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With two big races on the calendar at Bendigo each year, the aim for any local trainer is to try and capture one of the those prizes. Josh Julius has his eyes on the Listed …

Multiple blacktype winner Resortman is set to launch a last-ditch effort to secure a slot in The Quokka (1200m) in Saturday’s Group 3 Roma Cup (1100m). Resortman won the Listed H.G. …

Michael Poy has ridden more than 300 winners and is the son of Michael Clarke, a champion rider of the 80s and 90s who won many of Australia’s biggest races. Poy …

Lindsay Park filly Croatian Belle will have two things in her favour when she heads to Bendigo on Saturday. The Ben and J D Hayes-trained filly will have race experience on …

The time-honoured Warrnambool May Carnival is only five weeks away and those with jumpers are gearing up for the big three-day event. But getting the right program for their horse can be …

He had to contend with barrier 18 when saluting in last year’s Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick but defending champion Mr Brightside has fared much better drawing gate two of 24 …

Darby Racing’s Scott Darby says the door has been left ajar for Overpass to run in the $4 million The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot next month. According to Scott Darby, …

Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young hope to have Uncle Bryn back on track for a tilt at the Queensland Carnival after a virus forced the galloper to miss the Australian Cup. Uncle Bryn …

Trainer prepared for increased expectation around star three-year-old sprinter Clayton Douglas is excited to be returning to Randwick for a rich 1200-metre Group 1 with Giga Kick, but he knows things …

Randwick hosts one of the great days of the turf with the running of four major G1s on Day 1 of The Championships. The G1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) is such …

Racing heads away from Melbourne following the metro part of the Autumn carnival with Bendigo hosting a big Saturday of racing. The Listed Golden Mile (1600m) has some horses on …

Veight has some quality two-year-olds to contend with in Saturday’s Group 1 ATC Sires’ at Randwick, but father/son training team Tony and Calvin McEvoy are excited about the challenge. What Calvin has …

Team Hawkes last won a Doncaster Mile with Brutal four years ago and Michael Hawkes reckon they have a shot at repeating the dose with sprinter-miler Bandersnatch. The under-rated gelding …

Twelve months ago Arapaho was getting beaten in Country Cups, now he is a Group 1 winner and Sydney Cup-bound following a tough Tancred Stakes performance. Trainer Bjorn Baker has been amazed …

Godolphin galloper Cascadian may not be classed as one of the all-time greats that have graced the Australian turf, but he is putting together an impressive record. The James Cummings-trained galloper took out …

An emotional Roger James has declared Prowess the best horse he has trained after the star New Zealand filly’s explosive win in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill. …

Untapped former New Zealand galloper Goldman has earned himself a start in the Melbourne Cup with an all-the-way win at Flemington. Success in the Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) on Saturday has …

Rejuvenated gelding Zeyrek might have earned himself a shot at the country’s best middle-distance horses after racing to his second win from three starts this preparation. Co-trainer Michael Hawkes said the …