It may not even be winter yet, but top New Zealand gallopers Melody Belle (Commands) and Probabeel (Savabeel) arrived at the Randwick stables of John Thompson yesterday to begin their preparations for the spring. The Group 1-winning pair had been spelling at Lime Country, the Burradoo property of Kiwi expatriates Greg and Jo Griffin, along... Read More

Two of New Zealand’s thoroughbred powerhouses are set to join forces to tackle Melbourne spring racing. Te Akau Racing and Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay have already experienced success across the Tasman with Group 1-winning filly Probabeel (Savabeel) and they are hoping to try and extend that winning formula this coming season. Probabeel... Read More

Twelve years after Bill Frost had Zarita (Pentire) become the first filly to claim the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m)-South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) double, the Victorian owner and breeder will be attempting to take out the staying race for a second time. Saint Eustace (Tavistock) will be aiming to add his name to... Read More

Potential revised Pattern for British racing released – if racing resumes in May Two blockbuster weekends of action to end the month could be in store for British racing under tentative proposals put forward by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) as part of resumption planning. The “best-case scenario” plans, developed by a sub-group of the... Read More

Father-son training partnership Tony and Calvin McEvoy will have one runner in each of both of today’s Morphettville features, the TAB Classic (registered as the Robert Sangster Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) and the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) – and their backgrounds couldn’t be any more different.   Tough mare Sunlight (Zoustar), a three-time Group... Read More