William Haggas’s habit of plundering Australian riches continued apace on Saturday when Lake Forest (No Nay Never) swooped late to spring an upset in a drama-filled edition of the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill.  Ridden by visiting jockey Cieren Fallon, the Tony Bloom and Ian McAleavy-raced colt settled in the second half of... Read More

South Australian raider Goldrush Guru (American Pharoah) etched his name into the history books when he proved too good for his rivals in Saturday’s Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m).  Having made continuous progress since running third on debut in a 1050-metre maiden at Balaklava in April, including back-to-back wins at Morphettville, headed by a last-start... Read More

‘Awesome and arrogant’ Snitzel colt caps off brilliant cross-hemisphere success for Coolmore with potentially more in the pipeline Switzerland (Snitzel) lived up to his hefty price-tag and topline breeding when he conjured up a dominant display to join the list of future stallion prospects to land the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), the headline... Read More

Kingofwallstreet heads Cumani’s challenge as expat aims to emulate exploits of his father  A Classic version of the VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) in every sense of the word lies in prospect at Flemington on Saturday, with two dynastic trainers looking to continue family traditions in more ways than one, while holding different views on... Read More

Grant and Alana Williams are no strangers to success on the eastern seaboard, but victory for Alsephina (Star Turn) in Saturday’s Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) would mark their first Victorian Group 1 since their association with long-time stable supporter Bob Peters came to an end. Peters’ distinctive cerise and white colours have been... Read More