An excellent ride and a strong staying effort helped 4yo Checkmate Lad achieve his second win at Doomben yesterday. After striking bad luck getting a run at his previous race last week, jockey Ron Stewart was keen to get him into open air and swept from...

A tremendous effort by San Telmo and apprentice Jackson Murphy to win over 2200m at Doomben today in the DES LAMBART MEMORIAL BenchMark 80 Handicap.Settling at the rear, the 7yo gelding, a son of Authorized, was patiently ridden and was brought into the race prior to...

A well deserved win today by Checkmate Lad over 2060m at Doomben!After several strong finishing placed performances, and a seemingly disappointing run for 4th when he just didn't handle the wet track, Checkmate was sent out the 3rd favourite, and relished the drier...

A good day for the stable on the track, but an even better day for the team with stable apprentice, Stephanie Lacy, riding a double at Doomben (her 6th and 7th metropolitan wins) and in doing so, outriding her provincial claim.Steph rode Checkmate Lad to a well...

A wonderful day at Ipswich for Esprit Racing with the amazing last to first victory by the evergreen I Feel Good in the $100K 2150m Winter Stayers Final on their Cup Day.As James Brown said, "I Feel Good!"Drawing the outside barrier, the worst possible place to be on...

It was daylight second, a 4 length margin, eased up, for Mewstone Rock when she smashed her rivals with a scintillating burst down the straight on Sunday in the Class 2, 1400m race at the Sunshine Coast. Carrying 58kg on an unsuitable Heavy 8 track, the 6yo...

An excellent gallop in preparation for next week's bigger race, with Irish Constabulary winning over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast.Whilst the field had only 3 runners, Irish excelled in the testing Heavy 9 conditions, carrying 62kgs, 8kgs more than his opposition.Jockey...

The wonderfully bred One Man Grand has not been able to reach great heights on the racetrack, but recently he has been introduced to show jumping by the Esprit Racing team, and he has taken to it with great enthusiasm. He is a regally bred 4 y o cousin...