Features

Defending champ requires a miracle!

Defending champ requires a miracle!

NO STRANGER to achieving some remarkable feats, Emma Stewart will have to perform a miracle if Act Now is to successfully defend his title this weekend. Completing her rise to the top a decade ago, Stewart has maintained her position as Victoria's premier trainer, while spreading her remarkable

Pacing sensation to match all-time greats

Pacing sensation to match all-time greats

QUEENSLAND sensation Leap To Fame will have to match the feat of some of the sport's all-time greats to capture Saturday night's Victoria Cup. A tight $1.20 TAB Fixed Odds favourite ahead of the Melton-based feature, Leap To Fame is attempting to win both of

Aiming to reclaim Cup title

Aiming to reclaim Cup title

VETERAN pacer Max Delight will attempt to join a pair of stars when he heads back to Melton this weekend. Engaged in Saturday night's $300,000 Victoria Cup, Max Delight is aiming to reclaim the title he once held, having captured the Grand Circuit event in 2021. Trained

Group One winner's triumphant return

Group One winner's triumphant return

GROUP One winner Idyllic made a triumphant racing return yesterday. Building a solid record for power couple Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin, Idyllic notched 11 wins and 11 placings from 29 starts before injury all but ended his career in March 2023. Sent for a long break, the son of

Another clean sweep

Another clean sweep

CHAMPION horsewoman Emma Stewart transferred her recent Vicbred Super Series dominance to last Saturday night's Victoria Derby heats. Making the futurity her own pet project in recent years, Stewart took her Vicbred stranglehold to another level in September by becoming the first training to win all six pacing

Touch of luck makes a huge difference

Touch of luck makes a huge difference

A TOUCH of luck can make a huge difference according to trainer Matt Maguire. And given the result of yesterday's Kapunda Trotters' Cup, it is difficult to argue with his assessment. A fortnight ago Maguire had My Bad Habits engaged in the Ladbrokes Trotters' Cup, with

Hoping to go one better in Cup

Hoping to go one better in Cup

RUNNER-UP in the early edition this year, Paul Cavallaro hopes to go one better in today's Ladbrokes Cup. Cavallaro had Culture King and Artillery in the March version, with the latter a half-neck second behind the Ryan Hryhorec-trained and driven Lord Zarias. Driven by Ken Rogers, Culture King