Youngsters step up to a real distance test in the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes for the first time. Last month’s running of Victoria’s elite juvenile race, the Blue Diamond Stakes, …

Jack Bruce is optimistic about Sir Maurice’s chances at Ipswich Friday, boosted by a favorable weight claim and the gelding’s readiness to break through. At start number five this term, …

Hidrix, dethroned as Golden Slipper elect, dons blinkers and welcomes star jockey James McDonald for the Randwick Todman Stakes. Previously aboard Confederation for the Canonbury Stakes (1100m) Hidrix captured and …

In terms of team size, Richard Litt sits among the smaller operators, but he excels at recognising elite prospects. The Warwick Farm trainer, who prepared dual Group 1 hero Castelvecchio …

Premier conditioner Chris Waller is fully supportive of the All-Star Mile following its rise to Group 1. Inaugurated in 2019, the All-Star Mile cycled through Melbourne’s metro tracks, akin to …

Mark Zahra remains unfazed by the weight given to Tentyris, believing the colt can still snag the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Tentyris faces equalling Ajax’s legendary 1938 weight haul to …

The trainer Michael Freedman is confident Ninja’s aptitude for racing on the speed will prove pivotal to his hopes in the Group One Randwick Guineas. His two strongest competitors, Autumn …

Providing Joe Pride with a dream weekend opener falls to Coal Crusher if the battle-hardened gelding reproduces his fondness for Newcastle amid the district’s premier meet. He contests the Group …

Ciaron Maher readies Gringotts for re-entry in the Canterbury Stakes at Randwick, as an opposing rider delivers an unintended vote of confidence to a leading fancy. Nash Rawiller cultivated a …

Ten years have passed without a three-year-old winning the Canterbury Stakes, but Tom Charlton, co-trainer, sees Napoleonic ideally placed in his prep to alter that. Holler achieved it last in …