Trainer Chris Munce hopes to pay tribute to the late Kelso Wood by winning with Nikitas at Doomben.
Jay Ford won the St Leger aboard Victorian stayer Big Blue but he will be in a rival corner when he partners Destiny’s Kiss at Randwick.
South Australian-based Japanese apprentice Ryusei Sakai is excited about the chance to ride Sole Impact in the Caulfield Cup despite having the outside barrier.
The track conditions at Randwick will determine whether Don’t Give A Damn backs up after struggling to handle heavy ground in the $1.3 million Kosciuszko.
Apprentice Ben Allen is set for his third ride in the Caulfield Cup and hopes Night’s Watch can go better than his fourth placing last year on Lord Fandango.
The Darren Weir-trained import Kings Will Dream has had a flawless build-up to the Caulfield Cup.
Premier trainer Tony Gollan is keeping an eye on the weather in Sydney and Brisbane as he bids for a two-state centre double.
As trainer Stuart Kendrick prepares his wet-tracker Hingus Rose for Doomben, he says the Sunshine Coast’s all-weather surface should be reinstated.
The Chris Waller-trained Youngstar has drawn barrier 10 in the Caulfield Cup, the $5 million race for which she is favourite.
Enable’s owner Prince Khalid Abdullah has given the go-ahead for Enable to run in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs.
Mick Price hopes talented mare Oregon’s Day can return to winning form when she contests the Ladies’ Day Vase at Caulfield.
Tony Nicconi and Smart Elissim will attempt to provide Lindsay Park with the stable’s third win in four years in the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield.
The racing alliance protesting the distribution of tax funds says it will review a decision on strike action if they don’t hear from the Queensland government.
The Group Three Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield will be the next step on the path towards the VRC Oaks for the Mark Newnham-trained Greysful Glamour.
The Doomben midweek thoroughbred meeting has been abandoned because of continuing wet weather.
Youngstar has galloped on the course proper at Caulfield in preparation for the Caulfield Cup for which she is favourite.
Lindsay Park sprinter Vega Magic has been sent for a spell following his failure on a wet track in The Everest at Randwick.
Cracksman will get his preferred soft ground at Ascot when he attempts to defend the Champion Stakes which will be his final race.
Imported stayer Count Octave has been withdrawn from the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with a leg issue.
Caulfield Cup favourite Youngstar has joined stablemate Finche in a gallop on the course proper at Caulfield.
Mishani Spirit has finally got the races at Toowoomba and qualified for the Magic Millions Two Year Old Classic.
In a change from last year, all horses entered for the Caulfield Cup are eligible for a Melbourne Cup penalty if they win.
New Zealand jockey Alysha Collett has fractured her back and heel after falling off her mount during a race in Singapore.
Veteran Destiny’s Kiss is likely to get a rain-affected surface to suit when he attempts to defend the City Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick.
Octobello has finished too well for Sully in the Cranbourne Cup to deny the runner-up a hometown feature win.
An outstanding stakes win by two-year-old Champagne Boom has confirmed the high rating of Queensland sire Spirit Of Boom.
Too Darn Hot has won Britain’s premier juvenile race, the Dewhurst Stakes, to remain unbeaten after four starts.
The Brisbane Racing Club will declare a $1.3 million operating profit despite losing $4 million on its racing operation last financial year.
NSW racing chiefs have revelled in a Randwick crowd of more than 40,000 at The Everest after a controversial week.
Former One Direction star Liam Payne impressed The Everest crowd with a set of his own and former band’s hits after the final race of the $13 million event.
