Golden Slipper placegetters Frolic and Tulip are vying for favouritism in the season’s third Group One race for two-year-olds but a better behaved Menari could put them to the test.
 

Apprentice Tiffani Brooker finished the best month of her career with a double on Wednesday and hopes to carry the momentum in the lead up to the winter carnival.

Trainer Tony McEvoy tackles the opening day of The Championships at Randwick with two good chances in Group One races but harbours concerns over the state of the track.

 Former Sydneysider Brazen Moss has been thrown in the deep end at Doomben but has things in his favour as he tries to make the jump from midweek class horse to open company.

Doomben has bounced back from a soaking and is set to host Saturday’s scheduled race meeting despite receiving 153 mm of rain on Thursday.

A heavy Randwick track is a cause of concern for Melbourne trainer John Moloney ahead of the Carbine Club Stakes.

When Perfect Dare attempts to clean up the Country Championships final at Randwick, trainer Matthew Dunn can take a short break from mopping the flood waters that have inundated his stables at Murwillumbah.

Despite trainer Robbie Laing’s initial reservations about stretching So Si Bon out to a staying distance again, the talented colt will line up as a genuine contender in the $2 million Australian Derby at Randwick.

Luke got it  correct again last Friday so is 10 from 16 in the free Friday night previews. He has 1 he believes will get you the money tomorrow and you can also have a futures collect on.

A significant milestone is within reach of iron horse Burning Front who will smash through the $1 million prize money barrier if his rich vein of form continues at Bendigo in the Golden Mile.

One weekend he’s attending one of the world’s biggest race days, and the next a meeting in country Victoria.

Jockey Craig Williams has been given the all-clear to take his rides on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick.
 

The complexion of the VOBIS Gold Rush has changed with odds-on favourite Limestone a scratching from the $250,000 race for two-year-olds at Bendigo. Where is Darren Weir heading instead?
 

The Doomben race meeting remains in limbo ahead of track inspections of the waterlogged surface.
 

Star Turn is the latest of this season’s three-year-old colts to be retired to stud.
 

All the facts and figures for the Saturday’s Australian Derby at Royal Randwick. Plus read the key players thoughts leading into the big race.

All the facts and figures for the Saturday’s Sires Produce Stakes at Royal Randwick. Plus read the key players thoughts leading into the big race.

All the facts and figures for the Saturday’s T J Smiths Stakes at Royal Randwick. Plus read the key players thoughts leading into the big race.

The Sydney Cup remains a possibility for Tavago after initial fears he would miss the rest of the autumn and possibly the spring.

The smallest horse in Sydney’s premier stable will be aiming for the biggest prize on the first day of The Championships at Randwick.

The middle distance experiment with Chautauqua didn’t work but Tommy Berry is in no doubt the horse can reclaim his title as Australia’s sprint king.

Murray Baker won’t compare his other Australian Derby winners to current hope Jon Snow but who does he rate as toughest to beat in this year’s Derby?

Injury curtailed Victoria Derby aspirations for lightly raced Mandalay Bay in the spring but trainer Matt Laurie is hoping the gelding can still make an impact in the Queensland equivalent.

Well-rested stayer Polarisation has been tasked with giving Godolphin’s European contingent a feel-good factor after The Gold Trail’s demise on his Australian debut at Mornington.
 

BMW winner Jameka is being treated for travel sickness which will rule her out of a clash with Winx in Sydney and has cast a doubt on international plans. What does it mean for Jameka in the future?
 

Corey Brown wouldn’t swap Menari for any other horse in Saturday’s Inglis Sires and believes he can get him his first G1 in Sydney in 5 years. Who was Corey Brown’s last G1 winner in Sydney?

Show A Star will always hold a special place in the stable of Matt Cumani as he has so far given him his only city wins as a trainer.

The Peter and Will Hulbert training partnership will break one of its golden rules when brilliant barrier trial winner Cooroi Chase runs at Doomben.

The Brisbane Race club is still hoping conditions will clear enough to allow racing at Doomben to go ahead.
 

The Gwenda Marwell-trained Pomelo remains the favourite for the Provincial Championship final ahead of the first two from the Newcastle qualifier.