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Ciaron Maher believes the sky is the limit for Crystal Bound after her return win at Flemington, her first time on the straight course. The daughter of Not A Single Doubt was having her third …

After a luckless last-start defeat as favourite, Philipsburg has atoned with a stylish performance to claim the TAB Highway Handicap at Kembla Grange, setting himself up for loftier goals. The four-year-old …

Mr Mozart may have earned himself a short at the Caulfield Guineas after a hard-fought victory at Flemington. The outsider of two Hawkes Racing-trained runners, Mr Mozart led home the field in the Listed Exford Plate …

The Chris Waller stable made the right decision in electing to send Ranch Hand to Melbourne with the Fastnet Rock colt scoring at Flemington. Ranch Hand was also an acceptor in …

Trainer Les Bridge believes Classique Legend needs to boost his fitness levels before he heads to the races and the gelding will not resume in The Shorts as scheduled. The …

For the third time in four years, David Barnhill’s Super Punters Club (SPC) have scored themselves a ticket to country racing’s greatest spectacle – The Kosciuszko. If owning one slot …

Michael Freedman is putting a positive spin on Forbidden Love’s run of misfortune with barriers, hopeful the mare is simply getting the bad ones out of the way before the major …

It took some wise words from Joe Pride’s son Brave for the trainer to look beyond Private Eye’s modest pedigree and start believing he could be the stable’s next star. …

Peter Moody thinks stable newcomer Incentivise can win the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington but at the same time does not think he deserves to be favourite. Incentivise runs for the first time in Moody’s …

Lee Curtis can see similarities between Achira and his Group 1 winner Lasqueti Spirit and he is hoping she can follow a similar path to his former star. Achira will …

Three highly-credentialled European horses have entered pre-travel quarantine in the UK and Ireland ahead of an assault on the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Cox Plate aspirants State Of Rest and Gold Trip along with Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup …

Peter and Paul Snowden are looking to Captivant to consolidate on a superb first-up performance with another competitive showing against Sydney’s brightest three-year-olds. The colt captured the Group 1 Champagne Stakes …

Classique Legend and Lost And Running have continued their Everest build-ups with a barrier trial clash at Randwick, while Eduardo has again underlined his claims for a slot with a dominant display. The …

James Cummings and the Godolphin team have a healthy opinion of Vilana but question whether the bigger spring races may come too soon. The three-year-old son of Hallowed Crown runs in the Listed …

Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan did not know what to expect when he took over the training of former Sydneysider Jonker. Jonker had won only two of his 20 starts for David Atkins, his …

Graeme Hammarquist believes the 2021 edition of the Tabtouch Carnarvon Cup (2000m) is one of the strongest fields assembled for several years. Hammarquist will saddle up Marxian, a $7 chance in …

Connections of It’s Me have decided to bypass another tilt at the Kosciuszko and will instead concentrate on alternative spring assignments. The mare’s trainer Brett Cavanough told Racing NSW stewards on Thursday …

Four of the five Group One-winning juveniles from last season will go head-to-head in The Run To The Rose in what is surely the strongest renewal in the race’s history. …