Trainer John O’Shea is sending Maximal to Melbourne in search of firmer footing to progress his claims for a start in the Caulfield Cup. Maximal scraped into the final field for the …

She has been a quiet achiever of the Chris Waller stable but Hinged can put her name up in lights if she can emulate former champion stablemate Winx by winning …

Bjorn Baker will saddle up his first Everest runner after Overpass was confirmed to represent the slot held by James Kennedy. The last-start Shorts placegetter became the third horse announced as a …

Following second declarations for the Melbourne Cup, there are 58 horses remaining in contention for the Group 1 race at Flemington. After Tuesday’s second acceptances, there are four horses – Rodrigo Diaz, …

Trainer Luke Fernie firmly believes if Excellent Dream can repeat his last start performance he will more than hold his own in Thursday’s Hannans Handicap (1400m) at Kalgoorlie. Luke Fernie says …

Jockey Andrew Adkins will partner with Carif in The Metropolitan at Randwick for the first time, although the jockey has a good understanding of the stayer. Adkins has ridden the Peter and Paul …

The Gai Waterhouse and A Bott stable is banking on the excellent third-up record of Converge over the Randwick Mile in the Epsom Handicap. Converge has twice been a winner third-up at 1600m at Randwick and …

Jacquinot will not be the first son of Rubick to meet Nature Strip in The Everest, but the Golden Rose winner’s assignment looks significantly tougher than the one that confronted the …

Eleven Eleven showed his Manikato Stakes preparations were on track with a trial win at Randwick on Monday morning, but a solid hitout was only part of the plan for Greg …

Fresh from their Underwood Stakes win with Alligator Blood, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will chase further Victorian Group 1 success in this Saturday’s Turnbull Stakes with Knights Order. The imported …

The Cox Plate has a new major player after Alligator Blood dented the reputation of some of Australian racing’s biggest names and enhanced his own in the process at Sandown on …

Former New Zealander Wolverine will be Kris Lees’ sole runner in the Group 1 Flight Stakes with the trainer opting not to stretch Willinga Best out to a mile. The …

Jamie Kah was the Queen of Mornington on Saturday landing an almost perfect afternoon with five winners for the day. With bookings in six of the eight races, Kah missed aboard former South African …

High-class mare Nimalee has put herself in pole position to chase another Group 1 win in next week’s Epsom Handicap with a gritty victory in the Racing & Sports Golden Pendant …

Jacquinot has rocketed into contention for a slot in the $15 million Everest after unleashing a withering finish to upstage Sydney’s best three-year-olds in the Group 1 Golden Rose. In doing …

A mid-year trip to Darwin may just be the catalyst for the turnaround in fortunes for Holster who registered a second city victory on Saturday. After leading throughout at Sandown …

Mr Brightside continues to tick all the right boxes for trainers Ben and J D Hayes with the hope he will tick another at Sandown. The Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) on Sunday …