Two headstrong, ultra competitive colts, out to seal a stud future, filling the top two spots in the market and drawing barriers three and five. And they also happen to come from the same stable. Trainer Mick Price must be feeling confident as he eyes off the 56th Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) with... Read More

Danny O’Brien is already reaping the rewards of a more streamlined approach to his business, and after an impressive start to the autumn carnival the in-form trainer is hoping his polished performer Closer To Free (Street Boss) can deliver another diamond display in Victoria’s premier race for juveniles. Fresh from celebrating stakes success with his... Read More

The fact that weather is out of our control does not disguise our sheer disappointment when it ruins a popular event and the latest victim is the Matamata Racing Club’s Breeders’ Stakes Day, last Saturday. Last spring, a number of New Zealand race meetings were either abandoned or postponed due to weather. Last month Matamata... Read More

Ken Keys is optimistic his advanced colt Alibaba (Alabama Express) will make his late entry fee a worthwhile investment as he chases his veteran trainer’s first elite success in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). Cranbourne-based Keys and his daughter and co-trainer Kasey on Monday took the step of paying the $55,000 to secure... Read More

Flying Artie (Artie Schiller) is living up to his name, with another stakes victory for his son Sixties on Saturday putting him up in lights as he bears down on his first 100-winner season. But despite having six crops racing now, his home base Blue Gum Farm believes he’s only getting started. The stud world... Read More

Caspar Fownes became only the fourth trainer in Hong Kong racing history to reach 1,200 wins at Sha Tin on Saturday, a milestone achieved as he landed a double to move level at the top of the 2025/26 trainers’ championship. On the day Fownes joined an elite group of trainers to pass the 1,200 mark,... Read More