It was a disappointing result for punters in the Restricted Listed $2 million Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m) on Saturday with the favourite Isotope throwing her rider in the event eventually won in a runaway upset by the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Aim.

A breakneck tempo and inside alley worked in favour of the Chris Waller-trained Shaquero who became the first colt in five years to salute in the Restricted Listed $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast.

Co-trainer Gai Waterhouse chases her fifth victory in the $2 million The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday saddling-up the well-backed favourite Swift Alliance.

New training partners Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes were left celebrating their first Group 1 win at Flemington on Thursday as promising three-year-old filly Personal won the $1 million Kennedy Oaks (2500m). Damien Oliver saddled the daughter of Fastnet Rock, and not for the first time, proved no match for the rest of the field winning the Oaks for the second year in a row. After a brilliant ride last year aboard Miami Bound, Olly proved that patience really is a virtue by getting well back in his run before producing the filly late out wide. With a cracking tempo…

The Lexus Melbourne Cup will be heading back to Macedon Lodge following Twilight Payment’s all-the-way win in Tuesday’s $7.75 million race that stops a nation. Champion trainer Joseph O’Brien secured his second Cup after a terrific ride from 25-year-old jockey Jye McNeil, who rolled straight to the front and didn’t look back over the famous two-mile race. McNeil was brave enough to press forward ahead of Kerrin McEvoy and Tiger Moth as the pair led the rest of the field by a whopping six lengths heading into the final turn. Twilight Payment rounded the bend beautifully to kick away along…

Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy will saddle the favourite Tiger Moth in today’s $7.5 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) hoping to win the great race for a fourth time aboard Aidan O’Brien’s Irish import. The four-year-old son of Galileo is making his first appearance downunder off a last start win in the Group 3 Kilternan Stakes at Leopardstown and will step out as the $6.50 favourite at Flemington. McEvoy has won the time-honoured race twice in the last four years aboard Cross Counter and Almandin and, not surprisingly, thinks Tiger Moth is ready to peak on his run. “Confidence is Aidan…