Promising 3YO Upolu saved his maiden win for a city meeting at Mornington when he weaved his way through the field to land the Vale Tony Simpson Plate (1200m). The son of Tagaloa was able overcome an awkward position two back on the rails in Monday’s assignment before...

A marker and a whiteboard were used to illustrate a race plan which was successfully deployed on Tori’s Dee who broke new ground with his first win over 1200 metres. Stawell based apprentice Chelsea Thompson who has won on the pony-sized grey at his last three starts...

Race start 13 proved lucky for four-year-old Colt Forty Five who posted an overdue maiden win at Hamilton. After two recent runs, he was primed for Tuesday’s Bet Boost Maiden Plate (1200m, romping through the very heavy ground to score an emphatic 3-1/2 length victory...

Stawell apprentice Chelsea Thompson scored a home-town win on Tori’s Dee as her partnership with Emsley Lodge stretched to a remarkable four consecutive wins. Chelsea had not ridden a winner until two weeks ago when she teamed up with eight-year-old Come Along Jeffrey...

Apprentice Chelsea Thompson is finding is hard to choose her favourite horse as her success with Emsley Lodge rolls on. From five rides for the stable she has won her last three, two of them on Come Along Jeffrey and another on Tori’s Dee last Monday. Come Along...

Jockey Craig “Froggy” Newitt delivered a masterful front running ride to score on Sara’s Rocket who was the first winner for Emsley Lodge carrying the Brimac Racing silks. The four-year-old mare led all the way in the Latrobe Regional Hospital Pink Day BM56 Hcp...

Pocket rocket Tori’s Dee and apprentice Chelsea Thompson combined to give Emsley Lodge its second win in less than a week. Just five days after piloting Come Along Jeffrey to victory at Kilmore, the 21-year-old held off a late challenge on the grey gelding to land the...

Veteran galloper Come Along Jeffrey provided apprentice Chelsea Thompson with her first winner when the gelding resurrected his career leading all the way at Kilmore on Monday. With her proud parents watching on, Chelsea left nothing to chance as she booted the...

Trainer Jamie Edwards was relieved after Just Bolts scored a narrow win at Donald to take his career earnings to more than $100,000. Getting the timing right on the five-year-old is critical and for a few strides it appeared the gelding had hit the front too soon in...

“Okay, let’s do this quickly,” trainer Jamie Edwards called across the paddock as the cameraman prepared to film a segment on the Emsley Lodge weekly video. Lying on the ground beside the gate as was a black muzzle which was an ominous sign about the character of...

Hopes were running high when stablemates Just Bolts and Hughie went to the barrier for the Bakerland 0 - 62 Hcp (1100m) on Colac Cup Day. Emsley Lodge had taken four horses to Friday’s meeting and Brutify and Cat Noir had already won. Second favourite Hughie ($6)...

In-form mare Cat Noir qualified for next month’s $250,000 Country Mile Final at Caulfield when won the first heat of the series at Colac. Ridden by Teo Nugent, the five-year-old was backed into $4.50 second favourite and enjoyed a perfect run in fourth place one off...