French import chasing back-to-back wins

A resounding last-start win has put Athabascan on a Melbourne Cup path with trainer John O’Shea seeing no reason why the French import can’t go on with the job. The five-year-old has been in Australia for less than a year and after a seasoning campaign in the autumn,...

Golden Pendant is fit for a Queen

Banana Queen strung together a hat-trick of victories last preparation and now that she has another one on the board, her trainers are hoping she can put together a similar winning sequence. The mare had a mixed start to her campaign on paper, running fifth as...

Finals time approaching for The Summit

Just like the AFL Preliminary Finals, there is a lot at stake in the MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield. A place in the AFL Grand Final at the MCG awaits the winners of games on Friday and Saturday night while victory in the MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) on Saturday affords...

Lofty Strike’s sister wins on debut

Julius Sandhu enhanced his reputation with products of Snitzel and Overreach when Excess made a winning start to her career at Cranbourne on Thursday. The three-year-old filly overcame greenness to score an impressive win with Beau Mertens in the saddle in the...

Joao Moreira gearing up for Militarize mission

Less than a year after Joao Moreira began what he thought would be a global farewell tour, retirement plans have been put on the backburner as another Australian Group One target beckons. Moreira feared his days of riding were numbered when he struggled with an...