The dream of the connections of Bur Dubai racing in Melbourne’s big Cup races will kick off at Moonee Valley. An imported galloper from the UK, Bur Dubai starts his spring campaign in the EDSA Group Handicap (1600m) on Saturday. It is a far cry from the Caulfield Cup,...

Peter Snowden has decided to split promising mares Tuileries and Amreekiyah, scratching the former from Randwick to keep the two on separate paths. The pair were both acceptors for the Chandon Handicap (1400m) on Saturday and while Snowden doesn’t know if he will be...

A heavy track hasn’t stopped Cox Plate heroine Via Sistina from impressing at a crucial set of barrier trials at Randwick, while a quartet of Group One winners from the Ciaron Maher stable have also strutted their stuff at Gosford. Via Sistina finished second to...