September 2022

Just 24 hours after it was confirmed that Bjorn Baker would have his first runner in The Everest, the trainer has doubled his hand. Winter find Shades Of Rose was on Thursday confirmed to represent the slot held by Hong Kong-based Bon Ho, joining stablemate Overpass in the $15 million October sprint. Ho

Gary Portelli’s quest for back-to-back Golden Slippers will begin this weekend when the first of the new-season two-year-olds go on show at Randwick. Portelli will start Flying Trapeze in the Breeders’ Plate (1000m) and Queen Of The Mile in the Gimcrack Stakes (1000m), the two races marking the official start

Clayton Douglas admits to being a touch toey ahead of Giga Kick heading to Flemington in what is shaping as potentially the young trainer’s biggest moment. A former jumps jockey who won two Grand Annual Steeplechases at Warrnambool, Douglas has been training just over two years and has Giga Kick running in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) on