With the scratching of Ausbred Flirt, the Gary Portelli-trained Ruby Tuesday has been a market firmer for the Group 3 Belle Of The Turf at Gosford on Wednesday. Brad Widdup …

Platinum Jubilee’s defeat in the Drinkwise Plate (1100m) at Randwick last Saturday might have been disappointment for those who backed it at $2.80, but co-trainer Adrian Bott isn’t seeing too …

You can tell when Ciaron Maher has a soft spot for any of the hundreds of thoroughbreds under his care and Persan is one of those horses. Persan made a welcome return …

The Cindy Alderson-trained Jigsaw not only won a second successive stakes race in taking out the Listed Christmas Stakes at Sandown, but also the first 1100-metre race run over a unique …

He didn’t have much luck in the Group 2 Ingham a fortnight ago, but the John O’Shea-prepared Diamil ($8) has made amends taking out the $200,000 Group 3 Summer Cup at …

It was a race that greatly changed complexion over the final furlong, with Mark Newnham mare Zain’s Girl ($6.50) sticking her head out at the right time to resume in fine fashion …

Ciaron Maher has All-Star Mile aspirations with Nugget after the six-year-old gelding notched his seventh win in 15 starts in the Listed Lord Stakes (1700m) at Sandown. Disappointed that Nugget was balloted …

Fresh off a winning treble at Royal Randwick on Christmas Eve, jockey Zac Lloyd has kept the ball rolling with an early win at their Boxing Day meeting. Piloting the Chris Waller-prepared …

It is safe to say that Ciaron Maher knows a stayer with potential when he sees one and St Lawrence has shown him enough to describe the horse as a ‘stayer of …

Dunkel is still a work-in-progress for trainer Patrick Payne but was able to show a strong ‘pick-up’ and sprint to win the Frank O’Brien Handicap at Sandown. Notching second win in three starts, …

One thing Brad Widdup has learned from the wonderful career of Group 1 winner Icebath is that sometimes in racing, you need to roll the dice. Icebath was coming off …

Cindy Alderson cannot quite put her finger on the improvement from Jigsaw who is aiming to remain unbeaten as a four-year-old when he runs at Sandown. Jigsaw runs in the Listed Christmas Stakes (1100m) on …

Godolphin and James Cummings have produced another two-year-old winner with Amur stepping out on debut to score at Moonee Valley. The well-related Amur took out the Ladbrokes Mates Mode Handicap (1200m) on …

A campaign that hadn’t gone to plan finally hit the right note for Jojo Was A Man, who capitalised on a change of fortune to post a strong win at …

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have strengthened their hand for the Magic Millions Classic after The Novelist confirmed his spot in the $2 million race with a gutsy performance in …

Right You Are has continued his progression from a potentially career ending injury with a fighting win at Moonee Valley. His win in the Sweeney Estate Agents North Altona Handicap (2040m) on Saturday followed his …

The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Inundation has made a record-breaking return to the racetrack with a stylish win at Moonee Valley. Inundation posted a time of 56.84 secs in taking …

Hawkesbury filly Fire Lane has claimed the scalps of leading Magic Millions fancies Platinum Jubilee and Empire Of Japan with a last-stride win in the Drinkwise Plate at Randwick to …