Wednesday …
After several false starts, Zoustar filly Kazou has finally made it to the races, living up to her barrier trial form with an accomplished debut win on the Kensington circuit. The three-year-old …
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan cannot wait to get his three-year-old Berkeley Square back to Flemington to run in the Victoria Derby. Saturday’s Group 1 race for three-year-olds over 2500m has seen the gelding draw …
Champion jockey James Mcdonald got to have his first sit aboard his 2022 Melbourne Cup ride Loft in trackwork at Flemington and immediately liked what he felt. McDonald teams with the German-bred galloper …
James Cummings is banking on the form from the Golden Rose proving pivotal in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington. The Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) on Saturday is …
New Zealand galloper She’s Licketysplit will be the only filly to tackle the older mares in the Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington. Since the race was granted Group 1 status in …
If Frankie Dettori is feeling homesick before the start of the Golden Eagle, he will only need to glance at the barrier stall inside him to see a familiar face. …
Hugh Bowman has declared track conditions crucial to the chances of Group 1 winner Fangirl finding her best form in the $10 million Golden Eagle. The mare has finished out …
A field of 20 runners plus four emergencies have accepted for the $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill on Saturday. In a gallop at Canterbury on Tuesday morning, Jamie Spencer …
A wait of almost 24 hours did not bother Bella Nipotina who collected her maiden Group 1 win at Moonee Valley. Held over from the abandoned meeting on Friday night to …
