Multiple Group 1-winning daughter of Ocean Park launches her spring campaign at Caulfield tomorrow Prominent owner Rupert Legh is hoping Tofane’s (Ocean Park) path this spring might lead to what he describes as the “pinnacle” of Australian racing – the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) at Moonee Valley. “It’s number one. The Melbourne Cup of... Read More

Suman Hedge snares the top race mare to send to champion stallion Written Tycoon this spring Group 2-winning race mare Fasika (So You Think) sold to Suman Hedge for $920,000 through the Inglis August (Late) Online Sale yesterday, continuing the trend of big prices being paid for quality breeding prospects. With some forecasting the Joe... Read More

Ayrton, Annavisto and Parlophone set to step up their campaigns with lofty targets ahead Mick Price and Mick Kent Jr will hold a strong hand at Saturday’s Caulfield meeting but the training partners will resist the temptation to play their aces in any of the five stakes races on the Group 1 card, preferring to... Read More

Eric Cheung has enjoyed a wonderful first season as a senior rider and he added to his tally with another four winners over the weekend, taking him to 56 winners for the season, sounding an ominous warning to champion jockey Luis Corrales for next year. Cheung had 11 rides over the Friday to Sunday race... Read More

San Domenico unlikely for Payne’s promising son of Capitalist but trainer holds Group 1 ambition for colt Gleneagles (Capitalist) could be given the chance to take on his generation’s best-credentialled three-year-olds during his spring campaign but it almost certainly won’t be this weekend. Rosehill-based David Payne, who took over the training of the colt during... Read More