Champagne Cuddles and Prompt Response are the early equal favourites for the Tatt’s Tiara at Doomben, the final Group One race of the Australian season.

Michael Poy, the son of former champion jockey Michael Clarke, has finished second in an apprentices’ jockeys race in France.

Jockey Steven Arnold hasn’t lost his passion for riding and is keeping himself in trim riding trackwork at Macedon Lodge as he ponders his future.

Victorian trainer Mick Bell will return to Randwick with Jungle Edge for the Winter Dash and hopes he can press claims for a slot in the $13 million Everest.

A lot of hard work has gone into debut maiden winner Flogga who now heads to town to run in a heat of the Silver Bowl Series at Flemington.

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal is expected to deal with the appeals by four of the “Aquanita eight” together.

Jockey John Robertson has had six meetings shaved from a careless riding suspension on appeal to the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.

Jockey Jamie Kah is keen to keep her interstate momentum going but will still call Adelaide home.

Premier trainer Tony Gollan believes he can break the record for the most wins in a Queensland metropolitan season with 12 meetings remaining.

The Tatt’s Tiara at Doomben has received 37 entries for 16 positions in the final Group One race of the Australian season.

Queensland’s chief steward Allan Reardon says he will work the final weeks of his contract despite openly criticising the head of the state’s integrity unit.

Laurens has won the French Oaks, the Prix de Diane, to give English trainer Karl Burke and jockey PJ McDonald their first taste of Classic success.

Tony McEvoy will separate his stable’s star fillies in the spring with Sunlight to target sprints in Melbourne and Oohood to head to Sydney for longer races.

Top Queensland mare Savanna Amour will probably have her last winter run in the Tatt’s Tiara but there is a chance she could aim even higher.

Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes is hoping to have new stables at Pakenham up and running by the spring carnival.

Trainer Darren Weir is hoping beach training has had a settling effect on sprinter Nature Strip who could have his first run for the trainer at Flemington.

Top jockey Matt McGillivray will be reunited with his old boss Craig Smith in the Battle of the Bush final at Doomben.

Zac Purton has maintained his Hong Kong premiership lead over Joao Moreira with both riding a treble at Sha Tin.

The Sunshine Coast is likely to have more meetings in the new season as Racing Queensland makes plans to protect tracks while Eagle Farm is dormant.

Marmelo has justified his 11-8 favouritism to win the Listed Grand Cup at York as he builds to another attempt at the Melbourne Cup.

Jeff Lloyd and Kerrin McEvoy will ride at the final Group One meeting of the season at Doomben before serving careless riding bans.

Craig Williams has won a race at Moonee Valley named in honour of his jockey cousin Travis Harrison, who was killed in a car accident.

Victoria-based gelding Manolo Blahniq heads to the Queensland winter carnival on a high after winning second-up at Rosehill for trainer Tony Noonan.

After finishing second in his previous two starts in Melbourne, import My Nordic Hero has broken through for his first Australian win at Moonee Valley.

A plan hatched by trainer Gerald Ryan six months ago has resulted in Magic Alibi’s victory in the Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic.

Albumin has produced a barnstorming finish at Rosehill to remain unbeaten in two starts this preparation and signal a possible return to stakes class.

Miss Leonidas has given an indication of her class, racing away to a six-length victory in the Embassy Print Solutions Sprint at Moonee Valley.

Tough gelding I’m A Rippa has become trainer Tony Gollan’s third horse to pass $1 million in prize money by winning the Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich.

Tradesman has given Darren Weir his first win at the Ipswich racetrack by taking the Ipswich Cup.

Four-year-old gelding Widgee Turf has claimed his sixth city win of the season, finishing strongly to overhaul Ashlor in a 1200m handicap at Moonee Valley.