Mark Newnham hopes a healed abscess and a gear change will reinvigorate Diamond Tathagata’s Golden Rose campaign when the colt races in the Run To The Rose.

Superhard has followed up his debut win at Pakenham with a strong performance against midweek opposition at Sandown.

Coffs Harbour trainer Brett Bellamy will be hoping Hugh Bowman can give him a favourable report on Northern Knight when the unbeaten sprinter runs at Rosehill.

Joao Moreira will ride under lights for the first time in Australia at the Moir Stakes meeting at Moonee Valley.

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Indian jockey Trevor Patel has warmed up for his Australian debut by riding four winners at the Deagon trials.

Damian Browne will make a flying trip to Singapore to partner the Cliff Brown-trained Elite Excalibur in the Jumbo Jet Trophy at Kranji.

A Henry Dwyer-trained horse is the latest to return a positive sample to an anti-inflammatory after a jump-out at Burrumbeet.

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are finalising plans for Global Glamour’s return to racing now the mare is in contention for a run in The Everest.

McEwen Stakes contenders Houtzen and Russian Revolution have had a look at Moonee Valley ahead of the Group Two race over 1000m.

Jessamin made a fine first impression at Warwick Farm in November, and she is ready to return from a spell at the same track.

In a surprise move the ATC has left Spieth out of its shortlist of 5 to secure its slot in the $10 million Everest

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Champion trainer Lee Freedman has gained his employment pass in Singapore and will begin training there from this week.

Craig Williams is unlikely to ride Houtzen in a Moonee Valley gallop ahead of the filly’s spring return at the same track in the Group Two McEwen Stakes.

Jockey Josh Adams has gone from the high of a Group Two win to the low of a six-week suspension.

Catchy has been nominated for the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes but the Blue Diamond winner is expected to take on the males in the Danehill Stakes.

Gingernuts has come through the first start of his Caulfield Cup campaign in New Zealand in good order.

Group One-winning sprinter Russian Revolution is scheduled to have a gallop at Moonee Valley ahead of his return in the Group Two McEwen Stakes.

Tavago has pleased his co-trainers in a Cranbourne trial but they are still weighing up whether to run him in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes.

Menari will stake his claims for the Group One Golden Rose when he runs in the lead-up at Rosehill.

Dual Melbourne Cup-winning rider Kerrin McEvoy has been inducted into the South Australian Hall of Fame.

Jockey Craig Williams has won his sixth Scobie Breasley medal for riding excellence and Winx has been named Victoria’s Horse of the Year.

Caulfield Guineas favourite Royal Symphony has had an exhibition gallop at Caulfield and could have another at Moonee Valley ahead of his spring return.

Dual Oaks winner Egg Tart will have a spring campaign aimed at the Epsom Handicap.

Star country Queensland apprentice Zoe White has celebrated her upcoming move to Brisbane with a Gold Coast winner tempered by a suspension.

The three retiring Brisbane Racing Club board members are expected to seek re-election at next month’s annual general meeting.

Brad Rawiller has been suspended for 10 meetings after pleading guilty to a careless riding charge aboard Guardini in the Heatherlie Handicap at Caulfield.

Grande Rosso has made it three wins for Lindsay Park at Caulfield with victory in the Comcater Handicap.

Five-year-old Vega Magic has led all the way to win the $1 million Group One Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.