Brent Thomson was a fresh-faced New Zealand-based 17-year-old apprentice when he made his first appearance on Australian soil at Moonee Valley. It was Cox Plate Day, 1975, and the weather was atrocious, so much so the meeting was abandoned after the running of Moonee...

Darren McAullay’s call of the 2017 Winterbottom Stakes, a race that the owner of prized mare Viddora, Nick Lovett, will never get tired of hearing. Nick was part of the Llyod Kennewell-prepared sprinter’s Victorian ownership and at Ascot that day to watch her claim...

NZ racing on Wednesday will take place at Gore. The weather is fine, the track is heavy (8) and the rail is out two metres for the entire circuit. Race One: 5 Stolen Magic Race Two: 3 Par Tee Race Three: 3 Vino Valentino Race Four: 7 The Prince One... Read More »