Weight-for-age star Zaaki will be just one of the headline horses kicking off their spring campaigns at Randwick on a program featuring some of racing’s brightest talents. The Queen Elizabeth Stakes …

Racing Victoria has announced the five finalists for the 2021-22 Victorian Racehorse of the Year. Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant, Caulfield Cup winner Incentivise, Victoria Derby winner Hitotsu, champion sprinter Nature …

A spin around Moonee Valley in a track gallop has given emerging trainer Clayton Douglas the green light to press on with plans to runShambo at the course. Shambo is an acceptor for …

Melbourne Jockeys’ Premiership winner Jye Mcneil will ride The Inferno when he resumes at The Valley on Saturday. The Inferno is chasing back-to-back wins in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) after giving Cliff Brown his first winner …

Expected to be one of the drawcards to the meeting at Moonee Valley, Queensland galloper Uncommon James has been ruled out of the remainder of the spring with a minor leg injury. Trainers Steven …

Illation is set to undergo further tests as trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr try to get to the bottom of his disappointing run in the Memsie Stakes. Unbeaten in his first three starts, Illation was …

Fireburn might have been unplaced in her final trial before her first-up run in next month’s Group 2 Run To The Rose, but don’t expect to see trainer Gary Portelli pressing …

Trainer Colin Webster says the $500,000 Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) looms as a lucrative option for his classy filly, Baby Paris. The daughter of hot sire Playing God, Baby Paris is …

William McCarthy has only been a regular in Australian form guides for a little more than a year but he has already built a feature-race CV many jumps jockeys with …

Not for the first time, Mike Moroney is planning for life after Tofane. The four-time Group 1 winner was one of the disappointments of Saturday’s Memsie Stakes, finishing 12th in the …

Chris Waller has quashed talk of an Everest appetiser between Nature Strip and Eduardo in the Concorde Stakes, confirming he will wait for another day to kick off the champion sprinter’s spring. While …

The San Domenico Stakes has tossed up a boilover result with unheralded colt Sweet Ride storming to a surprise victory as several highly fancied rivals turned in mixed performances behind him. …

Jockey Ethan Brown says Snapdancer has taken him on the ride of his life after registering a second Group 1 victory. Snapdancer gave Brown his maiden Group 1 win in the Robert Sangster …

One bubble burst while another remained intact in the Cockram Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. Passive Aggressive and Chain Of Lightning entered the Group 3 1200m race for fillies and …

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will set their sights on landing back-to-back wins in the Golden Rose after emerging three-year-old Kibou scored a runaway victory in the Up And Coming Stakes. …

Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have a vast number of three-year-olds in their stable and they collected an early ‘black type’ victory for that age group with the success of Jacquinot …

Hope In Your Heart has capped a memorable week for trainer Kerry Parker, outgunning odds-on favourite Frumos to land her third career win at Rosehill. It came just two days after Parker’s …

Joe Pride is arguably best known for his skill at getting longevity from his horses, so to have an experienced, early season three-year-old being aimed at all the big races is …

The wait is almost over for Grahame Begg as Nonconformist commences his Caulfield Cup campaign in the Memsie Stakes. Saturday’s 1400m Group 1 race at Caulfield will be the first time Nonconformist has been to …

The Brisbane winter carnival has a habit of showcasing late-maturing juveniles that step out of the shadows at their next preparations, and trainer Annabel Neasham is hoping Swiss Exile fits that bill. …

With Champagne Stakes winner She’s Extreme scheduled to have an exhibition gallop and Tristate returning to the races after a 10 month lay-off, Anthony Cummings has plenty to look forward to at …

The decision to bypass The Rosebud with Best Of Bordeaux in preference for the San Domenico Stakes might have been a no brainer, but that hasn’t made the two-week wait any …

Exciting three-year-old Zamborghini is ready to make his racecourse return that his trainer hopes will lead to a Caulfield Guineas start. Unbeaten in two starts, Zamborghini takes on some of the best three-year-olds in Victoria …

Peter Moody is hoping for the prediction of no more rain and a Caulfield track improving into the soft range will enable Lightsaber to kick off his campaign. Lightsaber is down to run in the …

Trainer Kris Lees and owners Australian Bloodstock have called time on the career of outstanding galloper Mugatoo. Australian Bloodstock director Jamie Lovett confirmed the eight-year-old’s retirement on Thursday and said the …

The Gong winner Count De Rupee has died following a suspected heart attack during a jump-out at Kembla Grange. Trainers Robert and Luke Price confirmed the tragic loss of their stable …

Track conditions are likely to play an important role for the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained runners in Melbourne’s first Group 1 race of the season. Price and Kent …

Chris Waller is renowned for his patient approach with horses, particularly juveniles, and he is hoping his squad of promising three-year-olds can show the benefits of it this spring. Basquiat and …

Promising sprinter In The Boat returns to racing at Caulfield on Saturday, but according to trainer, Lindsey Smith, he could be vulnerable first up in the G3 Heath Stakes (1100m). …

Unbeaten in four starts, Passive Aggressive faces another challenge when she tackles older mares for the first time at Caulfield. It will be Passive Aggressive’s first start at Caulfield when she lines-up in …