Oxley Road at career crossroads

Well-bred sprinter Oxley Road will be racing for his career when he steps out at Flemington. The Peter Moody-trained galloper is set to run in the CARM Trophy (1000m) on Saturday in a bid to turn his form around. Oxley Road has raced on 14 occasions, registering three...

Romans on path to Australian Cup

The Australian Cup remains firmly on the agenda for Smokin’ Romans who will make his second autumn appearance on Saturday. The Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington is where trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace expect to see improvement from their Group 1...

Cummings’ star duo can make amends

James Cummings is on track for his most successful Group 1 season since joining Godolphin with eight wins at the highest level and five months of the racing term still remaining. Cummings has already equalled his best mark of eight Group 1 wins achieved in 2018-19,...

NZ filly on song for the Australian Guineas

New Zealand trainer Ken Kelso will attempt to break a long-standing hoodoo when he saddles Legarto in the Australian Guineas at Flemington. Since the inception of the Group 1 1600m race for three-year-olds in 1986, no New Zealand-trained galloper has been successful,...

Melbourne Cup favourite returns in Sydney trial

On Thursday, the undefeated grey galloper White Marlin had his first public outing of 2023 when he trialed in Sydney. Partnered by race day jockey Tim Clark, the former Irish galloper, now trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, finished sixth in the trial which...