On a day when the queen of the turf, Winx, again asserted her dominance, a filly dubbed “Winx Junior” has shown her class to win her first Group One race.

The joy of witnessing Winx stride towards equine immortality turned to concern for racegoers at Randwick as the Sydney Cup was called off after fears two fallen riders and a stricken horse were in further jeopardy.

A supreme staying performance from New Zealand filly Bonneval in the Australian Oaks at Randwick has given her trainers a unique Classic double in Sydney.

Winx has confirmed her place as a modern-day great of Australian racing, winning the Queen Elizabeth Stakes to make it 17 victories on end.
 

Derryn brushed off also-ran status in the $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes behind the world’s best sprinter Chautauqua to thrive among his age-group on day two of The Championships.

Bonneval has given her rivals a lesson in how to stay the distance with a runaway win in the $1 million ATC Australian Oaks.

A last-to-first finish from Maryore has given Canberra’s Philip Courtney the biggest thrill of his short training career in the rich Provincial Championships Final at Randwick.
 

Trainer Ben Currie went from the basement to the penthouse in the space of 40 minutes when Cantbuybetter won at Toowoomba.

The colours carried to success in a Group One race in Sydney during the autumn carnival have taken the honours in a two-year-old race at Caulfield.

Garry White originally planned for Generalissimo to contest the Provincial Championships final at Randwick.

A betting move for filly Girl In A Million came unstuck when Noble Hussler caused an upset at Toowoomba on Saturday.

Our resident greyhound expert the Guru provides the first of his Saturday night previews.

Hartnell will be running in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick trying to cement a trip to Hong Kong for another race named for the monarch, and one he might find a little easier.

Luke got it correct again last Friday so is 11 from 17 in the free Friday night previews. Tomorrow he looks at The Percy Sykes. Can he get you some cash again tomorrow?

Baguette, Tie The Knot and Spinning Hill are just three of the famous horses raced by the Tait family over their many decades in racing.

Weetwood day in Toowoomba always has a special place in retired champion jockey Chris Munce’s heart and he is hoping for another feature win when he returns as a trainer.

All the facts and figures you need for the Sydney Cup. Plus read the comments of the key players.

You can bank on Lasqueti Spirit hitting the front in the $1 million Australian Oaks, and take the odds she can stay there.

Training partners Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra know the strengths and weaknesses of their stable.
 

Katelyn Mallyon has recently achieved a dream to become a Group One-winning rider and now has her sights on more, starting with the $2 million Sydney Cup.

Stakes winner Hazzabeel needs to bounce back from a last-start failure if he’s to make an impression stepping up in distance at Caulfield.
 

An Australian Oaks win to favourite Bonneval would cap a memorable campaign for the New Zealand filly and add to an already successful carnival in Sydney for her trainers.
 

La Bella Diosa’s challenging trans-Tasman expedition poses another question at the final hurdle, with her staying capabilities under scrutiny in the Group One Australian Oaks.

The first foal of champion mare Black Caviar is not too far away from making her racetrack reappearance.
 

Dual Group One winner Stratum Star will return to the place he was born and raised to begin the next phase of his career as a stallion.

Veteran trainer Harold Norman is hoping his luck in rare visits to Toowoomba holds with Lucky Tom in the Listed Weetwood Handicap.
 

Group One-winning colt Astern has been retired and will stand alongside his sire Medaglia D’Oro in the Hunter Valley in the spring.
 

Jeff Lloyd has put his rival jockeys on notice he won’t rest on his laurels after setting a record for the most Queensland metropolitan wins.

 Two of the three jockeys suspended on careless riding charges at Sandown have lodged appeals against the severity of their bans.

Craig Williams would like nothing more than to win a Group One race in the black and white colours of Bill Sexton.