The Matthew Smith-trained Zunesha (Trapeze Artist) impressed in Friday’s Warwick Farm juvenile heats, producing the quickest time of the morning among four two-year-old trials over 818 metres. The filly jumped cleanly from an outside gate, mustered speed to sit outside the leader and drew clear to win by 1.2 lengths over Promenade (Pinatubo), with Farcolo... Read More

Peter Snowden is hoping history repeats itself at Flemington on Saturday 14 years after Sepoy (Elusive Quality) gave him one of his most memorable victories in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), with the master trainer preparing to launch a strong two-pronged attack in this year’s renewal of the stallion-making Group 1. The Snowden... Read More

Ciaron Maher is optimistic Sayedaty Sadaty can sneak into next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) after claiming the Bendigo Cup on Wednesday.  Sitting 35th in the Cup ballot prior to the win, the gelding’s victory should see him edge closer to a start, though he may still need to be re-handicapped to secure his... Read More

The Brian Ellison-trained Onesmoothoperator (Dialed In) punched his ticket for the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) at Flemington a week on Tuesday with an ultra impressive win under the lights in Friday’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup (Gr 2, 2500m).  The seven-year-old was ruled out of the defence of his Geelong Cup (Gr 3, 2400m) on... Read More

Matt Laurie is confident that doubting punters will see the real Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) when she strives to win him his first major in Saturday’s Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) at Moonee Valley. Treasurethe Moment – the Yulong homebred the sales companies didn’t want – became a sensation of last season but has been... Read More