Having made an impact during the Sydney and Melbourne carnivals, Mark Newnham will shift his focus back to the bread and butter of his operation.

No joy for British trainer John Gosden when his Ebor Handicap winner Muntahaa finished only ninth to the Godolphin stayer Cross Counter in the Melbourne Cup of 3200m

After a successful Flemington carnival, Godolphin will have just the two runners at the final meeting of the spring at Sandown.

Lord Fandango has recovered from a bout of colic that forced him out of the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Flemington.

Michael Freedman is back in Sydney after winding up a stint in Hong Kong and is looking forward to reigniting his training career.

Country Championship winner Victorem will test his stakes credentials in the Listed Keith Noud Quality at Doomben.

Youngstar, the first Australian bred and raised horse home in the Melbourne Cup, has undergone minor surgery to remove a small bone chip.

Jockey Hugh Bowman has had a one-month suspension cut to 23 meetings and a fine on appeal to the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.

Group-winning sprinter Ball Of Muscle will miss the summer after incurring a mandatory three-month ban for a bleeding attack discovered after a trial win.

Four-time Group One winner Santa Ana Lane could be Royal Ascot-bound with connections to discuss all options while he has a well-deserved break.

Bostonian has returned from a winter spell after an unbeaten Queensland campaign to be aimed at stakes races in New Zealand.

With the spring Group One season in Sydney and Melbourne over, champion trainer Chris Waller leads the tally of Group One winners.

A Cranbourne barrier trial will help blow the cobwebs out before Viddora flies to Perth for her defence of the Group One Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot.

Trap For Fools has held off Irish Derby winner Latrobe to win the $2 million Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington.

Trainer Darren Weir and jockey John Allen have combined again at Flemington to claim the Group Two Matriarch Stakes.

Santa Ana Lane has won the $1 million VRC Sprint Classic, beating In Her Time and dead-heaters Jungle Cat and Pierata in the Group One race at Flemington.

Co-trainer Peter Snowden is confident defending champion Redzel is the horse to beat again in a star-studded VRC Sprint Classic at Flemington.

High profile horse Kementari has been close without registering a win this spring but gets another chance to deliver a Group One win in the VRC Sprint Classic.

Cracksman and Winx share top billing in the latest release of the world rankings with the pair on 130.

Shillelagh is already a Group One winner this spring and will chase another elite level victory at Flemington in the Mackinnon Stakes.

Some statistics on the $7.3 million Melbourne Cup.

The chances of Lloyd Williams adding to his Melbourne Cup record of six wins are threatened by favourite Yucatan’s wide barrier.

Aidan O’Brien’s travelling foreman TJ Comerford is happy with his trio of Melbourne Cup runners ahead of the big race at Flemington.

Trainer Hughie Morrison hopes the decision to send Marmelo into the Melbourne Cup without a lead-up run in Australia can net a better result than a year ago.

The inevitable question of when Winx is retired can wait as the champion heads for a well-deserved rest after her fourth Cox Plate win.

Trainer Jarrod McLean has been charged over the stabling arrangements for Trap For Fools.

The Andew Balding-trained Duretto will undergo a bone scan after being lame in a fore leg after a gallop at Werribee.

Co-trainer Adrian Bott says Victoria Derby favourite Thinkin’ Big is heading into the race as good as he can be after a dominant Caulfield Classic win.

David Hayes is expecting improvement from Redkirk Warrior when he has a second trial in preparation for a first-up tilt at the VRC Sprint Classic.

Trainer Chris Waller has savoured a fourth Cox Plate win with champion Winx racing to victory in front of a packed house at Moonee Valley.