A ballot-exempt golden ticket from the G3 Belmont Gold Cup had the connections of Parchment Party dreaming of venturing where no American-trained horse had gone before: travelling halfway round the world to capture the G1 Melbourne Cup. 

Carnival pioneers: The Americans bidding to make Melbourne Cup history

Parchment Party

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The anticipation is always high with a first season sire's maiden runners, and Pinatubo and Portland Sky will have their first chance of a winner on Tuesday in the G3 Maribyrnong Plate. Connections of the three runners split between the two sires spoke about their hopes for their colts and why they took the leap into the first season's unknown.

First season sires Pinatubo and Portland Sky butt heads in the Maribyrnong Plate

Maribyrnong Plate

From the lush paddocks of Tweenhills to the turf of Flemington, it's been quite the journey, both literally and figuratively for the Qatar Racing homebreds Buckaroo, Middle Earth and Valiant King that are taking aim at the Melbourne Cup.

The little corner of Gloucestershire firing three darts at the race that stops a nation

Tweenhills

It was Happy Valley that took centre stage on Sunday as it hosted its only day meeting for the season. Champion jockey Zac Purton continued on his winning way, posting a treble, while both Hugh Bowman and David Hayes recorded doubles. Karis Teetan also reached a significant milestone, notching his 300th win at Happy Valley.

Hong Kong Review: Purton claims a three-timer

Hong Kong Review

In today's 'The TTR Ten' rapid-fire Q&A session, it's Darren Dance of Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock (ATB) tackling our ten questions.

The TTR Ten with Darren Dance

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Looking Ahead - November 03

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