English St Leger winner among 72 left in Melbourne Cup
Champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has left unbeaten his English St Leger winner in contention for a Melbourne Cup start along with 71 others vying for the $8m prize.
Champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has left unbeaten his English St Leger winner in contention for a Melbourne Cup start along with 71 others vying for the $8m prize.
Chris Waller has five confirmed starters and three emergencies as he seeks a sixth victory in the Group 1 The Metropolitan.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will adopt the traditional approach to the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with exciting import Eliyass in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes.
James McDonald will make up his mind on which horse he will ride in The Everest after he partners Giga Kick – who is “ready to explode” – in the Premiere Stakes on Saturday.
Luck deserted the Snowden stable in the Blue Diamond with High Octane’s disappointing performance compounding the scratching of Bodyguard.
Gilbert Gardiner has reviewed the Blue Diamond meeting at Caulfield to find which horses to follow and forgive.
Yellowbrick Road is taking Patrick Kearney on the ride of his life after securing the Victorian trainer his first black-type win at Morphettville on Saturday.
Hall of Fame trainer Les Bridge has always had a high opinion of Celestial Legend and the colt justified his faith with a brilliant win in the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes at Randwick.
Fillies dominated the Blue Diamond as Jamie Kah secured her 10th Group 1 with Hayasugi and denied Gai Waterhouse her first victory in the race.
South Australian trainers Shane and Cassie Oxlade enjoyed the biggest moment of their careers when Queman won the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.
Group 1-winning mare Zougotcha has returned in brilliant fashion with a first-up victory in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes at Randwick.
Mr Brightside enhanced his reputation as a champion when he won his sixth Group 1 in the Futurity Stakes after daring tactics from one of his rivals.
The persuasive powers of Gai Waterhouse enabled jockey Tim Clark to land the Group 2 Silver Slipper on Straight Charge at Randwick.
The honour of saddling a favourite in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes makes up for any stress trainer Matt Laurie is under. Laurie opens up on family, racing and the colt chasing a $15m windfall.
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