Buyers and vendors hope to keep momentum going after last year’s recording-breaking edition After a fruitful few months on the track for New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) Ready To Run Sale graduates, confidence from both sides of the bench is high ahead of this year’s edition which begins its two-day run in Karaka on Wednesday.  This... Read More

Training duo set to have trio of runners in The Meteorite while Globe bids for Cranbourne Cup glory Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are confident of taking bragging rights amongst the Cranbourne training community with a strong contingent for the track’s Cup meeting this Saturday, including three runners in the inaugural slot race The... Read More

The emerging rivalry between exciting fillies Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) and Captured By Love (Written Tycoon) swung back in the latter’s favour when she produced an outstanding performance in Saturday’s New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton. The Matamata-trained stars clashed for the first time in the Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m)... Read More

Having finished a modest third on debut at Bendigo last month, the Clinton McDonald-trained Jasmin Rouge showed her talent when she got up in the dying strides to win Saturday’s Group 3 Thoroughbred Club of Australia Stakes at Caulfield.  Given a fine ride by Ben Melham, the three-year-old produced a fine last–gasp effort to beat... Read More

Saturday’s $1 million Rupert Clarke Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield provided a dream result for trainer Gary Portelli when Kimochi (4 m Brave Smash – Summer Fun) captured a maiden Group 1 success in the green and white colours of her relatively new owners, Yulong. After disappointing last time when seventh in the Empire... Read More