#Australian Group 1

Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard's Horse & Hound. Cups double to Major Meister Major Meister, a son of the American sire Art Major, has been the star of the Country Cups racing in Victoria. He won the $100000…

James McDonald guides Romantic Warrior to victory in the Group 2 Jockey Club Cup at Sha Tin last month. Picture: Lo Chun Kit-Getty Images James McDonald has a lot of big races on his CV but he's determined to add the Group 1 Hong Kong Cup to that list and he won't get many better opportunities than this Sunday with rising star Romantic Warrior. The…

James McDonald believes Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will prove a benefit heading into Saturday's Golden Slipper. Picture: Getty Images Champion jockey James McDonald is convinced Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will actually prove a "blessing" when she contests the $5m Longines Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on…

Top Ranked and Ellsberg fought out a historic dead-heat in the Group 1 $1.5m The TAB Epsom (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The finish had everyone guessing and took judges Sean Farrar and Nick Chalmers nearly 10 minutes to try and determine if there was a margin between the grey Top Ranked and Ellsberg on his inside. After an agonising wait…

Longchamp's big race meeting in early October centers on the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1). Arc Day at the famous racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne of Paris is a mighty one, with six Group 1 races on Sunday. But Saturday is a big day in its own right. The day before the Arc, Longchamp hosts several major prizes, including two Group 1 races and…

The Brocklesby kicks off the new Flat turf season in Britain at Doncaster The Brocklesby is not only the traditional opener for the Flat season, it also gives pedigree enthusiasts a chance to gauge some of the first-season sires with runners on show too. Those first-season sires with runners here are Expert Eye (I Still Have Faith), Havana Grey…