Striking Written Tycoon colt Ocean Emperor lived up to his impressive barrier trial form when leading all the way at his career debut over 1100 metres on the Kensington track at Randwick on Wednesday. Backed in from $7.50 to $2.10, Ocean Emperor was used up early to take advantage of his inside barrier before Jason Collett set the Bjorn Baker-trained colt to an all-out drive at the 350m. The Rubrick colt El Buena gradually wore in to the lead but fell a neck short while his C

Trainer Gary Portelli is hoping talented three-year-old Disruptor can start to make up for lost time when he returns from an unexpected 10 month absence at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. After the gelding posted his first win back in June, Portelli had his sights set on the spring carnival but those plans had to be shelved due to injury. “I gave him a couple of weeks to freshen up, he was 10 days in just trot and cantering and he had a little buckle in his tendon so he had to hav