Victoria’s 2021-22 Champion-elect Jye McNeil is flying to Queensland for a holiday on Tuesday after extending his lead on the jockeys’ table when booting home Big Apple at Caulfield on Saturday. McNeil (75 wins) holds a premiership-winning lead over Jamie Kah (57...

Playing God 2yo Bustler has streamed a ray of sunshine on what has been a season of mixed emotions for Kojarena-based Ruby Racing & Breeding. Bustler (Photo: Western Racepix) made a successful race debut in last Wednesday’s TABtouch Plate (1000m) at Belmont for...

Gingerbread Man has sparked a host of Belmont winners in the last week for Yarradale Stud stallions – both past and present. Valency was the first of a half-dozen to salute the judge after railing up in the Free Entry To Belmont Park Hcp (1000m) last Wednesday. ...

The Snitzel phenomenon knows no bounds and its West Australian branch has been enhanced with the arrival of Splintex at Darling View Thoroughbreds in Mundijong. Splintex holds a special place in Snitzel’s ongoing quest for excellence that has harvested multiple...

Blackfriars sired his final winner of a 3yo Stakes race when Black Fantasy was successful in the LR Belmont Classic (2200m) on Saturday. The Scenic Lodge legend has been represented by the winners of 36 black-type races reserved for horses in their classic season. ...

Rivercrest Park celebrated a career-first for resident stallion God Has Spoken on Thursday when he sired a treble at Northam. All three were winning for the first time in the Avon Valley. Brighid saluted in The Races WA Maiden (1100m), Strictly Cash caused a $101...

Universal Ruler was represented by his second double this week when Empress Of India and Lucky Heart were successful at Belmont on Wednesday. The Scenic Lodge resident also sired a brace at Broome last Saturday with Sheikh It and Gorgeous Gus for an overall tally of...

Comeback mare Regal Magic has come from the back-half of the field to land a last-stride victory in the Quayclean Hcp (1200m) at Belmont. Racing second-up on Wednesday after being sidelined for twelve-months, Regal Magic (Helmet) dived right on the line to blouse out...

Vampi At Play had been runner-up in her first three starts but made no mistake when establishing a winning margin at the top of the straight in the TABtouch Plate (1200m) at Belmont on Wednesday. Starting at a shade of odds-on, she sat outside stablemate Ultimate...

Snowden Racing sprinter Ranges has given his sire Shooting To Win a Stakes-winning welcome to Oakland Park Stud. Ranges landed the LR Ramornie Hcp (1200m) in Grafton on Wednesday to improve his record to 8 wins in 35 starts for over $555,000 in prizemoney.  Starting a...

A Yarradale Stud-bred Exceed And Excel half-brother to Valour Road made HK3.80 million (AUD710,225) at the Hong Kong International Sale on Sunday. That was half as much again as his knock-down price of $470,000 at the 2021 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale.  He...

Paddy’s Lad enhanced Playing God’s classic team for next season after a rough-house running of the Free Entry To Belmont Plate (1400m) on Saturday. Going into the race as a $2.20 favourite after an impressive debut at fortnight ago, Paddy’s Lad (Photo: Western...