There is a sense of deja vu and an element of hope following Heavenly Hand’s debut win at Kembla Grange. A year ago, Believe Yourself won the same provincial maiden …
Angelic Light has come agonisingly close to giving trainer Robbie Griffiths his first Group One win and the mission will continue. The mare is back at Griffiths’s stable ready to …
Trainer Rex Lipp can hardly wait for Queensland Oaks winner Tinto’s rematch with New Zealander Tarloshan. Tinto ran a strong third to Tarloshan in the Listed Just Now Stakes (1350m) …
Rudy is the first horse into the $3 million Doncaster Mile courtesy of his Villiers Stakes win but trainer Helen Page admits it will be a tough assignment. The four-year-old …
The Standish Handicap will determine the autumn campaign of sprinter Lord Of The Sky. Trainer Robbie Laing said the four-year-old would contest the 1200m race on New year’s Day with …
He’s ridden with success in nine countries during a decorated career but South African jockey Robbie Fradd now wants to call Australia home. “My travelling days are gone. I’ve done …
Apprentice Jessica Payne will be out to make the most of a rare visit to town fro two rides at Flemington. Based at Benalla in north-eastern Victoria, Payne is making …
Early ambitions for Rudy only went as far as a Saturday win. That mission was accomplished at his second start and he has hardly looked back since. Bred by Dr …
Gerald Ryan was critical of the handicapping system when Our Boy Malachi got the better of Dothraki in the Starlight Stakes. The two are a lot closer in the weights …
Bookmakers barely rate Kimberley Star, but there is enough uncertainty attached to the richest race on Villiers Stakes day for the Gai Waterhouse stable not to dismiss her chances. Waterhouse’s …
David Jolly expects to know what’s in store for Qadir next year when the lightly raced galloper runs at Flemington on Saturday. The winner of four of his nine starts …
Honorary Australian Red Cadeaux has pleased his English trainer Ed Dunlop with his no-fuss attitude ahead of his bid for a second victory in the Hong Kong Vase. Dunlop was …
Outsider Midsummer Sun has been the focus of solid backing for Saturday’s Villiers Stakes at Randwick. Midsummer Sun has been well supported, including one bet of $1000 each way at $34. Online …
Magnapal has come through a last-start scare in fine physical shape and trainer Terry O’Sullivan is hoping there are no mental scars. The gelding, who runs at Flemington on Saturday, …
Ron Quinton is convinced Monton still has much to offer as the veteran warhorse chases two milestones in Saturday’s $175,000 Villiers Stakes at Randwick. If Monton can become the first …
Trainer Gary Portelli is thankful for the trust shown in his eye for a yearling after Racy emerged as a Magic Millions Classic chance at Warwick Farm. Portelli revealed Ronstel …
Apprentice Patrick Moloney has been riding the crest of a wave over the past week. But careless riding suspensions are set to halt his momentum with one already hanging over …
Things are looking up for Australia’s International Sprint contender Buffering with trainer Robert Heathcote confident he will line up at Sha Tin on Sunday. Buffering did not venture out on …
