Bella Nipotina has lifted herself off the canvas to upstage defending titleholder Private Eye and Everest winner Think About It in the $3 million Giga Kick Stakes at Rosehill.

Price took the Australian Bloodstock-owned Lastotchka to Breakfast With The Stars at Flemington on Tuesday morning for a first look at Headquarters before next week’s Melbourne Cup.

Williams partners the Chris Waller-trained Soulcombe and will be hoping to have that gelding parked somewhere in between his two previous victors.

Champion jockey Craig Williams has found his purpose in life and is on a mission to raise millions for the war-torn country.

Champion jockey Craig Williams will ride Alcohol Free in Saturday’s Everest.

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7th October 2023

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Craig Williams made the trip for the 1000-metre hit-out in which the four-time Group 1 winner defeated Saint Bathans by three-quarters of a length.

Craig Williams said his and his wife Larysa’s constant dealings with the war in Ukraine has given him a greater perspective on life and helped him shrug off the disappointment of losing the ride on sprint star Giga Kick.

Craig Williams partnered the dual G1 winner in his piece of work, days before he meets a small but select field over 1000 metres first-up

The Mr Brightside chant could be the new anthem of spring in Melbourne and Sydney after a breathtaking Group 1 Memsie Stakes blitz.