La Dorada in Group 1 dash first-up

New Zealand filly La Dorada will attempt to become the third of her age group to win the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. A Group 1 winner as a two-year-old, La Dorada joins fellow three-year-old filly Esha when makes her seasonal return in the Moir Stakes...

Jimmysstar to follow Bella’s path to Everest

The template that resulted in Bella Nipotina delivering Ciaron Maher his maiden Everest win is again being implemented by the champion trainer, this time with All Aged Stakes winner Jimmysstar. The six-year-old will be in unchartered territory when he races over 1000m...

McDonald aiming high with Rosberg

Most horses are for sale at the right price, but the Clinton Mcdonald-trained Rosberg has a ‘Not For Sale’ sign hanging around his neck. McDonald has sold a number of promising three-year-olds over the years to Hong Kong but has said Rosberg is off limits. Such is the...

The Mona Lisa Stakes tops Wyong Cup day

Take note racegoers, the Domeland Mona Lisa Stakes is now Group 3 with prizemoney jumping to $250,000, and to be run with the Wyong Cup this Friday. However, can the big-betting Wyong Cup be overshowed as its a highly competitive open-class staying handicap of 2100m,...

Richly bred colts finish one-two at Warwick Farm

Blue-blooded thoroughbreds are not a mainstay of Joe Pride’s stable so it’s no surprise the Warwick Farm horseman is hard pressed to think of a better bred galloper to have come through his yard than Warwick Farm winner Attica. By champion Lonhro, the colt is the...