The Team Hawkes stable, fresh off their TJ Smith Stakes victory with Briasa, are poised for further Group 1 success in Sydney this weekend, with their promising colt Nepotism heading the betting markets for the 2025 Champagne Stakes.

The curtain closes on the Group 1 action of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival this Saturday at Randwick with the running of the $1.5 million Schweppes All Aged Stakes (1400m), and all eyes are on the grey flash Briasa to potentially add another elite level victory to his autumn haul.

The formidable trainer-jockey combination of Chris Waller and James McDonald continued their dominant run at Royal Randwick, securing their second Group 1 victory on Day 2 of The Championships with the talented mare Fangirl claiming the 2025 Queen Of The Turf Stakes. Just one race after stablemate Via Sistina equalled Winx's record with her seventh Group 1 win of the season in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Fangirl ($2.50F) added another prestigious trophy to Waller's cabinet, saluting for punters in the Group 1 $1 million Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m). Fangirl was initially entered for both the Queen Elizabeth Stakes…

Chris Waller's exceptional import, Via Sistina, etched her name further into racing folklore, equalling the legendary Winx's remarkable record of seven Group 1 victories in a single season with a dominant performance in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2025 at Royal Randwick. The outstanding daughter of Fastnet Rock ($2F) delivered a third consecutive elite-level victory in Sydney, much to the delight of punters, in another stellar edition of the Group 1 $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) on Day 2 of The Championships. "She just keeps turning up every week, I’d like to have a few more like her," Waller told…

Arapaho Stuns in Sydney Cup, Clocking Record Time in Upset Victory The staying feature on Day 2 of The Championships witnessed a significant upset as Bjorn Baker's $20 outsider, Arapaho, defied expectations to claim the Sydney Cup 2025 in emphatic record-breaking fashion. The resilient eight-year-old Lope De Vega gelding, who had finished fourth in the lead-up Tancred Stakes, relished the step up in distance and a drop in weight, powering away to a dominant victory in the Group 1 $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m). Arapaho crossed the finish line nearly three lengths ahead of the Matthew Smith-trained Waltham ($51), while…

Matt Laurie's remarkable Sydney autumn carnival continued in spectacular fashion on Saturday as his exceptional filly Treasurethe Moment ($1.55F) lived up to her short quote, securing her eighth consecutive victory in the Group 1 $1 million Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick. Laurie, who had already tasted Group 1 success this preparation with Treasurethe Moment in the rescheduled Vinery Stud Stakes and Vinrock in last week's Inglis Sires', added the prestigious Oaks to his burgeoning record. The daughter of Alabama Express became the first filly since Hungry Heart in 2021 to complete the coveted Vinery Stud Stakes / Australian Oaks double…