12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1094+ words) Gear changes can look like little more than fine print buried at the bottom of a formguide. Blinkers first time. Tongue tie on. Bar plates off. Earmuffs pre-race only. It can read like the contents of a very strange toolbox,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (392+ words) Chris Waller will decide later this week whether Aeliana clashes with star stablemate Autumn Glow in the 7 Stakes at Randwick, or heads to Melbourne for a Group 1 assignment at Caulfield. The mare will be an acceptor for the 7 Stakes (1600m) and…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (578+ words) Heat 2 – MDN 3YO – Catchweight – 800m (50.22) 1st – 3y f BLONDCHEN trained by Walker & Bergerson 2nd – 3y f NAKI AFFAIRS trained by B King 3rd – 3y f SOLENYA trained by Richardson & Norvall Summary: “NAKI AFFAIRS impressed with her ability to circle the small field off a slow tempo in just her…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (386+ words) Given Sheza Alibi strolled home by almost three lengths as a $1.60 favourite, none of Saturday’s Makybe Diva Stakes beaten brigade considered Saturday’s Group 1 at Flemington a missed opportunity. But there were varying degrees of satisfaction among the also-rans and few…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (330+ words) Some clarity around which internationals might take part in this year’s Spring Carnival features in Melbourne was provided late on Saturday when seven horses entered quarantine in the UK and Ireland. All are entered for both the $6 million Caulfield Cup…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (526+ words) Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will saddle up six runners at Rosehill, five of them in stakes races including a quartet of three-year-olds bidding to stake their spring claims. The Golden Rose hopes of Plagiarism and Revengeance will go on…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (302+ words) Successful in his past two outings, Steel Will runs in the Group 3 Poseidon Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. Steel Will’s older half-sister September Run came to Melbourne as a three-year-old and blazed a path down the Flemington straight. September Run came to…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (407+ words) With good depth in the three-year-old ranks this season, Tenenbaum has largely flown under the radar. However, jockey Chad Schofield won’t be surprised to see that change, starting in Saturday’s Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) at Rosehill. Schofield partnered the Snitzel colt…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (111+ words) Early Mail: Deano keen to bet into Saturday’s Golden Rose Betsy.com.au Early Mail: Deano keen to bet into Saturday’s Run To The Rose Dean Watling gets an early look at Saturday’s Run To The Rose, breaking down the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (378+ words) Lindsay Park legend Mr Brightside will look to maintain a perfect record in an early season Group 1 race at Flemington. Mr Brightside has run in the Makybe Stakes (1600m), run at Flemington on Saturday, for the past three years, posting wins…...