Robert Heathcote knows Punta Norte has the physical ability to be a stakes winner but the trainer admits he’s not so sure about the four-year-old’s mental state. Punta Norte, who …

Dan Meagher is looking forward to returning to Singapore as a fully fledged trainer. For the past four years Meagher has been in a partnership with his father, Melbourne Cup …

Canberra trainer Matthew Dale will have more time than usual to devote to Fell Swoop who is his solitary runner on the weekend. When Dale visits Melbourne, he invariably has …

Nerves have given way to a sense of caution as trainer Chris Waller prepares Winx to run as one of shortest-priced Chipping Norton Stakes favourites in the modern era. Thrill-seekers …

When Dom Tourneur rides in Victoria, the South Australian jockey makes it count. He heads to Caulfield for three rides in Group One races on Saturday, all for Phillip Stokes, …

Honesta, one of the favourites to win the ATC Australian Oaks, has been afforded every opportunity to make a first-up impression at Randwick. Runner-up in the VRC Oaks, Honesta will …

Odds on Caulfield favourite Mahuta will be scratched from Saturday’s Autumn Stakes to be saved for the Australian Guineas. Mahuta opened as the $2.10 favourite for the Autumn Stakes before …

Craig Newitt has picked up the ride on Reldas in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield. One of the outsiders, Reldas gained a start in Saturday’s Group One race following the …

Multiple runners in a Group One race is usually the domain of the likes of Chris Waller, David Hayes, John O’Shea, Gai Waterhouse and Darren Weir. Not yet in their …

The positives outweigh the negatives by two to one for Famous Seamus going into the Liverpool City Cup, a race not originally on his program. Trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith planned to …

A draw in the second half of the field is expected to be a better fit for Bow Creek when he lines up at Caulfield. Bow Creek steps up to …

Oakleigh Plate no picnic for punters The Oakleigh Plate always produces a fantastic race. Generally a capacity field, or close to it, handicap conditions and the testing 1200m circuit at …

Stokes looking to buck a bad week with Huck in Futurity. Adelaide trainer Philip Stokes will feel none of his several broken ribs suffered earlier this week when kicked by …

Winx to continue Waller’s dominance of Chipping Norton Chris Waller will have to nudge one of his five Chipping Norton Stakes trophies won in the past six years over this …

A mixture of the obvious and the curious will accompany Chris Waller’s bid for a fifth Chipping Norton Stakes win. In Winx, Waller has Australia’s best thoroughbred ready to take …

Champion jockey Damien Oliver is confident Flying Artie can overcome a tough draw and provide him with a second Blue Diamond Stakes win. Oliver piloted Alinghi to victory in 2004 …

Co-trainer Paul Snowden says Snippets Land has the right credentials to win his second stakes race at Doomben. Snippets Land’s clash with promising Brisbane horse Right Or Wrong in Saturday’s …

The owners of a racehorse scratched from the Melbourne Cup say they should have been able to rely on the expertise of the vet who treated their $9 hopeful. Four-time …