Late maturing Mirra Vision has got to her maiden Group 1 assignment a little quicker than her trainers had originally intended. A winner of seven of her 18 starts, the daughter …
Brothers Ben and JD Hayes are slowly starting to put their stamp on Lindsay Park having taken over the reins following the departures of their father David and cousin Tom Dabernig. The pair has trained 46 winners since joining …
Saddling up a genuine chance in a $7.5 million race is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Queensland trainer Desleigh Forster and she is determined to be trackside for the experience. To make …
Damien Thornton has already captured one of the three-year-old classics of the Melbourne Spring Carnival and will be searching for another at Flemington. Victory in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas aboard the Hawkes Racing-trained …
Leading jockey James Mcdonald is without a Melbourne Cup ride after Away He Goes has been ruled out with a tendon injury. McDonald was announced as the imported galloper’s rider on Sunday …
Glen Boss will be hoping luck does not desert him again having picked up the ride on Sir Lucan in the Melbourne Cup. Sir Lucan is currently number 24 in the Order …
Nothing is likely to ease the pain for James Mcdonald of having to watch the Cox Plate from the jockeys’ room, but a Victoria Derby win would help a little. …
Lark Hill trials on Monday will hold special significance for Ben Kennedy. It marks his official return to racing after being out of action for close to five years. Kennedy …
He doesn’t boast the best strike rate, but the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Aim certainly knows when there are high stakes on offer. The four-year-old has won four out of …
The unbeaten Braidwood galloper is prepared by Luke Clarke, and to date, he has been ultra-impressive. The four-year-old recorded his maiden win at Moruya back in May when lobbing in front …
The hard work riding trackwork at Flemington through the cold winter months has landed Fred Kersley with some important rides during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. And the young jockey, who arrived …
Of the 35 horses still in Melbourne Cup contention, 19 require x-rays to pass veterinary examinations after the standing CT scanner has been shut down. A mechanical issue has temporarily …
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have a great record with their stayers, but it will be a masterful training effort if Hitotsu wins the Victoria Derby. Hitotsu is the only three-year-old the training partners …
After a satisfying Melbourne debut at Caulfield, Mark Newnham is chasing a Group 1 Melbourne Cup Carnival win with Harmony Rose. The daughter of Glass Harmonium runs in the Empire Rose Stakes …
It’s been 12 months since Kerry Parker’s Think It Over finished 11th in the Rosehill Gold Cup, and what a difference a year makes. Since that failure the So You Think gelding …
Former jockey Michael Grantham says the R.J. Peters Stakes (1500m) looms as the next option for his Northam Cup hero Kaptain Kaos as he plots a path to the Group …
The mandatory CT scans of all Melbourne Cup runners has claimed the Danny O’Brien stables hope Young Werther. The four-year-old, who had been aimed at the Group 1 Melbourne Cup …
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have not given up on the hope of starting three-year-old Forgot You in the Melbourne Cup. But first there is the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington …
