Grahame Begg is looking forward to seeing Katsu running back on the straight course at Flemington. The Listed Bob Hoysted Handicap (1000m) on Saturday will be Katsu’s second appearance over the …
A return to his pet distance is expected to help Athabascan bring his A-game to Rosehill where he will take on William Haggas’ latest Sydney autumn carnival star, Post Impressionist, in …
Less than a month after capping his remarkable comeback from a career-threatening tendon injury with a Group One win, Think It Over has been retired. Trainer Kerry Parker advised Racing NSW stewards on …
Few New Zealand fillies have come to Australia with the boom that Orchestral carried across the Tasman earlier this week. It is well-earned with eight starts producing five wins, the last …
Daqiansweet Junior has contested the past two Melbourne Cups and will chase another start in the race at Flemington on Saturday. The Roy Higgins (2600m) offers the winner a ballot exemption …
First-up Sandown winner Coco Sun is headed towards a Group 1 assignment in Adelaide. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained filly is being aimed at the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at …
You can only glean so much from barrier trials and track work, but trainer Simon Miller is rapt in how Amelia’s Jewel is going ahead of her Western Australian swan song. Miller offered …
Shinzo will make a belated start to his autumn campaign at Rosehill before connections set their sights on one of the carnival’s major sprints. The 2023 Golden Slipper winner resumes in …
Trainer Matthew Smith knows his charge Esti Feny faces a difficult assignment when he lines up in the Australian Cup at Flemington. The Hungarian-bred import is the $126 rank outsider for the …
UK raider Post Impressionist has been paid up for the Group One Tancred Stakes at Rosehill, but a final decision on whether he backs up won’t be made until later this …
Trainer Patrick Payne is a realist when it comes to his horses and says it is time for Dunkel to take the step up to the big league. A dual Derby winner …
The Ciaron Maher stable holds high hopes for Estriella, but the future of her campaign will not be determined until after she runs at Flemington. On offer after the Listed Sunlight …
John O’Shea has taken a carefully considered approach to the autumn with promising colt Linebacker and he is hoping it pays dividends in the coming weeks. O’Shea has so far resisted the …
Two starts back in a graduation handicap (1800m) Alaskan finished ahead of just one runner, but on a day that heavily favoured on pace runners, the back markers were up against …
Dan Morton has a good handle on what it takes to win the feature race for three-year-olds having prepared Alaskan God to victory in 2022. From the moment Morton outlayed $140,000 …
Just a few days after Lady Of Camelot’s Golden Slipper win, Magic Millions announced her half-sister will be available for purchase at this year’s National Broodmare Sale. Platinum Jubilee will go …
He’s a leading fancy in next month’s Karrakatta Plate (1200m) and is coming off a maiden Listed win, but Perth’s richest two-year-old race is no sure thing for Sir Dreamalot. The …
Ciaron Maher concedes he is stepping into unchartered waters with star mare Pride Of Jenni when she heads to the Australian Cup at Flemington. It will be the mare’s second run at …
