In the week leading up to Australia's only Melbourne Cup ballot-exempt race run outside of the Spring Carnival, the Victoria Racing Club has revealed its ambition to implement another as soon as next season. VRC executive general manager of racing Leigh Jordon on Wednesday said the club was
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Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) will attempt to cap a stunning first season in Hong Kong when he lines up in the second section of the Class 3 Kam Tin River Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Unbeaten across his first three outings in the Far East, Manfred Man’
Ranting (NZ) (Zoustar) has made a return to the winner's enclosure at Caulfield after undergoing two operations. A wind operation coupled with a gelding operation saw Ranting take out the Ian Miller Handicap (1100m) on Saturday. The victory was Ranting's second in 17 starts with his
Lindsay Park has been a regular visitor to the Queensland Winter Carnival over their history but will break new ground this weekend. For the first time Lindsay Park will have a runner in north Queensland when Crosshaven (Smart Missile) starts in the inaugural staging of The Archer (1300m) at Rockhampton
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Victory in Sunday’s HK$20 million Gr.1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) would elevate Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) to status as the highest prize money earner in Hong Kong racing history and, if his latest win wasn’t convincing enough, trainer Francis Lui has issued an ominous warning
In what has been a stop-start autumn for Mo'Unga (NZ) (Savabeel), the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) is shaping as a perfect campaign reboot, provided the Randwick track continues to dry out. The four-year-old missed a scheduled start in the George Ryder Stakes due to an elevated
Zayydani (NZ) (Savabeel) will be the highest rated horse in the Gr.3 Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday as the Ben & JD Hayes mare targets group one riches in the Queensland Winter. The five-year-old mare is coming off her best ever preparation last Spring, having run 4th,
Kris Lees and new stable acquisition Le Villi (NZ) (Puccini) have had about as much time to get to know each other as a couple on a speed dating experience. But Lees is happy to progress to the next round and take her to Saturday's ATC Australian Oaks
Trainer Brad Widdup is relying on a tried and tested formula to help luckless mare Icebath (NZ) (Sacred Falls) snare an elusive Group One win on the second day of The Championships at Randwick. Two of the five-year-old's best runs have been on a seven-day back-up – her narrow
The right form reference – tick; beating the handicapper – tick; heavy track – tick. The stars are aligning ahead of Stockman's (NZ) (Tavistock) Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) tilt at Randwick and trainer Joe Pride isn't the only one growing in confidence that he has the right horse,
This Thursday marks four weeks until the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival and D-day is looming regarding whether Gold Medals (NZ) (Elvstroem) makes a historic 10th appearance at the jumps extravaganza. Trainer Symon Wilde will in the next week get serious with the 12-year-old's work to determine whether he
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The big guns appeared at Sha Tin’s barrier trial session on Tuesday morning with Golden Sixty (Medgalia d'Oro) dazzling in an opening heat for Vincent Ho and Francis Lui as preparations launched for next month’s FWD Champions Day. Looking to banish memories of consecutive defeats and