Highly rated import Sir Delius made a smart start to life in Australia at Doomben on Saturday, pinning the ears back and chasing down a brave Floating late in the Group 3 JRA Chairman’s Quality.

Shane Nichols unveiled a smart two-year-old filly in the opener at Morphettville on Saturday, as Esha ($7) pulled clear for an upset debut win under Jessica Tzaferis. A daughter of Extreme Choice, ...

Politely Dun was to proceed to the SA Derby also but had to be scratched after a blood irregularity in the days leading up to the race. That setback meant he went into Saturday’s race with six weeks ...

Tom Prebble took a big step in his career at Flemington on Saturday when the apprentice delivered a knockout blow for his first stakes victory in the Straight Six (1200m) aboard $61 winner Title ...

James McDonald (Sunshine In Paris): “She thoroughly deserved this win. She’s been comparing against the best horses all the way through the autumn. She was very tough and it’s great to get a big ...

Basilinna is on her way to proving co-trainer David Browne wrong after qualifying for this spring’s Melbourne Cup ...

James McDonald celebrates his Group 1 Doomben 10,000 win aboard Sunshine In Paris. (Image: Michael McInally) Sunshine In Paris has given Annabel and Rob Archibald their first Group 1 winner since ...

Ryan said Highvol would be a late nomination into the $1 million Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) on May 31 before he runs for the G1 $1 million JJ Atkins Stakes (1600m) on June 14. “I know ...

She was forced to work early from a wide barrier in that contest and it told in the concluding stages. Form out of the race has been enhanced with Darkbonee winning impressively at Bendigo on ...

So today’s Doomben 10,000 is really the old BTC Cup. But officially it’s not. As far as the records are concerned, the Doomben 10,000 continued uninterrupted, while the Kingsford Smith Cup took on the ...

Glen Thompson is delighted with the condition of Group 1 Australasian Oaks winner Benagil, who will head to Queensland in search of another elite-level win next week.

Aside from city prizemoney, the advantage of mixing jumps and flat racing is a lower rating for Loft leading into the Grand National Hurdle, which is run in handicap conditions. The Grand National ...