THREE owners found an unusual way to watch their grey filly Pyxis win her race debut when they were stranded in mid-air above Terang racecourse last Monday. Simon Farrell, Terry Lyons and Paul French (pictured) flew to the track in a helicopter but were denied...

Magic Millions graduate Tejano’s Tale has emerged as a promising young staying prospect posting his maiden win at his first test beyond a mile at Warrnambool on Tuesday. The three-year-old was immature when he finished last as an early two-year-old in the Magic...

Well bred filly Kawabata underlined her class with an emphatic win against older horses in her first staying test at only her third race start at Kilmore on Monday. Co-trainer Jamie Edwards is excited about the prospects of the daughter of Encosta De Lago who has the...

Freshwater Creek trainer Jamie Edwards is pretty sure he knows which way to go with rising star Eolande. But today's test in the Group 2 VRC Sires produce (1400m) will be confirmation. Edwards is set on heading to a 1500m race on Mornington Cup day, but a win or...

ATTRACTIVE filly Misspiel was a classic case of patience of paying off when she posted a memorable win for her owners at Stawell on Friday. Part-owned by Geelong cardiologist Challon Murdock, the three-year-old showed great heart racing wide on the pace throughout to...

UNDERRATED galloper Fourdays Of Mylife has quickly found winning form with a change of environment at Emsley Lodge proving ideal for his arthritic joints. The grey has had only three starts for the stable and stamped his class second up from a spell when he overcame a...

KAWABATA'S maiden win may only have been at Kilmore but for Brian and Sally Westcott and some of their partners who owned her ill fated mother Riva San, the day will long live in their memories. Riva San’s first foal, Kawabata was orphaned in November...

The Championships PETSTOCK Tipping Challenge The object is to beat Peter Sandars selections and accrue the most money with a $10 win bet on your selection in each of The Championship races on Saturday April 4 and Saturday April 11. Petstock has provided...

MIKE Palmer has had some great highlights as the owner of star galloper Sertorius but none matches the thrill he got from Macrobius' debut win at Geelong. The victory was more than seven years in the making and the fruition of careful planning which made the...

EMSLEY Lodge apprentice Josh Cartwright is the talk of Adelaide's racing scene after logging an imposing strike rate in recent weeks. Josh, 20, rode seven winners from 17 rides across four Saturdays at Morphettville from November 1 to November 22 giving him big...

HOME-BRED gelding Freedom Beckons is best known as an escape artist but is quickly gaining recognition for his feats on the racetrack. The four-year-old who has a knack of unlocking gates and getting loose, backed up his narrow defeat at his Geelong debut on November...

IT could not have worked out any better for Emsley Lodge and Geelong racing Saturday’s Group 1 Victoria Derby at Flemington was further proof the region continues to live up to its motto of the “gateway to glory”. Preferment became the first horse...