Bendigo Cup to perfectly suit Lord Belvedere After three consecutive wins Lord Belvedere’s march on the feature spring contests was dealt a blow when losing a plate and pulling up sore in the Bart Cummings at Flemington on October 3, a race that would have given him ballot-free entry into the Melbourne Cup. Now firing... Read More

Racing NSW recommits to rich 1500-metre Rosehill race until at least 2026 Racing NSW’s second-year “pop up” race the Golden Eagle (1500m) is here to stay, with the sport’s governing body committing to the $7.5 million event for four-year-olds until at least 2026 despite the bet type trumpeted to fund the lucrative Sydney drawcard failing... Read More

New first season sire winners Bobby’s Kitten Former Twin Hills Stud shuttler Bobby’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) sired his ninth individual winner when Silvestris (2 c ex Heading North by Teofilo) ran on well to take out a Chelmsford novice contest over seven furlongs on Thursday evening. The Mark Johnston-trained colt, who was racing for the... Read More

The race was billed as a promising spectacle and I’d like to open by saying what a sensational Cox Plate we had on Saturday at Moonee Valley. The interesting thing was that there were only three Australian bred horses in the race, and the first three home were by Camelot or Galileo, with the fourth... Read More

Former Champion trainer Stanley Chin has enjoyed a great start to the season and a double on Friday night’s mixed turf and sand card gave him five winners for the new season, with only six race days concluded, and put him into equal second spot on the trainer’s table. Chin opened his night with the... Read More

What was your big break? There’s no doubt it was winning my first Melbourne Cup on Brew. That victory opened the doors to some big races for me and, in particular, it placed me on the radar of Godolphin. I certainly think that without that win I might not have linked up with Godolphin and... Read More