Promising Ocean Park gelding Southern Lad is ready to roll second-up at Scone and his trainer John O'Shea isn't deterred by the wide draw. The 4 year old is having his 9th career start and aiming for his 4th win

In New Zealand, on Monday, we saw a group of speedy youngsters trial at Cambridge over 935 metres. The trial was won by Vibrato. What is extremely pleasing about this is that Vibrato is a 3/4 brother in blood to our Sacred Falls Pinata filly being by Sacred Falls out a Pins mare.

Swettenham Stud's Toronado, leaps to sixth on the first-season sires table on prizemoney thanks to Prince of Sussex, one of his three first-crop winners who has now won $680,000 in his first three starts. Trainer Matt Laurie's decision to take a punt on the progeny of first-season sire Toronado (Ire) has paid spectacular dividends

It was a brave, front running effort that earned Chauvinist his maiden victory at Hawkesbury on Tuesday. The 3YO handsome son of Denman was having his sixth career start and first go over 1500m when he repaid his owners patience for the well-deserved win. Lining up as the second favourite in the field of 8 runners