Hot on the scent of Japanese raider Obamburumai taking out the $10m James Squire Golden Eagle last year, its Ascoli Piceno who is the $4.60 favourite with betting agencies. With a host of new-age million-dollar races seeking Group 1 status, it’s the Group 1 winning...

Right from the day Nick Ryan and his stepfather Jeff Gordon outlaid $380,000 for Red Aces at a yearling sale, the Group 1 Victoria Derby has been the dream. That dream could become reality when Red Aces lines up in the blue riband event for three-year-olds over 2500m...

A dash of equine psychology combined with an overdue inside draw is the hoped-for key to Private Eye flipping his form and erasing Joe Pride’s unhappy memories of last year’s Russell Balding Stakes. Private Eye hasn’t been far away in three campaign runs, including a...