Chris Waller was offering no excuses following the first-up defeat of Nature Strip in the Lightning Stakes admitting the world champion sprinter was slightly off his game. Starting a $1.95 favourite, the …

Tony Gollan is acutely aware of the task confronting Baller in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning, but Queensland’s leading trainer is confident the benefit of his spring campaign will …

Matthew Smith had a feeling Supido would leave a mark on Australian racing and he is hoping his faith in the bloodline will be rewarded as soon as this Saturday. The Warwick …

Sydney trainer Mark Newnham is looking to make a statement early in Melbourne’s Festival Of Racing with a couple of former Hong Kong gallopers. One is already well known in Melbourne, having won during …

Mark Newnham is keen to see what heights former Hong Kong sprinter Joyful Fortune can reach this preparation now he has the benefit of a local campaign under his belt. The straight …

Chris Waller says there may need to be a rematch between Home Affairs and Nature Strip after the stablemates ran the quinella in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington. …

While Chris Waller has two of the favourites in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington in Nature Strip and Home Affairs, fellow trainers Leon and Troy Corstens also have dual representation. Unfortunately, their pair of …

The Black Caviar Lightning is far from Australia’s richest sprint, but that’s not to suggest it can’t be the most lucrative. Whoever wins Saturday’s 1000-metre Group 1 will be able …

South Australian sprinter Gytrash has previously been a giant killer in the Lightning Stakes and his co-trainer thinks he can cause another upset at Flemington. Gytrash won the 2020 Group 1 sprint as …

Joe Pride says he cannot wait for the Lightning Stakes at Flemington where he will see Eduardo again pitted against Nature Strip. It will be Eduardo’s first trip back to …

With Masked Crusader’s first look at the Flemington straight out of the way, it is full steam ahead to Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. The …

Trainer Cliff Brown would like a set of horse scales to weigh his stable star The Inferno before the sprinter makes his racetrack return in the Lightning Stakes. The former Singapore galloper is about to …

The usual jockey merry-go-round ahead of a Group 1 race at Flemington has landed Brett Prebble the ride on Profiteer in the Lightning Stakes. Jamie Kah was originally booked for the Mick Price and Michael Kent …

Jamie Kah will be reunited with Nature Strip in Saturday week’s Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington after James Mcdonald indicated he will partner Home Affairs in the $1 million Group 1. Chris Waller, who …

Masked Crusader is one of the country’s best sprinters and spends plenty of time trained out of the venue that is home to the ‘Straight Six’, but he is yet …

Champion jockey James Mcdonald did not waste any time getting back in the saddle after winning his first Magic Millions 2YO Classic aboard Coolangatta. Two days after collecting the big …

Profiteer will be set for Group 1 sprints in the autumn after his return to winning form on the straight course at Flemington. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained three-year-old took out the Schweppervescence Plate (1000m) on Tuesday to …

James Cummings is hoping Bivouac can add his name to the long line of champions who have won the Black Caviar Lightning and complete the unofficial triple crown of Flemington …

When it comes to challenges, Troy Cortsens acknowledges his three-year-old filly Swats That is facing her biggest test to date in the Group One Black Caviar Lightning. “It’s well and …

Tiarnna Robertson is hoping her winning formula for flying Perth mare Fabergino works again when she lines up for her toughest test in the Black Caviar Lightning. Robertson has followed …

Chris Meagher believes his flying mare Pippie will be entering the Black Caviar Lightning with a clear edge over her main rivals. Meagher has set her for the Group One …

Jamie Kah is set to ride star sprinter Nature Strip when he resumes in the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes at Flemington after regular jockey James McDonald opted to stay in …

Star sprinters Bivouac and Nature Strip have tuned up for their highly-anticipated clash in the Group One Lightning Stakes with impressive barrier trials at Rosehill. The pair lined up in …

Chris Waller’s two star sprinters Nature Strip and September Run will both resume in the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington next month. Waller said they had both come through their trial at …

Star Perth mare Fabergino again showed her predilection for the Flemington 1000 metres and booked herself a start in the Black Caviar Lightning next month. The big grey mare did …

Perth trainer Tiarnna Robertson ended her extended stay in Victoria in winning style when her flying mare Fabergino relished a return to a short-course sprint to win the Living Legends …