Regally bred colt The Next Episode (Snitzel) will get the chance to justify his lofty valuation when he debuts in the $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. By champion sire Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) out of multiple stakes-winning mare Humma Humma (Denman), The Next Episode was purchased for $2.8 million by Ciaron Maher... Read More

Anthony and Sam Freedman were delighted with Point Barrow after she delivered a thrilling victory in the Red Roses Stakes at Flemington on Thursday. “She’s shown herself to have a nice change-up speed anyway, but she’s still doing a bit wrong,” Sam Freedman said.  “She got a bit keen in the early stages, that’s part... Read More

Did we see two Melbourne Cup winners on Tuesday? And will we see two Melbourne Cup winners out of the one dam? At 3.00pm most of the nation stopped what it was doing to watch Half Yours (St Jean) become the latest hero of this country’s greatest race. But a little bit earlier, racegoers might... Read More

Sejardan, the juvenile Group 2-winning son of Sebring, has died following a ‘sudden and catastrophic injury’ after an accident at Blue Gum Farm where he was covering his third book of mares.  “It is with deep sadness that Blue Gum Farm announces the passing of our young stallion,” Blue Gum Farm said in a statement. ... Read More

Danny O’Brien’s will be hoping his proven golden touch with staying fillies will come to the fore again at Flemington on Thursday when rising star Getta Good Feeling (So You Think) aims to hand the trainer another victory in the Victoria Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m). The daughter of Coolmore’s late stallion So You Think (High... Read More

Trainer Stephen Marsh breathed a sigh of relief at Ellerslie on Tuesday as reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year El Vencedor (7 g Shocking – Strictly Maternal by O’Reilly) returned to form with a dominant win in the Balmerino Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m). The gelding was a standout last season, capturing three consecutive Group... Read More