THE comebacks of group 1 champions El Segundo and Light Fantastic might grab the headlines before Friday night's Carlyon Stakes at Moonee Valley, but David Hayes expects another horse will be the talk of the town after the group 2 event.
Clarry Conners is happy to let Gai Waterhouse and boom filly More Joyous take centre stage while he quietly goes about the business of winning his fifth Golden Slipper
Australian bred horses won five races at Sha Tin on Sunday, including the highly promising four year-old Happy Zero, the most expensive yearling sired by Danzero in 2006.
Danny O’Brien, Ross McDonald & Greg Eurell are all hoping to repeat the feats of 2005 Dubai Duty Free victor Elvstroem with their Australian trained horses at the 2009 Dubai World Cup Carnival.
Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Zizou is on the comeback trail after a stint at stud last spring and is likely to return to racing in the Group One Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.
The overnight release of the 2008 World Thoroughbred Rankings were not only a glowing endorsement of how highly regarded Australian horses now are, but also a great result for graduates of Inglis Sales
The Australian breeding and racing industry has defied economic trends this week on the Gold Coast and in tough financial times across the world, proven its long term sustainability.
Flemington trainer Nigel Blackiston has his stable star Littorio back in the stable for an autumn campaign and says he is bigger and better than ever and on the path to the GI Doncaster Handicap over the famous Randwick mile at Easter.
Timely boost for the upcoming Inglis Classic Yearling Sale with siblings to Phelan Ready and Keen Commander to go under the hammer at Newmarket on February 8-10.