The Makybe Diva Stakes which will be run at Flemington on Saturday has over the years thrown up a surprise winner. Since being afforded Group 1 status in 2013, there …

The Exford Plate may not hold the Group status of some other races on Saturday’s program at Flemington, but it is a race that could shape the programs of several three-year-olds. One of those …

A desire to have first-up winner Matcha Latte peaking for the Spring Champion Stakes in October has shaped preparations for his more immediate assignment. The three-year-old put himself in contention …

After setting Nerodio for the Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont, trainer Stephanie Bakranich has designed an alternative program for the seven-year-old. Bakranich is determined to test Nerodio in Ascot feature …

Lindsay Park trainers Ben and JD Hayes are yet to commit to a start in a spring feature for Mr Brightside after first declarations closed for Melbourne’s three biggest races of the carnival. …

The sixth foal of champion racehorse Black Caviar has finished out of the money as an odds-on favourite on debut in a maiden at Moe. I Am Caviar, trained by …

Champion South African trainer Mike De Kock is slowly building a team of horses in Australia that he hopes one day may race in Dubai. With his son Mathew in a training partnership …

The chance to dodge Sydney’s big gun sprinters and test the waters in Melbourne will be enough to lure Mark Newnham south with improving gelding Big Parade. The Group 1 …

Victory in the Group 1 Kings Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in June capped a 2021/2022 season where Nature Strip took his tally of wins at the highest level to …

The Group 1 Thousand Guineas could be on the agenda for Troach after the Godolphin filly scored a comfortable win at Moonee Valley. The victory in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m) on Saturday …

The Melbourne Cup is the mission for Knights Order after he capped a memorable afternoon for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with a commanding first-up victory in the Chelmsford Stakes. …

Having had her resolve tested by the ever-worsening conditions at Randwick, Annabel Neasham admitted to a feeling of relief as Zaaki landed back-to-back wins in the Tramway Stakes. With a …

Queensland trainer Robert Heathcote has fond memories of Moonee Valley through the exploits of multiple Group 1 winner Buffering. A five-time winner at The Valley, Buffering also won the Group 3 …

Lindsay Park trainers Ben and J D Hayes have some thinking to do after Mr Brightside took out the Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley. Saturday’s victory in the Group 2 weight-for-age …

Bookmakers might have been happy to take on Eduardo, but his Concorde Stakes rivals proved no match for the evergreen sprinter as he sailed to a facile first-up win. A …