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Waller ace eyes rich pickings

Well bred: Counterattack will be chasing more than prizemoney at Caulfield on Saturday.

For the connections of Sydney sprinter Counterattack the $300,000 prizemoney on offer for winning Saturday's Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield will be a small part of a much larger financial windfall if he can take out his first group 1 event.

Randwick barrier trials a link to halcyon days

To the four: John O'Shea had four winners on Monday.

Oh, for the good old days. Those were the memories that flooded back at the official Randwick two-year-old barrier trials last Monday as we recalled some of the great babies that made their first public racetrack appearances.

Star looks to extend purple patch

18062016. Sydney Racing. Jockey Hugh Bowman rides Foxplay to win race 1, The TAB Rewards Handicap, during Sydney Racing ...

The purple of Star Thoroughbreds has become familiar in the winner's circle of Sydney racecourses again after a lean stretch, and Chris Waller hopes for more black-type success for the syndicate at Rosehill on Saturday.

Darren Weir holds all the cards for Underwood Stakes

Important step: Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance will tackle the Underwood Stakes.

For decades the group one Underwood Stakes at Caulfield has offered a key insight into the outcome of major races later in the spring and, for the powerful Darren Weir operation, this year's 1800-metre race will provide an early indication of how four of their runners are travelling.