Australian Bloodstock director Jamie Lovett is hoping the cream rises to the top when Al Riffa (Wootton Bassett) takes his chance in the upcoming Melbourne Cup.  Australian Bloodstock has shares in three Melbourne Cup runners in Al Riffa, Vauban (Galiway) and Royal Supremacy (Make Believe), but Al Riffa was always going to take much of... Read More

Willie Mullins will arrive in Melbourne on the hunt for a rare double. The Irish trainer will land in the country to watch Absurde (Fastnet Rock) line up for a third time in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) fresh from being supplied with his first win at the Breeders’ Cup meeting on Saturday.  Mullins... Read More

A crack at Thursday’s VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) awaits Getta Good Feeling (3 f So You Think – Marquise Da Rossa by Testa Rossa) after the Danny O’Brien-trained filly justified an odds-on quote in Saturday’s Wakeful Stakes (Gr 2, 2000m) at Flemington.  A rapid improver in Group company of recent, having won the Edward... Read More

In an incredible achievement, the Chris Waller-trained Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) stretched her unbeaten record to eight and collected a winner’s prize of $5.25 million when she landed Saturday’s Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick, writes Dan Harrold.  Sent off the odds-on favourite in the $10 million showpiece, having previously scored in the Epsom Handicap... Read More

Ciaron Maher landed a Group 1 double at Flemington himself as Australia’s darling mare Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) added another extraordinary chapter to her rollercoaster of a career when she regained her Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) crown later in the day. Two years after her first triumph in the Group 1,... Read More