John Thompson hopes blinkers and a drop back from Group company can help inspire Primitivo to break his maiden at Rosehill.

Consistent filly Champagne Cuddles resumes on Saturday in the Gold Coast Guineas and will chase Group One races later in the winter carnival.

Trainer Richard Freedman believes Latin Boy’s recent course record for 900 metres at Newcastle is the benchmark for the Bat Out Of Hell at the Gold Coast.

Nettoyer’s quest for a second career win will continue in the Listed Lord Mayor’s Cup at Rosehill after trainer Wendy Roche opted to bypass the G2 Hollindale.

Pilote D’Essai will be joined by stablemates Sovereign Nation and So Si Bon when he makes his return from a tendon injury in a 1400m-race at Flemington.

Trainer Ben Currie has called on in-form jockey Bobby El-issa to help Ruettiger return to his best form in the Gold Coast Cup.

Tee Train has survived a protest to give trainer Symon Wilde a third straight win in the two-year-old race on the final day of the Warrnambool carnival.

Te Akau Racing-owned Torcedor has found conditions to his liking at Ascot to run out the winner of the Group Three Sagaro Stakes.

Irish jockey Robbie Dolan has saluted for the first time at a metropolitan meeting at Canterbury to lift the spirits of trainer Richard Litt.

Champion trainer Darren Weir has backed up his four winners on the opening day of the Warrnambool carnival with another four on day two.

Ms Rodarte has held off a late challenge from stablemate and fellow newcomer Press Box to launch her career impressively at Canterbury for trainer Chris Waller.

Jockey Josh Parr is nursing a foot injury after falling from Penny For A Pound when the mare broke down while racing at Canterbury.

Darren Weir has claimed successive Wangoom Handicap victories with Handsome Thief winning the Warrnambool feature sprint from stablemate Stellar Collision.

Aaron Purcell has returned to his base at Warrnambool following a stint at Caulfield and has landed the Galleywood Hurdle with Two Hats.

Golds Medals has recovered well from his win in the Brierly Steeplechase and trainer Symon Wilde is favouring a start in the Grand Annual Steeplechase.

Trainer Gary Moore has high hopes for promising colt All Too Huiying, who can seal a trip to Queensland through the Schweppes Handicap at Rosehill.

Sofin continues her quest for black-type when the Shannon Fry-trained mare makes the trip south from Bowraville for the Listed Lord Mayor’s Cup at Rosehill.

Trainer Bruce Hill gets a chance to prove his theory Man Of His Word can be a top middle-distance horse when his stable star contests the Hollindale Stakes.

The combination of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott along with Stephen Baster are after another feature win, this time with Scholarly in the Warrnambool Cup.

Justify is the favourite for the Kentucky Derby to give trainer Bob Baffert a fifth win in the famous race at Churchill Downs.

Darren Weir is on target to equal his training record at the Warrnambool carnival after winning four races on day one of the three-day meeting.

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will consider a quick back-up to the Lord Mayor’s Cup for Ecuador.

Jockey Billy Egan faces a charge from Racing Victoria stewards over his ride on beaten favourite Zizzis at Mornington.

After a number of placings in the Brierly Steeplechase, trainer Symon Wilde has won the Warrnambool feature with Gold Medals.

Write Enuff, the younger sister to the talented Rich Enuff, has made a winning debut at Warrnambool.

Apprentice Ethan Brown will ride Turnitaround in an 1800m-race at Flemington with trainer Matthew Williams surprised at how well weighted he is in the race.

Trainer Mick Price thinks Bassett might be in the right place at the right time as he heads to the Wangoom Handicap at the Warrnambool carnival.

Promising filly Sweet Victory kick-starts her campaign at Canterbury for trainer Mark Newnham who hopes it is a forerunner to better class races.

Honey Steel’s Gold and Dane Hussler will attempt to add a feature Warrnambool jumps win to Lindsay Park’s record when they line up in the Galleywood Hurdle.

English has been pushed to the line to beat Redzel in a barrier trial at Randwick to confirm her place in the Group One Doomben 10,000.