Chris Waller believes the best is still to come for Verry Elleegant after she stamped her class on the Group One Australian Oaks with another dominant win. The filly hasn’t been straightforward to train and at times has struggled to settle in her races but the time and effort invested by the Waller team and jockey James McDonald has been rewarded with her racing manners finally complementing her ability. Despite a wide draw, McDonald was cool under pressure, easing Verry Elle

New Zealand owner-breeder Don Goodwin was a proud man watching Verry Elleegant race to group 1 victory in the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. A lot of the time you hear about planning in racing, but this was the ultimate case of patience and planning. It had been five years in the making, since Goodwin bought Danroad broodmare Opulence. “I bought her in foal at a sale and it was to send her to Zed, and this is this horse. You can say that worked,” Goodwin said. “I

Glen Boss, the Doncaster specialist, delivered Brutal’s owners the biggest mile race in the country –breaking a hoodoo for one and losing a bet for another – and a second group 1 of the afternoon for managing owner Rupert Legh. Boss took his seventh Doncaster and had it won as they topped the rise. Brutal ($6.50) chased down Dreamforce ($21) to win by a length, with top weight Hartnell ($7.50) another 2½ lengths way in third. “He is just a proper horse. This only the start