Wandering Eyes

Graded stakes winner Quip will scratch from the April 7 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland and will instead head to Oaklawn Park for a start in the Arkansas Derby (G1) April 14, trainer Rodolphe Brisset said. View the full article

ALMOST 60,000 bets have been placed on champion mare Winx in Saturday’s Cox Plate, but only nine punters jumped in at her most lucrative price in the minutes after she romped to victory in last year’s race. View the full article

RACE CALLER Matthew Hill will have prepared the perfect line. It’s the only thing surer than Winx joining Kingston Town by winning a third Cox Plate on Saturday. View the full article

TRAINER Chris Waller has ominously declared Winx to be at the peak of her form and fitness as she prepares for her Cox Plate three-peat at Moonee Valley on Saturday. View the full article

WINX would receive a minimum 60 kilograms should connections ever nominate the superstar mare for the Melbourne Cup. View the full article

BILL COLLINS was one of the best racecallers Australia, and therefore the world, has produced. “The Accurate One”, as his mum called him, took us there, painting pictures with a silkily delivered narrative through thousands of Melbourne races through several decades. View the full article

IF YOU can’t pick up the ride on the best horse in the land it’s still nice to pick up her saddle. View the full article

SYDNEY’S super mare Winx seems to have the $3 million Cox Plate (2040m) at her mercy at Moonee Valley on Saturday. View the full article

ROBBIE Waterhouse has described Winx as the greatest of them all while Michael Sullivan believes the champion mare is vulnerable at Moonee Valley on Saturday. View the full article

DEAN Yendall credits Yankee Rose for making him a Group 1 fixture as he shoots for his fourth win at that level in Saturday’s Cox Plate on Royal Symphony. View the full article

WINX has cemented her place as one of the all-time greats of Australian racing, winning the $3 million WS Cox Plate for the third year in a row. View the full article

TRIPLE Cox Plate-winning champion Winx could be back for a shot at a fourth, but this spring seems over for the superstar. View the full article

AN irate Tony McEvoy has scratched favourite Royal Symphony from next Saturday’s Victoria Derby after having a torrid run in the Cox Plate. View the full article

NINE Melbourne Cup contenders are poised to chase Lexus Stakes victory in last-ditch attempts to seal a Melbourne Cup berth as the internationals threaten to dominate. View the full article

Australia’s beloved thoroughbred champion may be too good to race in the Melbourne Cup. View the full article

TRENT Busuttin and Natalie Young’s chances of winning Saturday’s Victoria Derby nosed-dived at Tuesday’s barrier draw. View the full article

JAMES Cummings confirmed that last year’s Melbourne Cup placegetter Hartnell will again contest this year’s Melbourne Cup. View the full article

SO, you’re going to be out with racing types and don’t want to sound hopeless, like you’re hanging like Tom Dooley on the home turn, or tailed off stone motherless last? View the full article

THE odds are improving, albeit slightly, that Winx may race again this spring. View the full article

GODOLPHIN trainer James Cummings is channelling the lessons he learnt from the “Cups King” to ready Hartnell for another Melbourne Cup bid next Tuesday. View the full article

GAI Waterhouse declared she is a woman on a mission — but wasn’t referring to herself! View the full article

The six-strong roster and fees for the 2018 season of New Zealand-based Waikato Stud were announced early Friday morning. New Zealand champion sire Savabeel (Aus) (Zabeel {NZ}), who has a quintet of new Group 1 winners during the 2017-2018 season is standing for a private fee. The sire of 17 Group 1 winners stood for NZ$100,000 last year. Veteran champion sire Pins (Aus) (Snippets) is New Zealand’s leading living broodmare sire, with his daughters responsible for 28 black-type winners already, and his fee has been set at NZ$25,000. Ocean Park (NZ) (Thorn Park {Aus}), who sired G1 New Zealand Derby runner-up Mongolianconqueror (NZ) with his oldest foals just 3-year-olds, will command NZ$30,000, while Sacred Falls (NZ) (O’Reilly {NZ}), whose oldest foals are yearlings, is also set at NZ$30,000. Tivaci (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) is slated for NZ$20,000 and is expecting his first foals and the roster is rounded off by Rock ‘n’ Pop (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) at NZ$9,000. “We are extremely proud and overwhelmed by the success and popularity of Savabeel and we are conscious of the numbers and book we will commit him to this season,” said stud principal Mark Chittick. “The Savabeel syndicate will therefore be managing the numbers and book he will serve from this season on and his book will be private going forward.” View the full article

DUSTIN Martin-owned favourite Main Stage will have to overcome a shocking barrier to claim Saturday’s AAMI Victoria Derby. View the full article

DARREN Pearce, who has resigned as Australian Turf Club chief executive, said his proudest achievement was helping to turnaround the club’s financial bottom line and secure long-term success for Sydney racing. View the full article

BIDDING for a record sixth Melbourne Cup victory, owner Lloyd Williams could have up to seven starters in Tuesday’s race. View the full article