With its schedule already as hamstrung by a winter storm as the racetrack itself, Oaklawn Park will cancel Thursday through Sunday’s racing slates, totalling four more missed days due to inclement weather. The track had already cancelled racing for last Friday through Monday, which had moved four more stakes races to the days that are newly cancelled, including the Southwest Stakes and the Razorback Handicap. Trainer Brad Cox texted "No sir" when asked if he had any new plans for his champions Essential Quality, whose 3YO debut in the Southwest has been postponed twice, and Monomoy Girl, who was expected to make her first start as a 6YO in the (Gr.3) Bayakoa Stakes. A total of five stakes r ...

Unbeaten filly Enthaar eased slightly with Sportsbet but remains the $2.30 favourite (out from $2.20) for Saturday's Gr.1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) after it was confirmed that Ciaron Maher and David Eustace's 2YO will jump from barrier 14. The barrier draw, which was televised live on Racing.com on Tuesday evening, provided mixed results for trainer James Cummings, whose three horses - Arcaded (barrier 1), Ingratiating (7), and Anamoe (15) - drew right across the track. As a result, Ingratiating firmed from $12 into $9.50, while Anamoe eased from $8 to $9. Jockey Damien Oliver is expected to make a decision about whether he rides Ingratiating or Anamoe in the next 24 hours. General Beau, ...

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained import Starcaster (GB) made it two consecutive wins over the 2500m at Moonee Valley in Friday nights Listed Torney Night Cup. Given a positive ride by Jamie Kah, Starcaster (GB) travelled sweetly on the outside of the pacesetting Vadiyann (FRA). The only horse on the bridle coming around the home turn, the 6yo son of Dansili was untroubled to defeat Stars Of Carrum (Fiorente) by two lengths with Vadiyann (FR) (Footstepsinthesand) hanging on for third. A 60,000gns purchase at the 2016 tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Starcaster (GB) won a maiden at Chepstow in nine starts for Hughie Morrison. Bred by Meon Valley Stud, Starcaster has plenty of strength o ...

The looming Inglis Premier Sale at Oaklands Junction will signal the end of an era following news that one of the breeding industry's longest-serving employees is about to retire. Inglis on Friday morning announced that Simon Vivian will hang up his gavel after 44 years of industry service. His replacement will be former Inglis employee and outgoing Woodside Park CEO James Price. Vivian has been with Inglis since 2004, operating as the Victorian Bloodstock Manager since Peter Heagney's retirement in 2016, and will officially retire at the conclusion of the Easter Yearling Sale in April. Vivian, 64, began at Coles Brothers in Adelaide in 1977 and joined Inglis in 2004 as a bloodstock consult ...

The Irishman's new Hong Kong based-have transferred him to the care of Sydney conditioner Mark Newnham. While he will spend the immediate future in Australia, Newnham said he will likely head to Hong Kong at some point. The Irishman had three starts in New Zealand for former trainer Tony Pike, for whom he won on debut at Avondale in September and finished runner-up in the Listed Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day in his last start in his homeland. The son of Tavistock has only just arrived in Sydney, but Newnham said he is pleased with what he has seen so far.