Importantly for connections, Eliyass passed the first ballot clause for the Melbourne Cup and his placing guarantees him a start as he is 17th in the ballot order.

Bon Ho’s Land Legend has shot into Melbourne Cup calculations, with a gritty victory over Zardozi in the Group 1 Metropolitan Stakes at Randwick boosting him up the ballot.

“They were very confident too. Even Brave, Joe’s son, sent me a message during the week saying how well he was, and I thought in the parade ring he looked a million dollars. I’m a bit surprised how ...

Damian Lane’s winning day at Flemington on Saturday was soured with a 10-meeting careless riding suspension that will see him miss Caulfield Cup Day. Lane, who landed the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes on ...

Declan Bates (Duke De Sessa): “Good, tough run again by him. Obviously, we’re happy to sort of roll forward. He got a little bit lit up through the early stages, then settled well, and as I said, he ...

Chad Schofield and Ceolwulf take out the Group 1 Epsom at Randwick. (Image: Bradley Photographers) After Ceolwulf had dispensed with his rivals in the Epsom Stakes to win his first Group 1 race, his ...

Via Sistina has claimed her third Australian Group 1 win, storming home to edge out stablemate Buckaroo in a thrilling Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.

Reece Jones (Land Legend): “That’s unbelievable. When he was a little bit tardy into stride and a little bit further back than where I wanted to be I thought it was just going to be a little bit ...

Impressive front-running steer from Jordan Childs earns Waterhouse-Bott-trained 7YO a place in the Melbourne Cup ...

The 11-year-old veteran Amade never ceases to amaze his trainer Phil Stokes with his performances, and he did so again when he finished second in The Bart Cummings.

Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior’s First Settler has proved too strong in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes at Flemington on Saturday, fending off stablemate Reserve Bank in the shadows of the post. The ...

Ridden by Hugh Bowman, Hong Kong’s reigning Horse of the Year surged out of the barriers to take up the early running in the 1700m trial and was never headed, cruising to a one and a quarter length ...