Promising Godolphin duo Savatiano and Isaurian have recorded the first wins of their careers at Warwick Farm.

Jeff Lloyd has been quick to show off his strength despite two weeks of wasting by lifting heavily backed favourite Hi Lizzy to an Ipswich win.

A strong group of international runners will leave quarantine at Werribee racecourse for assignments on Caulfield Guineas day.

A good barrier draw has boosted Manny Gelagotis’ Caulfield Guineas hopes with lightly raced colt Levendi.

Jockey Jeff Lloyd is not committing himself to one set of tactics aboard Houtzen in Saturday’s $10 million The Everest at Randwick.

Stakes performer Hopfgarten will resume at Doomben with his trainer Robert Heathcote putting him on a path to a lucrative double.

A bout of the flu has forced Michelle Payne to miss gallops on Kaspersky at Werribee and the Group One ride in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.

Irish galloper Riven Light has settled nicely into his quarantine surrounds at Werribee and is ready to run in the Group One Caulfield Stakes.

Trainer Peter Snowden says searing pace will not be enough to win the $10 million Everest with race tactics to come into play.

Royal Symphony remains favourite to win the Group One Caulfield Guineas after drawing barrier nine in a capacity field for the $2 million Classic.

With The Everest out of the equation, Group One-winning sprinter Takedown is targeting a defence of the Winterbottom Stakes in Perth.

Trainer Paul Perry is planning to have both Caulfield Guineas Prelude winner Perast and Group One winner The Mission in the Caulfield Guineas.

Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are yet to decide whether Lizzie L’Amour joins Bonneval and Jon Snow in the Caulfield Stakes or runs in the Cranbourne Cup.

Ben Melham and John Allen have both had careless riding suspensions reduced on appeal and are free to ride at the Caulfield Guineas meeting.

Amelie’s Star remains on 51kg for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups after escaping a penalty for her win in The Bart Cummings at Flemington.

Singapore-based Glen Boss will ride Irish visitor Riven Light in the Caulfield Stakes.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Taj Mahal and Johannes Vermeer are scheduled to make their first appearances of the Melbourne spring carnival in the Caulfield Stakes.

Caulfield Guineas favourite Royal Symphony will wear winkers for the first time in the Group One classic for three-year-olds.

David Hayes is expecting Tulip to put her best foot forward when she represents Coolmore in The Everest at Randwick.

Kaspersky has pleased his trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam with a strong gallop at Werribee ahead of his Australian debut in the Group One Toorak Handicap.

Darren Weir will try Humidor in blinkers in trackwork before deciding if he will add them to the horse’s gear in the $3 million Caulfield Cup.

The Tony McEvoy-trained Bring Me Roses has finished strongly to win the Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington, earning favouritism for the VRC Oaks.

Dixie Blossoms has beaten Daysee Doom in the Angst Stakes to provide veteran trainer Ron Quinton with another major-race quinella.

Ace High has given David Payne and long-time owner John Cordina a first Group One together in the Spring Champion Stakes.

Matthew Dunn has trained a Highway Handicap trifecta after entering three runners in the race for country-trained horses for the first time.

The Darren Weir-trained Snitzepeg has stepped up to claim a Listed win at Flemington over the fast-finishing Bravo Tango.

Interlocuter has avenged his last-start loss on protest with a decisive win at Randwick.

Two-year-old Nomothaj will be set for the Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast after her debut win in the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington.

The Bjorn Baker-trained Goodfella has made his own luck in running to beat Our Mantra at Randwick.

Trainer Tony McEvoy will saddle up two chances in Melbourne’s first juvenile race of the season, the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington.