Twelve months ago, Nick Ryan headed into the Victoria Derby with a key contender, Red Aces, who had just won the Group 2 Vase at Moonee Valley. Red Aces managed to finish sixth, but Ryan is back for ...

The huge decision earlier this year by Godolphin to transition from a private to public training model certainly hasn’t been detrimental to the racing and breeding behemoth, with the Blue Army in hot ...

A brilliant Coolmore on the cards, with Tentyris, Beiwacht and Beadman, most eye-caching in a jumpout last week, all set to go. Add to that trio McGaw, My Gladiola, Devil Night, Skyhook, Legacy Bound, ...

Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours, Moonee Valley Gold Cup victor Onesmoothoperator, Belmont Cup winner Parchment Party, Geelong Cup hero Torranzino and The Bart Cummings scorer Valiant King are all ...

Incredibly, among the final 40 is Parchment Party, who is aiming to be the first American-trained horse to win the Melbourne Cup. Horses to drop out at third declaration stage were: Adelaide River, ...

She was a fitting final winner of the Cox Plate as we know it and while it was less dominant than her win in 2024, she deserves a mention again with just how tough she was late and the fact that she ...

Revelare’s withdrawal prior to Monday morning’s third declarations for the Melbourne Cup, comes off the back of similar withdrawals from other golden ticket winners Deakin (Roy Higgins winner) and ...

Ciaron Maher is enjoying having contact with King Charles as he handles talented stayer Gilded Water, but it’s his mother Eileen who has upped the ante and has become pen pals with His Royal Highness.

Weatherley said Pier has come through the race in fine fettle and they have now set their sights further south to Melbourne, where they are eyeing a couple of elite-level targets at Flemington on ...

Mick Sharkie and Carl Di Iorio joined Michael Felgate on Monday to review an unforgettable weekend at Moonee Valley! James McDonald joined the boys after winning another Cox Plate on Via Sistina, and ...

Onesmoothoperator has copped a one-kilogram penalty for next week’s $10 million Melbourne Cup after his tidy win at Moonee Valley last Friday night. The Brian Ellison-trained stayer will carry 53kg at ...

A total of 12 points is awarded to the winner, six points for second and four points for third. McDonald won the title last year with 160 points to Ryan Moore’s 150. He won it also in 2022 when he ...