It was only four months ago former AFL coach Denis Pagan was granted a trainers’ licence and since then he has made an extraordinary transition to his late-career passion. Pagan …

John O’Shea will be making sure he is wearing his lucky purple tie when All Saints’ Eve competes for a slice of the $7.5 million Golden Eagle pie on Halloween. …

Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani is a fan of the Victoria Derby and believes it should remain at 2500 metres and not be reduced in distance. The annual debate regarding the …

Victoria Racing Club chairman Amanda Elliott says they are bitterly disappointed with the state government’s decision not to allow owners at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup carnival. Racing Minister Martin …

A last-ditch attempt to get Pondus a start in the Melbourne Cup has been narrowly thwarted by Princess Jenni, who has held off the Irish raider in the Bendigo Cup. …

Track conditions will determine whether Dame Giselle gets a chance to take on the older horses in the $1 million Yes Yes Yes Stakes at Rosehill. The filly has enjoyed …

Danny O’Brien doesn’t adhere to the norms of Australian training and that is why he’s happy to try to win the Victoria Derby with Young Werther at the horse’s third …

Mick Price isn’t sure his Victoria Derby runner Redwood Shadow has the form to win the race but he believes he deserves his opportunity to have a shot at it. …

Troy Corstens finds himself in a rare but coveted position with the stable having two runners in winning form going into the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington. Corstens …

Gerald Ryan still needs a few more pieces to fall into place for both Bottega and Standout, ahead of the rich Golden Eagle race day at Rosehill. Ryan will have …

Cox Plate-winning trainer Ciaron Maher will kick off a massive week at Flemington with a strong attack on the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes. Maher and co-trainer David Eustace have …

Positive Peace has continued trainer Bjorn Baker’s successful Sydney carnival by taking out the Group Three Nivison at Randwick. The five-year-old Stratum mare started at $16 and proved too classy, …

The partnership of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have combined with Winona Costin to take out the Listed City Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick with Knights Order. The So You …

Big-race jockey Glen Boss produced a magical ride to win his fourth Cox Plate on imported galloper Sir Dragonet and now he’s hoping the horse can also provide him with …

A few fist pumps and a victory salute from Gerald Ryan revealed that Peltzer’s Bondi Stakes win meant something special to the Rosehill trainer. When the three-year-old surged over the …

Trainer Patrick Payne has assessed Cherry Tortoni’s win in the Moonee Valley Vase as a good tune-up for the Group One Victoria Derby. The three-year-old has firmed into $6 for …

He has been a horse with a sizeable wrap on him from day one, and the Kris Lees-trained The Bopper has gone some way to franking those high expectations. The …

Richard and Michael Freedman enjoyed a successful first season with their two-year-olds and they have continued the new term in the same vein. Debutant Tiger Of Malay came from behind …

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace continued their early domination of juvenile events in Australia when filly Sneaky Five became their third two-year-old winner for the season by taking out the …

Fresh from capturing Sydney’s two biggest races of the spring, jockey Kerrin McEvoy is setting his sights on winning the only leg of the sport’s grand slam to elude him. …

The lure of extra prize money has swayed trainer Annabel Neasham to kick-start Ghostwriter’s Magic Millions campaign at Doomben. TAB fixed odds has installed Ghostwriter on the second line of …

Bryce Heys realises the enormity of the task Stylebender faces in the Bondi Stakes but the trainer thinks his improving colt can give a good sight in the $1 million …

Magic Wand is out of the $5 million Cox Plate while her Aidan O’Brien-trained stablemate Armory has been passed fit to start. The 2019 Mackinnon Stakes winner was scratched on …

For the second year in a row, Steel Prince has won himself a start in the Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter elected to penalise Steel Prince a …

Annabel Neasham has made a flying start to her training career and she is hoping to continue that momentum with her first juvenile runners. Neasham took out her trainers’ licence …

Young trainer Will Freedman has only saddled up 20 runners since going out on his own but he has already shown promise with a metropolitan placegetter and four winners, including …

Peltzer will contest his second $1 million race of the spring when he lines up in the Bondi Stakes but this time trainer Gerald Ryan expects a different result. The …

Ciaron Maher is excited about the prospect of having his first Cox Plate runners and he believes both gallopers, Sir Dragonet and Grandslam, are in with great chances. Maher said …

Fresh from winning the St Leger Stakes with Fun Fact, Bjorn Baker will look to keep his momentum rolling when he takes four live chances to Randwick. The Warwick Farm-based …

The Geelong Cup proved a triumph for the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable as they trained the quinella, with Steel Prince holding off imported stablemate Le Don De Vie. The …