Beside You has karma on her side as she tries to keep perfect record
There is honour in the bush when it comes to horse dealings and unbeaten filly Beside You is a case in point for trainer Barry Ratcliff.
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Chris Roots
Racing writer for The Sydney Morning Herald
Memsie return for Alpine Eagle just a starting point
Turn the clock back 12 months and Alpine Eagle had many eyes on him as a possible star of the spring.
McDonald's soft spot has him on Astern for now
James McDonald has "a soft spot" for Astern, that's why he rides him in Saturday's Run To The Rose at Rosehill, but it might not carry through to the main event, the Golden Rose, in a fortnight.
Racing Australia chief executive resigns
Racing Australia will look for a senior administrator with "significant racing knowledge and experience" to take over from departing chief executive Peter McGauran who will not renew his contract when it ends in December.
Mediterranean a winter gem ready to bloom in the Rose
Blake Shinn is thankful to have a talent like Mediterranean waiting in the wings for the Golden Rose and believes he will move towards the top of betting for the group 1 after the Run To The Rose at Rosehill on Saturday.
Fitter Cannyescent ready to overcome wide draw
Gabrielle Englebrecht will start Cannyescent at Rosehill on Saturday after scratching him a number of times because of wet tracks in the past month. Cannyescent worked home well first-up when second to Chetwood at Canterbury and the fitness edge from that run has the Warwick Farm trainer more comfortable about running the four-year-old on a soft track.
Lees not singing just yet with German import
Singing came from Germany with baggage, not all of his own making, but trainer Kris Lees is careful not to get too carried away about the stayer.
Waller looks for Rose contenders to bloom
Premier trainer Chris Waller will find out at Rosehill on Saturday whether a handful of his three-year-olds have group 1 potential.
Bowman takes the Golden Rose on Winx's little brother El Divino
Fresh from a first-up win on Winx, Hugh Bowman will join the next generation of the family when he rides El Divino in Saturday's Run To The Rose at Rosehill as a lead into next month's Golden Rose.
Awesome Winx gives big returns on and off the track
Winx is a box office gold mine and if she keeps putting on a show like she did in Saturday's Warwick Stakes, punters should turn out in record numbers at Randwick in the next month.
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