New Zealand-bred and owned warhorse Who Shot Thebarman will be vying to make it back-to-back wins in the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) when he lines up on Saturday. The Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) winner has been unplaced in all of his three starts this
Spring Champion Stakes runner-up Aramayo is the new favourite for the Group Two Vase at Moonee Valley following the scratching of last-start Caulfield winner Verry Elleegant. Verry Elleegant heads betting on the VRC Oaks after an impressive victory in las
New Zealand-owned galloper Patrick Erin currently sits in 47th position in the order of entry for the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), but regardless of whether he makes the final field co-owner Janice Smith and her daughters will be at Flemington to mark a sp
Masa Tanaka has had his riding contract in Korea extended by six months. He has won nine up there in this stint but suffered the heartbreak of being demoted after a group win. Meanwhile Awapuni apprentice Tim Johnson is out of his time and will now free
Chris Waller has hit back at English racing commentator Matt Chapman, who on Tuesday questioned the form of legendary Australian mare Winx. At Tuesday morning’s Cox Plate barrier draw, ITV host Chapman mounted a case for Godolphin raider Benbatl, su
Multiple Group One winner Humidor pushed Winx close in last year’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) and his connections are hoping he can go one better this year. The New Zealand-bred and part-owned gelding has had a solid preparation leading into Saturday’s fe
A cautiously excited Michael Pitman has been given the green light from his surgeon to travel to Melbourne on Friday to watch Savvy Coup contest the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley. “I get out of the hospital this afternoon and I’m on a
Allan Sharrock is stretching his resources like never before but is hoping for a landmark weekend of success as he produces runners in stakes races at three different venues for the first time in his career this weekend. The New Plymouth trainer is
Caulfield trainer Mick Price has elected to bypass the Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) in favour of the Gr.1 Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday-week with three-year-old filly Seabrook. It will be three weeks between runs for the New Zealand-bred filly w
The Melbourne Cup is the most loved and anticipated horse race in Australasia. While other prestigious racing events also take place throughout the racing season, the Melbourne Cup attracts the attention of the public like no other. Here are a number of
Darren Weir has strengthened his hand in the VRC Oaks after Verry Elleegant scored a brave win in the Gr.3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield. Verry Elleegant jumped to the top of Oaks betting at $2.50 following her win in Saturday’s 2000m race fo
Caulfield Cup-winning jockey Pat Cosgrave heads to the Melbourne Cup full of confidence he can help break Godolphin’s curse in the race after declaring that everything went wrong for his winning mount Best Solution during Saturday’s $5 million
Injured jockey Alysha Collett underwent successful surgery to her fractured vertebra on Thursday. The New Zealand-born 25-year-old rider had a 10cm rod screwed onto her L1 lumbar vertebra during a five-hour long surgery performed at the Singapore General
A year ago it was boom times for Kiwi Cory Parish. He had just won the $6 million Caulfield Cup on Boom Time. Not bad for a jock who couldn’t buy a decent ride in New Zealand, But it’s now back to square one. He has no ride this year and is un
Jockey Alysha Collett suffered a fractured lower backbone and right heel after a race fall at Kranji on Sunday. The New Zealander is currently warded in Singapore General Hospital awaiting further tests to ascertain if she is clear of any other injury. Co
Redzel (pictured) clinched a stunning back-to-back triumph in The Everest, shutting out race favourite Shoals to claim the huge A$6 million first prize at Randwick in Sydney yesterday. The defending victor shot out of barrier one and blasted in front of t
Champion mare Enable became just the eighth horse to claim Europe’s premier weight-for-age race twice when winning the Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2400m) on Sunday in the hands of Frankie Dettori. In front of Paris-Longchamp’s new €140 million
Pre-post favourite Savvy Coup left no room for excuses when she dominated her rivals in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings. The Savabeel mare had been backed into microscopic odds on the Fixed Odds markets after she put a flashing light on her L
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh made a flying visit to Gosford, just outside of Sydney, on Thursday to saddle a pair of maiden gallopers and walked away with the lion’s share of prizemoney. Four-year-old mare Campari was successful over 1100m, wi