David Brideoake-trained Group 1 winner returns to form as Joseph O’Brien’s Pondus just falls short  The Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) field became clearer yesterday after Group 1 winner Princess Jenni (5 m High Chaparral – Glitzabeel by Zabeel) returned to form to take the Bendigo Cup (Gr 3, 2400m). Last year’s Australasian Oaks (Gr... Read More

Australia’s biggest racing week of the year is almost upon us and Nacim Dilmi, one of the key personnel in the country’s largest racing operation Godolphin, will be watching the majority of the action unfold on his hotel room TV. The popular Dilmi won’t be trackside at Flemington or Randwick, nor will he be casting... Read More

Racing NSW recommits to rich 1500-metre Rosehill race until at least 2026 Racing NSW’s second-year “pop up” race the Golden Eagle (1500m) is here to stay, with the sport’s governing body committing to the $7.5 million event for four-year-olds until at least 2026 despite the bet type trumpeted to fund the lucrative Sydney drawcard failing... Read More

Dundeel colt to give Chinese breeding and racing operation first Group 1 runner Chinese-owned Australian racing and breeding start-up Zhongli Thoroughbreds will reach an important milestone this week when promising three-year-old Hit The Shot (Dundeel) contests Saturday’s Victoria Derby (2500m), the operation’s first runner at Group 1 level. The Gu Tao-owned Zhongli Thoroughbreds, which is... Read More

Maher and Eustace to cast eye over exciting sprinter before committing to Group 1 start An important track gallop at Caulfield will determine whether high-priced stallion prospect Anders (Not A Single Doubt), whose spring campaign has been derailed by an elevated temperature, will start in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m).   The sharp sprinter,... Read More