EMSLEY Lodge homebred Lord Emsley hinted that he may be up to city class after he scored a tenacious all the way debut win at Camperdown. After encouraging recent trials, hopes were high that the three-year-old son of Churchill Downs would launch his career with a...

A LARGE band of excited owners almost drowned out the racecaller when Froffy led all the way to score an upset win at his race debut at Terang. Stable apprentice Josh Cartwright said it was rare to hear the crowd while riding in a race, but cheers for the Bel...

Josh Cartwright one of many apprentices keen to embrace time on city stage Like any eager young jockey, Josh Cartwright wanted to be a part of the metropolitan racing scene as early as possible. The boy from Albury understood he had to cut his teeth on the provincial...

EMPIRE Of Stone’s tenacity was the most pleasing aspect of his first up performance when he scrapped out a dead-heat when resuming at Pakenham. Having his first run since July, the five-year-old duelled for the lead throughout the race with Dashing Emma and half...

FIVE-YEAR-OLD Severn Road has always raced in the shadow of his more celebrated stablemate Sertorius, but he joined him as a country cup winner with a heart stopping victory at Traralgon. For weeks Jamie Edwards and Bruce Ekington had planned the $50,000 UNIBET...

ULTRA-CONSISTENT mare They Call Me Bolt looks set for a big campaign after a stunning all the way win at Pakenham. A lightning fast start set up a winning return to the track for the daughter of Gonski who was only 80 per cent for the 1000-metre assignment in the 3GG...

EMSLEY Lodge can aim Sertorius with some certainty at next year’s Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. The Mike Palmer-owned six-year-old passed the first ballot clause for both cups when he won the Bendigo Cup (2400m) on October 30, while his victory in the Group Two...

SERTORIUS has the prestigious autumn races and next year’s Caulfield and Melbourne Cup in his sights after winning the Group Two Zipping Classic at Caulfield. The six-year-old breezed through his first test at weight-for-age in the 2400-metre Zipping with the...

Sertorius puts distance doubts behind him to win Bendigo feature Sertorius showed he had no concerns with his first try at 2400 metres scoring a strong win in today’s $240,000 Listed Jayco Bendigo Cup (2400m). Originally set for the Toorak Handicap, the Spring...

The flexibility to be able to train out of a spelling paddock at Emsley Lodge has proved a winning formula for lightly raced five-year-old Torsion. The son of Carnegie underlined the importance of the farm environment when he regained winning form, powering home to...

In-form filly provides apprentice hoop with his first Melbourne winner Apprentice Josh Cartwright scored his first Victorian city winner today partnering the Robbie Griffiths-trained Romancingthestone to win the $80,000 Claire Andrews Handicap (1000m) at Caulfield. It...

Marcello’s Sonata is another success story for the facilities at Emsley Lodge after defying vets and winning his maiden as a five-year-old. Locally bred by Wayne Jennings, the son of Galileo was not expected to race after he badly bowed a tendon as young horse,...