Last month, Avalon – on Sydney’s Northern Beaches – was in the news for all the wrong reasons as the site of a Covid-19 cluster, but last night, it was Avalon to the fore as Group 1 winner Streets Of Avalon (6 g Magnus – Kamuniak by Black Minnaloushe) scored a first-up victory in the... Read More

Ascot will permanently expand its famous royal meeting with the introduction of seven-race cards each day after its revised schedule proved popular with bookmakers and connections last year. The five-day meeting, which begins on June 15, was expanded last season to facilitate extra runners, whose campaigns were severely interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic before the... Read More

Chris Waller will plot a path to the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) with Shaquero (2 c Shalaa – Fimatino by Not A Single Doubt) after the exciting juvenile took out the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) in dominant style at the Gold Coast yesterday.  Breaking from barrier one, connections of Shaquero never had... Read More

Runaway Aquis Gold Pearl (1100m) winner Swift Witness (Star Witness) firmed into favourite last night for Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) after getting the best of a barrier draw that dented the hopes of many of her leading market rivals. The sight of horses galloping along the sands of Surfers Paradise... Read More

Tackling the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) on a week’s back-up has become a proven trend in recent years with four of the last six winners successful on a seven-day return. Maribyrnong Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) winner Finance Tycoon (Written Tycoon) and Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1100m) placegetter Swift Witness... Read More