Just Fine ends 53-week drought to earn Melbourne Cup berth
Group 1 winner Just Fine showed tremendous fight to break a year-long drought in The Bart Cummings and secure a spot in the Melbourne Cup.
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Jones claims first Group 1 triumph after Metrop protest fails
Reece Jones has waited patiently to win a Group 1 and there were a few nerves in the sterwards’ room after Land Legend claimed The Metropolitan at Randwick.
‘Bring on the Coolmore’: Price-Kent colts thrill in Danehill quinella
Brilliant colts First Settler and Reserve Bank fought out an exciting finish in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes and the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes now beckons.
Flemington wrap: Keen on Derby prospects
A Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stayer firmed for the Victoria Derby, while Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott claimed the first two-year-old winner of the season.
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Gibbons repays Lees with Group 1 win that nearly didn’t happen
Trainer Kris Lees considered running Kalapour in a different race before the $31 outsider won the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill.
Cascadian rewrites record books with Australian Cup win
Godolphin iron horse Cascadian defied age and history to claim the Australian Cup at Flemington for the second year in a row.
J-Mac clears up Nash exchange after Vinery Stud victory
Kiwi filly Orchestral had to dig deep to win the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes but the talking point was what James McDonald and Nash Rawiller said to each other after the winning post.
Celsius Star turns up heat in Oakbank victory
Consistent sprinter Celsius Star scored a well-deserved stakes win in the Hills Railway Stakes as jockey Lachlan Neindorf notched an Easter double at Oakbank.
Kiwi raider books Melbourne Cup berth
New Zealand trainer Roger James had given up on Mark Twain booking a Melbourne Cup spot before the raider’s barnstorming finish in the Roy Higgins at Flemington.
Maher weighs up $1m race or Group 1 for Estriella
Estriella scorched her rivals in the Sunlight Classic at Flemington and trainer Ciaron Maher now has to decide whether her next target will be for prizemoney or prestige.
‘Ballsed it up’: Rising stayer set to cost Freedman $44k
Michael Freedman admits his early assessment of Wymark was completely wrong and is set to fork out the $44,000 late-entry fee for the Group 1 Australian Derby.
Unbeaten colt scores again as Group 1 awaits
Exciting colt Linebacker is ready to be tested at Group 1 level after winning the Group 3 Bailleau Quality at Rosehill to remain unbeaten.
Sprinter sets sights on back-to-back Hills Railway wins
Taunting is firing at the right time in his bid to go back-to-back in the Hills Railway Stakes at Oakbank on Saturday.
Mr Brightside out to silence doubters in Australian Cup
Mr Brightside has a few scores to settle on Saturday as his rivalry with Pride Of Jenni ramps up in the Australian Cup.
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