John Thompson has come to accept that training racehorses is a rollercoaster, and he is happy to be on the fun part of the ride to start the season. Last term, …

Co-trainer Adrian Bott is the first to concede that Shangri La Express faces a mighty task to give weight to some promising rivals in The Rosebud. But he is also …

There is some depth at the top of the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield and the Ciaron Maher stable is banking of race fitness with its two runners to edge out the …

Trainer James Cummings will enter new territory if Pericles can give him a third win in a Stakes race at Caulfield on Saturday. Cummings will join Brian Courtney as the most winningest …

Vin Cox would have loved a dollar for every time he was asked who Imperatriz would visit at her maiden season at stud. The Yulong general manager joked he might have …

Dawn Service has made headlines for being the first progeny out of multiple Group 1 winner Sunlight, but co-trainer Adrian Bott believes he will eventually garner attention for his on-track deeds …

The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and JD Hayes has hit the ground running in the early part of the new season and will look to add a win …

James Cummings says the decision to scratch Tarpaulin from the Vain Stakes at Caulfield in preference for a Sydney assignment has been made with the colt’s future in mind. The Godolphin three-year-old …

Lightly raced Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly Madrina is no stranger to travel. Having raced in Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane in her five starts to date, Madrina will tick off …

A 3am wakeup call while on holiday is not normally the ideal start to a day. But for Mornington trainer Jerome Hunter he was willing to make the sacrifice to watch …