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Speaking ahead of this Saturday’s Listed Cranbourne Cup, trainer Enver Jusufovic says that is disappointed with Pinstriped’s barrier draw. The six-year-old gelding is set to jump from barrier one in this weekend’s big $400,000 race.

Four-year-old mare Kimochi has won the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. The Gary Portelli-trained mare is the latest Yulong Investments-owned star to win a Group 1 race in Australia during the 2024/25 horse racing season.

After finishing third in the Five Diamonds Prelude and runner-up in the Five Diamonds at Rosehill last weekend, trainer Tony Gollan says Freedom Rally could be as good as Antino. The five-year-old already has earned over $1 million in prize money.

A top trainer in Ciaron Maher’s esteemed team thinks that Light Infantry Man has a good chance of winning the Group 1 Railway Stakes at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday. The gelding is the current betting favourite with $5 odds to win.

Ciaron Maher’s top mare, Pride Of Jenni, has been retired following a bleed and lacklustre performance in the Champions Mile at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday.

Lindsay Park’s Mr Brightside won the $3 million Group 1 Champions Mile at Flemington on Saturday. The champion gelding now has a remarkable eight Group 1 wins in his career. Star sprinter Pride of Jenni was unfortunately retired after the race.

A lucky Victorian family turned a $100 punt into $3.2 million at Flemington on Tuesday. The family put a first four box bet on Knight’s Choice, Okita Soushi, Warp Speed, and Zardozi in the Melbourne Cup.

After winning the Group 3 Bendigo Cup on Wednesday, Sea King has earned a place in the upcoming Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on 5 November. The six-year-old gelding also shot up the betting odds list after his big win.

After winning the Cox Plate by a remarkable eight lengths, Via Sistina’s trainers are undecided on which race to enter the seven-year-old in next. Both the Melbourne Cup at Flemington and the Hong Kong Cup Sha Tin are options.

Okita Soushi secured a place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup after winning the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup on Friday night. The Ciaron Maher-trained thoroughbred is still chasing the first Group 1 win of his career.