Missing a host of their star players, the Matildas go down to Panama 1-0 in the first of two friendlies in West Australia.

The Matildas suffer their first loss under Joe Montemurro as Michelle Heyman misses a last minute chance against Panama in the first of two friendlies.

Yellow Sam got over the top of them Image: Racing Photos via Getty Images Yellow Sam has earned a shot at the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) next month at Caulfield with a strong win on Saturday.

For trainer Lindsey Smith, Yellow Sam’s toughness in a finish wasn’t going to be the reason she’d be beaten in the final race at Caulfield on Saturday. Second up off a win in the Golden Topaz (1200m) ...

Yellow Sam has earned a shot at the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) next month at Caulfield with a strong win on Saturday.

Smith outlined his plan after Yellow Sam's win in the MRC Chairman’s Club Handicap (1440m) race at Caulfield on Saturday. “It’s a crazy plan, but this what we thought.

Yellow Sam continues her comeback at Caulfield on Saturday, coincidently 50 years ago to the day the Irish hurdler she is named after landed a massive betting plunge.

Sam Kerr would have liked what she saw just as much as new Matildas coach Joe Montemurro as the Tillies played a “perfect game” in a 3-0 win over Slovenia in Perth on Thursday.

A successful betting plunge at Caulfield would be a fitting tribute to her famous Irish namesake but comeback mare Yellow Sam has equally been a brilliant money spinner.