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Trainer John Leek is daring to dream that he may have a Melbourne Cup runner on the first Tuesday in November. Fengarada is entered for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup and Leek …

Lightly raced four-year-old Illation is likely to sneak into the final field for the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper is 19th in the order of entry into Saturday’s 1400m …

Maddie Raymond made the long journey from Warrnambool to give imported galloper Earlswood a look at Caulfield but is not sold on the idea of running first-up in the Memsie Stakes. Earlswood is among 20 nominations for the 1400m Group …

Geraldine’s Jewel will return to the track where she won on debut in a bid to stretch her latest campaign to four straight wins. The now six-year-old runs in the Fierce …

Alligator Blood is now free to compete in Melbourne over spring after Racing Victoria stewards on Monday approved a transfer of ownership with industry giant Gerry Harvey now the major owner. …

Verry Elleegant may have finished last in a field of eight in her French debut at Deauville, but part-owner Brae Sokolski isn’t prepared to “throw the baby out with the …

Duais has satisfied both Edward Cummings and stewards that she is over the issue that forced her out of Saturday’s Winx Stakes and is poised to resume in this weekend’s $1 million …

Annabel Neasham has had a few second thoughts about her decision not to aim Zaaki at the Winx Stakes first-up, but she is equally satisfied it was for the right reasons. Neasham …

Two of the Anthony and Sam Freedman could kick off their spring campaigns in lesser races at Caulfield. Blue Diamond Stakes winner Daumier is being earmarked for the Group 3 McNeil Stakes …

An emotional James Cummings has declared Anamoe the horse to beat in whatever races he contests this spring after his grand return in a cracking renewal of the Group 1 …

Jockey Ethan Brown cannot wait for Fast Witness to get onto a firm surface despite a heavy track win at stakes level at Moonee Valley. Having his third race start, Fast Witness …

Rachel King and Bjorn Baker have combined to win the Group 3 Premier’s Cup for the second year in succession, this time with rejuvenated gelding Arapaho. Despite launching his current campaign in …

With the good prize money on offer for sprinters in Sydney during the spring, a senior member of the ownership group of Extremely Lucky would like to see the gelding …

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has been sidelined through suspension and he will look to strike early when he partners Godolphin filly Va Via at Moonee Valley. Va Via runs in the opening …

Jockey Hugh Bowman has given Lost And Running a big tick after riding the sprinter into second place in a barrier trial at Randwick. The hit-out over 850m on Friday was Lost And Running’s …

Champion hoop Hugh Bowman is predicting untapped filly Willinga Beast to be a major player in the feature fillies’ races this spring, starting in the Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick. …

Edward Cummings is not going to Randwick expecting Duais to win the Winx Stakes, but he won’t be surprised if she does. Prominent in markets for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cups, …

The Rowley Mile continues to be a happy hunting ground for Chris Waller with Skyman giving the leading trainer his fourth win in the Hawkesbury feature in the past seven years. Lining …

A patient approach and the decision to forgo winter carnival targets in Brisbane is set to pay dividends for Godolphin and their exciting filly In Secret. A rare yearling purchase …

Champion jockey Hugh Bowman is excited to see what level Fangirl can get to this campaign, adamant the best is yet to come. The Chris Waller-trained mare kicks off her four-year-old season …

Co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi are hopeful that their latest stable acquisition can attain Group 1 status in Perth by the end of the year. The Gangemi brothers, who have …

For a young trainer, Matthew Brown seems to have his head screwed on the right way. After a Group 2 win with Prix De Turn as a three-year-old, the temptation would …

Chris Waller has the bases stacked for the Group 3 Premier’s Cup with his six likely runners accounting for almost half the field and three of the top four places in …

The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable has some good goals set for Crosswinds who is down to make his return at Moonee Valley. Crosswinds and stablemate Latvian are scheduled to …

Esta La Roca is the quintessential short-course specialist who will be looking to add to her record first-up at The Valley. The Lloyd Kennewell-trained mare will be lining-up up for …

Cliff Brown wouldn’t mind a stable full of horses like debut Moe winner Little Miss Kubi. The three-year-old daughter of Headwater heads to town on Saturday for start number two when …

Winter find Cross Talk will face an important career test when he extends to 1600 metres for the first time in the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury. Trained by Gai …

The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable would like short course racing at Moonee Valley every week. Track specialist Yulong Command returns to racing in the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. Yulong …

Mo’Unga will bid to join an illustrious group of horses to have claimed back-to-back wins in the Winx Stakes when he resumes in a star-studded renewal of the Group 1 opener. …

The team associated with Winx has used the week leading up to the race named in her honour to provide an update on her condition as she nears the final …