It is almost impossible to bet against the Purdon-Rasmussen machine at the moment and the good news for punters on tonight's $125,000 Northern Oaks at Alexandra Park is you won't have to.

The late engagement of a Singapore Airlines flight to Melbourne this morning ended the Xtravagant crisis.

The late engagement of a Singapore Airlines flight to Melbourne tomorrow morning ended the Xtravagant crisis.

Stephen McKee is one of New Zealand's top horse trainers. With father Trevor, he trained Sunline, the world's highest-earning racemare of her time.

It was a victory that brought both delight and relief after a frustrating spring in Melbourne where Volkstok'n'barrell was below par after suffering from an asthma-related complaint.

Mark Oulaghan has successfully played a waiting game with Guarantor.

Gold Rush, likely to head toward the upcoming Group One juvenile features, broke quickly from the gates to sit on the pace.

High profile trainers Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott are accused of presenting horses for racing with banned levels of cobalt in their systems.

Time restrictions have ruled Kawi out of the Queensland winter carnival.

Splendido's connections have designs on making the three-year-old's first victory a memorable one.

The precocious juvenile posted his third and most important victory to date when he proved too good for his rivals in the group three Phoenix Park 2YO Classic at New Plymouth yesterday.

The two high-profile mares met in yesterday's group two Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) with Catkins the favourite ahead of First Seal.

BMW New Zealand Derby market took another twist yesterday when a tenacious performance from Rangipo saw him take over as the classic favourite.

The Auckland Trotting Club is set to make racing horses at Alexandra Park the most financially viable prospect in the country.

Matt Cameron will make a stunning return to riding after a sickening fall with a round to travel in the first race at Matamata on Sunday.

If horse racing were a science, we wouldn't see results like this.

Mark Purdon says Have Faith In Me can smash big sister Adore Me's Australasian mile record to win the A$750,000 Miracle Mile.

This wasn't a $125,000 gamble like the rest of the opposition was racing for.