Trainer Robert Heathcote took a risk sending Rothfire to Toowoomba not just at the horse’s first visit, but also one as a short-priced favourite in the $750,000 King Of The Mountain (1200m) …

Michael Dee’s knack for landing race day features continued into the new year with victory aboard Not An Option in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. Notching a third …

Jockey Damian Lane agreed that three-peat winner Glentaneous is a genuine contender for a race like the Adelaide Cup after the UK-import went from last-to-first in winning the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m). …

Ben Gleeson’s raceday commitments in Australia over the New Year period are not strenuous, but there is still enough happening to keep him alert. The Australian foreman for Te Akau …

The ratings column says Monday’s Bagot Handicap is a jump in class for imported gelding Ruling, but his co-trainer Ciaron isn’t reading too much into that. Ruling steps up from …

Tony Gollan concedes that the set weights and penalties conditions of the King Of The Mountain slightly dents his confidence in snaring the second edition of Queensland’s first slot race, but …

Peace Treaty’s career is only four starts old, but her owners are already well in front after the National Defense filly registered her third win in Saturday’s rich VOBIS Gold …

Rex Lipp’s decision to geld Cifrado has reaped another Group win with the three-year-old storming to victory in Saturday’s Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate (1350m) at Doomben. The son of Encryption …

He is in a purple patch of form of late and the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained galloper Grebeni ($3.10F) has won again in a tradesman-like display. After winning the Goulburn …

Dunkel’s biggest win to date came in Adelaide and the progressive gelding showed he was on track for another feature staying race in the City Of Churches with a strong …