Lindsey Smith says stable newcomer In A Twinkling is about to strike winning form but is worried the Pakenham Cup (2500m) may be one run too early. Formerly trained in New Zealand by …
Expectations have been high surrounding Ranting since he won a three-horse race at Caulfield more than 12 months ago. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained galloper defeated Hanseatic and Anders in the Group 3 Blue …
David Harrison hopes Searchin’ Roc’s can go close to dethroning budding star and raging favourite Western Empire in Saturday’s Group 1 Drummond Golf-Kingston Town Classic (1800m). Harrison is fully aware of …
Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou will replicate the template they followed with Mr Mosaic in the autumn and send him to the races first-up without an official barrier trial. Such is the …
She might not reach the heights of her Group One-winning half-sister Duais, but Amiche is showing promise in her own right, as well as a few of the family’s character traits. …
Debutant Swerving has defied a big betting drift to score a fighting at Geelong. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained filly opened at $2.25 to claim the All Time Pluming Maiden (1100m) before drifting out …
The Kevin Corstens stable has plans of chasing a bigger prize on the Gold Coast early in the New Year after the win of Pilote at Geelong. The heavily backed Pilote took out the Bet365 …
The Racing Victoria veterinary department will have the final say on whether Future Score takes his place in the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) on Saturday. The Matt Cumani-trained stayer was scratched from …
Ellsberg has come through his Festival Stakes win in top order and will press on to the Group 2 Villiers Stakes where he will chase his first win over a mile. …
After missing a potentially lucrative Spring Racing Carnival through suspension, Jamie Kah is set to make her return to race riding. Kah was one of five jockeys suspended for attending an Airbnb party in …
Fresh from a successful spring carnival, trainer John O’Shea is already turning his attention to the next phase with designs on having a major hand in some of the biggest …
Ryan Hill is set to launch a new chapter in his racing career with his first runner as a trainer at Northam on Thursday. Hill will saddle It’s It’s Just A …
The saying to ‘kill two birds with one stone’ has never encapsulated a horse race more than the feat achieved by Cooma trainer David Kelley and his son Matthew on Friday at …
Fiorente gelding Wise Dragon has been a very consistent conveyance since joining the Mitch Beer stables only missing the top four once in nine starts, and he feels there’s no …
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace stable is undecided whether last start Cranbourne winner Mankayan will head to the Listed Pakenham Cup. Mankayan was posted the $3.50 favourite with TAB after entries closed for the $300,000 race over 2500m on …
Glen Boss may not have had the fairytale finish to his riding career in Melbourne, but the three-time Melbourne Cup winner will get another chance in the New Year. Boss has …
The racing world was rife last week of rumours that co-trainers Grant and Alana Williams and leading owner-breeder Bob Peters were set to split after the Ascot Masters. Peters and …
Melbourne’s fickle weather could determine how many runners Archie Alexander has in the final feature Cup race of the year. Alexander plans on starting Mosh Music in the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) on Saturday and …
