Trainer Lindsey Smith would like to see the heavens open ahead of the Flemington meeting where he has Bold Bourbon looking for a fourth straight win. Bold Bourbon runs in the In …

When Les Bridge picked up a son of Dundeel at the yearling sales, he thought he’d found himself a potential Spring Champion Stakes horse, maybe even a Derby aspirant. Instead, Celestial Legend is …

A liking for the straight track at Flemington swayed the decision of James Cummings and Godolphin to keep Renosu in Melbourne. The Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville last Saturday had …

Lindsay Park trainers Ben and J D Hayes have taken a different approach to start the brief winter campaign of Makram at Flemington. Having undergone fetlock surgery post his spring campaign, the Hayes brothers …

Chris Waller says fitness won’t be an issue for Kovalica when he takes on Zaaki and co in the Doomben Cup, but he does have reservations about the three-year-old’s outside draw. The champion …

David Payne doesn’t expect Navajo Peak to fill the void left by the departure of multiple Group 1 winner Montefilia, but he does think the improving stayer has the potential …

Tim Clark isn’t conceding the Doomben Cup to short-priced favourite Zaaki and says Zeyrek can turn the tables on his last-start conqueror from an ideal draw. The Team Hawkes gelding finished just …

A trip to Brisbane for Tapa Capall could be on the agenda if the three-year-old is successful at Flemington. The David Brideoake and Matt Jenkins-trained gelding runs in the National Jockeys Trust Trophy …

A two-state feature race double beckons for trainer Annabel Neasham as weight-for-age star Zaaki chases a second Doomben Cup in Queensland, while former French galloper Bois D’Argent leads a three-pronged Lord Mayor’s Cup …

Savatoxl will attempt to become the third multiple winner of The Goodwood when he lines up in the Group 1 sprint at Morphettville. If successful over the 1200m course on Saturday, Savatoxl will join Moslyn (1894-95) and Musket Belle …

Albury trainer Mitchell Beer will saddle his first Group 1 runner in his own name when Mnementh runs in The Goodwood at Morphettville. When training in partnership with Max Hinton at Mornington …

High quality mare Passive Aggressive has been retired from racing and is set visit I Am Invincible in the upcoming breeding season. A winner of her first four starts 12 months ago, Passive …

Nonconformist will be one of two Victorian horses taking on the might of NSW in a feature race in Brisbane. A field of 13 has accepted for the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (2000m) …