The John and Thady Gosden-trained Lord North (Dubawi) will face stablemate Nashwa (Frankel), and the Aidan O’Brien-trained pair Luxembourg (Camelot), who was runner-up in the Hong Kong Cup (Gr 1, 2000m), and Irish 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) runner-up Cairo (Quality Road) when he bids for a record-extending fourth success in the US$5 million (approx.... Read More

Last Saturday’s New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) heroine Pulchritudinous (Wrote) could head to Sydney for the Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick next month, it just may not be with current trainer Chad Ormsby. Waikato-based Ormsby has fielded plenty of enquiries about the filly over the last week from prospective buyers throughout the... Read More

The wait is over as Australia’s leading youngsters clash in Rosehill’s two-year-old feature  ustralia’s racing and breeding world is on the edge of its seat. The most eagerly anticipated, engrossing, quality-packed, hold-your-breath Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) in years is upon us. Since September 30, a rare collection of two-year-olds, a body of work testament... Read More

Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) favourite Storm Boy (Justify) has landed barrier two for Saturday’s two-year-old feature. The son of Justify’s (Scat Daddy) co-trainer Gai Waterhouse will be bidding to grab her eighth win in the race, and her second with fellow co-trainer Adrian Bott, when they field a six-strong team.  The stable, who are... Read More

Almost two decades after riding Creil (Frenchpark) to victory in the Avondale Cup (Gr 1, 2200m) as an apprentice, the multi-talented Chad Ormsby climbed the same mountain in a different way when Pulchritudinous (Wrote) won the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Trentham on Saturday. Ormsby now trains a small team at Cambridge, saddling... Read More