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There were two horses who came into Saturday’s racing boasting unbeaten records and they emerged with their perfect records intact

Normally a Tuesday afternoon at Mackay would not generate a huge amount of interest but Ashley Butler provided some excitement on the day.

It was another Saturday afternoon with some excellent racing where Lady Shenandoah continued her progression into a superstar racehorse.

After a career spanning 25 starts and picking up seven wins including two at the highest level, I Wish I Win has been retired from racing.

The autumn races are really starting to hot up now. The Group 1 races are coming thick and fast with four of them on Saturday afternoon.

The All-Star Mile is one of the top races this weekend where the Hayes’ Mr Brightside will take on his stablemate dubbed as ‘Mini’ Brightside.

Feroce was the first winner that Dominic Sutton trained just last year, he now has the honour of being the trainer’s first Group 1 success.

There were two top-level successes in Asia for James McDonald and Rachel King over the weekend with Group 1 winners in Hong Kong and Japan.

Three Group 1 races made Saturday’s Caulfield card the best we’ve seen so far in 2025. The quality of racing on show lived up to the hype.

As we close in on the heart of the autumn schedule, there is plenty happening across Australian horse racing with lots to be discussed.