Horse Racing

In-form mare Danish Twist will now head to Queensland for the Group 1 $500,000 Sky Racing Tattersall’s Club Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on June 25 after collecting her fourth win on the trot at Randwick last Saturday.

Danish Twist, above, will head to Queensland for the Tattersall’s Club Tiara at Eagle Farm. Photo by …

Four year old mare Rustic Melody can book herself on a float to the Gold Coast for the $1m Magic Millions Trophy (1800m) on January 9 if she can win at Rosehill on Saturday.

Rustic Melody, above, needs to win at Rosehill to gain a start in the Magic Millions Trophy at the Gold Coast. …

Godolphin’s number one Australian jockey James McDonald expects his Queensland Oaks mount Rustic Melody to be right in the finish of the Group 1 classic for the fillies at Doomben on Saturday.

Jockey James McDonald is giving Rustic Melody, above, a good chance in the Queensland Oaks at Doomben. Photo by Steve Hart.

McDonald will …

Trainer Kris Lees believes that Rustic Melody is worthy of her place in the 2015 Australian Oaks field and he is confident that the promising filly is a genuine chance in what he believes is a weak edition of the Group 1 event that will be held at Royal Randwick tomorrow.

Rustic Melody will make …

Unheralded filly Candelara will head to the 2015 Australian Oaks next Saturday after she produced a very tough staying performance in the 2015 Adrian Knox Stakes at Royal Randwick this afternoon.

Candelara stamped herself as an Australian Oaks contender with an impressive win in the Adrian Knox Stakes. Photo by: Steve Hart

Candelara had not …