Amidst all the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) drama on Saturday another chapter in one of racing’s most heartwarming and inspiring stories of the season played out at Randwick.  As Torrens (Adelaide) crossed the line in the City Tattersalls Club Cup (Listed, 2400m), 43-year-old apprentice rider Jenny Duggan stood high in the irons, overcome by... Read More

At 83 years young, Don Goodwin has only been at the thoroughbred breeding caper for the past 15 years and in that time has done what most can only ever dream of, producing multiple Group 1 winner Verry Elleegant (Zed) who is a leading contender for tomorrow’s Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) at Moonee Valley. ... Read More

Daisies (AUS) 3 f Sebring – Tigress Lily by Snitzel O: Sheamus Mills Bloodstock P/L (Mgr: S A Mills), Chesapeake Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: A J Roberts), Widden Stud Pty Ltd (Mgr: A W Thompson), D J Walter, Mrs C A Richards, Boeara Holdings (Mgr: Ms D A Dunphy), D E Shaw & Forbrydelsen Pty... Read More

There are such ballistic stats going on in the parentage of Extreme Flight, you can almost hear them crackling.  Just as you could imagine hearing those parents swapping boasts, like a couple of boxers at a pre-fight weigh-in.  In the red corner, with gold stars, there’s Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt). The sire who,... Read More

It was a case of more questions than answers after the Group 2 action at Sha Tin on Sunday. Lucky Patch’s (El Roca) win in the Premier Bowl Handicap (Gr 2, 1200m) seemed to scotch the notion that the sprint division’s elite echelon is on the cusp of reinvigoration, while the stamina-laden stallion prospect Panfield... Read More