Clark and Waterhouse/Bott stable combine for another Canberra Cup

She doesn’t have the Winx aura of invincibility but champion jockey James McDonald says Australia’s best racehorse Verry Elleegant has earned the right to be the horse to beat in her Group 1 return at Randwick on Saturday.

Bjorn Baker is locked in a thrilling duel with Godolphin for second place on the Sydney trainers’ premiership.

After almost 18 months sidelined by a tendon injury, Samadoubt will bid to resurrect his career, starting at Randwick on Saturday.

It’s the comeback that trainer Bjorn Baker had his doubts would actually happen but he’s excited to take Group 1 winner Samadoubt back to the races at Randwick on Saturday.