A week after steering Observer to Derby favouritism via an effortless Vase win, Mark Zahra has repeated the storyline — this time aboard a filly now set to head the …

Few riders arrive at the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival with as strong a hand as Mark Zahra does this year. The in-form jockey holds key bookings across …

Nick Ryan’s association with Victoria Derby Day goes back to his time in the saddle, although those memories are far from joyous. As a young champion apprentice, he pushed himself …

The Lindsay Park operation, now under the guidance of Ben, Will and JD Hayes, is hoping to leave Flemington on Derby Day with a trophy their famous stable has yet …

The staggering $10 million purse attached to the Golden Eagle (1500m) has convinced trainer Dominic Sutton to aim high with stable star Feroce this Saturday at Randwick. Sutton is still …

Trainer Robert Heathcote says it may sound like a common trainer’s line, but he genuinely believes Rothfire is in outstanding shape ahead of Saturday’s $3 million Russel Balding Stakes (1300m) …

Robbie Griffiths is keen to see how the form from the Danehill Stakes stacks up again when the same group of sprinters reconvene in Saturday’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes …

The stable behind Autumn Mystery isn’t planning anything elaborate should the gelding land Saturday’s Victoria Derby at Flemington. “I’d be happy to go to the pub for a parma and …

Chris Waller will field a strong three-pronged attack in Saturday’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes, the premier event for mares during the Melbourne Spring Carnival. Fangirl, Lazzura and Leica Lucy …

The training trio of Ben, Will and JD Hayes believe the relocation of the $10 million Golden Eagle to Randwick may play directly into the hands of their in-form galloper …