Widden Stud can start celebrating their first Australian champion sire in 32 years after Zoustar (Northern Meteor) all but secured the title with seven weeks of the season remaining on Saturday. Zoustar had looked set for the premiership in early March, when he snatched the lead from the bolter Pride Of Dubai (Street Cry) –... Read More

Western Empire (7 g Iffraaj – Western Jewel by Jeune) took his career earnings past the $3 million mark on Saturday when flying home late to land the Hyperion Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m) at Pinjarra Scarpside.  The Grant and Alana Williams-trained seven-year-old was ridden by William Pike and came home down the centre of the... Read More

Chris Waller has etched another record into the annals of Australian racing history, claiming his 19th Group 1 win of the season courtesy of a thrilling last-stride victory by Joliestar (Zoustar) in Saturday’s $1 million Kingsford-Smith Cup (Gr 1, 1300m) at Eagle Farm. The performance saw Waller eclipse his own benchmark of 18 elite-level wins... Read More

The Kelly Schweida-trained Sunrays (Hellbent) stamped herself as a filly on the rise when adding another stakes victory to her flourishing CV in the Show A Heart Stakes (Listed, 1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of Hellbent (I Am Invincible) began her career perfectly, winning her first three starts around Doomben before her... Read More

After racing with merit against top–notch fillies throughout the year, You Wahng (So You Think) was not to be denied in Saturday’s Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2200m), gamely fending off Pinito (Trapeze Artist) to give her trainer Kris Lees a third win in the race.  Third in the Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick... Read More