Horse Racing

Multiple Group One winning sprinter Nature Strip has been given the top weight for the Group One Newmarket Handicap over 1200m at Flemington.

Japanese horse Mozu Ascot has raced his way to a start in the Doncaster Mile for Cox Plate-winning trainer Yoshito Yahagi.

Dual Brisbane Group One winner The Bostonian has pleased his New Zealand trainer Tony Pike ahead of his next Australian campaign.

Champion British jumps jockey Richard Johnson is set to return to the saddle following his recovery from a broken arm.

Trainer Mark Johnston has led tributes to popular stayer Double Trigger who has died at the age of 28.

The Blamey Stakes and Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes are two of the options for Star Missile before he heads to the All-Star Mile.

Dual Group One winner Fierce Impact will be out to force his way into the All-Star Mile with a good performance in the Chipping Norton.

Trainer Clayton Chipperfield says Catalyst will be at his peak for the Australian Guineas and believes the weight scale and step up to 1600m are in his favour.

Queensland trainer Ben Currie has been committed to stand trial on fraud allegations in the Toowoomba District Court.

Track manager Jason Kerr admits he was surprised by the way the Caulfield track played on Blue Diamond day.

New Zealander Te Akau Shark is favourite in first markets for the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick.

Three-year-old filly Gem Of Scotland will miss a race at Toowoomba and resume at Doomben as she prepares for The Jewel

Luke Currie has had surgery for an injury to his C7 vertebra suffered when he fell from a horse past the post in a race at The Valley.

Brisbane sprinter Zoustyle is likely to have one trial before resuming in the Maurice McCarten Stakes at Rosehill.

Golden Sixty has won the Hong Kong Classic Cup in his bid for a clean sweep of the four-year-old series.

Champion British jumps jockey Richard Johnson is nearing a return to riding after being out of action with a broken arm.

Magnalane and Casino Mondial have raced their way to the Country Championship final via the heat at Taree.

Leading trainer Ciaron Maher has been fined for riding a horse at the beach without wearing a safety vest.

Trainer Shane Nichols will consider what headgear, if any, Futurity winner Streets Of Avalon will wear when he steps up in distance to the All-Star Mile.

Melbourne Cup placegetter, former Irish horse Il Paradiso, will run in his first barrier trial for new trainer Chris Waller.

Lindsay Park stablemates Fifty Stars and So Si Bon will be back at Flemington looking for a repeat of their one-two finish in the Blamey Stakes.

With the Group One C F Orr Stakes against older horses in his keeping, Alabama Express will now take on his own age in the Australian Guineas.

Trainer Chris Anderson has decided to give Profit and Ballistic Boy another race in Brisbane before heading to the Sydney autumn carnival.

Queensland Jockey Chris Whiteley has been suspended for a month, with half the ban suspended for two years, for abusing stewards at an inquiry.

Dual Grand National-winning jockey Leighton Aspell has announced his retirement.

Damien Oliver pleaded guilty to a careless riding charge aboard Harlem in the Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield and has been suspended for 10 meetings.

Sky Call and Bennelong Dancer have qualified for the $500,000 Country Championship final with a one-two finish at Albury.

Miss Siska has landed her biggest success taking out the Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield en-route to a start in the Group One Australian Cup.

Hawkes Racing stayer Master Of Wine has confirmed his star is on the rise with a brilliant winning return at Rosehill.

The John Sargent-trained Brandenburg has claimed several high-profile scalps to score a tough victory in the Hobartville Stakes.