A long and successful Waikato breeding partnership was to the fore again at Matamata on Saturday where My Lips Are Sealed doubled her stakes tally.

We had a taster of what's to come for Autumn Carnivals in Sydney and Melbourne and we're talking three year-olds - colts and fillies - , the Blue Diamond conundrum and whether it's better to protect a winning streak or chase greatness... or is it possible to do both!