KRISTEN Buchanan has set her sights on capturing another feature race at Grafton’s famous July carnival. This time it’s the $200,000 Westlawn Finance Grafton Cup (2350m) on Thursday week with stable warrior Stylebender. And the Wyong trainer says the ageless gelding’s final lead-up at Rosehill Gardens tomorrow will top him off for the Listed feature. Buchanan, who won the 2020 South Grafton Cup (1600m) with Jazzland and 2024 John Carlton Cup (1195m) with Cecil Street Lad, has

LAST year’s Caloundra Cup produced the subsequent Caulfield and Melbourne Cups hero Half Yours. And whilst Kris Lees certainly isn’t thinking that far ahead, he is keen to back up Bestower in tomorrow’s renewal of the $500,000 Listed feature to be run over 2400m at the Sunshine Coast. The five-year-old mare, proven at the distance, made good ground when fourth to Zuleika in the Listed Tattersall’s Gold Crown (2100m) at Eagle Farm last Saturday. “I backed Bestower up just over

SPARE is one of the best named horses currently racing – but there was much more to his brilliant breakthrough victory at Hawkesbury yesterday. The now four-year-old’s belated beginning to his career was worth the wait when he romped away with the Essential Asset & Fire Midway 3YO & Up Maiden Handicap (1000m) at only his second start. Hawkesbury trainer Jason Attard was understandably thrilled to see the son of Harry Angel (Spare is the name of Prince Harry’s 2023 memoir book

LUKE Price says it was a tough decision to make determining dual acceptor Island Dec’s mission at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. But he is confident the Midway Benchmark 72 Handicap (1200m) is the right race. Last start Canterbury winner Island Dec also was an acceptor for the slightly shorter Benchmark 78 Handicap (1100m) against her own sex. Price trains in partnership with his father Rob at Kembla Grange, and each had their views on which race to target. “Rob was keen on th