Having run second behind Rivellino (Too Darn Hot) in the Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) on February 8, Within The Law (Lucky Vega) did her part to strengthen that formline and stake her claim for Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) glory by taking out the fillies’ Sweet Embrace Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick. The daughter... Read More

Also featuring at Randwick on Saturday were speedy juveniles out to prove their Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) credentials, and the first to do so was last-start Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) winner Rivellino (Too Darn Hot), who took his unbeaten record to three with a win in the Skyline Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). Sent off... Read More

Star three-year-old fillies were on show in Saturday’s Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick, and it was the ladies who fought it out once again with Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel) stamping her authority over Lady Of Camelot (Written Tycoon) in a thrilling finish. The same quinella from the Light Fingers Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on... Read More

Saturday’s Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) showcased some of the best of New Zealand breeding and provided a tale of swift redemption, with Dominic Sutton’s Feroce (Super Seth) giving the trainer his first Group 1 win in the Flemington feature. After falling agonisingly short in the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) in the spring, the... Read More

The Asian Racing Federation (ARF) has delivered a stinging rebuke to Racing NSW (RNSW) and Racing Australia (RA) by rejecting their controversial list of supposed black type upgrades for 17 races in New South Wales. But with most of those races already run once under their mooted new grading, the rejection means a mass of... Read More