JPN: Titleholder breaks track record in Grade 1 win Titleholder (4 c Duramente – Mowen by Motivator) produced a scintillating performance in the Takarazuka Kinen (Gr 1, 2200m) when he broke the track record to earn back-to-back wins in Grade 1 contests, and the third elite-level win of his career. The four-year-old powered clear under... Read More

Lofty Strike back in work Promising colt Lofty Strike (Snitzel) is back in work and trainer Julius Sandhu is planning a lucrative spring three-year-old campaign. But Sandhu and connections will have a nervous wait before Lofty Strike can race again, as he must first be cleared by Racing Victoria vets after the unbeaten colt was... Read More

She’s A Maneater all class first up Wet track specialist She’s A Maneater (Reliable Man) revelled in the wet conditions to produce a powerful performance to win first-up over 1200 metres at Tauranga on Saturday. Trainer Peter Lock had been struggling to get a gauge on just how fit he had his charge in the... Read More

At 27 years old, the big bay gelding wakes in a barn full of high-energy racehorses each morning. After his breakfast, he’s tacked up in his heavy work saddle and suddenly he feels less than half his age.  With a spring in his step and not an ear pinned back or a tooth bared he... Read More

2 f Astern – Shatters by Lonhro TRAINER: James Cummings RACE: Neds Punters Toolbox Handicap (1100m) The once-raced winner Pinnace (Astern) will take a step up in grade today when she contests the Neds Punters Toolbox Handicap (1100m) at Caulfield. Trained by James Cummings, the Godolphin-bred filly looked useful when making a successful debut at... Read More