Launching the career of a stakes-level thoroughbred in easier company is common practice, allowing trainers to build confidence while owners save on costs. For Starlight Stakes favourite Zealously, however, his …

Ken Keys has seen enough high-quality horses in his career to know when a young one has something special, and he believes Alibaba fits that mould. The colt steps out …

Trainer Gerald Ryan insists Arctic Glamour’s upset first-up success was no surprise to those close to the mare, even if a wide draw has complicated her bid to win again …

Trainer David Vandyke has relished watching Tuff Tu Mus progress through the ranks, but concedes the time has arrived to test the rising star at Stakes level. The five-year-old gelding …

Robbie Griffiths believes Rey Magnerio has flourished during his first interstate venture, giving the trainer confidence ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 assignment. The gelding takes his place in the Winterbottom …

Promising youngster Tigroni is due to step out for the first time in the Rosehill opener on Saturday, although co-trainer John O’Shea admits the race wasn’t his ideal launching pad. …

Trainer Clinton McDonald could only laugh after watching Vestas gallop at Caulfield, jokingly suggesting someone should organise a wide gate for the mare. Instead, she has drawn barrier two for …

Xidaki’s flat form through the autumn and winter had Peter Snowden scratching his head, but the champion trainer believes the gelding has turned a corner and is back to his …

Annabel and Rob Archibald say they have taken real encouragement from Jamie Mott’s decision to give up a prime Melbourne book of rides in order to stick with Libertad in …

The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr yard couldn’t believe their luck when a burst of rain swept across Melbourne on Wednesday, arriving just as acceptances were finalised for the …