Baker and Forsman throw in dual entry for Victoria Derby
Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have set their sights on another Derby triumph in Australia. In the past 11 years, the stable has...
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Turnbull test for Derby winner
Group One winner Johnny Get Angry will continue his path towards the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) when he lines-up in the Group 1 Turnbull...
Ocean Billy set to cross the Tasman
Rotorua trainer Bill Pomare has waited his entire life to have a horse good enough to compete in a Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), and...
Pike quartet on song for Matamata
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will venture to Matamata on Saturday with an in-form quartet of runners. Amongst them are youngsters Pacific Dragon and Khufu, while...
Baker pleased with Underwood hope
Quality stayer The Chosen One takes the next step in his build-up towards the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, when he tackles the Group 1 Underwood...
Domestic targets for Rogerson stars
The chances of high-class galloper Mascarpone venturing across the Tasman this spring are looking highly unlikely, however, Group One performed stablemate Beauden remains an outside...
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Reigning champ Twilight Payment tops Melbourne Cup weights
The weights for both the 2021 Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup have been released by Racing Victoria, with Twilight Payment allocated the top weight of...
Melbourne Cup aspirations still intact for Defibrillate
A slashing run for second over 1700m at Flemington on Saturday convinced part-owner and former trainer Graham Richardson that talented stayer Defibrillate is well on...
More to come from Incentivise after Makybe Diva Stakes win
Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise kicked off his Spring Carnival campaign in style, leading all of the way to win the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes...
Panfield ready to commence campaign towards Hong Kong International Races
Trainer Tony Millard will commence Panfield’s preparation towards the 2021 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races on Tuesday (14 September) when the star Chilean-bred galloper steps...
Group One return for Johnny Get Angry
Kiwi-bred Johnny Get Angry will have his first Group One hit-out since winning the Victoria Derby (2500m) last year when he lines-up in the Makybe...
Derby campaign commences for Tutukaka
Don’t expect Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) candidate Tutukaka to win his seasonal debut at Flemington on Saturday, but he should be making solid ground...
Tarzino in the frame for Cups contender
Melbourne Cup contender Ocean Billy’s storming effort at Te Rapa has convinced trainer Bill Pomare to take on the weight-for-age gallopers again in the Group...
Mascarpone gets the cream in Foxbridge Plate
Punters who thought Saturday’s Group 2 Valachi Downs Foxbridge Plate (1200m) was a two-horse race between last year’s winner and heavily backed favourite Avantage and...
Prince Of Arran still aiming at fourth Melbourne Cup run
Having placed three times in the Melbourne Cup, Prince Of Arran has begun his preparation towards a fourth attempt at winning the race that stops...
Feehan first-up for The Chosen One
Quality stayer The Chosen One will kick off his Cups campaign when he contests the Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday....
Pike eager to see resumption of racing
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is happy to be treading water waiting for the return of racing but his mood might change if New Zealand’s COVID-19-enforced...
Heatherlie Stakes first-up for Tralee Rose
Tralee Rose holds nominations for both the Group 1 Caulfield (2400m) and Group 1 Melbourne Cups (3200m) but trainer Symon Wilde is eyeing the Group...
Kiwi mare not to be sneezed at
Kiwi import Atishu gave Australian racing fans a glimpse of her quality when storming home to win Saturday’s Darwin Turf Club Trophy (1400m) at Randwick...
Billy ready for new campaign
All things being equal, last season’s Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Ocean Billy will step out for his first raceday assignment at Te Rapa...
Defibrillate a boost for locked down Kiwi owners
Matamata trainer Graham Richardson may not have any horses in New Zealand racing this weekend as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, but his colours will...
Brownes continue Aussie raid
Cambridge trainers David and Emma-Lee Browne are thanking their lucky stars they made the decision to head to Victoria with their four-strong Victorian Spring team...
Melbourne Cup hopeful Sherwood Forest set to resume at Cambridge
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike’s confidence is growing that Saturday’s meeting on his home track will go ahead. Under the Government’s Level 4 Covid-19 protocols, Saturday’s...
Zahra to ride Verry Elleegant during Melbourne Spring Carnival
Last year’s Caulfield Cup winner, Verry Elleegant, will be reunited with Mark Zahra when she heads to Melbourne later on this Spring Carnival.