Danny O’Brien is already reaping the rewards of a more streamlined approach to his business, and after an impressive start to the autumn carnival the in-form trainer is hoping his polished performer Closer To Free (Street Boss) can deliver another diamond display in Victoria’s premier race for juveniles. Fresh from celebrating stakes success with his... Read More

Ken Keys is optimistic his advanced colt Alibaba (Alabama Express) will make his late entry fee a worthwhile investment as he chases his veteran trainer’s first elite success in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). Cranbourne-based Keys and his daughter and co-trainer Kasey on Monday took the step of paying the $55,000 to secure... Read More

Tentyris (Street Boss) stamped himself as the most exciting sprinter in Australia and took a large step towards living up to Anthony Freedman’s huge assessment of him with a breathtaking win in Saturday’s Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington. After the colt stormed to victory in last November’s Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr... Read More

On the same day that the Flemington Group 1 named after Black Caviar was run, Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) showed herself to have the makings of another unbeaten superstar with an effortless first-up win at Randwick in the Apollo Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m). The Inglis Easter sale topper of 2023, bought by Arrowfield’s John... Read More

Ciaron’s Star (I Am Invincible) and Ciaron Maher go together like a rhyming couplet, and the presumably sizeable space the expensive filly occupies in her trainer’s heart grew only larger at Randwick on Saturday. Stepping out for her second start after a third over 1000 metres at the same course on January 24, Ciaron’s Star... Read More