Archer’s Paradox will help commemorate the 50th anniversary of the last official match-race in Queensland when she steps out at the Sunshine Coast.

Stakes-winning stablemates Bring Me Roses and I’m A Princess will begin their campaigns in the Listed John Dillon Stakes at Caulfield.

Trainer Mark Newnham is looking to Burning Passion to step up in the Listed Carrington Stakes at Randwick.

Trainer Chris Anderson hopes Subsolar can confirm she is a genuine staying mare and pay tribute to the late Dato Tan Chin Nam by winning at the Sunshine Coast.

Tasmanian filly Mystic Journey has signalled she is on target for her upcoming campaign on the mainland with an impressive first-up win at Launceston.

The much-travelled Spectroscope has joined the Natalie McCall team and will be one of three ex-Godolphin horses in the Sunshine Coast Cup.

The Queensland winter carnival has received a prize money boost designed to attract two and three-year-olds stars to the state.

Super mare Winx has been crowned the world’s best racehorse, alongside Cracksman at the Longines International Federation of Horse Racing Association awards.

All Too Huiying has notched his first win since the spring of 2017, dominating a race at Sandown from the front in his third start for the Darren Weir stable.

Goulburn-trained Common Purpose has scored a first-up win at Canterbury to give jockey Hugh Bowman one of his four victories for the meeting.

Trainer Jason Warren believes La Tigeresa has more wins in store after the lightly raced mare scored her first city victory in her fifth career start.

The Lindsay Park-trained Long Leaf will start from barrier 11 in the $NZ1 million Karaka 3YO Classic at Ellerslie with James McDonald to ride.

Les Ross spent $2000 more than he intended to secure Miss Sara at $12,000 at a yearling sale but her win at Doomben meant she has returned $180,000.

Australian Hurdle winner Self Sense will kick off a campaign aimed at the Sydney Cup and the Warrnambool jumps carnival when he runs in the Carrington Stakes.

Trainer David Vandyke has elected to keep his Golden Slipper hopefuls apart and will run only Alligator Blood at the Sunshine Coast.

Shogun Sun is set to win his first open company race at the Sunshine Coast after racing well in feature races during the summer.

The issue of drones at racecourses is again in focus after the sighting of one at Leicester.

Young Australian jockey Regan Bayliss is to begin a three-month riding contract in Hong Kong.

Two-year-old colt Exeter will be one of the Lindsay Park juveniles on trial for the Blue Diamond when he makes his debut in a Preview at Caulfield.

The Phillip Stokes-trained Good Idea will be chasing his third-straight win when he makes his Melbourne debut in a midweek race at Sandown.

Trainer Gary Portelli is more than happy with the stable’s leading Golden Slipper hope Time To Reign and has another couple of youngsters ready to be tested.

Group One-winning colt Written By has continued preparations for his return to racing with a pleasing jump-out at Caulfield.

Victorian jockey Chris Symons has been bitten on the wrist by a crocodile housed on his property and will be sidelined for at least a week after minor surgery.

Gimcrack Stakes winner Catch Me is among the headline nominations for the Blue Diamond fillies Preview at Caulfield which includes six last-start winners.

The popular Tom Melbourne will begin his campaign in the Carrington Stakes at Randwick as a precursor to a possible start in the All-Star Mile.

After missing a start in the Magic Millions Classic, the Mike Moroney-trained two-year-old colt Alburq has been redirected to a Blue Diamond campaign.

Liam Birchley believes he can train his third Karaka Million winner with Neptune’s Spear who has travelled well to New Zealand.

The Group Two Australia Stakes has attracted 16 nominations headlined by five Group One winners.

Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes says the Newmarket Handicap is the target for dual Group One-winning sprinter Vega Magic not the All-Star Mile.

Reigning Hong Kong champion Beauty Generation has maintained his standing with victory in the Group One Stewards’ Cup at Sha Tin.