Mornington trainer Brett Scott received the news he had been waiting for when he found out his in-form galloper Irish Flame had gained a start in the Ballarat Cup. Irish …

Mike Moroney is hoping rising star Shelby Cobra can answer one burning question when he bids to extend his winning streak at Ballarat. Moroney is in two-minds about whether the …

Stakes-placed filly Butter Blonde will have a key gear change for the Magic Millions Clockwise Classic at Ballarat after struggling in her first serious gallop in the reverse direction. The …

It wouldn’t quite match Dennis Pagan’s fairytale Victoria Derby win but if Maddie Raymond could secure the Ballarat Cup with Pacodali in her first year of training, it would be …

It’s not quite the green jacket awarded to the champion at Augusta but trainer John Thompson has a pretty special garment of his own. During his years working for legendary …

The time-honoured Ballarat Cup is always one of the highlights this time of year as a capacity field of stayers step out over the 2000m on Saturday with $500,000 in …

Perth’s Summer Racing Carnival shifts into gear on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 Railway Stakes over the mile. The talented team of Grant and Alana Williams are shooting for a hat-trick …

A capacity field of 16 will line up at Kembla Grange on Saturday afternoon for the second running of the $1 million The Gong over the mile. Last year’s edition …

Future plans for talented four-year-old Dawn Passage will hinge on his performances in a brace of feature races over the coming weeks. Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have targeted …

Archie Alexander isn’t concerned that Kiwia is out of form ahead of his attempt to win a third Ballarat Cup as it hasn’t stopped him for the past two years. …

Kerrin McEvoy is yet to commit to riding Classique Legend in the Hong Kong Sprint as he waits to see if there is any change to current quarantine requirements. As …

Trainer John Sargent is expecting a better performance from Brandenburg when he lines up in the The Gong at Kembla Grange. Brandenburg is among 24 nominations for the $1 million …

Trainer Dan O’Sullivan has turned to top jockey Mark Zahra in his bid to win his home town Ballarat Cup with star mare Affair To Remember. Zahra picked up the …

Matt Cumani will finally get the chance to run his mare One More Try in his home town Ballarat Cup after almost getting her to the race for the past …

Rough Habit Plate winner Ballistic Boy will continue his march towards the Magic Millions Subzero when he heads to the Sunshine Coast. The four-year-old exceeded trainer Chris Anderson’s expectations when …

Chris Waller could have up to four runners in his bid for consecutive wins in the $1 million The Gong, headed by defending titleholder and stable favourite Mister Sea Wolf. …

Nash Rawiller rarely shows emotion, let alone sentiment, but the jockey is the first to admit he has a soft spot for the John Thompson-trained Sweet Deal. The mare gave …

Star jockey Jamie Kah thanked Damien Oliver for prompting her to make the mid-race move which led to Sound winning the Zipping Classic. For the first 1000 metres of the …