Richard Callander

Trainer Tony Gollan would like to see Khalama keep racing rather than head to the breeding barn in the belief she can win black-type in the summer sprints.

Monash Stakes winner Supido and Lankan Rupee are expected to headline the field for this season’s final Group race, the Bletchingly Stakes.

Only one horse has ever won Australia’s premier weight-for-age race three times but mighty mare Winx is trying to change that this season.

Having recently lost his apprentice claim, Beau Mertens wants to lose the ‘a’ next to his name and ride as a senior jockey.

Apprentice Ben Thompson has ridden a Flemington winner but also copped a suspension ruling him out of the final two city meetings of the season.

Blake Shinn has not enjoyed a happy welcome home, with the jockey outed for careless riding at Randwick.

Brenton Avdulla and Hugh Bowman have ended winless streaks at Randwick, allowing Bowman to protect his narrow lead in the Sydney jockeys’ premiership.

Imported stayer Pacodali has beaten stablemates Master Zephyr and Killarney Kid to make it back-to-back wins at Flemington in the final month of the season.

Apprentice Rachel King has claimed a Randwick double to cement her place in the Sydney riding ranks.

Premier Brisbane jockey Jeff Lloyd has been suspended for eight days for causing interference at Doomben.

Troubled gelding Sunny Victory has put his problems behind him to win his first open company race at Doomben.

The Danny O’Brien-trained Portman has continued his consistent season with a victory over 1400m on his home track at Flemington.

Odds-on favourite Anchor Bid hasn’t let her supporters down with a stylish win at Flemington.

Stewards have taken seven minutes to dismiss a protest against winner Hingus Rose in a two year old handicap at Doomben.

Peter and Paul Snowden have scored a quinella in the card-opening 2YO Handicap at Randwick with promising colts Assimilate and Dracarys.

Racing NSW has bought a 2600 acre property to set up a facility to retrain and rehome retired racehorses.

Melbourne trainer Robert Smerdon will make a rare Sydney raid at Randwick with Reldas in the July Sprint.

Hugh Bowman will appear at a benefit night for the wife of veteran jockey Darren Jones, whose death left her the sole carer of their two disabled sons.

NSW stewards are satisfied trainer Andrew Dale did not purposely give gelding Lautaro female hormone treatment before he won a race at Scone.

The winner of three of his five starts, Dollar For Dollar will be out to bounce back from the only unplaced run of his career when he lines up at Flemington.

Brenton Avdulla will sit out the first four races at Randwick while his rival for the Sydney jockeys’ premiership, Hugh Bowman, is on three favourites.

Jockey Michelle Payne has been able to get her health back on track after a one-month suspension for testing positive to a banned substance.

The Victorian Racing Industry will not join Crownbet and the ACCC in an appeal against the Tabcorp-Tatts Group merger.

Clarry Conners believes injury-hit gelding Bolero King can make up for lost time and continue his march towards black-type races at Randwick.

Gentle Annie makes her Highway Handicap debut for Mick Miladinovic at Randwick, as Canberra trainers still face an uncertain future with the popular concept.

Brendan McCarthy was expecting more from Divine Mr Artie first-up at Caulfield but is hoping the gelding can bounce back to winning form at Flemington.

Aquis Farm-owned two-year-old Colosimo will make her debut for leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller at Randwick.

It will be at least three months until a decision whether Canberra trainers should be classified as country or provincial.

Apprentice Beau Mertens is hopeful of a better outcome at Flemington after seven placings at his most recent city meeting.

Trainer Ben Currie’s Doomben team has been reduced to two runners after the sale of stable star Ilovevegas to Hong Kong.