A field packed with runners from star stables will jump in the Roman Consul Stakes on Saturday but a gelding from the NSW south coast with “a hell of a …

A suggestion from Darren Weir’s stable foreman and an endorsement from Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has led to a significant gear change for leading Epsom Handicap contender Palentino. And …

With Omei Sword scratched from the Flight Stakes, the remaining fillies are lining up for the ultimate redemption in a Group One race. In a field littered with hard-luck stories, …

Chris Waller didn’t need to ask Hugh Bowman what shape Winx was in after her latest track gallop – the jockey’s beaming grin said it all. The champion mare worked …

CHRIS WALLER PREVIEWS HIS GROUP ONE RUNNERS ON EPSOM DAY EPSOM HANDICAP Mackintosh (52kg) – “If you forget his Derby run in Queensland his form is just impeccable. I think …

The first shipment of international contenders for the spring carnival is due to arrive on the weekend. A total of 15 horses will arrive at Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport in the …

Hartnell has wowed Sydney racegoers with two dominant weight-for-age wins recently and the gelding now gets the opportunity to do the same in Melbourne. The John O’Shea-trained Hartnell makes his …

As expected, Winx has been named Australia’s Horse of the Year for her stellar season which has included wins in the Cox Plate and Doncaster Mile. Unbeaten since the Australian …

Champion trainer Chris Waller has won the last three Epsom Handicaps (1600m) and holds the ace hand here with four runners, Mackintosh, McCreery, Vanbrugh and Torgersen. Arch rival John O’Shea …

Can Hartnell bring his outstanding Sydney form to Melbourne? The John O’Shea trained stayer is $4.50 favourite for the Caulfield Cup and that price will tumble if he can win …

Two top fillies Yankee Rose and Omei Sword dominate the betting for the Flight Stakes (1600m) against their own sex. Rightly so too, they are high quality and will almost …

Sydney v Western Bulldogs | Saturday, October 1, 2.30pm (AEDT), MCG, Melbourne Both sides have an anxious wait to see if key players will be fit for the big one …

MOIR STAKES $500,000, Group One, 1000m, weight-for-age at Moonee Valley HISTORY First run in 1976 over 1000 metres when it was won by Scamanda. Upgraded to Group One in 2013. …

$1 MILLION EPSOM HANDICAP HISTORY * Named after the famous racecourse in the south of England where the Epsom Derby has been run since 1780. * The Epsom was first …

THE METROPOLITAN HANDICAP Group One, $750,000, handicap HISTORY * First held at Randwick in 1866 as the Great Metropolitan Stakes over two miles (3200m). * Now a 2400m race worth …

The world’s top-ranked sprinter Chautauqua headlines a field of nine for the Group One Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. Chautauqua, who makes his season return in Friday night’s 1000m weight-for-age …

In-form Godolphin-owned gelding Hartnell is one of nine Group One winners among a field of 13 for the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Hartnell will be making his first Melbourne appearance …

Happy Trails will front up for the fifth-straight year in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington and his trainer Paul Beshara believes the veteran is still up for the fight. “He …