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Usually front and centre of the biggest races on the biggest days, Chris Waller didn’t saddle up a runner in this year’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes. But it didn’t stop him making …

Almost two decades after his last visit to Randwick, New Zealand horseman James Wallace has pulled off a rare cross-Tasman double with Pennyweka adding the ATC Australian Oaks to her New Zealand …

William Haggas has done it again. After twice producing Addeybb to lower the colours of pin-up mare Verry Elleegant in the 2020 and 2021 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the UK training master has …

Trainer Grahame Begg has eyes set on a Group 1 race in Brisbane with Cardinal Gem after his explosive win at Sandown. The deteriorating Sandown track held no fears for the gelding who raced …

Dylan Gibbons has celebrated his maiden Group 1 win aboard comeback galloper Explosive Jack, running down outsider True Marvel in the final bounds in a thrilling Sydney Cup finish. The gifted apprentice …

Trainer Lloyd Kennewell admitted being on edge prior to the running of a Stakes race at Sandown. Kennewell had the $3 betr favourite I Am Unstoppable engaged in the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes …

Track conditions will be of little concern for Grahame Begg with his runners in two of the feature races at Sandown. Begg will saddle Cardinal Gem in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) and Lunar Flare in …

Mike Moroney is banking on a rain-affected track proving pivotal for import Alenquer when he heads to Sydney to take on heavyweights Anamoe and Dubai Honour in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. A Group …

Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien has employed a slightly different approach in his bid to add the Sydney Cup to his brace of Melbourne Cup trophies. O’Brien won Australia’s most famous …

A rails hugging ride has provided the connections of Curran with a rich Good Friday payday at Geelong. The Lyn Tolson and Leonie Proctor-trained sprinter took out the second running of …

The most experienced two-miler in the Sydney Cup field, Victorian Amade will bid to follow in the footsteps of stablemate Daqiansweet Junior when he lines up in the $2 million race. Daqiansweet …

The saying goes that ‘it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’, but sometimes it’s how you handle the bits in between. As trainer James Cummings puts the finishing touches …

The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are pinning their faith in Loco to provide them with a second straight South Australian Derby success. But first Loco has to continue to impress the training …

Having seen Alcohol Free first-hand in England, rival trainer William Haggas concedes the $10 million mare has a mortgage on the Queen Of The Turf Stakes – if she brings her European …

A conversation in the jockeys’ room at Hawkesbury has Gary Portelli optimistic he might just pull off the unthinkable with Fireburn in the ATC Australian Oaks. Portelli didn’t realistically believe last year’s …

The Mike Moroney stable will have a two-pronged attack on one of the feature races on Easter Saturday at Sandown. Buffalo River will run first-up in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) …

Regardless of what happens in the remainder of Anamoe’s career, his 2022/2023 season is going to be spoken of for many years to come. The son of Street Boss would …

Trainer Cliff Brown says The Inferno is in the right frame of mind ahead of his first-up run at Geelong. The Inferno will run for a second time on Good Friday when he lines …

Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr Jnr have called on blinkers in a bid to rejuvenate Ayrton as he chases a second straight win in the Victoria Handicap. Ayrton was successful first-up in the Group …

High Emocean produced a career peak off a quick turnaround in the spring and trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have deliberately applied the same formula for her Sydney Cup bid. …

The weather and resulting track conditions will play a big part on whether Hezashocka runs in Melbourne or Sydney on the weekend. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Hezashocka is an acceptor for the …

A day after a half-sister to Learning To Fly topped the opening session at this year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, Tom Magnier revealed that Coolmore’s valuable daughter of Justify was unlikely to …

It has been billed as a match race for the ages and Queen Elizabeth Stakes joint favourites Anamoe and Dubai Honour will be even hard to separate out of the machine. The …

The availability of English’s first foal and a half-sister to Learning To Fly ensured a bidding frenzy midway through Monday’s opening day of this year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. The I …

It is Easter and that means it is the Easter Cup and the Victoria Handicap but not this year at Caulfield. The G3 Easter Cup (2100m) has some G1 standard …

It may only be the beginning of April but it was as far back as November last year that Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott had White Marlin’s path to the 2023 …

Trainer Kerry Parker says that Hope In Your Heart’s eye-catcher on a heavy track to finish fourth in the Doncaster Mile last Saturday hasn’t taken the shine of the mare’s demeanour …

If races are as good as the TJ from Saturday, then Day 2 of The Championships at Randwick will be spectacular. And we have so much international flavour on show. …

Ed Cummings will monitor Arts over the coming days before deciding whether she backs-up in the ATC Australian Oaks following her scintillating win in the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick. The Xtravagant …

Right You Are didn’t get a chance to test his Australian Cup credentials, but David Eustace is eyeing a consolation victory this Saturday at Sandown. The rejuvenated gelding will be one …