It was described as 'the one that got away' last year when Southern Lad finished 2nd in the Wagga Town Plate when having a luckless run on a Heavy 8 track. And with trainer John O'Shea confident he's in better form this year than last, he's hoping he can go one better in the $200,000 event

Champion will be represented by two runners on Saturday, May 1st. Lightly raced three year old filly Alura looks well placed in Race 6 at Newcastle- a maiden plate over 1200m for the fillies and mares. The daughter of I Am Invincible has trialed well on two occasions leading into the first-up run on Saturday

It was a brisk Autumn morning at John O'Shea's Randwick stables on Sunday, however the sun was shining and the coffee was brewing which drew a good crowd to our 2021 Yearling Parade. 6 yearlings were paraded for the crowd plus 9 racehorses currently in work at the stable, headlined by Lion's Roar who enjoyed photo opportunities

Lion's Roar certainly gave his connections something to cheer for when coming up the Randwick rise in Saturday's Australian Derby. The son of Contributer who was tackling the 2400m journey for the first time was given an excellent steer from jockey Brenton Avdulla to get him 1 off the fence just worse than midfield from barrier 13 in the field of 16 runners. The temp was good throughout and Lion's Roar travelled beautifully throughout the run.