Military Zone has held off a determined challenge from Trope to win the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas and earn a trip to the Brisbane carnival.

The Matt Laurie-trained Prince Of Sussex has raced to a convincing win in the inaugural Showdown for two-year-olds at Caulfield.

Trainer David Pfieffer is looking forward to even bigger prizes after his mare I Am Excited won the Group Two Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm.

Rachel King has claimed a Listed win on Intuition in the Hawkesbury Rush on her second day back from an enforced break because of injury.

After finishing second at her past two starts, four-year-old mare Ocean Deep has gone one better in a 1400m benchmark race at Caulfield.

Trainer Stuart Kendrick’s faith in the sire Better Than Ready was repaid when Jagged Edge won the Listed Dalrello Stakes at Eagle Farm.

Australian mare Viddora has recovered from lameness which threatened to rule her out of the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong and will take her place.

Racing Victoria vets have completed their inspections of the runners in the $1 million The Showdown, with all given the go-ahead to start at Caulfield.

Adam Trinder and Anthony Darmanin have enjoyed success in Melbourne this season with Mystic Journey and will try to add a Caulfield win with Twitchy Frank.

Trainer Tony McEvoy has aimed well-related Sisstar at the inaugural million dollar Showdown at Caulfield and believes the filly will run a bold race.

Stewards have agreed to give trainer Ben Currie more time to make final submissions in an inquiry on two charges which relate to jigger use.

Australian mare Viddora has improved ahead of the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong after being found to be lame.

The MATCH Series, the US Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship for 2019, is off and running with Laurel Park premiering the 20-race series at their Spring Stakes Spectacular.

Queensland rider Beau Appo has been outed for four weeks for weighing in light on a winner at Toowoomba which was subsequently disqualified.

Impressive VOBIS Gold Rush winner Prince Of Sussex has been taken to Caulfield to get familiar with the track ahead of the inaugural The Showdown.

High-profile colt The Autumn Sun will stand his first season at Arrowfield Stud for $77,000 with champion stallion Snitzel to remain at $220,000.

Burrows Saint has led in a trifecta for Willie Mullins to give the champion trainer his first win in the Irish Grand National Steeplechase.

Problems continue to dog trainer Ben Currie with one of his horses disqualified after winning the last race at Toowoomba because the jockey weighed in light.

A ride in his home city of Albury for the Lindsay Park stable has led to Blaike McDougall landing his first Melbourne city winner aboard Prism at Sandown.

Graceful Storm could be aimed at fillies stakes races in Adelaide after she ran down the more highly fancied Thrillster to win at Caulfield.

Osborne Bulls has been relegated to second in a Group One race for the fourth time this autumn, with Pierata winning the All Aged Stakes at Randwick.

Dark Eyes and Prometheus are Caulfield-bound as they look to give their Canberra-based trainer Matt Dale another victory in Melbourne.

Warrnambool-trained horses Magnapal and Working From Home run at Caulfield in preparation for local feature flat races at the upcoming May carnival.

Queensland trainer Ben Currie has been granted a further stay as he fights mounting charges against him.

Larry Cassidy hopes to continue his good form for the Godolphin organisation when he rides Plague Stone at Doomben.

Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are hoping Loving Gaby has saved the best for last as she prepares for another Group One assignment at Randwick.

Verry Elleegant has won the ATC Australian Oaks, a Group One staying test for three-year-old fillies.

Trainer Dan O’Sullivan hopes to be back at Caulfield on VOBIS Gold day with Truly Discreet after the mare took out the Next Payments Handicap.

Bernie Kelly has given it everything to get Bobbing to the Provincial Championships Final and it was all worth it.

Two-year-old Super Seth has backed up a six-length debut victory at Ballarat with another impressive display to storm home and win at Caulfield.