Brad Parnham is back on Samizdat in the Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m) after the Chris and Michael Gangemi-trained six-year-old came from the clouds to score a brilliant first-up win two …

Top jockey Tommy Berry has been rubbed out for a month for his part in a race day fall at Randwick that resulted in fellow rider Brenton Avdulla being hospitalised. Avdulla’s mount …

Punters are unlikely to see Cox Plate favourite Zaaki again until he lines up in Saturday week’s Group Two Tramway Stakes. Cox Plate favourite Zaaki will finalise his spring preparations …

Trainer David Jolly is sticking with the recipe that won Behemoth the opening Group 1 race of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival last year. Behemoth won the Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield second-up, coming …

Only one of the two high-class New Zealand mares trained by Jamie Richards will line up at Caulfield. Probabeel is set to run in the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) on Saturday …

Andrew Noblet would like to see a little more rain before starting Ghodeleine at Sandown. The seven-year-old daughter of Monaco Consul runs in the Ladbrokes Easy Form Handicap (2100m) on Wednesday having scored over 1600m at the track …

Trainer Darren McAuliffe has given his boom sprinter Clairvoyance a positive update as she recovers from a career-threatening leg injury and illness. Clairvoyance had surgery in May and her future racing …

Liam Loughlin is daring to dream big and is toying with a WA Guineas (1600m) plan if Elite Fighter continues to blossom for Perth trainer, Holly Taylor. O’Loughlin believes Elite …

Incentivise has had his first public outing since coming down from Queensland with a gallop between races at Pakenham. The Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup favourite is being trained for the Melbourne Spring …

Tom Dabernig has noticed a change in Fifty Stars from his days at Lindsay Park and since returning to his former “home” at Warrnambool. Fifty Stars will be Dabernig’s first city runner since leaving Lindsay Park when he runs in the …

Trainer Phillip Stokes has given up on his ambition of turning Sansom into a miler. But the trainer will give Sansom the opportunity at Group 1 level when he runs the gelding again …

The temptation to chase the ultimate prize in Australian racing is never far away when you have a promising stayer. But training partners Robbie Griffiths and Mathew De Kock are likely …

Peter Robl’s in-form gelding Finally Realise will be on a quick back up on Wednesday after a narrow defeat at Kensington just last week. After narrowly missing out on a …

A pair of promising fillies from the Lee and Cherie Curtis stable will commence their respective spring campaigns at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday. The Rosehill-based partnership will start the day off with …

Veteran trainer Peter Daly was walking with a spring in his step following the win of Armed And Ready in Saturday’s Elders Junction Cup (1900m). Daly was understandably excited about …

Tom Dabernig has been on a learning curve since breaking away from Lindsay Park and setting up on his own at Warrnambool. It was an ambition of his to train at the beach …

Chris Waller had a lean day by his own lofty standards with just one winner at Randwick, but the premier trainer is about to welcome back one of his biggest hitters. …

The Metropolitan will be the spring target for progressive stayer Spirit Ridge, who kicks off his preparation in the Premier’s Cup at Kembla Grange. The former European tuned up for …

Sydney trainer Joe Pride has registered a two-state double with the stylish win of Ballistic Lover in a stakes race at The Valley. Ballistic Lover took out Saturday’s Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) …

Racing is renowned for being a great leveller and it was that and more for trainer John Thompson, who endured a roller coaster of emotions at Randwick on Saturday. Thompson’s …

A variety of different work has sparked Pancho back into a winning frame of mind at The Valley. In a fast run Ranvet Handicap (2040m) on Saturday, Pancho registered his first win since …

The first major of the Sydney season has produced an epic battle between an established star and a new kid on the block. Mo’Unga has upstaged glamour mare Verry Elleegant to …

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Zouzarella has lived up to the pre-race hype with a narrow but impressive debut win at The Valley. The Zoustar filly was well-supported in early betting for the Roll The Dice Racing …

Daniel Moor has been rewarded for his work with the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable landing a stakes win at The Valley. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained He’s …

Queensland Guineas winner Private Eye has signalled his spring carnival intentions with a powerhouse performance to claim the Group 3 Show County Quality at Randwick. The 1200m win took his record …

Swift Witness has taken out the Silver Shadow Stakes but her victory has been overshadowed by a dramatic fall in the straight in which Xtremetime suffered a fatal injury. The fillies’ feature …

Less than a week after the death of Deanne Pinney, the mother of trainer Kerry Parker’s two children, Tampering has scored an emotional win for the stable at Randwick. While Parker …

Kyle Wilson-Taylor has had to watch as Jaden Lloyd and Leah Kilner made flying starts to the new season while he was on the sidelines suspended and he was happy …

James Mcdonald has picked up the plum mount on Silver Shadow Stakes favourite Four Moves Ahead after Nash Rawiller failed in his bid to get a medical clearance to ride. …

Former jockey Elvis ‘Ricky’ Thurgood has died peacefully in Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital on Thursday night, aged 62. Thurgood suffered a catastrophic brain injury when Taras Regent suffered a fatal heart attack during the running of the …