Toregene kicks off campaign at Sandown

A recent trip to Sydney by Matthew Williams to a yearling sale ended up a fact-finding mission on where to stable lightly raced mare Toregene for an upcoming autumn campaign A veteran of six starts for four wins, Toregene commences her autumn in the Group 3 Mannerism...

Fresh is best for Zapateo in Oakleigh Plate

A good first-up record and a couple of handy lead-up trials has Godolphin trainer James Cummings confident Zapateo is ready to run a big race at Sandown. The four-year-old daughter of Brazen Beau makes her Group 1 debut on Saturday in the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at...

Nature Strip to press onto TJ Smith Stakes

Almost a week on from his Black Caviar Lightning failure, Chris Waller has provided an encouraging update on Nature Strip. The Hall of Fame trainer on Friday morning reported that the eight-year-old had come through last Saturday’s sixth placing, beaten 2-1/4 lengths...

Stockman takes another step towards Sydney Cup goal

Stockman hasn’t featured in a brace of runs over two-miles, but Joe Pride is adamant the horse can bely that statistic this autumn. The six-year-old stayer is again on a Sydney Cup path, via Saturday’s Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, and his...