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Saturday Summary: Rain fails to halt Flemington as Cosmic Crusader strikes
3-Year-Old Summary: Global Goal rules the Flight Stakes
Pinecliff Racing's Global Goal will look at another Group 1 target after winning the G1 Flight Stakes. Snitzel had a 3-year-old stakes double with exciting colt The Next Episode who heads to the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, while Wonka will stay in Sydney for the G1 Spring Champion Stakes.
October 4th 2026
Juvenile Summary: Blue Diamond dreams for Flying Houdini and Musandam
The opening three stakes races of the juvenile season went to the expected stables in Sydney with Gai Waterhouse celebrating her tenth G3 Breeders' Plate with Flying Houdini who has Blue Diamond ambitions. Michael Freedman's Gimcrack winner Shraddha drew comparisons to Manaal, while in Melbourne Musandam will be set for the G1 Blue Diamond.
October 4th 2026
Saturday preview: All important Everest audition in Premiere
The spring is heating up nicely, and Saturday brings plenty of action to both Sydney and Melbourne. While the juveniles make their first raceday appearances at both bases, several G2 Premiere Stakes acceptors vie for a spot in the G1 The Everest, while a valuable Ciaron Maher-trained entire seeks a G1 Caulfield Cup spot and a handful of 3-year-olds tune up for the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes in the G2 Danehill Stakes.
October 3rd 2026
Gimcrack Stakes background check
Randwick hosts two of the first juvenile stakes races of the season on Saturday with the G3 Gimcrack Stakes for fillies attracting a good sized field of 13. First season sire Anamoe is represented by Runaway Diva who comes from last year’s winning trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
October 3rd 2026
Breeders’ Plate background check
Eight juvenile colts are set to line up in the G3 Breeders' Plate at Randwick on Saturday. Last year, first season sire Stay Inside had the perfect beginning to his stud career with victor Incognito and Ole Kirk achieved the same with King Kirk the year before. This year, three first season sires have runners, Anamoe, Hitotsu and State Of Rest.
October 3rd 2026
Finding their race: The options available to overseas 2-year-olds
Yesterday, we examined how overseas training systems prepare 2-year-olds for racing. In Part 2, we look at how trials, race programming and financial incentives help explain why a greater proportion reach the track overseas than in Australasia.
October 2nd 2026
Matings Mix: The Arrowfield mares standing in the Sun
There is no doubting the quality of one stallion's book this year in the Hunter Valley, and that would be The Autumn Sun, who enjoys a fee raise to $137,500 (inc GST) in recognition of his achievements to date. Arrowfield Stud's Bloodstock Manager Jon Freyer gives us a glimpse of the mares they are entrusting him with this spring.
October 2nd 2026
Maribyrnong Trial Stakes background check
Juvenile stakes action kicks off at Flemington on Saturday, with the Listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes where a field of six juveniles are set for the early scamper down the straight for precocious black type. Trial winner Ankaa represents first season sire Anamoe.
October 2nd 2026
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