Future History has become the first winner of The Bart Cummings in six years to escape a Melbourne Cup penalty after Racing Victoria’s head of handicapping David Hegan elected to not …

It is seventh running of The Everest (1200m) and the race day is only bigger and better. Early in the week I Wish I Win ($4) is the favourite leading into the …

Three G1s on the one day highlight a superb program of action at Caulfield with the Guineas a huge prize at $3m. The G1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) shapes as a …

The field for this year’s $20 million The Everest has been finalised after Yulong on Monday confirmed its runner for this Saturday’s 1200-metre event. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained …

Gold Trip rocketed up Cox Plate markets after his jaw-dropping Turnbull Stakes win, but Saturday week’s Caulfield Cup remains the favoured next option for the imported entire. David Eustace on Monday morning …

Militarize will be out to add to his Group 1 record in the Caulfield Guineas. Chris Waller is renowned for not pushing his young horse too early in their careers, so it is rare to find …

The lure of Sydney’s big prizemoney races has proven a temptation too strong to resist for trainer Jason Warren and his classy mare Benedetta. The Group 3 winner travelled up from …

Matt Dunn has the Big Dance as the spring goal for Cepheus, but the comeback galloper continues to collect feature race wins along the way, adding the $1.5 million Alan Brown …

Gold Trip has shown he is on track for another tilt at the Melbourne Cup after staging a last to first win in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Last year’s Melbourne …

Nash Rawiller’s belated emergence from the jockeys’ room was just the sign the Chris Waller stable needed to know he was ready to produce a riding masterclass on Montefilia in the Hill …

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Future History has won the ‘Golden Ticket’ into the Melbourne Cup with his all-the-way win in The Bart Cummings at Flemington. Success in Saturday’s …

Lightly raced filly Makarena has successfully made the giant leap from winning a midweek maiden to taking out the $500,000 Tapp-Craig at just her third start. Trained by John, Wayne and …

Paul Snowden will almost certainly resist any temptation to back-up brilliant Roman Consul Stakes winner King’s Gambit in The Everest, but he won’t be surprised to see the colt in the $20 …

A quick back-up coupled with a rise in distance has paid dividends for Godolphin filly Zardozi who claimed her maiden Stakes win with a stylish performance at Flemington. Zardozi took out the Group …

If Our Norman causes an upset and wins the XXXX Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) on Saturday, it won’t come as a complete shock to Perth trainer, Chris Willis. Chris Willis concedes the …

James Cummings has already demonstrated an ability to identify the right horses to direct towards the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes and there is plenty riding on the performance of his runner in …

Subzero was more than a racehorse. The 1992 Melbourne Cup winner was described by Richard Freedman, one-quarter of the Freedman brothers training team who conditioned the famous grey to victory …

Jockey Daniel Moore is reuniting with Uncle Bryn at Flemington ahead of a bigger assignment in the Caulfield Cup. Uncle Bryn contests the Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday in a …

An overseas runner has commanded much of the attention in the lead-up to Saturday’s Turnbull Stakes, but Hong Kong star Romantic Warrior is not the only international flavour to the $750,000 …

Trainer Grahame Begg has considerable belief in lightly raced mare C’est Magique. The winner of a Pakenham synthetic maiden at her debut outing, C’est Magique has competed in Stakes race in her four subsequent starts. …

New Zealand trainer Mark Walker will be looking to build on his impressive strike-rate in Melbourne since establishing a stable at Cranbourne. From seven runners out of the Cranbourne stable since the start of …

Filly Opal Ridge won the inaugural running of the Tapp-Craig, and Hawkes Racing is hoping Makarena can make it a clean sweep for the girls when she steps out in the $500,000 …

The $2 million Hill Stakes will be a fork in the road for import Hoo Ya Mal with connections hoping he can prove himself worthy of another Melbourne Cup bid. Co-trainer …

A three-year-old fillies Stakes race at Flemington could determine the direction that Poifect takes later in her spring campaign. Poifect is engaged to run in the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on …

Parisal’s first-up win proved her capacity to absorb pressure and James Cummings says she will probably have to show the same resilience to overcome a wide draw in The Nivison. The …

Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are hoping their decision to pause The Little Pumper’s winter preparation will reap spring carnival rewards, starting in the $500,000 Tapp-Craig at Rosehill. The three-year-old …

A brace of promising performances over unsuitable trips has Zeyrek on target to underline his claims for a Victorian venture when he gets to his preferred distance range in the Hill …

While there are pundits wondering if Lunar Flare has returned in the same vein of form she was in over the previous 12 months, her trainer Grahame Begg is far from disappointed. Lunar Flare will be lining up …

Former French galloper Athabascan has been sent from the Sydney stable of trainer John O’Shea in a bid to secure a Melbourne Cup start. Success in The Bart Cummings (2510m) at Flemington …

Bjorn Baker is backing undefeated colt Ozzmosis to continue his rise through the ranks as he prepares for his toughest test yet in the Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes at Rosehill. The …