Not only will jockey Steven King be wearing a set of specially designed colours incorporating the Country Fire Authority logo, but the horse will also carry a $2500 each way bet provided by Tabcorp.
A FIELD of 23, the biggest Newmarket Handicap line-up in almost 20 years, will return the famous race to the "charge of the light brigade" on Saturday.
Almost $2million was traded during today’s Session II, as the 2009 Melbourne Premier Sale came to a conclusion, with plenty of business still being done via the Make an Offer service on earlier passed in lots.
Kentucky stud Darby Dan Farm has come up with an innovative scheme to protect the interests of breeders sending mares to its stallions and therefore enhance the market.
A high number of private sales and an improved clearance rate highlighted the final day of Session I at the 2009 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale at Oaklands today, which concluded with a decline in line with all other sales conducted in the southern hemisphere this year.
ERRATIC two-year-olds Essaouira and More Joyous must stop buck-jumping if they are to take their place in next month's $3.5 million Golden Slipper Stakes.