Field heaps praise on partner after Baffert colt causes Churchill Downs upset Henry Field has lauded the “extraordinary” Gavin Murphy, an under-the-radar country boy from central Queensland who prefers to keep a low profile, for the Australian investor’s role in S F Bloodstock’s second Kentucky Derby (Gr 1, 1m2f) victory in three years.  The remarkable... Read More

Sydney’s leading trainer still rises to the top, taking an interstate Group 2 double as he pays tribute to Rick Worthington  The spring’s sprint racing action began exactly as it did last autumn when South Australian star Gytrash (Lope De Vega) upstaged the world’s highest-rated sprinter Nature Strip (Nicconi) with a decisive victory in the... Read More

The Chelmsford Stakes, Feehan Stakes and September Stakes are all set to play their part in shaping feature markets Races on both sides of the Murray River and on opposite sides of the world will play an important role in shaping markets for the upcoming spring features in Sydney and Melbourne when they unfold in... Read More

Master Of Reality (Frankel), second past the post in last year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) before his demotion to fourth spot, warmed up for his latest attempt at the Flemington feature with an emphatic win in a Listed contest yesterday. The Joseph O’Brien-trained five-year-old, who carries the colours of Lloyd Williams, pulled clear of... Read More

Foxbridge Plate pair Avantage and Prise De Fer could join Probabeel on Cox Plate trail New Zealand’s powerful Te Akau Racing outfit is still planning on having a permanent presence in Australia despite the pandemic forcing the operation to shelve its application for a Flemington stable ahead of the spring carnival with moves now afoot... Read More