Horse Racing

Gold Mount, a Royal Ascot winner when called Primitivo, has made a winning return in England after racing in Hong Kong and will be aimed at the Melbourne cup.

Trainer Mike Moroney has brought up a winning double at Sandown with a couple of imports, Mr Marathon Man and Buffalo River, who he hopes can keep stepping up.

Michael Cahill has won the Gai Waterhouse Classic for the fifth time on Ready To Prophet at Ipswich.

Apprentices Samantha Clenton and Jenny Duggan combine motherhood with race riding and both have met with success at Rosehill.

Perth galloper Man Booker has had a consolation win in the Eye Liner Stakes after failing in the three Group One races during the winter.

Imported gelding Mawaany Machine and three-year-old filly Tysonic have given trainer Chris Waller a winning double at Sandown.

Trainer Steve Tregea’s gamble to take the blinkers off Bergerac in the Ipswich Cup has paved the way for the gelding’s win.

Veteran Destiny’s Kiss has won his second Listed Winter Cup, six years after his first, upsetting a classy field of stayers at Rosehill.

Jim Byrne has produced a vintage ride to score his first win since returning from injury in the Provincial Stayers Final at Ipswich.

The Mick Bell-trained sprinter Jungle Edge has notched the 16th win of his career with victory on a soft track in an open handicap at Sandown.

Enforcement has backed up his first win as a gelding with victory at Rosehill to live up to the talent his connections always knew he had.

Trainer Steve O’Deas determination to get a foal to train from smart mare Bianca Jewel has led to a win by Jeweliana at Ipswich.

Danny O’Brien-trained two-year-old Can’t Be Done has edged out King Of Hastings at Sandown to make it two wins from his first three starts.

Trainer Dan Bowen’s decision to keep Queen of Kingston in the weakest race he could has led to an Ipswich win.

Trainer Chris Munce is ignoring First Crush’s last start failure as the gelding prepares for a second tilt at the Ipswich Cup.

Archie Alexander believes last-start winner Spanner Head faces a tougher test at Sandown but is thrilled with the way the mare is going this campaign.

Trainer Matt Dunn hopes veteran sprinter Petrology is in the right head space when he tackles the Listed Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich.

Racing Victoria stewards have issued one charge to bookmaker Simon Beasley over alleged misconduct in his betting operations.

Tim Clark will team with the powerful Tulloch Lodge operation in two races at Rosehill, including the feature Winter Cup aboard Hush Writer.

Jockeys Josh Parr and Rachel King have both been ruled out of the Winter Cup meeting at Rosehill because of injuries.

Winter Passage has the right conditions to shed her tag as an unlucky horse when she resumes at Ipswich.

Singapore sprinter Lim’s Cruiser has been settling into his surroundings at Newmarket ahead of the Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot.

After a winning start to Australian racing at Ballarat, the Mike Moroney-trained import Buffalo River will be out to add a city win at Sandown.

Tough mare Ruby Guru will miss the Provincial Stayers Final to instead tackle the Listed Ipswich Cup.

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie is facing 7-1/2 years on the sidelines with a further three years added to his sentences.

It’s European Classic time and the French say the Prix de Diane Longines is elegant and excellent, even chic. A highlight of the Parisian summer!

Multiple Group One-winning jockey Nash Rawiller is back riding trackwork ahead of a return to race riding when he finishes a 15-month ban.

This year’s Sydney Cup runner-up Vengeur Masque will miss the spring carnival because of an injury suffered in a paddock accident.

Victoria’s Racing Minister Martin Pakula says the Point Of Consumption Tax will be reviewed as the arms race between Victoria and NSW continues.

Trainer Robbie Griffiths will leave a decision as late as possible whether Igniter will take his place in a 2100m-race at Sandown.