Prime Thoroughbreds aiming high with youngsters after successful weekend A bumper weekend for their juveniles has Prime Thoroughbreds’ principal Joe O’Neill excited about the future for Flemington winner Cavalry Girl (Bivouac) and unbeaten filly Zany Girl (Needs Further), with both set to chase black type in the coming months.    Twenty-four hours after Cavalry Girl had... Read More

Wootton Bassett colt lives up to hype with a comfortable victory over his rivals at Rosehill odeton (Wootton Bassett) shot to the head of the betting for the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) after the highly touted colt produced a hugely eye-catching performance at Rosehill on Saturday. Having already been prominent in the betting for... Read More

Warrnambool-based trainer Tom Dabernig has his sights set on a potential crack at next month’s Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) with Cavalry Girl (Bivouac) after the promising filly broke her maiden at the second time of asking in a 1000-metre event at Flemington on Saturday. The daughter of Darley’s first-season sire Bivouac (Exceed And Excel) had... Read More

Leica Lucy (3 f Derryn – Dynamite Lucy by Sir Percy) added another important victory to her burgeoning record when she dashed clear to take out Saturday’s Desert Gold Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m) at Trentham, putting the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at the same track on March 22 on her agenda.  The Robbie... Read More

Having not scored since landing the Frank Packer Plate (Gr 3, 2000m) at Randwick in April 2023, the Chris Waller-trained Osipenko (5 g Pierro – Raskova by Henrythenavigator) got himself back into the winner’s circle on Saturday when taking out the January Cup (Gr 3, 2000m) at Rosehill. The five-year-old gelding had shown signs that... Read More