Chris Waller on Tuesday paid tribute to his dual Derby winner Riff Rocket, who has died. The four-year-old son of American Pharoah succumbed to complications from emergency colic surgery that was …

The Map already owns a Melbourne Cup ballot exemption and the pride of South Australia could be guaranteed a place in the Spring Carnival’s other big handicap after this Saturday’s meeting …

A start in a Group 1 race at Caulfield could determine whether Godolphin galloper Pericles stays in Melbourne or heads back to Sydney for the remainder of the spring. A last …

Under-rated gelding Encap has shed his tag as a perennial bridesmaid with a gutsy victory in the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill to confirm his Golden Eagle credentials. Coming …

Mr Brightside has exacted revenged on arch enemy Pride Of Jenni to take Group 1 honours in a thrilling race at Flemington. Having staged a thrilling contest last spring before renewing hostilities …

Traffic Warden has upstaged some of Sydney’s highest-profile colts to land an outstanding first-up win in The Run To The Rose, giving Godolphin its fourth successive victory in the Golden Rose …

Trainer Danny O’Brien is eyeing a Group 1 race during the Melbourne Cup Carnival with impressive Flemington winner Grinzinger Belle. Having her first start since competing in early winter at Caulfield, …

Her coat is yet to come through and she isn’t completely wound-up, but Sunshine In Paris has still managed to make a sparkling Everest statement with a dynamite win the Sheraco …

Owner Lloyd Williams has moved a step closer to winning an eighth Melbourne Cup after Irish-bred galloper Point King earned a start in the great race with a fighting win at …

The Ciaron Maher stable is chasing a Golden Ticket into the Melbourne Cup with two of their stayers at Flemington. Interpretation and Berkshire Breeze contest the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) at Flemington …

Trainer Tony Gollan will instruct Blake Shinn to keep Antino busy behind the barriers in a bid to get the gelding to begin better than he has in recent starts. Shinn reunites …

Adrian Bott has issued an ominous warning to Storm Boy’s Run To The Rose rivals, declaring the hulking colt has improved from his slashing first-up win and is expected to …

Bonny mare Sunshine In Paris endured a mixed bag of fortunes last spring and her trainers are hoping for a case of second time lucky as she again heads down an …

The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and Jd Hayes is viewing a return to a filly’s race at Flemington being the ideal opportunity for Bold Bastille to get back into winning …

Exciting mare Joliestar made a clear Everest statement with her thumping first-up win in the Show County Quality, now her challenge is to back it up. The four-year-old has rocketed into …

The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are hoping to rewind the clock 12 months to the last time Mostly Cloudy was successful. That victory over 2500m was at the corresponding …

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott had to tread patiently with Bases Loaded last campaign when he was coming off a 12-month stint on the sidelines, but it is a different scenario …

As a Group 1 winner, Pinstriped is now consigned to tackling Australia’s elite gallopers. Providing trainer Enver Jusufovic with a maiden Group 1 win in the Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on …

A Group 1 race in Melbourne is on the agenda for Air Assault after the gelding led throughout to score in a Stakes race at Balaklava. Overcoming the widest draw, Air …

Starting at juicy odds in his two races starts and surprising punters both times, Clear Proof is garnering a little more respect for his Ming Dynasty Quality assignment as he bids …

The campaign aimed at securing another start in the Melbourne Cup ramps up a gear for Vow And Declare at Flemington. The nine-year-old, a veteran of only 45 starts under the …

The Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington is a race that can shape the spring. The Group 1 race over 1600m at Flemington on Saturday attained Group 1 status in 2013 …

The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are expected to play a waiting game before making a final decision on where unbeaten colt Daggers starts. The three-year-old holds an entry in both the …

Trainer Chris Waller will commence his assault on the Melbourne Spring Carnival with three runners in the feature race at Flemington on Saturday. Waller has dispatched Atishu, Riff Rocket and Via Sistina to …

Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr have had experience preparing a three-year-old for The Everest and will be hoping former Perth gelding Bustling can put his best foot forward in Saturday’s Group …

With tests on Pride Of Jenni last week determining no major issues, and the mare appearing in fine shape, Ciaron Maher is set to stick with his original plan with the Queen …

Fangirl made an in-campaign cameo at Monday’s trials with Chris Waller taking the opportunity to stretch the star miler’s legs on the Randwick course proper. The six-year-old finished fifth, beaten less than …

The Melbourne Cup is not the only Flemington staying feature owners can target on the first Tuesday in November with the Australian Heritage Cup to be added to this year’s …

Kerrin Mcevoy has picked up the ride on exciting colt Linebacker for his campaign starting point in the Group 2 The Run To The Rose. The Champagne Stakes runner-up, who is on …

Jockey Michael Dee will partner Warmonger when the four-year-old makes his reappearance in a Group 1 race at Flemington. The Queensland Derby winner is set to resume in the Makybe Diva Stakes …