Cody Morgan has returned to the training ranks after a year away, leasing 12 boxes at Tamworth racecourse as he looks to rebuild his stable with a smaller and more sustainable team. The 40-year-old saddled his most recent runner in September 2025 and has spent the past seven months working… Read More »
Australasia’s most expensive yearlings feature prominently among 1348 nominations for the 2027 Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes, highlighting the depth of talent being aimed at Victoria’s premier two-year-old race. An impressive 93 of the 100 highest-priced yearlings sold across Australasia in 2026 have been nominated for the Caulfield feature. Heading… Read More »
Inglis has unveiled a record 321-lot catalogue for its 2026 Ready2Race Sale, with the expanded offering driven by strong racetrack results from recent graduates and increasing demand from buyers and vendors. The catalogue was released on Sunday and represents the largest offering in the sale’s history as Inglis looks to… Read More »
Defiantly secured a ballot-exempt place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) with an authoritative victory in the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay (3000m) at Deauville on Sunday, providing Joseph O’Brien with another serious candidate for a race in which he has already enjoyed considerable success. The Kergorlay carried a Melbourne… Read More »
Precisely how many runners Ciaron Maher has in this Saturday’s $200,000 H D F McNeil Stakes remains to be seen, but one colt who is a certain starter is Seraphox. The son of Harry Angel will launch a campaign that is being geared around the $3 million Group 1 Caulfield… Read More »
Craig Williams knows the unforgettable ride with Mr Brightside is going to end at some point, but he is excited about embarking on a sixth Spring Carnival with the gelding. The champion hoop will reunite with the Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained nine-year-old in this Saturday’s $750,000 Group 1 Memsie… Read More »
Pakenham trainer John Leek Jr’s training career could be over after the Victorian Racing Tribunal handed him a three-year disqualification on Monday morning. The penalty follows the tribunal finding Leek Jr guilty in May of stomach tubing The Storyteller in the back of a horse float near Terang in western… Read More »
Guest House proved himself a junior superstar last preparation and this spring is all about showing he’s much more than an early-developer. The colt Mick Price described as a ‘big centre-half-forward’ will have his first start as a three-year-old in this Saturday’s $250,000 Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at… Read More »
George Boughey feels that the 2026 Melbourne Cup will be tailormade for Hopewell Rock after he went down by the narrowest of margins in the Ebor Handicap (2787m) at York on Saturday. Purchased by powerhouse Qatari-based owners Wathnan Racing earlier in the season, Hopewell Rock ($7.50) arrived at York with… Read More »
Yellow Jersey kept Half Yours company at Sandown on Saturday and Calvin McEvoy thinks there was some symmetry in the pair having a workout together on the eve of their spring return. Half Yours taught McEvoy and his training partner, father Tony, what it was like to deal with pressure… Read More »
David Payne will focus on the early season three-year-old features with Baillieu placegetter Persian Wonder, starting with the Up And Coming Stakes at Rosehill. The decorated trainer confirmed he would nominate the gelding for next Saturday’s Group 3 Rosehill feature with the intention of running, pending the make-up of the… Read More »
James McDonald was full of praise for Autumn Glow after the star mare made a winning return in the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. McDonald described the feeling Autumn Glow gives him when she begins to build into her races as “incredible”, while also predicting an… Read More »
The returning King Of Light put his rivals in the shade when he won the Listed Idyllic Prince Stakes over 1300m at Belmont, coming home in cruise control. The Daniel Morton trained chestnut was resuming after a nine-and-a-half month break from race action, but that put very few punters off… Read More »
Things are about to get tougher for Gold Coast Belle, who returned to racing a winner at Sandown on Saturday. Danny O’Brien flagged a step up to Group 2 company for the four-year-old, who outclassed her rivals – which included the previously unbeaten Tennessee Bound – in the $150,000 Dr… Read More »
The first clash of racing’s super mares was compelling even though Autumn Glow dominated the race to claim the fourth Group 1 win of her career in the $1 million Winx Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. But Sheza Alibi’s effort to finish within one-and-a-half lengths of the winner… Read More »
Sandown is not a venue that regularly has the Group racing spotlight shining on it, but Craig Williams wouldn’t mind seeing more of it after dominating Saturday’s Carlyon Stakes card. Melbourne’s premier jockey owned the meeting that was transferred from the under-construction Moonee Valley with four wins, including the day’s… Read More »
The 2026 Ebor Festival at York concludes on Saturday night, headlined by the Ebor Handicap (2787m). Race One: 10 Geryon Race Two: 2 Infraad Race Three: 1 Lake Forest Race Four: 22 Love Me Tender Race Five: 7 Dance In The Storm Race Six: 1 Adonius Race Seven: 2 Thunder… Read More »
Almost five months to the day since he saddled up his first runner as a trainer in his own right, Todd Pollard has celebrated his maiden Group success with Midnight In Tokyo taking out the Show County Quality at Randwick. Cutting his teeth with Annabel and Rob Archibald in Sydney… Read More »
Will Pembrey’s connections give the filly an opportunity to attempt a rare clean sweep of the coveted Princess Series or set her for The Everest? These are the options being considered after Pembrey made a mess of her rivals with a stunning display of sustained speed in the Group 2… Read More »
Mick Price is not yet convinced Buggsy belongs in the top bracket of sprinting three-year-olds, but he will be given his chance to prove so after a first-up win on Saturday. The son of Harry Angel out-toughed his rivals in the $150,000 Chef’s Hat Handicap (1000m) at Sandown. The race… Read More »
