The Gong gets the nod for Just Folk

Trainer Joshua Julius felt that he had options aplenty after Just Folk was edged out by Bartholomeu Dias on the Listed Furphy Plate over 1800 metres at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day, and he has chosen to go with the richer among them. Julius bypassed last Saturday’s...

James Mcdonald full of praise for Mestalla

Estadio Mestalla is a name Australian racing fans had better get used to and the Irish import had better get used to the place reserved for winners on Australian racetracks judging by his performance at Rosehill on Wednesday. So said champion jockey James Mcdonald,...

Change of plans for Resortman in Railway Stakes

Bunbury trainer Michael Lane trusts his decision to target the $1.5 million Furphy Railway Stakes with Resortman will prove the right call at Ascot on Saturday. Michael Lane had been aiming Resortman at the G3 Gold Rush (1400m) in December, but elected to change his...

Stakes race on the cards for Naiconi

The Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable may look to a stakes race with Naiconi after a city breakthrough win at Sandown. Naiconi backed up her maiden victory on the Ballarat synthetic last month with a comfortable win in the Ladbrokes Mates Mode Handicap (1400m) on...

Better races the Operative for Waller colt

The tasks assigned to Operative to this point of his career have not been particularly testing, but Chris Waller is hopeful they will prove a stepping stone to much bigger things for the high-priced son of Written Tycoon. The $900,000 Inglis Easter yearling took his...