Perfect draw for Paprika
TRAINER Liam Birchley rates rain - and outsider stablemate Fairchild - as the only question marks left hanging over Magic Millions Classic favourite Paprika.
Banned jockey Bowman will bounce back By Ken Callander: HUGH Bowman was always pushing the barrow up hill in his appeal against his two-month suspension, when three horses fell.
Jockey’s six-month ban for assault
SHELL-shocked jockey Ben Smith will appeal against a six-month suspension imposed by Racing Victoria stewards for striking colleague Nick Mehmet in the face.
Sebring returns eyeing autumn glory
GAI Waterhouse’s $30 million colt Sebring will trial at Rosehill on Friday in preparation for his return to racing during the autumn carnival.
El Segundo ready for comeback
COX Plate winner El Segundo is back in business. The gelding is on the comeback from stem cell surgery and placed fourth in his barrier trial at Cranbourne yesterday.
Birchley closes in on Millions
IF you wrote a manual on the ”formula” to become a successful horse trainer Liam Birchley would be the ideal role model.
Birchley’s new rising star
FEAR No Other is off to Sydney after giving the Liam Birchley stable another juvenile winner at Eagle Farm yesterday.
Good times for Castagnola
CASTAGNOLA stood out like a beacon on a murky day at Eagle Farm when the Gold Coast three-year-old won by an ever-widening 10 lengths.
Langfibian in boilover
SUPPORTERS cheered loudly but most punters lamented after Langfibian scored a boilover in the Bat Out Of Hell at the Gold Coast.
Moonlight a ray of hope
MOONLIGHT Hussey will remain Gillian Heinrich’s prime hope for the Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions Classic even if she sneaks an entry with another runner at the Gold Coast today.