So You Think - New Winner

The Smart Missile gelding Briasa earned his chance in the $1,000,000 The Hunter at Newcastle on November 16 following a bloodless three-length win in Wednesday's Ranvet (Bm88) (1250m) at Randwick-Kensington.

Blackberry Bomb will aim to emulate her half-sister Shelby Cobra in the Group III Amanda Elliott Stakes on Melbourne Cup Day after she returned to form in the No Fuss Event Hire Hcp (1300m) at Bendigo on Wednesday.

As New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame trainer Graeme Rogerson prepares for his shot at again winning racing's Holy Grail, he has revealed to Trackside: "I'm just lucky to be alive".

Te Akau principal David Ellis has extended his buying arm to Europe with the recent purchase of three-year-old stakes-winning colt Bright Stripes at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale in England.

Wexford Stables look to have another exciting youngster on their hands following Hankee Alpha’s impressive debut victory in the Donaghys Uddermax 1200 at Te Aroha on Wednesday.

Ciaron Maher, Bennett Racing, and Snitzel are all enjoying a phenomenal run of late and combined to win Wednesday’s $100,000 Drinkwise Maiden Plate (1400m) at Randwick-Kensington with Snitzanova.

Destined to join the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable, three-year-old colt DELIUS eclipsed the record for the highest priced lot ever sold at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale when selling for 1,300,000 guineas as strong trade continued on the second day of the sale, with seven lots selling for 300,000 guineas or more.

OTI Racing’s Sea King (GB) finished sixth in the Ebor Handicap at York, narrowly in front of the impressive Geelong Cup winner Onesmoothoperator (USA), which proved the right form in Wednesday’s $500,000 Group III Apiam Bendigo Cup (2400m).

The road to Riccarton Park has not been an easy one for Savaglee, but the colt indicated he is right on track with a stunning performance in Wednesday’s transferred Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m) at Te Aroha.

Malaysia continues to emerge as a leading racing jurisdiction, with many participants making the move to the growing region following the closure of Singapore and Macau.