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

The champion mare, having her first start since winning the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) in April, Winx needed to produce her rare brand of acceleration and will-to-win before recording her 26th successive victory. Winx was resuming in what was previously Warwick Farm’s feature race, the weight-for-age Warwick Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), upgraded and... Read More

This looked to be a strong maiden plate on paper, with a host of already-raced individuals boasting some impressive placed form coming into this contest. Alexandra Dreaming, the eventual winner, is a filly worth following and looks to have justified her connections faith in supplementing her for the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield... Read More