The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained high-class juvenile Veight (Grunt) makes his much anticipated return to the track in today’s McNeil Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield.  While on paper it looks a strong renewal of the Group 3, the colts first-up task has seemingly been made significantly easier with the late scratching of Godolphin’s 2022... Read More

James Cummings’ In Secret and the Maher-Eustace-trained Bella Nipotina both take to the track in today’s star-studded Concorde Stakes Fresh from claiming her first Champion title, with more likely on the way, star sprinter In Secret (I Am Invincible) takes her first steps as a mare in a gripping Concorde Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) today... Read More

Legendary Australian rider Damien Oliver has announced his retirement from race-riding at the age of 51, with his final ride set to be in his home state, Western Australia in December. The champion jockey is one of just eight jockeys to have won the ‘big four’ of Australian racing, landing a trio of Melbourne Cups... Read More

The Ming Dynasty looms as the next assignment for Saturday’s Up And Coming Stakes placegetters  Trainer Gary Portelli has been forced into a re-think on spring plans for Fireburn’s half-brother Kintyre (Hallowed Crown) and “Australia’s best maiden” Encap (Capitalist) after they opened an array of possibilities with exceptional performances on Saturday. Kintyre and Encap caught... Read More

Punters got it spot on in the feature event at Te Rapa yesterday, as favourite Dragon Leap (7 g Pierro – Pontiana by Redoute’s Choice) defeated second elect Skew Wiff (Savabeel) in a thrilling finish to the Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (Gr 2, 1200m).  The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained seven-year-old had looked to be... Read More