Star Thoroughbreds' Denise Martin is trying to keep a lid on things ahead of the much-anticipated return of Espiona (Extreme Choice) in Saturday's G2 Light Fingers S. She spoke to TDN AusNZ about securing the star filly as a yearling, her faith in Chris Waller to develop her potential and managing lofty expectations.

Extreme talent Espiona ready for Star campaign

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As The All-Star Mile heads into the twilight of voting this weekend, we take a look at five of the horses that currently hover on the periphery of the top 10 in this unique popularity contest.

Dark days ahead as All-Star Mile poll reaches pointy end

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Click here to view all Rosehill trial replays

Thursday's Rosehill 2-year-old trials turned out to be a domination of the seven-figure pricetags, with three of the five heats taken out by horses that cost $1 million or more through the 2021 yearling sales season, highlighted by Loving Gaby's (I Am Invincible) sister, Greece.

Millionaire's Row at Rosehill trials

Julius Sandhu likes to let the 2-year-olds in his Cranbourne stables tell him when they are ready to run. And the still relatively new trainer on the Victorian racing scene reckons Lofty Strike, the Snitzel colt from G1 Golden Slipper star Overreach (Exceed And Excel), is saying all the right things ahead of Saturday’s G3 Blue Diamond Prelude.

Sandhu says young stars will tell you when they're ready to strike 

In our weekly series, we take a walk down memory lane to learn about some of the characters, both human and equine, in whose honour our important races are named. This week we remember the Bart Cummings mare Light Fingers (Le Filou {Fr}), who has the G2 Light Fingers S. at Randwick this weekend.

Who was I?

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Black type preview: Awapuni

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