Bellazaine (AUS) 2 f Zousain – Benella, By Not A Single Doubt O: Ms P A Bourke, Miss R Wakefield, Mr F Giuffre, Ms V M Anderson, Ms S Beatson, Mrs K P Egerton, Mrs S A Hardie, Mrs K S Fysh, Mrs R R Grasso, Mrs E E Gibbons, LG Racing, Ms T Malmborg,... Read More

Household names such as Choisir (Danehill Dancer), Fastnet Rock (Danehill) and Nature Strip (Nicconi) have all won past runnings of the Black Caviar Lightning (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington. On Saturday, Switzerland (Snitzel) heads a 12-strong field bidding to join that illustrious roll of honour.   The Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) colt was last seen stamping his... Read More

Brian Ireland was 15 when he first went to the races, at Randwick. It was pretty soon after World War II ended, 1949. “I backed four winners, and had two bob each-way on each of them,” he recalls. “If that isn’t going to get you hooked, I don’t know what will.” In that era of... Read More

Hall of Fame trainer turned breeder Neville Begg OAM is hopeful a family that is particularly close to his heart can continue its extraordinary run of success on Saturday when Royal Insignia (Written Tycoon) shoots for a fourth straight win the CS Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m).  The $3,000 Begg paid at the 2007 Inglis... Read More

Chris Waller insists that Via Sistina is now fully acclimated and well-prepared for her bid to maintain an unbeaten Australian first-up record in Saturday’s $300,000 Apollo Stakes. The seven-year-old mare claimed the Ranvet Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at her first start in Australia last March, and kicked off her last preparation winning the Winx Stakes... Read More

As a younger woman working in pre-training at Muskoka Farm, Desiree Kearney developed a special bond with one sprightly colt in particular. He went by a formidable name – I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit).  Kearney, now a trainer, could of course never had predicted Vinnie would become the siring phenomenon he now is. And as... Read More