Capitalist - New Winner

Group One winner Captured By Love returned to the scene of her biggest win and was right back at the peak of her powers in the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton on Saturday.

Cambridge-based horseman Nick Kneebone tasted his first success in the training ranks when two-year-old gelding Speed Demon caused a minor upset in the Hallmark Stud 2YO (1100m) at Pukekohe.

Leading Queensland nursery Raheen Stud announced on Friday the sad passing of their exciting young sire Top Ranked (IRE), who was euthanized on Thursday following a brief illness.

Worth $1million, the ATC Golden Gift (1100m) run at Rosehill this Saturday is billed as a Group III race, but due to the ongoing ridiculous debacle of Black Type racing in Australia, the winner won’t be officially recognized as a stakes-winner.

The Flemington Spring Carnival comes to a close with a flourish on VRC Champions Day - Is it really over already? Only 350- odd sleeps to go until we're back again!

World renowned Aussie DJ Fisher is at Flemington on Saturday to perform after the last race on Champions Day, but he was also on course earlier to watch the race named in his honour with victory in the Listed VRC Fisher Stakes (1200m) going to blueblood gelding Need Some Luck.

Juddmonte Farms and Aga Khan Studs are home to a couple of the best stallions in Europe in Frankel and Sea the Stars, both of whom have enjoyed considerable G1 success in Australia.

Saturday’s Tauranga meeting began on a perfect note for Te Akau Racing, who won the first two races including a smart debut performance by two-year-old filly About Last Night.

Progressive sprinter Platinum Attack finally got the firm track conditions he thrives on at Riccarton on Saturday to serve up a stunning performance when winning the Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m).

Under showery conditions, the opening race on the final day of the 2025 Melbourne Cup carnival, the $400,000 Restricted Listed VRC Inglis Banner (1000m), has been run and won, with Ciaron Maher’s Street Boss filly Calamari Ring impressing on debut.