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After failing a veterinary examination that ruled him out of the Cox Plate, Gold Trip has been passed fit to start in the Rosehill Gold Cup and that is music …

Coming back in trip for a Group 1 sprint at Flemington is an experiment the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable is willing to take with Artorius. Having finished third behind Anamoe in the …

Gordon Richards has turned to the water walker to help revive the Sydney spring carnival form of star South Australian sprinter Gytrash following his Everest flop. After resuming with an unlucky third …

Young Cranbourne trainer Matthew Brown has such a good opinion of Prix De Turn that he is trying to land the colt’s maiden win in a stakes race on Victoria Derby …

Missing a start in the Australasian Oaks was frustrating at the time, but Marc Conners believes it has helped to lay the foundations for Rebel Rama to blossom this spring. Conners took …

Classy mares Spritely Star and Magical Dream have been both ruled out with injury and illness respectively. Spritely Star, a daughter of Statue Of Liberty, won three races and was placed …

Veteran trainer David Harrison is backing youth over experience as he hopes Kristy Bennett can bring about an upset result on Media Baron at Ascot on Saturday. Bennett is the …

Wentwood was the first horse Maddie Raymond put a saddle on when branching out on her own almost two years ago and he has rewarded her patience with victory in the Bendigo Cup. The …

Wet tracks have been a constant hindrance throughout Standout’s career but for the first time in a long time, the sprinter has been able to build some momentum. The five-year-old …

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is never one to be underestimated, especially in a feature race during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at …

Late maturing Mirra Vision has got to her maiden Group 1 assignment a little quicker than her trainers had originally intended. A winner of seven of her 18 starts, the daughter …

Brothers Ben and JD Hayes are slowly starting to put their stamp on Lindsay Park having taken over the reins following the departures of their father David and cousin Tom Dabernig. The pair has trained 46 winners since joining …

Saddling up a genuine chance in a $7.5 million race is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Queensland trainer Desleigh Forster and she is determined to be trackside for the experience. To make …

Damien Thornton has already captured one of the three-year-old classics of the Melbourne Spring Carnival and will be searching for another at Flemington. Victory in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas aboard the Hawkes Racing-trained …

Leading jockey James Mcdonald is without a Melbourne Cup ride after Away He Goes has been ruled out with a tendon injury. McDonald was announced as the imported galloper’s rider on Sunday …

Glen Boss will be hoping luck does not desert him again having picked up the ride on Sir Lucan in the Melbourne Cup. Sir Lucan is currently number 24 in the Order …

Nothing is likely to ease the pain for James Mcdonald of having to watch the Cox Plate from the jockeys’ room, but a Victoria Derby win would help a little. …

Lark Hill trials on Monday will hold special significance for Ben Kennedy. It marks his official return to racing after being out of action for close to five years. Kennedy …

He doesn’t boast the best strike rate, but the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Aim certainly knows when there are high stakes on offer. The four-year-old has won four out of …

The unbeaten Braidwood galloper is prepared by Luke Clarke, and to date, he has been ultra-impressive. The four-year-old recorded his maiden win at Moruya back in May when lobbing in front …

The hard work riding trackwork at Flemington through the cold winter months has landed Fred Kersley with some important rides during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. And the young jockey, who arrived …

Carif only needs his CT scans to be given the nod of approval to finally get his chance to run in Australia’s most famous race, the Melbourne Cup. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained stayer has run in …

The dream of Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young having their Victoria Derby aspirant Forgot You run in the Melbourne Cup is over. Although Forgot You had undertaken the standing CT scan and given the …

Of the 35 horses still in Melbourne Cup contention, 19 require x-rays to pass veterinary examinations after the standing CT scanner has been shut down. A mechanical issue has temporarily …

Former jockey Michael Grantham says the R.J. Peters Stakes (1500m) looms as the next option for his Northam Cup hero Kaptain Kaos as he plots a path to the Group …

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have a great record with their stayers, but it will be a masterful training effort if Hitotsu wins the Victoria Derby. Hitotsu is the only three-year-old the training partners …

After a satisfying Melbourne debut at Caulfield, Mark Newnham is chasing a Group 1 Melbourne Cup Carnival win with Harmony Rose. The daughter of Glass Harmonium runs in the Empire Rose Stakes …

It’s been 12 months since Kerry Parker’s Think It Over finished 11th in the Rosehill Gold Cup, and what a difference a year makes. Since that failure the So You Think gelding …

The mandatory CT scans of all Melbourne Cup runners has claimed the Danny O’Brien stables hope Young Werther. The four-year-old, who had been aimed at the Group 1 Melbourne Cup …

Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have not given up on the hope of starting three-year-old Forgot You in the Melbourne Cup. But first there is the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington …