Promising juvenile Steel City is Melbourne-bound with co-trainer David Eustace revealing the stable is keen to target the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes. The filly has had the misfortune of bumping …

I’m Thunderstruck appears spot on for his return to racing following a Geelong trial victory. The Mick Price and Michael Kent-Jnr-trained galloper won the opening heat of Tuesday’s Geelong trials over 1000m …

Mark Zahra has had his first sit aboard Charm Stone ahead of the filly’s return at Sandown. Entered for the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) on Saturday, Charm Stone is likely to be …

The search is on to find a stud farm to stand triple Group 1 winner Hitotsu after the curtain was officially drawn on the four-year-old’s racing career on Tuesday. The son …

Less than three weeks out from I Wish I Win’s return to the races, Peter Moody stumped up for a half-brother to one of his stable stars when the 2023 Karaka …

Nature Strip turned in a trademark performance at Monday’s Warwick Farm trials, but there was no shortage of connections happy with what they saw behind the world champion sprinter. Annabel Neasham was …

John O’Shea is keeping an open mind on autumn carnival plans for Benaud, whose opening campaign runs will be pivotal in determining which races he targets. The talented four-year-old had his …

Sydney trainer Mark Newnham is looking to make a statement early in Melbourne’s Festival Of Racing with a couple of former Hong Kong gallopers. One is already well known in Melbourne, having won during …

Joe Pride doesn’t like to deviate from a plan but his belated decision to start Mariamia in the Expressway Stakes has paid handsome dividends with the mare landing her maiden black-type win in …

Jigsaw has ticked another box for trainer Cindy Alderson with his comfortable victory in the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley. The win in Saturday’s Group 2 weight-for-age race over 1200m …

Annabel Neasham has labelled Learning To Fly a “special” filly after she lived up to her barrier trial hype with a classy victory in the Listed Widden Stakes at Rosehill. …

Red Resistance has stamped himself as a genuine Golden Slipper contender while King’s Gambit and Shinzo lost no admirers in a competitive Canonbury Stakes that was low on numbers but …

Trainer Chris Calthorpe is considering heading to Tasmania with Fighting Arrow after a narrow win at Moonee Valley. The Group 3 Hobart Cup (2400m) on February 6 will now be …

Ballarat trainer Archie Alexander has Derby aspirations for High Approach who returns to racing at Moonee Valley. A veteran of five starts, High Approach tackles older horses for the first time when …

Godolphin filly Bistro has an exceptional first-up record but to date has been unable to replicate that at the second run of her preparation. However, the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable is confident …

Those who fancy unbeaten Russian Revolution colt The Instructor as a Blue Diamond chance will take confidence from what Daumier was able to do last year. Daumier won the colts and geldings …

An off-centre draw and a slightly longer trip have enticed Adelaide trainer David Jolly to Melbourne with sprinter Calypso Reign. Jolly decided the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley was the better …

Tim Clark is banking on the advantage of race fitness proving the right recipe for Mariamia when she takes on Group 1 winners Forbidden Love and Golden Mile in the Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. …