Trainer Matt Dunn wants to concentrate on the positives with Care To Think again drawing a wide alley in the Stradbroke Handicap.

Some of the best middle distance horses in the world will be issued invitations by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to contest this year’s Cox Plate.

Apprentice Ethan Brown failed to ride a winner at Sandown and was later suspended for eight meetings and fined $500 by Racing Victoria stewards.

Three-year-old Tasmanian filly Derasa will make her first Melbourne appearance at Flemington and trainer Barry Campbell is expecting a good showing.

Warwick Farm trainer Paul Cave has secured his first metropolitan win in Sydney this season through maiden-breaking gelding Monsieur Sisu at Canterbury.

Brisbane’s premier rider Jeff Lloyd will need a medical certificate before he rides three-year-old Perast in the Stradbroke Handicap.

Nordic Empire has led home his opposition under apprentice Stephanie Thornton to take out the Dream Thoroughbreds Handicap at Sandown.

The Greg Hickman-trained gelding Braces can look forward to a rare trip to Rosehill after recording consecutive city wins at Warwick Farm and Canterbury.

Dogged mare Perizada is looking to continue her consistent preparation for Canberra trainers Ron Weston and John Nisbet with more black-type in the June Stakes.

Trainer Bjorn Baker believes things have fallen into place for Champagne Cuddles to shine in the Group One Stradbroke Hcp on Saturday.

The Bob Baffert-trained Justify has drawn barrier one for his bid to win the Belmont Stakes and complete the US Triple Crown.

Care To Think has been dogged by bad barriers in his recent races and is due for a change of luck in the Stradbroke Handicap.

The random barrier draws haven’t been working in favour of Rossman who has again drawn off the track in a three-year-old race at Sandown.

Matt Smith can finally run slow maturer Tonsor at a metropolitan meeting after the four-year-old made a winning debut at Kembla Grange.

Matt Cumani is planning to start Greycliffe over 2000m at Flemington but may keep two-year-old Anthemoessa for another day.

After a recent stint in Japan after the autumn carnival, champion jockey Hugh Bowman is planning to make his return to Sydney race riding in a few weeks.

Trainer Gerald Ryan is looking for rain to help Samantha turn her form around in the Listed June Stakes at Randwick.

Mark Du Plessis will ride the Tony Gollan-trained Most Important in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben.

Trainer Les Ross is hoping predicted rain arrives to help tough filly Miss Sara in the Group One J J Atkins Stakes at Doomben.

The Daybreak Lover Stakes will be moved to the Sunshine Coast to protect the Doomben track on Stradbroke day.

Trainer Tony Gollan will choose a new rider for Most Important with Jim Byrne switching to local Crack Me Up in the Stradbroke Handicap.

Queensland trainers want all revenue raised through a new point of consumption tax to go to the racing industry.

Godolphin’s royal blue silks have been carried to victory for the first time in the Derby at Epsom with Masar causing a 16-1 upset.

Sir Bacchus has recaptured his winning form at Rosehill after a long injury-related break to beat stablemates New Universe and Invinzabeel.

Former city-trained horse Radiant Choice has returned to his former home at Rosehill to score an impressive win in a Highway Handicap.

Veteran jockey Robert Thompson justified his trip to Rosehill for a single ride by coolly guiding promising filly Dawn Dawn to her third career victory.

Stable star Spirit Of Aquada has given trainer Gareth Andrews an important victory in the Bernadette Turner Handicap at Moonee Valley.

Promising two-year-old Ronstar faces a jump in distance and grade after a Rosehill victory that could renew overseas interest.

Promising filly Yamazaki will be chasing valuable black-type status when she runs in the Phoenix Stakes at the Sunshine Coast.

Garry Kirkup says a low-key return to training has aided his rehabilitation from a car accident that left him grieving partner Samara Johnson.