Co-trainer Ben Hayes has lamented a wide draw for Mickey Blue Eyes in The Vase at Moonee Valley but hopes the colt will still show off his Derby credentials.

Winx’s trainer Chris Waller has blasted visiting English racing commentator Matt Chapman who has described the horses she has been beating as moderate.

Trainer James Cummings is confident Kementari is ready to make his presence felt in the Group One Manikato Stakes when he drops back to a sprint distance.

Following debate over the Cox Plate field, the Moonee Valley Racing Club committee has made the decision to drop Trap For Fools from the line-up.

New Zealander Jon Snow will return home rather than be pushed towards the Melbourne Cup after a disappointing performance in the Caulfield Cup.

First acceptances have been taken for three Flemington features, with 34 remaining in the VRC Sprint Classic, 36 in the Victoria Derby and 25 in the VRC Oaks.

A pair of Queensland racing industry workers have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly castrating two horses without pain relief.

Trainer Tony McEvoy believes barrier three gives three-year-old filly Sunlight her chance against the older horses in the Group One Manikato Stakes.

As the Cox Plate approaches trainer Chris Waller and jockey Hugh Bowman are in awe of champion Winx ahead of her attempt at a fourth straight Cox Plate.

How much water will be applied to the Moonee Valley track before the Cox Plate will be determined by how much of the predicted rain falls.

A field of eight including two internationals will run in the Cox Plate with the Moonee Valley Racing Club rejecting the entry of Trap For Fools.

Winx has galloped over 1000 metres at Moonee Valley ahead of her bid for a fourth Cox Plate.

British trainer Luca Cumani has announced he will bring his illustrious training career to an end later this year.

Winx’s official biography has already been written, yet her trainer and owners are happy to let her continue writing her racing history as long as she’s happy.

A new lease agreement has secured racing at Caulfield for at least the next 65 years but training of racehorses at the venue will end within five years.

Queensland trainers have stuck to their guns, refusing to nominate horses for the Doomben meeting in protest at the state government’s distribution of POC tax.

Caulfield Cup winner Best Solution has not been given a weight penalty for his victory and remains on 57.5kg for the Melbourne Cup.

Trainer Chris Waller expects a few other horses may jump into the field as Winx attempts a record fourth Cox Plate.

Four-time Melbourne Cup winning owner Dato Tan Chin Nam has died aged 93.

Victorian jockeys Brad Rawiller and Brian Higgins are in a Melbourne hospital after a race fall at Cranbourne.

TJ Comerford, the travelling foreman for Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien, is awaiting news whether Rostropovich and Idaho will be runners at Moonee Valley.

Jockeys Brad Rawiller and Brian Higgins have been sent to a Melbourne hospital following a race fall at Cranbourne.

A treble on Champions Day at Ascot has secured the trainer’s title for John Gosden.

Cracksman has bowed out with a successful defence of the Champion Stakes at Ascot.

Winning jockey Pat Cosgrave has been suspended for 11 meetings for careless riding in the Caulfield Cup.

Trainer John Sadler wasn’t on hand to see stable newcomer Sircconi win at Caulfield, leaving it to the gelding’s former mentor Peter Morgan.

Gai Waterhouse has designs on the Group One Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington following Shumookh’s all-the-way victory in the Tristarc Stakes at Caulfield.

Well-bred filly Light Up The Room gave leading trainer Tony Gollans four winners at Doomben when she scored an impressive first-up win.

Resin has won the Group Three Nivison at Randwick to give Rachel King three winners on the day.

Godolphin stayer Best Solution has won the $5 million Caulfield Cup, beating Homesman and The Cliffsofmoher.