Trainer Levi Kavanagh is banking on the race fitness of Excess Funds when the three-year-old contests the Vain Stakes at Caulfield. The Group Three 1100m Vain Stakes has attracted a …

Champion Winx has again been celebrated as the NSW horse of the year for her final season during which she was again unbeaten. The mare has been named the NSW …

The Moonee Valley Racing Club has dangled a big carrot to lure the winner of the Juddmonte International to the Cox Plate. Besides the Cox Plate first prize of $3 …

Matt Cumani is not getting ahead of himself but hopes comeback galloper Duretto could be a horse that boosts his stable’s profile in some of Melbourne’s big spring staying races. …

As nine-year-old Hartnell prepares to launch his latest preparation in a familiar weight-for-age race, trainer James Cummings is convinced the grand campaigner retains his zest for racing. Hartnell resumes from …

A lightly raced European import with form around one of the world’s best racehorses will add to the spring carnival flavour at Randwick when he makes his Australian debut. Wren’s …

The first of last season’s Group One-winning juveniles is set to step out as a three-year-old in what shapes as an intriguing Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. Blue Diamond winner Lyre …

A week after ticking off a bucket list item, jockey Jamie Kah is back at Caulfield to ride one of her favourite racehorses. Kah partners Harlem in Saturday’s feature, the …

Jockey-turned-trainer Peter Robl is tongue in cheek when he talks about making a riding comeback, but there is no doubt he is enjoying being back in the saddle at trackwork. …

Promising galloper Cadogan will be eased back into racing after recovering from a virus which saw him miss most of the winter carnival. Cadogan resumes from a spell in the …

Lightly raced three-year-old Acting has put her name forward as a potential spring contender with a commanding victory at Sandown. After breaking her maiden status at Echuca, Acting was brought …

After delaying Mystic Journey’s return because of a rain-affected track on Bletchingly Stakes day, trainer Adam Trinder faces the potential of his star mare beginning her Cox Plate campaign on …

Star Surprise faces a test of his sprinting credentials in the Vain Stakes at Caulfield, with trainer Mike Moroney interested to see how the gelding measures up against some well-performed …

Everest contender Classique Legend has resumed preparations for his tilt at the $14 million Randwick sprint after overcoming a minor setback that ruled him out of a scheduled barrier trial. …

The Listed Regal Roller Stakes in Melbourne looms as the likely race of choice for connections of promising Behemoth who also holds an entry for the Spring Stakes in Adelaide. …

The Brisbane Racing Club is confident it has made the right decision in transferring the Grand Prix Stakes to the summer and hopes the race will eventually fill the same …

Benbatl is unlikely to return to Australia this year – with targets in Canada and America mooted, his trainer has said. Saeed bin Suroor’s globetrotter won the G1 Caulfield Stakes …

Spring will be in the air at Randwick when a number of high-profile horses from some of Sydney’s biggest stables ramp up their preparations with exhibition gallops. Heading the charge …