Snitty Kitty steps out of shadows and into Caulfield spotlight
Snitty Kitty's trainer Henry Dwyer was so concerned the $180,000 horse was a dud he took her to the trials at Wangaratta so the owners would not watch her.
HORSE RACING
The Canberra horse carrying the hopes of the nation's capital
She carried the field to the line in the Caulfield Cup, now Single Gaze will carry Canberra's hopes in the Melbourne Cup.
The last supper that sealed Second Gaze's Canberra and Caulfield Cup fate
Initially, no one wanted the little filly Single Gaze at the Magic Millions sales and now she's off to the Melbourne Cup.
Marmelo the new Melbourne Cup favourite but Bowman yet to commit
English stayer Marmelo is the new Melbourne Cup favourite but Hugh Bowman is yet to commit to riding the five-year-old at Flemington after he roared home behind Boom Time in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday.
Global Glamour could live up to name after Tristarc win
Global Glamour heading overseas while Snitty Kitty surprises the trainer with speedy improvement and victory at Caulfield
Boom Time boilover a Caulfield Cup fairytale for Parish and Hayes
It was an unlikely Caulfield Cup victory for Boom Time but they are often the best.
Coyle's White-hot mare on group 1 path after Nivison win
Jason Coyle is already plotting a path to next year's Tattersalls Tiara after striking grey mare White Moss ran her rivals ragged for a first group success in the Nivison at Randwick on Saturday.
Hayes trained Boom Time wins Caulfield Cup
Outsider Boom Time has won the $3 million Caulfield Cup with jockey Cory Parish in the saddle.
Karl Stefanovic a no-show at Caulfield Cup after 'full-on' week
Karl Stefanovic was a late scratching from Saturday's Caulfield Cup amid speculation about the future of the hosting gig on Today.
Weir can't stop smiling - and who can blame him
To score in four of the first six races on the 10-race card is the stuff of dreams, and not even Darren Weir, accustomed to multiple success and big race winners, dared to dream of such dominance on one of the racing year's signature days.
Allen makes every post a winner on Cliff's Edge and Derby is now next stop
Irish jockey John Allen has made a huge impression in the years since he arrived in Australia as a jumps rider looking to kickstart a career that had stalled back home.
Waterhouse eyes first Oaks with improving Pinot
Pinot had success at Caulfield on Saturday with the promise of more to come.
Weir and Waterhouse stamp their authority early on Cup day
Darren Weir has proved he can train just about any horse to win any race on any day if conditions are right, but he is particularly adept at taking a tough, hardened improving three-year-old colts and geldings through the grades during the spring.
Caffyn Plate wins Arts and Culture award
A cheeky comment from Jimmy Brown to John Dumesny after winning a group 1 in 2009 was the genesis of the JC Caffyn Plate, which has developed into an award winning concept drawing indigenous drivers from around the country.
Chief looks for another Mollymook Cup
Paul Murray has had the Mollymook Cup marked in the calendar for quite a while.
The fall that almost ended a Caulfield Cup dream and Single Gaze's career
It was the lowest point of Nick Olive's career.
Meet the Single Gaze owner shoveling horse poo at Caulfield
Single Gaze co-owner Martin Hay has rolled his sleeves up to shovel horse poo for the Caulfield Cup cause.
'Ready to go': Melham keeps it simple on favourite's cup chances
There is confidence that only comes with success and Johannes Vermeer's jockey Ben Melham has that heading into the Caulfield Cup along with an "uncomplicated plan" for victory.
Kokoda was tough, but Japan pushes me to my limit
It's hard to explain what it is like to push your body to its absolute extremes at this time of year to secure rides in some of the country's biggest races, but it doesn't compare to what it's like to ride in Japan.
Inference to wipe away Hawkes' pain in Caulfield Cup
Wayne Hawkes remembers the owners' delight when Inference placed third in the Victoria Derby last spring, but he also cannot forget his pain at the same result, a residual disappointment he hopes can be washed away in Saturday's Caulfield Cup.
'That seems a long, long time ago': Costin's horror 18 months at an end
Concussions, broken wrists, falls. It has been a tough 18 months for Winona Costin.
Humidor the horse who went from unmanageable to a Caulfield Cup all on a little trust
Humidor was once labelled ''unbreakable'', but a lot of hard work and trust has turned him into a leading candidate in the Caulfield Cup.
Caulfield Cup form guide: How each of the runners rate
Runner by runner guide for the $3 million Caulfield Cup.
Diddums set for biggest challenge in Angst Stakes
She will be honest and free-running – but will she be good enough?
V'landys one of the turf's great innovators
Rolfing could contribute to the end of a dismal losing period for jockey Craig Williams as the hype is still settling on The Everest upon which Peter V'landys has added to his reputation as a mountain climber.
Ozzie hopes Marmelo can bring him biggest double of all
Five years ago property developer, hotelier and nightclub owner Aziz ''Ozzie'' Kheir barely knew how to put on a bet.
Winx form is the best form to follow
Jameka won the Caulfield Cup after being well beaten by Winx. Humidor can follow that example.
Olive's Gaze slips from Caulfield Cup to Melbourne Cup
Canberra trainer Nick Olive will decide whether he takes up a spot in the race that stops a nation after Saturday.
Cleared Bonneval set to be punters' cup choice
Bookmakers are bracing for big money to come for former Caulfield Cup favourite Bonneval for Saturday's $3.1 million group 1 feature after she cleared to run by Racing Victoria vets on Thursday.
Senior vets give Kiwi mare the all-clear for Caulfield Cup
After days of continual speculation surrounding the fitness of Caulfield Cup hopeful Bonneval, senior stewards late on Thursday passed the kiwi mare fit to tackle Saturday's $3.1 million Handicap.