Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan did not know what to expect when he took over the training of former Sydneysider Jonker. Jonker had won only two of his 20 starts for David Atkins, his …

Graeme Hammarquist believes the 2021 edition of the Tabtouch Carnarvon Cup (2000m) is one of the strongest fields assembled for several years. Hammarquist will saddle up Marxian, a $7 chance in …

For the third time in four years, David Barnhill’s Super Punters Club (SPC) have scored themselves a ticket to country racing’s greatest spectacle – The Kosciuszko. If owning one slot …

Peter Moody thinks stable newcomer Incentivise can win the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington but at the same time does not think he deserves to be favourite. Incentivise runs for the first time in Moody’s …

Three highly-credentialled European horses have entered pre-travel quarantine in the UK and Ireland ahead of an assault on the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Cox Plate aspirants State Of Rest and Gold Trip along with Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup …

Classique Legend and Lost And Running have continued their Everest build-ups with a barrier trial clash at Randwick, while Eduardo has again underlined his claims for a slot with a dominant display. The …

James Cummings and the Godolphin team have a healthy opinion of Vilana but question whether the bigger spring races may come too soon. The three-year-old son of Hallowed Crown runs in the Listed …

Trainer Les Bridge believes Classique Legend needs to boost his fitness levels before he heads to the races and the gelding will not resume in The Shorts as scheduled. The …

Michael Freedman is putting a positive spin on Forbidden Love’s run of misfortune with barriers, hopeful the mare is simply getting the bad ones out of the way before the major …

It took some wise words from Joe Pride’s son Brave for the trainer to look beyond Private Eye’s modest pedigree and start believing he could be the stable’s next star. …

Leading trainer Adam Durrant is confident speed mare This’ll Testya can make a winning return in tomorrow’s Amelia Park Handicap (1000m) at Belmont Park. The daughter of Testa Rossa showed …

Lee Curtis can see similarities between Achira and his Group 1 winner Lasqueti Spirit and he is hoping she can follow a similar path to his former star. Achira will …

Peter and Paul Snowden are looking to Captivant to consolidate on a superb first-up performance with another competitive showing against Sydney’s brightest three-year-olds. The colt captured the Group 1 Champagne Stakes …

Notorious One can continue his progression towards Ascot feature races later this year when he attempts to claim a winning hat trick at Belmont Park on Saturday. Notorious One meets his …

Connections of It’s Me have decided to bypass another tilt at the Kosciuszko and will instead concentrate on alternative spring assignments. The mare’s trainer Brett Cavanough told Racing NSW stewards on Thursday …

Four of the five Group One-winning juveniles from last season will go head-to-head in The Run To The Rose in what is surely the strongest renewal in the race’s history. …

He might be dodging the big guns at Kembla Grange, but Tiger Of Malay remains firmly in contention for a start in the Group 1 Golden Rose. Trainers Richard and Michael …

Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside faces his moment of truth in The Run To The Rose after a first-up performance that left co-trainer Michael Freedman with more questions than answers. …

After a bumpy start, Te Akau Racing’s Jamie Richards is hoping to lay the foundations for another prosperous Sydney spring carnival with emerging mare Entriviere. Richards has enjoyed tremendous success …

Mike Moroney is banking on Tofane getting onto the bigger Flemington circuit being beneficial when she steps out to the mile for the first time. The Flemington-based Moroney believes Tofane struggled to get around the …

Arguably the unluckiest mare in training, Icebath remains on target to capture an elusive Group 1 win this spring and the Theo Marks Stakes will be the next important step …

The one-time favourite for the Group 1 Thousand Guineas will miss the race due to a leg injury. Argentia pulled-up lame following her eighth behind stablemate Zouzarella in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m) at The Valley last Saturday. That …

Godolphin colt Ingratiating heads back to Flemington looking to improve on his imposing record on the straight course. Ingratiating runs in the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m) on Saturday after returning with a …

Tasmanian trainer Adam Trinder says he will be disappointed if Mystic Journey does not fill a place in her return run from surgery. The inaugural winner of the All-Star Mile makes her …

Speed ‘N’ Reef is the oldest and most experienced horse in Saturday’s Tabtouch Carnarvon Cup, but trainer Jacquelyn Scott holds out strong hope he still has plenty of life left …

A restricted grade race at a midweek Sandown meeting may not be the normal path to a Group 1 race a month later. But Linas Legend put his hand up …

We’re only six weeks into the new season, but star hoop James McDonald has already built a commanding lead in the Sydney jockey’s premiership. James Mcdonald has brought up an early …

The decision by New Zealand trainer Emma-Lee and David Browne to have a small team in Melbourne for the spring has continued to pay dividends. The husband-and-wife team landed their third winner from …

Multiple Group One-winning trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith believes his improving four-year-old is well suited in the Tuncurry-Forster Cup. Multiple Group One-winning trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith will take an improved Ausbred Cooee to The Bellevue …

Matt Cumani is going back to basics with Khoekhoe who is returning from a spell and a gelding operation at Flemington. Khoekhoe runs in the Listed The Sofitel (1400m) on Saturday, his first …