Leading trainer Adam Durrant continued his dominance of the Listed Carbine Club of WA Stakes (1400m) at Ascot when Pinzu (NZ) (Pins) stormed home to win first-up today.
Leading Victorian trainer Darren Weir intends on accepting with seven horses for his hometown Cup - Saturday's $350,000 Ballarat Cup - and on Tuesday morning he went through his chances.
The addition of blinkers in Saturday's Listed Sandown Cup enabled Yogi (NZ) to overcome a slow start and produce a strong finish to claim the 3200m handicap.
The Melbourne Racing Club has a field of 12 for the $250,000, Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) at Sandown-Hillside on Saturday with the Darren Weir trained Ringerdingding the $2.80 with TAB.com.au’s opening market.
Chris Waller is concerned about second-up syndrome with Chaussure (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) but the trainer cannot help but be delighted with his return from almost two years on the sidelines.
The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra trained filly Aristia completed the traditional Wakeful Stakes and VRC Oaks double at Flemington on Thursday with the Lonhro filly too strong under a patient ride by Damien Lane that saw them win with a definitive 3/4L margin.
Last Saturday’s Darren Weir trained Group 1 Victoria Derby winner Extra Brut will back up this Saturday in the $2m, Group 1 WFA Seppelt Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) at Flemington
Kerrin McEvoy joked in the press in the days prior to the Melbourne Cup that he would buy his wife a new house if he was to win the famous race for a third time.
Aidan O’Brien suspects he might have found the right formula to win himself a Melbourne Cup, declaring circumstances this year had Yucatan especially perfectly positioned to challenge on Tuesday.
The switch back to a mile has done the trick for Best Of Days (GB) with the Godolphin import proving too strong in the Group 1 Kennedy Mile (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday.
Evergreen kiwi stayer Who Shot Thebarman will attempt to make it fourth time lucky when he lines-up in the A$7m Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup 3200m at Flemington on Tuesday.
Since co-owner Nick Williams drew barrier 23 at the Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup barrier draw on Saturday night the Aidan O'Brien trained Yucatan (IRE) has drifted as favourite with TAB.com.au from $4.50 to $5 for Tuesday’s 3200m race at Flemington.
Trainer Mick Price will rely on Group One-winning filly Seabrook and replacement jockey Michael Dee to represent his stable on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington.
Chapada will on Saturday bid to join Second Coming and Monaco Consul as winners of the Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington for trans-tasman trainer Michael Moroney.
Trainer Chris Waller will order a blood test to determine whether Patrick Erin is fit to run in the Lexus Stakes in a last-ditch effort to qualify for the Melbourne Cup.
Long Leaf's (Fastnet Rock) family features a host of classy sprinters and connections of the talented colt believe a decision to save him for the stallion-making Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) can be rewarded at Flemington.