For the second year running the Group 1 Underwood Stakes has brought together a small but select band of gallopers. Zaaki, who won the 1800m weight-for-age contest at Sandown last …

Victorian raider Daumier can etch his name in the record books if he becomes the first Blue Diamond Stakes winner to capture the Group 1 Golden Rose. Incredibly, the only winner …

Godolphin galloper Paulele has the potential to be Group 1 winner with his trainer James Cummings hoping the sprinter can climb to the top this campaign. Paulele heads to Moonee Valley on Friday night to run in Group 1 …

The first shipment of international horses for the Melbourne Spring Carnival are due to arrive on Tuesday night. El Bodegon and My Oberon are joining the Chris Waller and Annabel Neasham stables respectively to prepare for …

Godolphin trainer James Cummings is not going to get too far ahead of himself with Cox Plate favourite Anamoe who is over his soundness scare. Anamoe was graded three-out-of-five lame following his victory in …

Mornington trainer Rob Blacker says his stayer Tigertiger will be ready to run on Melbourne Cup Day. Options are the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 1 or the other stayers’ race, The Macca’s …

Two of last weekend’s Group 3 winners will have to carry 1.5kg more than initially allocated in this year’s major Cups races after being issued penalties by Racing Victoria’s head …

Stafford’s Lad scored his second win at Listed level yesterday, adding the Goldfields feature to his success in last year’s ATA Handicap (2200m). The eight-year-old had to settle for second when …

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott unveiled an impressive Gimcrack Stakes arsenal when Sydney hosted its first set of two-year-old trials on Monday morning. The seven-time Golden Slipper winner and her training partner …

Already a listed placegetter in New Zealand, the Andrew Forsman trained three-year-old Mr Maestro proved a class above his local rivals, ploughing through the heavy conditions to win by 1-¾ lengths. Jockey …