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Making his debut off a recent barrier trial victory, Anthony and Sam Freedman’s 2yo colt Wolf Gap defeated the favourite at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, becoming the first Australian winner for Kingman’s European Champion Miler Palace Pier (GB).

The 1400m three year-old maiden at Warwick Farm on Wednesday was the first race on the program and also produced a debut winner in Satirically, who is the first foal of multiple Group winning mare Paradee.

Herald Sun Caulfield Charity Family Day recorded its highest attendance in more than a decade on Saturday, with 9,438 racegoers attending Caulfield for the Melbourne Racing Club’s flagship community race day.

The West Australian breeding ranks were boosted in 2023 by the arrival of three superbly bred stallions – Aysar (Deep Field), Lightsaber (Zoustar) and Marine One (Capitalist) – and the trio have strong representation at the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale which kicks off on Thursday.

The first foals by Mr Mozart are on the ground, and the reports from breeders have been overwhelmingly positive.

The Group One Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday is the second of the major autumn sprints in Melbourne and race favourite Point Barrow did not get the ideal barrier, drawing 10 in the final field of 14.

Wrote is enjoying another standout season, with results flowing both on the racetrack and in the sales ring.

The NZB Kiwi is set to have direct Australian involvement with the announcement on Wednesday that Ozzie Kheir has selected the Mitch Freedman-trained Asakura for his slot in the $4 million Champions Day feature.

The famed colours of Sir Peter Vela’s Pencarrow Stud were in the winner’s circle at Kembla on Tuesday carried by a well bred daughter of Savabeel.

Widden Stud’s gorgeous stallion Russian Camelot (IRE) is a showstopper in the looks department and promising three year-old Veyepee is stamped very much in his image and posted his second win from as many starts at Caulfield on Wednesday.