Danube River doesn’t look like reaching her high-water mark anytime soon given the ease of her victory in the Dr Emma Vidler Hcp (1190m) on Thursday. Starting an odds-on favourite at Narrogin, the Thorn Dancer (NZ) filly unleashed a winning sprint when let loose by...

Colin Webster reached the summit in a 50-year training career when Trix Of The Trade claimed the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) earlier this season and those same yellow and brown silks were back in the winning enclosure at Ascot on Wednesday. His Oratorio 3yo Juan...

Ted Martinovich knows how to get the best out of his team even when one of them takes more coaxing than the others. From the outset this time last year, his precocious filly Universal Flair raced fiercely before fading to midfield finishes behind Amelia’s Jewel in the...

Thursday’s Pinjarra meeting produced promising 3yo winners by Astern, War Chant (USA), Rommel and Universal Ruler (2) but, of the five, it was easy to like the way Shaka Zulu emerged from traffic to claim the Vale Classy Dresser Maiden (1000m). Sitting back in the...

Mogumber Park sire Safeguard filled out a running double at Ascot on Saturday when his promising 3yo Leniency was an impressive first-up winner of the Dudley Preston Hcp (1200m). Leniency had shown potential during his initial prep last year with wins at Belmont as a...