Racing Victoria has announced earlier starts for some upcoming race meetings in a bid to avoid the expected hottest parts of the day.

Former French horse George Patton has been heavily supported in opening markets for the Listed Carrington Stakes at Rosehill.

In-form Pretty Punk will chase another win in Melbourne to confirm a trip to Tasmania for the Hobart and Launceston Cups.

Single Bullet will have to carry a big weight against four rivals if he is to add a second win to his record at Rosehill.

Darktown Strutter has confirmed how good she is at the Gold Coast with another win and could be bound for Sydney.

Hopes Eternal’s last-start effort in stakes company has boosted trainer John Zielke’s hopes for his future after he overcame difficulties to run second.

New Zealand trainer Donna Logan will be taking Volkstok’n’barrell to Singapore where she will begin a new venture.

Greg Eurell is keen to see how Lady Horseowner measures up in the Blue Diamond Preview for fillies but he expects the debut winner to be highly competitive.

Lanciato will be out to claim a Listed win in the Carrington Stakes for trainer Mark Newnham and jockey Rachel King.

Group One-winning stablemates Merchant Navy and Aloisia have been among the carnival contenders at an important set of jump-outs at Caulfield.

Victorian apprentice Jordan Grob will join Mike Moroney’s New Zealand stable.

Officials have brought forward the start time of the Caulfield race meeting, featuring the Blue Diamond Previews, in a bid to avoid the hottest part of the day.

Trainer Gary Portelli will take She Will Reign to Rosehill for a race day gallop instead of giving her a second barrier trial.

Sydney filly Secret Lady has pleased trainer Gary Portelli in an anti-clockwise gallop ahead of the Blue Diamond Preview.

Promising filly Italia Bella is set to make her racetrack return in a set weights maiden at Doomben.

Connections have decided Thorndon Mile winner Stolen Dance, who is in foal to Tavistock, has run her last race.

Criquette Head-Maarek, the trainer of dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Treve, has announced her retirement.

Stewards have issued two charges against apprentice Brandon Stockdale for giving false or misleading evidence regarding phone use at a race meeting.

Trainer Desleigh Forster is chasing a rider for stakes-winning veteran Someday at the Sunshine Coast after missing out on Michael Cahill.

Linda Meech, who leads the Victorian jockeys’ premiership, has been suspended for 23 meetings after being found guilty of improper riding in a race at Kilmore.

Queensland stewards have again warned trainers to be alert for timber products treated with arsenic after one faced a second related charge.

The Willie Mullins-trained Un De Sceaux has claimed a third success in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot.

After a long absence from the winner’s stall, Group One-placed Faraway Town has stormed home to score at Randwick.

Memes has set the tone for her upcoming campaign with victory at Randwick in the Summer Sprint.

One For Later has sprung a surprise at Flemington, with the $151 chance winning the Dolly’s Dream Handicap over 2000m.

Former champion apprentice Nick Ryan has notched his first city win as a trainer, with Mahamedeis winning at Flemington.

The two best horses in Danny Williams’s stable have run the quinella in the Highway Handicap at Randwick.

Trainer Chris Munce and owner Max Whitby have combined again for another winner, this time with First Crush at Doomben.

Smart filly Snicki Minaj is headed to the Inglis Classic in Sydney after an easy win at Doomben.

Four-year-old Willi Willi has posted the second Flemington win of his career, relishing a step up in distance at the third start of his campaign.