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Insurrection has camped on the speed in all five of his career wins, but trainer Michael Freedman won’t be surprised to see a different scenario unfolding when the horse lines up in …

Group 2 status, half-a-million dollars in prize money and bragging rights are solid enough incentives. But if Dan Morton takes off his training cap and looks at the contest purely as …

A spring of learning with Climbing Star is expected to come to fruition for trainer Phillip Stokes at Cranbourne. After a couple of luckless runs and then finding the trip a shade …

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will attempt to keep the Cranbourne Cup on home soil when they saddle up Ascension and Charterhouse in the 1600m Listed race on Saturday. Since the Cranbourne Cup was …

The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable is expecting Midwest to bounce back from a minor setback when he runs at Cranbourne. Midwest will contest the Apache Cat Classic (1000m) on Saturday, a …

A perfect picket fence preparation so far has trainer Gerald Ryan pleased with Eagle Nest’s lead-up to the mare’s target race at Doomben on Saturday. With now three wins in as …

It might be a relatively recent addition to the calendar, but The Gong is a race close to the hearts of local horsemen Robert and Luke Price. Count De Rupee gave …

Trainer Gavin Bedggood will wait as long as possible before making a decision on where he starts Just Folk on Saturday. Bedggood has Just Folk entered in the $1 million The Gong (1600m) at …

A new Railway Stakes champion will be crowned at Ascot on Saturday and jockey, Michael Poy hopes he can reach the same heights as his father. Poy is the son …

Jigsaw will line up for his third run at the Cranbourne Cup meeting when he looks to go back-to-back in the Apache Cat Classic. The Cindy Alderson-trained sprinter finished last on …

The biggest is the G1 Railway Stakes where some Eastern staters currently lead the betting with online bookmakers. Roots ($3.50) was impressive last time in the Hot Danish. She could …

Ayrton might have missed a place in Saturday’s Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, but connections still saw enough from the gelding to commit to a trip to Perth for The …

Still buoyant after Magic Time’s breakthrough Group 1 win in Saturday’s Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, Grahame Begg has revealed another mare with elite ability is about to re-enter his care. Passive …

Inglis has released the catalogue for its first live sale of the year with 808 lots to be offered across three days in February. The sale that has spawned the likes …

The quarantine buddy of Melbourne Cup contestant Lastotchka could run first-up in the Listed Cranbourne Cup. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Golden Crusader has been entered for the $500,000 race over …

The Chris Waller team is gearing up for a formidable presence in The Gong, drawing on past success in the inaugural running of the event when Mister Sea Wolf claimed …

To back up against the boys or chase Group 1 honours and $1.5 million in prizemoney? That’s the enviable decision facing the all powerful Grant and Alana Williams stable. Go again …

Unfortunately for trainer Mitchell Pateman Wednesday was a down day when his talented three-year-old Almighty Class had to be withdrawn from the Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) because of a virus. …

Tony Gollan has no hesitation in saying that Nettuno has kept him guessing and despite many threats of ‘the cut’, the four-year-old announced himself as a Queensland Summer Carnival hot prospect with …

After jumping on terms with them from the inside alley, rider Tyler Schiller pushed his mount along the rails to be in front after travelling only 100m and put some solid …

Perseverance has paid off for trainer Grahame Begg who captured the final Group 1 race of the Melbourne Spring Carnival with Magic Time. Begg was looking forward to the Spring …

She’s only been on the books as a co-trainer with Paul Messara for a few months, but Leah Gavranich has already posted her first group win. Their three-year-old filly Genzano ($15) was impressive …

Chris Waller and James Mcdonald continued their successful association in Melbourne from Flemington to Caulfield as Joliestar stamped herself as a filly of the future with her win in the Group 1 Thousand …

The changes made to the Caulfield Cup Carnival have paid a dividend for connections of Run Harry Run with his victory in a Stakes race at Caulfield. Lining up for his …

The John O’Shea-trained Stroke Of Luck ($7) has broken the track record (2.21.16) in winning the $300,000 The Beauford over 2300m at Newcastle’s standalone meeting. Running down the straight with a …

Trainer Simon Miller could have a commanding hand to play in the Listed Tabtouch Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday with a triple assault. Simon Miller has special affinity …

He was well-supported when seventh at his Australian debut and the aptly-named Canberra Legend will appreciate the 2300m staying test in the $300,000 The Beauford at Newcastle on Saturday. By Great …

It wasn’t exactly D-day for Skew Wiff at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day, but the Kiwi mare’s trainer Mark Walker was still relieved to see her win. It was the four-year-old’s second …

Nick Ryan has higher aims than a Group 3 race at Caulfield as he saddles up Munhamek in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, but earlier on the card his …

Peter Moody has seen enough of Quickster to say that despite her double-figure odds she can still mix it with the more fancied chances in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield …