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9 November 2026

Settebello steps up for North West Plate victory

Connections of Settebello ($8.50) are predicting a successful summer ahead after the gelding claimed the Kevin Redpath North West Plate Final (2180m) in Burnie on Friday night. The six-year-old gelded son of American Ideal, driven by Mark Yole, stepped cleanly from barrier one in the standing-start event...

8 November 2026

Leap To Fame primed for NZ Cup destiny

THIS race means a lot to Grant Dixon. While the great Leap To Fame has nothing left to prove, winning his first iconic NZ Cup would cement the greatest CV the sport has seen. He fell just short last year when second to compatriot Kingman when Dixon admits “he probably wasn’t absolutely 100...

7 November 2026

Hewitt's high Trans-Tasman hopes

BRAD Hewitt is in for a busy few weeks if the cards fall his way. The Goulburn trainer-driver confirmed his star three-year-old Palladium was Christchurch-bound for the Group 1 NZ Derby on November 20. And he’s desperate to land a slot in the $1.5 million TAB Eureka the following night with his...

6 November 2026

Trotting "Queen" still a long way of racetrack return

CHAMPION trotting mare Keayang Zahara won’t be back in action until well into next year. Co-trainer Paddy Lee said she would definitely miss Victoria’s summer riches and Group 1 Hammerhead Mile at Menangle in March. “The Inter Dominion is the aim,” he said. “She’s...