Southern hemisphere-trained horses might not have been able to make the trip to Royal Ascot this year, but New Zealand was still well-represented in the winner’s enclosure at the royal meeting as Hello Youmzain (Kodiac), carrying the colours of Cambridge Stud, took out the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) yesterday.  Hello Youmzain led the... Read More

Much-loved Victorian horseman Graham Salisbury has died after a long battle with prostate cancer, aged 76. Racing journalist Bruce Clark, long a friend of the Salisbury family, announced his death through social media last night. Salisbury died at Bendigo Hospital yesterday with his family at his side. Salisbury, a clerk of the course for Racing... Read More

Defeat in a Benchmark 58 handicap at Corowa hardly shapes as a pointer to Listed success at Flemington in the same preparation, yet that is exactly the path followed by Front Page (Magnus) on his way to victory in the A R Creswick Stakes (Listed, 1200m) yesterday. Almost a half-century after Geoff Duryea ventured to... Read More

First for Lethal Force Golden Horde (3 c ex Entreat by Pivotal) provided Haras de Grandcamp resident Lethal Force (Dark Angel) with his first elite level winner when winning the Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. Lethal Force was himself a Royal Ascot winner, taking out the 2013 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr... Read More

Son of Lethal Force lands elusive Group 1 on day four of Royal Ascot After placing at Group 1 level twice as a two-year-old, Golden Horde (Lethal Force) broke his elite-level maiden in yesterday’s Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot. The Clive Cox-trained colt, who was having his first start since finishing second... Read More

A Royal Ascot like no other comes to a close tonight with an eight-race card.  That in itself is strange, given most Royal Ascot cards have only six races. However, there are some strong events tonight and it looks a fitting end to the unique royal meeting.   Silver Wokingham Handicap The last of the... Read More