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Ciaron Maher is on the verge of breaking a record he set with former co-trainer David Eustace for the number of winners prepared in a season. After the win of Fabrice at …

Group 1 performers Think About It and Private Eye have been the stars of the partnership between Joe Pride and Jamie Walter’s Proven Thoroughbreds, but the trainer and syndicator continue to enjoy success across …

The 2023/24 racing season is set to conclude with a bang with Group 1 winner Espiona to be sold on the final day of the racing year. The five-year-old daughter of …

Kerrin McEvoy will miss the next two city meetings as he heads off for a short family break, but he is already looking forward to the new season and reuniting …

Warrnambool trainer Tom Dabernig is banking on a return to Caulfield and a rain-affected track turning around the fortunes of Ashford Street. The sprinter has had three starts since joining Dabernig’s …

A swag of betting agencies last week opened markets on the Group 1 races in Melbourne and Sydney this Spring Carnival and no name features more prominently than Pride Of …

A meeting with Party Of Two’s owners late on Monday afternoon was to decide whether the Queensland filly will contest Saturday’s $200,000 Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield. The three-year-old …

Gary Nickson has contemplated rare interstate excursions in the hope of find of finding a dry track for Felix Majestic, but the frustrated Warwick Farm trainer is giving Sydney’s weather one …

Ciaron Maher strengthened an already-powerful Melbourne Cup hand via Berkshire Breeze at Flemington on Saturday, further elevating himself in a market that is headed by a Group 1-winning stablemate. Circle Of Fire is …

The retirement to stud of Group 1 winner Ozzmosis has Bjorn Baker on the lookout for his next young gun sprinter and he might not have far to search. Caballus, who joined …

Ethan Brown headed to Flemington on Saturday knowing it had the potential to be a red-letter day and the young hoop was delighted to see it live up to expectations. Despite …

Many engaged in Saturday’s Winter Championship Final are wondering how they turn the tables on Munhamek, but Peter Moody is looking to Pounding’s last battle with him for confidence in his …

Trent Busuttin always planned to let Craig let him know if he should run in Saturday’s Silver Bowl Final at Flemington, but that stopped the trainer asking a few leading …

Not only does Bjorn Baker coax the best out of his horses such as recent Stradbroke Handicap winner Stefi Magnetica, but he has an uncanny knack for getting them to maintain …

John Thompson will saddle up two runners at Randwick and both will be sporting a key gear change, one for the first time. Blinkers go back on With Your Blessing for Saturday’s …

The combination of a significant class drop and experience in a race together has Craig Newitt confident The Inevitable is ‘the horse to beat’ in Saturday’s Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine Coast. …

Darren Weir faces the prospect of two more years on the sidelines after the VRT on Friday handed down its decision in relation to animal cruelty charges stemming from the use …

Peter Snowden is the first to admit Xidaki’s preparation hasn’t quite gone to script, but he remains confident the three-year-old can overcome the interruptions and give the Winx Guineas a shake. …

Once touted as an Everest contender before being struck down by soundness issues, Showmanship will be looking to prove that he still packs a punch when he returns to Sydney for …

There’s a healthy Finals Day prize up for grabs, but Ethan Brown knows he could be riding for much more than that when he teams with Berkshire Breeze in Saturday’s $150,000 Banjo …

Anthony and Sam Freedman surprised many when Post Impressionist appeared in the entries for this Saturday’s $300,000 Caloundra Cup and while the import is among the final field, a start is not …

Results this weekend will be pivotal for trainers Paul Messara and Leah Gavranrich as two of their most promising horses face important tests in different states. Unbeaten mare Clear Thinking can stake …

Wednesday’s Sandown meeting was a rare one at which Ciaron Maher did not have a clear-cut favourite going into the day, but that did not stop the country’s most prolific trainer …

It is usually Tulloch Lodge-trained horses that run their rivals ragged, but this time it is Chris Waller who has produced a late-season gem in flying filly Extremely Hardys. Making her …

It has been a momentous few weeks for Rachel King on a personal front, and the top jockey will be looking to parlay that into racetrack success with a strong book …

Gavin Bedggood understands Windstorm was beaten fair and square by Munhamek last start at Flemington, but he is still clinging to the hope he can turn the tables in Saturday’s Winter Championship Final. …

An interstate trip is Peter Snowden’s preferred choice for untapped filly I Found You, but the relative safety of a home track assignment could still win out. The two-year-old, a …

Mitch Beer has seen more than enough evidence that his stable star Mnementh is a superior heavy-tracker and will seek the wettest track he can find this Saturday, with a final decision …

Tony Gollan was relieved to see Wollombi make a winning debut for the stable at Ipswich and is now looking forward to giving the mare the chance to build on her record …

It was again a Saturday with its frustrations, but a candid Damian Lane has expressed his relief at returning to the winner’s stall on the biggest day of the racing week. …