An emotional Ben Thompson has landed his first Group 1 win with Uncommon James taking out the Oakleigh Plate at Sandown. A former Victorian, Thompson relocated to Queensland following a stint in …

About the only thing Steven O’Dea and Matthew Hoysted have not done with their small team in Melbourne is win a Group 1 race. That could all change on Saturday when they saddle …

Sydney trainer Michael Freedman is considering a Melbourne autumn sprinting campaign with Queen Of The Ball. Melbourne’s Festival Of Racing commences at Sandown on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 C …

Jockey Ben Allen has been rewarded for his dedication to hard work in stripping off the weight to record his first Group 1 win. Marabi gave the former leading apprentice his biggest victory when …

History says it will be difficult for Wild Ruler to win the 2022 Oakleigh Plate, but jockey Mark Zahra believes he is partnering the right horse in the Group 1 …

Ciaron Maher is putting his faith in the mares as he strives to win his first Oakleigh Plate. Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, has the hot favourite in …

Will class or fitness have a bearing on the result of the Group 3 Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. Ciaron Maher and David Eustace has a couple of three-year-olds representing the stable in Saturday’s 1200m …

Bjorn Baker is looking for a bold first-up performance from Malkovich ahead of an ambitious interstate raid. The trainer, who produced Overpass for an upset win over boom colt Anamoe in last week’s Expressway …

A start in one of Melbourne’s premier sprint races could be on offer for Unflinching if he performs well at Caulfield. The Anthony and Sam Freedman -trained galloper runs in the …

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 …

It was a tale of two victors as Perth raider Celebrity Queen and unheralded three-year-old Portland Sky dead-heated for first in a desperate drive to the line in the Group …