“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...

Four-year-old mare Brutify posted a long-awaited maiden victory when she led all the way at Colac. Having her 12th start, she bounced off consecutive second placings with jockey Jack Hill easing her down in the closing stages for an emphatic win in Friday’s Mortimer...

Country cups could again be on the agenda for Cat Noir after she recaptured winning form at Colac on Tuesday. The five-year-old mare was back to her best when she put away a small field in the Bakerland BM62 Hcp (1610m). Ridden by Dylan Dunn, Cat Noir was returning...

Mature-age apprentice Sarah Robbins was all smiles after she picked up a winning ride on Hughie on Boxing Day. Sarah, 30, has an interesting back story as she started her jockey career in Victoria 10 years ago, later became a trainer in Alice Springs, and returned to...

Tango Jewel is tracking towards her first stakes race assignment after providing siblings Judd and Jade Smith with their first win together as strapper and jockey respectively for Emsley Lodge at Geelong on Friday. A triple city winner, Tango Jewel was resuming in the...

Lou Lou’s Choice is the queen of Gunbower after extending her perfect record on the regional Murray River racecourse. For the second year in a row, the King of Prussia mare was victorious at the once-a-year race meeting beating Attaboom in the Riverland Milk &...

Jockey Dylan Dunn rode his first winner in four years when El Sordo powered around the field to score at Kilmore on Sunday. Dylan, the son of Caulfield Cup-winning jockey Dwayne Dunn, only returned to race riding a couple of weeks ago after sustaining serious leg...

Six-year-old Hughie opened the season in dashing style, with a dominant victory against the odds at Hamilton. Jockey Paul Gatt hunted the gelding from the gates mindful of the leader bias earlier in the day and left nothing to chance when he took the lead, passing the...

Jockey Jack Hill was full of praise for Just Bolts after the gelding posted his second win in a row to remain unbeaten this campaign. The revival of the four-year-old career has been remarkable after he was sidelined with problems after a race fall at Stony Creek...

Four-year-old Just Bolts overcame what appeared unsurmountable odds to score a stunning comeback victory at Werribee on Friday. A race fall at Stony Creek 15 months ago threatened to end his career with trainer Jamie Edwards conceding that one stage he thought the son...