RACECALLER Greg Miles barely had time to spit out the words, "Holy Heart" as the six-year-old unwound an explosive finishing burst to give apprentice Josh Cartwright his "proudest moment" in racing at Moonee Valley on Friday night. The...

EXCITING filly Appalachian Annie may be heading to the city next start after scoring an outstanding debut win at Yarra Valley on Saturday. Unwanted in betting at $18, the three-year-old caught punters unaware, defying the outside barrier and running slick...

HANDY miler Surfside gave trainer Vincent Malady a sensational winning double when the gelding missed the start badly and stormed home to score at Murtoa on Saturday. The six-year-old's victory came just three races after stablemate Holy Heart posted his first...

A GEAR change helped Holy Heart recapture his best form and romp home for an easy win at Murtoa on Saturday. The six-year-old had been racing below his best this campaign, but trainer Vincent Malady made a winning move when he replaced winkers with blinkers on...

SIX-year-old Nowhere Man was finally rewarded for his consistency but his Casterton maiden win came at price. The son of Mookta appeared as if he was going to have to settle for another minor placing in Sunday's Hygain Maiden Plate (1200m), but he raised an extra...

SURFSIDE and Meteoric gave trainer Vin Malady his first quinella in memory when they fought on the finish of the last race at Swan Hill on Monday. Vin couldn't remember the last time he had trained a quinella, if ever, with Surfside ($15) upstaging his more...

YOUNG local apprentice Boris Thornton capitalised on his three kilo claim when he booted home track specialist Providence at Geelong today. Shouldering 58kg after the allowance, Providence gave Thornton his 12th win for the season when charged away to win in...

Well-bred gelding Tigidig Tigidig has hit the ground running posting his maiden win at just his second start for his new stable. The rising four-year-old flagged better wins were ahead of him when he followed his encouraging third at Geelong last month to land...

IMPROVING galloper Providence led the charge when scored at Geelong on a day when the stable went close to landing a treble across two race meetings on Sunday. Providence appreciated the synthetic track to land the  Simonds Homes 0 - 64 Handicap (1300m),...

IMPROVING galloper Harold Bluetooth will have to step to a new level after he posted his third career win, leading all the way at Terang. The five-year-old has been a revelation for the stable since he made a late start to his career at the start of his four-year-old...

WITHOUT a fly in sight, Harold Bluetooth staged a stunning form reversal to post his second career win at Geelong. At his previous start, Harry had finished last when resuming at Geelong’s Boxing Day meeting but there was good reason for the failure as his...

FRUSTRATING galloper Platinum Panther rewarded the patience of the local “Boys From The Hill” syndicate with an overdue win at Warrnambool. The flashy grey had been slow from the barriers at recent starts but got his act together when he jumped away with...