Stokes with pair of fillies headed to Caulfield Pakenham-based trainer Phillip Stokes will send both Comanche Miss (Castelvecchio) and I Am Velvet (I Am Immortal) to Caulfield on Saturday. A 1200-metre handicap will be the race for Comanche Miss and, after she ran fourth in the Redoute’s Choice Stakes (Listed, 1100m) on debut in March,... Read More

Best yet to come with Opawa Jack Opawa Jack (War Decree) has come of age in his four-year-old autumn preparation and his trainer Chrissy Bambry anticipates the best is still yet to come. The son of War Decree (War Front) showed early promise over staying distances and contested the New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m)... Read More

Monday’s opening hearing session into the proposed sale and redevelopment of Rosehill racecourse was enthralling, but there wasn’t a smoking gun. There were suggestions that witnesses, including Group 1-winning trainer John O’Shea, were pressured not to appear before the NSW Upper House Select Committee, but proving those veiled threats is another thing altogether. And the... Read More

Laizabout (AUS) 2 g Zousain – Divine Nature by Casino Prince O: W T Wilkes, J Wilkes, M J Armstrong, J M Duncan, A Maguire, Mrs J L Mitchell, D M Mitchell, R L Piltz, Platinum D (Mgr: P J Strickleton), W M Shelton & Mrs S E Shelton B: Mr M Leonard, Mrs M... Read More

Nick Ryan appears to have been rewarded for his bold outlay in buying Red Aces (Dundeel) – an early fancy for the VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) – and he may have rival trainer Anthony Freedman to thank. Ryan set a personal high in going to $380,000 to secure the colt at the Inglis Premier... Read More