Wagner left his seven opponents trailing when recording his first win in four starts in the opening Everest Carnival Maiden Handicap (1100m) at Canterbury on Wednesday, beating Nicco Lad (Nicconi) by three lengths, with a head back to Vendome (O’Reilly) in third, in a time of 1:04.89. The Godolphin-raced colt was impressive in winning, resuming... Read More

Unbeaten in three starts and blinkered for the first time, Graff was able to extend under pressure in the straight, just as he did in two earlier wins, to draw clear and win by two and a half lengths from Neutrality (Sebring), with Performer (Exceed And Excel) closing strongly for third, another length and a... Read More

Long John went on to win the Caulfield Guineas while Shamus Award, of course, was to beat all comers in the Cox Plate. That modest launching pad was the Listed Mitchell McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley. The 2018 edition was run last Saturday and, while it would be drawing a very long bow to suggest... Read More

In a race whereby Group-race class came to the fore, Muntahaa produced a clear career-best performance under an inspired Jim Crowley who, having been drawn in stall 21, ploughed a lone furrow for the first three furlongs of the contest, switching his mount to join the remainder of the field once he had established an... Read More

And that’s aside from Winx’s triumphant return and the latest from the mother country including Mark Johnston’s record for the most winners trained in Britain; Aidan O’Brien’s lament of a deleterious stable ‘bug’ and the breathtaking wins of the three-year-olds Roaring Lion, Sea Of Class and Lah Ti Dar at the York Ebor meeting. The... Read More