It’s too early to draw comparisons to his half-brother Vega Magic, but co-trainer Sean Casey liked what he saw from debutant Magic To Exceed at Belmont on Wednesday.

The impact French Derby winner Lope De Vega is having on Australian racing is coming too late for breeders who dismissed the stallion in his early shuttle days almost a decade ago.

Redzel, the world’s highest stakes earning sprinter, has a point to prove in Saturday’s $2 million TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.

Chris Scholtz reviews the Sydney barrier trials at Randwick on March 29 and Warwick Farm on April 1.

Three TJ Smith Stakes contenders stepped out in the third trial.