An expensive price tag is no guarantee of success, but beautifully bred colt The Next Episode will be given an early chance to justify his value when he lines up …

Queensland hobby trainer Craig Cousins is embracing the nerves ahead of The Inflictor’s shot at the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill. “I’m excited, and normally if I’m excited and …

Tom Charlton has urged punters to forget Snow In May’s Silver Eagle run and judge her on her earlier form as she chases redemption in the Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) …

Chris Waller will break new ground during Melbourne Cup week when he has his first runner in the VRC Oaks at Flemington. The champion trainer will saddle The Pearls in …

Racing is full of twists and turns, and a sliding doors moment was all that separated Jamie Melham from missing out on her historic Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double. …

Mr Brightside may be nearer to the final chapters of his racing story than the opening ones, but co-trainer Ben Hayes sees no reason the Lindsay Park champion cannot again …

If Jamie Melham had taken her mother’s advice during her long recovery from a serious fall, she may never have achieved one of racing’s most historic doubles. Melham steered Half …

A look into the pedigrees of the field for this year’s $1 million Group 1 VRC Oaks to see who might be best-equipped to run the 2500 metres at Flemington. …

The runners who chased home Gringotts in the Big Dance could back up quickly for a shot at another rich payday, with Ciaron Maher paying up for both Vivy Air …

Tony and Calvin McEvoy admit they stretched the budget at the time, but their bold play at last year’s Late November Inglis Digital Sale has delivered one of racing’s greatest …

Tony McEvoy has experienced Melbourne Cup glory before, but never like this. During his time at Angaston under the Lindsay Park banner, he worked closely on the preparation of past …

Twelve months on from producing the quinella in the $3 million Big Dance, Ciaron Maher has taken an even bigger slice of the prize, training the first three home in …

Michelle Payne will always be remembered as the trailblazer who became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, but on Tuesday at Flemington, Jamie Melham carved out her …

A decade after Michelle Payne became the first woman to win Australia’s most iconic race, Jamie Melham has now etched her name into racing history as the second, guiding Half …

The disappointment of an unfortunate debut is long gone for the connections of Tornado Valley, who produced a polished performance to take out Tuesday’s Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington. The Ciaron …

Plenty has changed since Robbie Dolan guided rank outsider Knight’s Choice to a famous upset in last year’s Melbourne Cup, but despite the breakthrough win, Dolan is taking nothing for …

Changingoftheguard may be considered one of the outsiders for Tuesday’s $10 million Melbourne Cup, but simply making the final field is a significant milestone for Kris Lees. The Newcastle-based trainer …

UK training duo Simon and Ed Crisford are no strangers to identifying a genuine Melbourne Cup type. They brought Without A Fight to Australia in 2022, where he ran 13th …