John Allen has had one meeting shaved off a careless riding ban on appeal, allowing the jockey to ride on Victoria Derby day.

Trainer Matt Cumani says two-year-old True Serendipity has done everything right in the lead-up to his debut in the $500,000 Inglis Banner at Moonee Valley.

There will be a strong Cox Plate connection to the return to racing of Chaussure after a long break at Randwick.

Winx has already etched her name into the Cox Plate record books but gets a chance to create more history when she chases an unprecedented fourth Cox Plate.

An appeal judge has found father and son trainers Lee and Shannon Hope guilty of administering cobalt to affect the performance of three horses in 2014 races.

The wait is almost over for Winx’s shot at an unprecedented fourth Cox Plate win and trainer Chris Waller believes the mare has had a perfect preparation.

Ron Quinton knows all about the pressure of being on the best horse in the Cox Plate, but also knows his former pupil Hugh Bowman can handle it.

A win in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup will give Ventura Storm’s connections a chance to chase their Melbourne Cup dream.

Written By has tuned up for the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes with a narrow win in a jump-out on the straight course at Flemington.

Queensland’s major horse racing clubs say industry stakeholders have lost confidence in the government’s handling of racing amid tensions over a strike.

Chris Waller needs to get another win out of Patrick Erin ahead of the Melbourne Cup and is considering Moonee Valley and Bendigo options.

Trainer Adam Trinder believes the decision to wait for the Group Two Fillies Classic with Mystic Journey can be rewarded at Moonee Valley.

Trainer Chris Waller says champion Winx is ready to do his team proud again when she bids for a record fourth Cox Plate win at Moonee Valley.

With four Cox Plates of his own, Brent Thomson will proudly watch as Winx shoots for history in the weight-for-age championship at Moonee Valley.

UK-based jockey Oisin Murphy, who spent a couple of months of his apprenticeship in Melbourne, returns to Australia to ride Benbatl in the $5 million Cox Plate.

New Zealand trainer Michael Pitman will leave his hospital bed in Christchurch to travel to Melbourne to watch Savvy Coup line up against Winx in the Cox Plate.

James Cummings sees the Cox Plate as an ideal stepping stone towards the Melbourne Cup for imported stayer Avilius.

Trainer Ron Quinton is looking to three-year-old Royal Celebration to step up to the plate at Randwick.

Jockey John Allen has appealed the severity of an eight-meeting careless riding suspension incurred on Geelong Cup day.

U S Navy Flag is one of four sprinters leading Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien is set to run in the Group One Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Runaway has been penalised 1.5kg in the Melbourne Cup following his victory in the Geelong Cup.

Irish stayer Latrobe has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup and is likely to instead to head to the Group One Mackinnon Stakes.

Roaring Lion’s biggest test in the Breeders’ Cup Classic may come from kickback on the dirt surface rather than the opposition his trainer John Gosden says.

The Matt Laurie-trained mare Moonlover has secured her first stakes win with an all-the-way victory in a Listed race at Geelong.

Adana has made an immediate impression on his return to racing after a gelding operation to win at Warwick Farm.

Runaway has led in a one-two finish for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable in the Geelong Cup, beating Northwest Passage in the Group Three race.

Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote will bring three horses to Randwick with no meeting at Doomben as Queensland participants protest the government’s tax policy.

The John Sargent-trained Home Ground has raced to a narrow win in the Geelong Classic and will now press on to the Victoria Derby.

Aidan O’Brien’s travelling foreman TJ Comerford says it’s a privilege to be starting Rostropovich in the Cox Plate as Winx shoots for a fourth straight win.

Godolphin galloper Prize Money will try to creep up the Melbourne Cup ballot order by winning the Moonee Valley Gold Cup.