Bryan: Peter, thanks for your time. You wanted to put up some huge flags and banners on the Sydney Harbour Bridge to promote The Everest but the government’s knocked you back? PVL: Yes, Bryan. It’s very disappointing. They would have been seen all over the world, maybe even from the moon. Bryan: There’s nobody on... Read More

“They generally go out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for exercise but won’t on Thursday as they will have left before their exercise slots,” said Paltridge, managing director of IRT in Europe. “They are only hand-walked on the final day. The trainers decide what exercise they do on Tuesday and Wednesday. Most of their hard work... Read More

Trained by Roger Charlton, Withhold has been impressive in winning his last two starts, and is one of the principal contenders towards the head of the market for this year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m), despite not being guaranteed a berth in the Flemington showpiece. “Everything went well, he is really well within himself and... Read More

Meanwhile, connections of Red Verdon were on hand to watch the son of Lemon Drop Kid (Kingmambo) have a single canter around Side Hill, following on from his gallop with the Charlie Fellowes-trained Prince Of Arran (Shirocco) on the Al Bahathri yesterday. “He’s come out of yesterday’s gallop well and has been his usual cheeky... Read More

Williams this week called for greater leadership from Racing Victoria (RV) and queried the role of the state’s governing body – both reasonable questions and ones which I’d extend Australia wide. Giles Thompson – the affable, generally reserved and capable CEO of RVL – sagely avoided any slanging match with Mr Williams and understandably defended... Read More