The unit of distance we know as a mile has its origins in Ancient Rome where it was first measured as mille passus; a thousand paces.

Saturday’s McEwen Stakes winner The Inferno put his name forward as a possible Everest runner – so where does he fit?

Japanese stallion Maurice sits seventh for both number of winners and total earnings among first season sires but beyond those surface numbers lay clues that he may prove the pick of the freshman.

One of the stories of the racing year has been the rise of Jamie Kah who leads the Melbourne Jockey's Premiership turning into 2021.