Pericles lands his first G1 win in Futurity Stakes

Pericles is a Group 1 maiden no longer after the hardy gelding scored an overdue win at the highest level in Saturday’s $750,000 Futurity Stakes at Caulfield. The anguish of six top-flight placings, including a Futurity Stakes second two years ago, was eased when the...

Blue Diamond Stakes 2026 – What the Jockeys Said

The 2026 edition of the Blue Diamond Stakes has been run, with Clinton McDonald’s talented filly Streisand proving too strong in a race full of interference and hard-luck stories. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following...

Lofty goals for Piggyback after Rosehill win

Progressive stayer Piggyback has put herself in contention for a Group One, weight-for-age assignment this autumn with a stylish victory in the Parramatta Cup at Rosehill. Johann Gerard-Dubord, assistant to trainer Ciaron Maher, said several options were on the table...

Streisand on song in Blue Diamond Stakes

For the second time in three years Clinton McDonald is the ‘King of the Kids’ with Streisand taking out Victoria’s premier two-year-old race at Caulfield. McDonald claimed the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) two years ago with the ill-fated Hayasugi and it was...