Fearing the worst, track manager at The Valley Marty Synan has not applied any water to track ahead of the Cox Plate Qualifier meeting. Melbourne’s weather forecast has all week been …
Training horses is one thing, coping with the external pressures of the sport is another. Annabel Neasham is doing a remarkable job of handling both. The young horsewoman has racked up …
The Lindsay Park stable is looking forward to finally getting imported galloper Port Guillaume out onto the racetrack. The French-bred galloper arrived in Australia last year as a highly credentialled 2021 Caulfield Cup contender, but …
James Cummings has declared the Winx Stakes the right form line for Saturday’s Chelmsford Stakes and says Cascadian will be hard to hold out in the Group 2 feature. Four …
With his hopes of riding in Melbourne dashed, Glen Boss is refocusing his attention on the Sydney spring carnival. Glen Boss might be down, but he is never out. The top …
Lindsay Park trainers Ben and JD Hayes were left disappointed with the first-up run of Aysar at Flemington, a horse they say is one of the better gallopers in their stable. But Ben Hayes …
Laure Me In will tackle the first leg of what connections hope can be a provincial Cups double when he heads to Wyong for their showcase meeting on Friday. The gelding …
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable will consider scratching Argentia if the forecast rain hits The Valley. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting between 20-35mm of rain on Friday and a further 3-10mm on Saturday. Argentia …
An injury to regular rider Brenton Avdulla has prompted a jockey change for Randwick Guineas winner Lion’s Roar and it has been made with a longer-term view. The four-year-old resumes in the …
Tim Clark has enjoyed an outstanding start to the new season with a brace of feature race wins and he is hoping Swift Witness can continue his spring form surge. The Ms …
Any small ailment when chasing an elusive Group 1 victory is usually best dealt with by caution. That is precisely what Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young did with Sierra Sue …
Rod Northam is hoping his Kosciuszko chance Spiranac can put her name up in lights with a win in the Vale Nini Vascotto (handicap over 1100m). The five-year-old was the winner of …
Damien Oliver believes Sandown debut winner Draft Day has a bright future but is worried the spring may come up too soon. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained son of Tivaci was successful in the …
$1.9 million yearling Profondo has made a winning start to his career at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday. Expensive colt Profondo has defied a betting drift to make a winning start to …
Stakes-placed last campaign, Flexible resuming on Wednesday to claim the IVE Print Handicap (1600m) under the guidance of Damien Oliver, providing the 11-time Scobie Breasley Medalist the second leg of a Sandown double. Specked in betting, Flexible ($9) …
The Underwood Stakes is set to get greater exposure being transferred to AFL Grand Final Day. With Perth to host the AFL Grand Final with a later starting time in …
Simon Miller is prepared to forgive Son Of God’s last defeat and expects a positive rebound in the $100,000 Jolly Beggar Stakes (1000m) at Belmont Park on Saturday. Miller had …
South Australian trainer Michael Hickmott is using the Melbourne debut of Taunting to determine the spring path for the three-year-old. Taunting, the winner of two of his three starts, runs …
