3 g Bivouac – Houston Benefactor by Encosta De Lago O: Dynamic Ladies (Mgr: Mrs F K Watt), Mrs K Coopersmith, Mrs J A Kayess, Mrs C Freeman, Ms J E Mors, Mrs B K Bennell, Mrs P Smith, Dr L Vaughan, Mrs V A Warton, Mrs K J Mitchell, Miss TL Mcmanus & Segenhoe... Read More

Reprising his role as ‘King of the Valley,’ Caspar Fownes vaulted to the top of the 2025/26 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Hong Kong’s most successful trainer at the track, Fownes boosted his career tally of wins at Happy Valley to 633 after combining with Ellis Wong... Read More

Half Yours (St Jean) is primed to go in search of instant access to the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) through the Naturalism Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m) this Saturday, with co-trainer Tony McEvoy believing the stable’s progressive stayer would represent a live chance in next month’s $5 million showpiece. Having been assigned just 51 kilograms... Read More

There’s a little twist of irony for Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) tragics Colleen and Kevin Bamford as the well known owner-breeders head towards this year’s edition of Australia’s greatest race. Back in 2000, the Victorian couple took the bold step of bringing out English horse Far Cry (Pharly) to target the Cup – one... Read More

Michael Kent Jnr believes the stars are aligning for a mare “you’d want to go to war with” as Miss Roumbini (Zoustar) looks to translate her astonishing consistency into Group 1 glory in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield this Saturday. On a day when last-start winner Golden Path (Belardo) also... Read More

Four years after his return to Victoria from Singapore, trainer Cliff Brown is hopeful progressive four-year-old Sepals (Calyx) can land a major breakthrough for his boutique stable when he steps up to top-level company in Saturday’s Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m). Sepals will be having only his seventh start in Caulfield’s $1 million... Read More