Affected trainers ecstatic trying period appears to be over The Sydney spring carnival remains off-limits for big-name Victorian metropolitan-trained horses, but the industry’s governing body yesterday acceded to the pleas from many of its stakeholders by allowing stock from regional areas of the southern state to return to NSW stables. For seven weeks Racing NSW... Read More

Prince of Arran will be back for a third time but Ebor winner Fujaira Prince is staying at home The smallest European challenge for more than a decade could contest this year’s Melbourne Spring Carnival after it emerged yesterday that a maximum of 16 places are available on the sole flight set to ship contenders... Read More

O’Connor praises team effort for acquisition of talent under Sir Owen Glenn’s ownership  The victory of Dame Giselle (I Am Invincible) in Saturday’s Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) could be the pipeopener to what promises to be an exciting spring for Sir Owen Glenn who has live chances being aimed at races ranging from... Read More

Relief as 88 staff returned negative results after Covid-19 scare goes through provincial centre The Victorian racing industry has breathed a collective sigh of relief after tests for Covid-19 of nearly 100 Cranbourne trainers and stable staff were yesterday returned negative, prompting “a business as usual” return to work from this morning. Fears of a... Read More

Waller-trained mare on track for spring majors after hard-fought first-up Group 1 victory Verry Elleegant (Zed) is poised to be a dominant force in the spring after the star mare won her fourth top-level race with a tough first-up victory in the Winx Stakes (1400m), defying a long, wide run to take out the first... Read More