Luke Currie will be shooting for a third win in the feature sprint of the Cox Plate Carnival when he partners Savatoxl at The Valley. If successful in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) on Friday …
The Bathurst trainer has nominated three gallopers for the 1800m Class Three event, with Whatsin (57kg) set to be one of the top weights, while Hamogany (55kg) is all but guaranteed a …
She’s a $100,000 yearling purchase who has earned more than $2.3 million in prize money to date, but Brad Widdup’s Icebath could have amassed plenty more if a couple of …
As a relative newcomer to training ranks, Annabel Neasham is the only person to have multiple runners in Australasia’s weight-for-age championship, the Cox Plate. Neasham has been training for 14 months having …
It is 14 years since Luke Nolen won the Cox Plate on El Segundo and the jockey still marvels at how difficult it is to win one of Australia big four races. Nolen …
As far as first-up runs for a new stable go, Triple Missile could not have been any more impressive following a stunning return victory at Ascot on Saturday. Triple Missile flashed …
It’s a race that has only recently been introduced to the Sydney Saturday ranks, but Wyong-based trainer Kristen Buchanan has already won two Midway handicaps and lines up another strong …
Fresh off claiming The Everest aboard Nature Strip, James Mcdonald has now switched his attention to winning the Cox Plate with Zaaki. McDonald arrived in Melbourne on Sunday and is currently undergoing …
Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter has issued Caulfield Cup winner Incentivise a challenge if he is to win the Melbourne Cup. The Peter Moody-trained stayer was on Monday issued a …
The connections of Brooklyn Hustle are keeping their options open about a start in the Manikato Stakes despite holding a preference to run on Derby Day instead. The Jason Warren and Dean Krongold-trained mare has proven a disappointment on …
Trainer Symon Wilde is in a quandary over what to do with his 2021 Melbourne Cup hope Tralee Rose. The mare moved from 27th to 23rd spot in the Order of Entry, for the 3200m showpiece …
Trainer Chris Waller is seeing the right signs to suggest Verry Elleegant can rebound from her uncharacteristic Turnbull Stakes flop and give the Cox Plate a shake. The glamour mare finished a …
Mornington trainer Shane Nichols thinks back to The Valley and the win of Streets Of Avalon in the Australia Stakes. Shane Nichols and Streets Of Avalon are returning to The Valley on Friday evening …
Stablemates Soldier Of Love and Kiss The Bride have put themselves in the frame for the Rosehill Gold Cup after strong performances at Randwick. Soldier Of Love appreciated a drop …
Big Parade has landed the most significant win of his career and convinced trainer Mark Newnham he is a more complete racehorse with his Group 3 Sydney Stakes victory. At times unreliable earlier …
Kerry Parker isn’t sure Think It Over can get any better, but he admits the gelding probably doesn’t need to. The six-year-old posted his third win from his past four starts with …
Peter Moody has 56 Group 1 winners to his name and prepared Black Caviar to 25 straight wins, but he had not previously won one of the four majors of the Australian turf. That was …
James Mcdonald admitted the Randwick straight had never seemed so long after Nature Strip clung to victory in the $15 million The Everest to confirm his ranking as the world’s best sprinter. …




















