The first major of the spring, the $5 million Caulfield Cup, will be run and won on Saturday. The field for the 2400-metre feature will see a mix of local and international riders and a smaller ...

To the surprise of his rivals, Midnight Blue kept on going and he ultimately had a length up his sleeve on the line over Earl Of Tyrone ($31) on his Australian debut, with last year’s Sale Cup winner ...

Trainer Joe Pride said at Caulfield on Saturday that the Epsom Handicap winner would firstly run in the $5 million King Charles (1600m) at Randwick before he comes to Melbourne for either the $5 ...

Both owned by OTI Racing, Docklands targets the Cox Plate, with Blake Shinn already booked to ride, while new addition to the stable Sea King may look to contest a country cup in a bid to make the ...

Danny O’Brien says it’s now or never in terms of winning a Caulfield Cup for his seven-year-old gelding Young Werther. “He’s going as well as he’s ever gone. That was a good run in the Turnbull, and ...

Team Hayes will contemplate having two runners in the Cox Plate, with three-year-old gelding Evaporate a possibility to join his stablemate Mr Brightside in the prestigious event at The Valley after ...

The Melbourne Racing Club will review its track preparations after Saturday’s meeting at Caulfield where there were accusations of track bias. MRC chairman John Kanga and Caulfield track manager Sam ...

Promising four-year-old Akicita looks set to have an impact at the races this campaign. The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock-trained galloper was an impressive debut winner last year, but has only ...

Trainers on the east coast of the country are already identifying suitable horses to bring across the Nullarbor for this year’s renewal of The Pinnacles, with Lindsay Park’s Ben Hayes noting that it’s ...

Of his potential trio, Maher was most buoyant about import Duke De Sessa, who has not won in 12 Australian starts to date, but who is coming off improved runs when fourth in the G1 Underwood Stakes ...

Mitch Freedman had never lost the faith in Attrition’s ability and his judgment proved to be spot-on when he celebrated the anniversary of his Toorak Handicap win with a victory in the $2 million ...

The signs were there early on Caulfield Guineas day that there was an advantage to be on speed and close to the rail. By the final race of the meeting, the signs were flashing red for some but shone ...