Brenton Avdulla is upbeat about Red Excitement’s chances in the Epsom Handicap.

Rebecca Goldsbury has taken the first step to being the next New Zealand apprentice to make it in Brisbane racing.

The Mick Price-trained Octabello could have his next start in the Caulfield Guineas after a midweek city win at Flemington.

He’s Our Rokkii will continue his path towards a Caulfield Cup start in the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.

New Zealand gelding Chocante will stake his claim for a spring campaign in Melbourne when he lines up in The Metropolitan.

Jockey Hugh Bowman rode Bonneval to her Group One Australian Oaks victory during the autumn and he will be reunited with the mare in the Underwood Stakes.

Charmed Harmony will carry the limit weight of 52kg over his pet trip in the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.

Co-trainer Adrian Bott has found enough excuses in Pandemonium’s Tea Rose Stakes failure to suggest she can bounce back in the Flight Stakes.

The Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield has attracted a field of nine while a field of 16 has been declared for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

Well-bred entire Beckham is set to again show why it was best not to geld him when he returns to racing at the Sunshine Coast.

Egg Tart remains in doubt for the $1 million Epsom Handicap at Randwick.

Seventeen sprinters have stood their ground for the Group One Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley.

Our main man Richie is confident of getting the chocolates at a rare midweek meeting at Rosehill but believes you will need to be patient as its a tricky day on paper.

Snowy Clark’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for every race at today’s Flemington meeting.

Frankie Dettori has named Ulysses and Winter as the main rivals to odds-on favourite Enable in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly.

Shane Ciurleo’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for every race at today’s Ipswich meeting.

A host of sprint stars feature in the Manikato Stakes and Darley Classic nominations, while entries have also been taken for the Victoria Derby and VRC Oaks.

Numbers for some of Melbourne’s spring carnival features have been culled following first and second acceptances for Group One races.

Caulfield and Melbourne Cups hope Admire Deus, who joins the Darren Weir stable, has arrived from Japan and is settling into the quarantine centre at Werribee.

A heavy workload has Broadside fighting fit for The Metropolitan Handicap as trainer Gai Waterhouse aims for a ninth win in the staying feature.

Trainer Tony McEvoy is looking forward to trying Azazel over 1600m for the first time in the Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley.

Jockey Blake Shinn is confident Happy Clapper can finally deliver at Group One level in the $1 million Epsom Handicap at Randwick for trainer Pat Webster.

Trainer Andrew Noblet has planned a first-up assault on the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley but is fearful she will miss out on a start.

Brenton Avdulla expects Chautauqua to improve on his first-up run in The Shorts when the world’s highest rated sprinter continues his lead-up to The Everest.

Three-year-old filly Oscietra, a daughter of champion Black Caviar, is set to have her third career start in a midweek race at Flemington.

Brisbane Racing Club has made a loss on its on-course totalisator in an overall loss of more than $800,000 it will declare at its annual general meeting.

Clarry Conners will set Legal Girl on the same path he took with champion Research who claimed the Flight Stakes and VRC Oaks almost three decades ago.

Hartnell and three of his Godolphin stablemates have galloped on the course proper at Caulfield ahead of the Underwood Stakes meeting.

Chris Waller’s racing manager Charlie Duckworth cannot see any reason why Egg Tart will not be fit to run in the Epsom Handicap despite an eye problem.

Weather With You will be among the three-year-olds vying for a ballot exemption to the Victoria Derby when he runs in the Trial at Flemington.