Cismontane has taken the last guaranteed spot in the Melbourne Cup for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott by winning the Lexus Stakes.

Lyuba has taken her career prize money to more than $400,000 with a win in the Group Three Skip Sprint at Flemington.

Exciting staying filly Luvaluva has come from last to give Sydney trainer John Sargent his third Wakeful Stakes win in five years at Flemington.

After a luckless run in the Caulfield Guineas, Levendi has bounced back to claim victory in the Carbine Club Stakes at Flemington.

Three country Victorian stables housing horses trained by George Osborne have been quarantined because of a confirmed case of strangles.

Former Godolphin jockey James McDonald has lost his latest appeal against an 18-month riding ban for betting on a horse he rode at Randwick.

Collateral will have a weight advantage over his Bjorn Baker-trained stablemate Embley when they clash at Rosehill.

How the Lexus Stakes winners have fared in the Melbourne Cup.

The winner of the Lexus Stakes could have a big bearing on the Melbourne Cup field.

Harlem and Jon Snow will need to pass another vet examination before Melbourne Cup acceptance time after failing an inspection.

Three-time Cox Plate champion Winx will head to the spelling paddock with trainer Chris Waller saying her spring is over.

Facts about the Group One $1 million Kennedy Mile at Flemington featuring six runners in the field of 14 from premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller.

Craig Williams is hoping to snare his first Melbourne Cup when he rides international visitor Wall Of Fire at Flemington

Jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been close to winning a Victoria Derby a number of times and gets his latest chance when he rides Eshtiraak.

Stakes-winning mare Bidii babe will take the first step in her Magic Millions campaign when she resumes at Doomben.

Trainer Kelly Schweida has his two young stars back in work but it will be old stager Outraged who will carry his hopes at Doomben.

Bendigo Cup winner Qewy will not back up in the Melbourne Cup leaving Godolphin with Hartnell as its only runner.

Peter and Paul Snowden have narrowed the focus for My Country to her preferred 1200 metres when the mare’s preparation continues at Rosehill.

Shoals is the favourite and the only filly in the full field of 16 for the Group One Myer Classic.

A drier racing surface at Doomben is expected to help sprinter Sir Donald erase memories of his failure first-up on a wet track.

Regular runner-up In Times Of War has another opportunity to end a frustrating sequence of near misses at Rosehill.

After winning the Cox Plate aboard Winx, Hugh Bowman would now like to add a Melbourne Cup to his record on Marmelo.

Sydney jockey Tye Angland has three Group One chances to salute for the first time in Melbourne, including Victoria Derby favourite Ace High.

Craig Williams is not about to dismiss Justice Faith as a Derby chance saying the 2500m-Classic is an open race.

Statistics indicate Tiyatrolani will race well at Doomben but trainer Tony Gollan isn’t getting carried away with summer plans.

Legendary jockey Lester Piggott says French horse Tiberian is the one to beat in the Melbourne Cup, a race he never had the chance to ride in.

Sir Michael Stoute says the booking of Frankie Dettori for Ulysses in the Breeders’ Cup Turf is a positive.

Trainer Stuart Kendrick believes good barriers are the key to brilliant but sometimes erratic galloper Tarzan who is likely to back up at Doomben.

If Winx doesn’t run in the Emirates Stakes, her jockey Hugh Bowman will ride Gingernuts in the Group One race.

Barring a successful appeal, Regan Bayliss will miss the chance to ride in his first Melbourne Cup because of a careless riding suspension.