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

Twelve years after $4,000 purchase Polanski (Rakti) completed the Caulfield Classic (Gr 3, 2000m) and Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) double, Rory Hunter is hoping history can repeat itself as the emerging trainer strives to realise a “boyhood dream” with his bargain buy Autumn Mystery (The Autumn Sun).  So-named because his owners were mystified at... Read More

Later on in the Caulfield card, Wootton Verni (5 g Wootton Bassett – Vernie by Kendargent) – another co-owned by Sir Owen Glenn – broke his duck in Australia when he took out the Coongy Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m).  Wootton Verni came to Australia late last year to join the Chris Waller stable with Wednesday’s... Read More

Cambridge Stud’s first-season sire Sword Of State (Snitzel) got his stallion career off to a brilliant start when he chalked up his first individual stakes winner courtesy Torture’s dominant display in the Debutant Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday.  Trained by Lindsay Park, the juvenile filly showed talent in spades to finish 0.5 lengths... Read More