Shane Tritton's attitude to tomorrow night's $170,000 Sires' Stakes Final sums up why having Australians in our major races can only be good.

Exceptional filly The Orange Agent has been handed the toughest assignment of her career in the New Zealand Oaks on Friday.

The Australian assault on the Harness Jewels has grown to five.

The Orange Agent's South Island debut at Addington on Saturday should send more than alarm bells through her rivals - the emergency sirens should be going off.

Wairarapa trainer Andrew Campbell declared Perth filly Delicacy a freak after her win in Saturday's A$500,000 South Australian Derby.

Pump Up The Volume continued a proud family tradition at Arawa Park yesterday when he emulated his mother in claiming the feature staying event on the card.

Attitude and determination define horse racing. Take Paxton Conder, having her first race ride in the amateur jockeys' event at Hastings this afternoon.

Northern filly The Orange Agent has been heavily backed with the bookies to win the next round of the battle to be the princess of pacing.

So you didn't think debut runner No More Tears could win Saturday's $50,000 Hamilton Vets 2YO Stakes at Te Rapa.

Novice filly No More Tears caused a boilover at Te Rapa yesterday when she stormed home late to snatch a stakes victory on debut as she claimed the day's feature event.

Te Rapa feature will be no cakewalk with Stradivarius and Miss Wilson in the race.

Sunset is far away for an industry that deserves and earns the government support it gets, writes John Allen.

Tony Barron is not far off making the 2014-15 season his best, but whether he eclipses his record tonight at Forbury Park remains to be seen.

Carpe Diem impressed Pletcher by moving four furlongs in 48.60 seconds, picking up his speed with every fraction. Jockey John Velazquez was aboard.

Bring Me The Maid has arrived in Brisbane to strengthen Melbourne trainer Peter Moody's assault on the winter carnival.

Application has been made to run the abandoned $20,000 Vodafone Warriors Women In League Fillies Classic next week.

Foxton trainer Richard French is hoping for a little more luck with consistent mare Marotiri Miss when she tackles the Listed Manawatu ITM Anzac 1600 at Awapuni today.

Abidewithme added 2000m to her resume in Saturday's Travis Stakes at Te Rapa and yesterday morning it got her trainer Jason Bridgman thinking.

Deceptive filly Shees Flawless gave Sam Spratt a high-speed thrill at Te Rapa that turned back the clock to her glory days as the regular partner of a dual New Zealand Horse of the Year.

New Zealand's greatest stable scored three huge wins at Menangle yesterday - and they only had two horses racing.

East Otago trotting trainer Phil Williamson was just about in mourning yesterday after hearing of the death of outstanding trotting sire Sundon.

Underrated gelding Leebaz earned a chance to atone in next month's Doomben Cup with his dogged win at the Gold Coast on Saturday.