Sir Delius

Favoured for the G1 Melbourne Cup next month, two-time Group 1 winner Sir Delius (Frankel) has been ruled out of both the G1 Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup by Racing Victoria stewards due to a heightened injury profile. Owned by a partnership that includes Go Bloodstock Australia, the four-year-old colt has run first or second in all four runs Down Under. A winner of Doomben's G3 JRA Chairman's Handicap in May, he was second in the G2 Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick last month. Successful in the G1 Underwood Stakes next,...

White Birch, who holds an entry in Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp, headlines the newly-published catalogue for the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, which takes place at Park Paddocks from Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31. Trained by John Murphy, the son of Ulysses is already a winner at the top level, having defeated dual Derby hero Auguste Rodin in last year's Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh. Last seen finishing fifth in the G1 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, he possesses a...

Parchment Party (Constitution) is poised to become the first American-trained runner in the G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday, November 4, with Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez again booked to ride after partnering the 'TDN Rising Star' to a wide-margin victory in June's GII Belmont Gold Cup Stakes. The Bill Mott-trained Parchment Party was one of 120 nominations for the Melbourne Cup published on Tuesday, with his emphatic win at Saratoga earning him an automatic spot in 'the race that stops a nation'. Leigh Jordon, executive general...

Making his Australian bow, Sir Delius (Frankel) ran out a 1 1/4-length winner of the G3 JRA Chairman's Handicap over 2000 metres at Doomben on Saturday (video). The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trainee topped the Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale at 1.3 million gns last autumn. Sold to Waterhouse and Bott who were part of a partnership with Go Racing, De Burgh Equine, and McKeever Bloodstock, the bay stalked in midfield before rallying just off Floating (Puissance De Lune) in upper straight and forging clear at the 100-metre mark. The...