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The champion mare Winx returned to racing at Randwick on Saturday taking her third Group 1 WFA The Star Apollo Stakes over 1400m after her earlier wins in 2016 and 2017 - the atmosphere was rock star performance status and befitting now of Chris Waller s world class athlete and she duly delivered with another outstanding performance Read More

Winx's 30th successive win and third win in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes at Randwick on Saturday - in pictures by Martin King Read More

Group 1 winning filly Amphitrite returned in style yesterday in the TAB Vanity at Flemington and her subsequent victory now has her rated a $7 equal second favourite with TAB for the All-Star Mile at Flemington on March 16. Read More

The Mark Newnham-trained Nakeeta Jane (by So You Think) announced herself as a genuine Group 1 winning 3-year-old prospect with an impressive late surge victory in the $200,000, Group 2, TAB Light Fingers Stakes on the Apollo Stakes program at Royal Randwick in Sydney. Read More

There are of course the numbers, 30 straight wins, 34 in total from 40 starts, stakes earnings of $23,080,674, a new race record for the Group 2 WFA The Star Apollo Stakes, but jockey Hugh Bowman said it all of Winx s win at Randwick on Saturday in the 2019 renewal of the race that the result was there for everyone to see . Read More

Black Caviar Lightning - Sunlight ($4-$3.30 fav), which finished third, was favourite all the way through betting and was easily the most popular runner in terms of money held. The Coolmore Stud winner held nearly twice as much as Osborne Bulls with In Her Time the third most popular runner. Read More

Sunday s meetings include Port Macquarie, Moe, Nowra, Werribee, Sunshine Coast, Hong Kong s Sha Tin, Singapore s Kranji, South Africa s Scottsville, France s Angers UK s Huntingdon and Market Rasen and Ireland s Navan. Read More

So often the bridesmaid in the feature race sprints, the six-year-old mare In Her Time managed to overcome a ruined pre-race plan to eclipse the best sprinters in the land in the $750,000 Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington on Saturday. Read More

2019 Group 2 Apollo Stakes - What the beaten jockeys said Read More

The winning margin was narrow but trainer Robert Hickmott was suitably encouraged by the fighting qualities of his German import Schabau in taking the Lawn Handicap over 2000 metres at Flemington on Saturday. Read More

Kathy O Hara used You Make Me Smile s fitness and modest weight allowance to perfection at Randwick on Saturday to win the $125,000, Lunar New Year Bm 88 Handicap (1300m) to make it three wins in succession for the Jason Coyle trained So You Think four-year-old gelding. Read More

Betting Information on the Apollo Stakes - Amount of money placed on Winx to win (Fixed Odds only) $2,085,108 Read More

Group 1-winning filly Amphitrite has two chances to land a spot in next month's $5 million All-Star Mile but she might only need the first opportunity following her super first-up win in the Vanity Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. Read More

The Group 3, Southern Cross Stakes at Royal Randwick saw a seasoned group of Sydney sprinters opposed by an untapped talent in the form of Brutal (by O Reilly) and ultimately rule the roost, Eckstein (by I Am Invincible) and Dothraki (by Mossman) narrowly defeating the previously unbeaten 3-year-old home. Read More

He might not yet be viewed as being among the stable's elite youngsters, but Godolphin's Exceed And Excel colt Microphone has earned a shot at the Sydney riches after taking his game to a new level in Saturday's Listed Talindert Stakes at Flemington. Read More

Godolphin added to their fine record this season of two-year-old winners when Tenley came from the rear of the field to storm past the field to win the Pierro Plate (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday Read More

Mid Saturday morning another major wager of $219,000 at $1.10 was placed on Winx for this afternoon's Group 2 The Star Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick Read More

Track conditions, form and scratchings for Randwick - Track Good 4 - rail out 3m for the entire circuit - 4mm of irrigation for the last 24 hours, 22mm for the last seven days - no rain for the last 24 hours, 17.6mm for the last seven days - weather partly cloudy 27c - 13 scratchings - FINAL Read More

Track conditions, form and scratchings for Flemington - Track Good 4 - rail in the true position for the entire circuit - 7mm of irrigation for the last 24 hours, 36mm for the last seven days - no rain for the last 24 hours, 6.4mm for the last seven days - weather sunny 25c - 14 scratchings - FINAL Read More

Voting for the inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile entered its final phase on Friday at noon when Racing Victoria took down the progressive tally for the final three days of voting. Read More