As glamorous as the latter part of the journey may sound, the Dubai calling contract is – of course – seasonal and the man best known as the voice of Singapore racing is back in Melbourne and contemplating just what the next six to 12 months might bring. Such is the nature, in many ways,... Read More

However, the virtue of patience reaped its just rewards last week with five days of good-quality and informative action at Newmarket and Newbury and a number of horses caught the eye with a view to the Australian spring, not least the Richard Hannon-trained Danehill Kodiac (Kodiac), who finished second in the John Porter Stakes (Gr... Read More

“I acknowledge there’s things we can do better and remain happy to continue the Premier review process with our vendors but I don’t think there’s cause for panic after this year’s Premier Sale which had a marginal decline in clearance and average after a sustained period of year on year growth. “I do not see... Read More

The Wendy Kelly-trained filly Vitani (Animal Kingdom) followed seconds at her first two starts to score really impressively here. She began well and was eased to settle well in fourth place, behind a good tempo. She improved on straightening, challenged approaching the 100 metre mark and went on to record a three and a quarter... Read More

Not beaten in a race since 28 March, 2015, Saturday’s triumph was her 25th successive win so Winx’s turn of foot will come as no surprise, but her second Queen Elizabeth Stakes-winning performance on the watch was so good it deserves highlighting. Ridden patiently by Hugh Bowman, Winx was conceding the leaders about ten lengths... Read More