Unsung South Australian homebred Queman (Mint Lane) brought a triumph for the battlers when he narrowly prevailed in a gripping two-horse scrap to win yesterday’s Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) at Caulfield. The five-year-old, who before yesterday had contested just one Group race amid 20 starts, went to the barriers an unfancied $17 chance on... Read More

Another day, another Group 1 for Australia’s latest people’s horse, Mr Brightside (Bullbars). Continuing a rich tradition of turf stars to carry the Hayes dynasty’s white with green sash and black sleeves, Mr Brightside claimed another top tier success with an effortless stroll to a length-and-a-half win in yesterday’s Futurity Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at... Read More

On the anniversary of his sire’s greatest triumph in the 2018 Blue Diamond Stakes, Straight Charge (Written By) earned the stallion’s highest stud honour to date and pushed himself higher up the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott juvenile pecking order with an authoritative win in yesterday’s Silver Slipper Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) at Rosehill.  While... Read More

Talented filly becomes the first elite-level winner for Leneva Park’s stallion Royal Meeting  Hayasugi (Royal Meeting) added a gilt edge to her sire’s buoyant start to stud life – and a juicy twist over his future – with another brilliantly defiant triumph as the fillies struck back in yesterday’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)... Read More

Trainer Matt Laurie is as confident as he can be, in a race of multiple chances, that long-term fancy Coleman (Pierata) can arrest a recent modest stretch for short-priced runners in the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Caulfield today. A $550,000 Magic Millions purchase for Laurie by Yulong Stud’s first-season sire Pierata (Pierro),... Read More