Changes in handicapping and increases to prize-money, though, have made these very different races compared to 20 years ago with fields of far higher quality than in the past. Last Saturday’s Caulfield Cup, first run in 1879, is a perfect example of the trend, attracting some well performed, overseas-trained horses, a dominating feature of recent... Read More

Not so much that Winx might lose. That she might be beaten for the first time since April 2015 when the great Joao Moreira became the last jockey to lose on her. But that she might be beaten by Benbatl or, worse still, Rostropovich. That would not serve her reputation well. Fine horse he is... Read More

They included 340,000 guineas purchase Brimham Rocks (Fastnet Rock), who finished runner-up behind Yucatan (IRE) (Galileo) in the Herbert Power Stakes (Gr 2, 2400m) at Caulfield earlier in the month, while the performance of the winner underlines how lucrative the Australian middle-distance programme remains for European horses who can become caught between Listed and Pattern... Read More

The High Chaparral four-year-old mare was a $200,000 yearling purchase at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale and is fittingly part-owned by several members of the Inglis family and races in the colours of Arthur Inglis’ father John. The race is arguably complicated by the appearance of six overseas trained runners and another visitor in... Read More

After beginning smartly from his inside barrier (1), Redzel travelled well in front at quite a reasonable tempo in the heavy 9 conditions, got a break on turning for home and then fought back well to score by a length from Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) in a time of 1:12.03. One race earlier, Pierata (Pierro) ran... Read More