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Blake Shinn is taking confidence from a Flemington jumpout the form from which has already been franked as he prepares to partner a crowd favourite in this Saturday’s Group 1 Futurity …

Swoop Dog looked to be taking the Tasmanian Racing Carnival by storm after winning three feature races on end, so a crack at a clean sweep at the main Cups looked …

Notching his eleventh victory in 18 starts, Turk Warrior has improved his value even more to connections – not just in a financial sense – after winning the Magic Millions 3yo/4yo …

Leading all the way, Soul Choice notched her third career victory in the Tasmanian Oaks. An all-Tasmanian lead-up has paid off for training partners G Waterhouse and Adrian Bott as …

Co-trainer Matt Hoysted admitted to midrace concerns as Queensland galloper Scallopini was eyeballed by Milton Park in the middle stages of the Listed Elms Handicap (1400m). But that early pressure mattered little for …

Annavisto will head to Sydney for a Group 1 assignment after her first-up win in the Tony Bourke Memorial (1400m). The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained mare registered her second …

Success on the straight Flemington track in the Listed Talindert Stakes is likely to be beneficial for Maharba later in the year. New trainer Grahame Begg hopes the gelding may return to Flemington during Melbourne …

So You See has bounced back to record a second win in three starts taking out the Australian Childhood Foundation Trophy (1600m). Trainer Mike Moroney explained the mare had a high …

Chris Waller was offering no excuses following the first-up defeat of Nature Strip in the Lightning Stakes admitting the world champion sprinter was slightly off his game. Starting a $1.95 favourite, the …

The Golden Slipper picture has had more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel, but trainer Tony Gollan can see no reason to doubt the credentials of his undefeated Magic …

Sheikh Mohammed and more recently Godolphin have had an exceptional record in Melbourne’s premier two-year-old race, the Blue Diamond Stakes. Godolphin has three wins in the Group 1 race, winning …

Just 20 minutes after the disappointment of Nature Strip’s unplaced return in Melbourne, Chris Waller had something to smile about when lightly raced colt Osipenko claimed the feature race at Rosehill. Osipenko …

Coolangatta has become the third three-year-old filly in the 25 past years to take out the pure speed test of the autumn, the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. Just like Isca (1999) and Regimental Gal …

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Elliptical looks set for a good autumn campaign following an impressive first-up win at Flemington. The son of Dundeel will now chase his maiden Group 1 win when he …

Apprentice Zac Lloyd has celebrated the biggest win of his fledgling career, earning high praise from trainer Michael Hawkes with his victory aboard Electric Girl in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes at …

Not only did the colt finish second in the Merson Cooper Stakes at Flemington in November after breaking his jaw in a barrier incident pre-race, he bounced out of the …

Sydney trainers Peter and Paul Snowden are masters at placing their horses and have picked up an important stakes victory for filly Wollombi. The Group 3 The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday was Wollombi’s …

Tony Gollan is acutely aware of the task confronting Baller in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning, but Queensland’s leading trainer is confident the benefit of his spring campaign will …