Gary and Mary West are pursuing legal options in a bid to have disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security reinstated.

Our Libretto will take a further step towards her winter goal of the Brisbane Cup when she runs in the Group Three Chairman’s Stakes at Doomben.

Trainer Aaron Purcell believes last-start Warrnambool winner Guizot looms as a strong chance again in a 1600m handicap at Caulfield.

After wins at Sandown and Randwick, trainer Marc Conners is hoping Maddison Avenue can extend her winning sequence to three in the JRA Handicap at Caulfield.

Racing Queensland has announced more country meetings coinciding with tourist events will have TAB coverage.

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Trainer Tracey Bartley is hoping he can spring an upset in the Inglis 3YO Guineas at Scone with Bare Naked Lady and McCormack.

Trainer Les Ross has high hopes for new stable addition Mishani Hustler in a Listed race at Doomben.

Tony McEvoy has faith in the ability of two-year-old Grand Scholar who will be out to break through for a win at Caulfield in her third start at stakes level.

Perth trainer Dan Morton is hoping to break his recent Queensland drought in Group One races with the smart Man Booker.

Trainer Anthony Cummings has enjoyed a long association with prolific owner/breeder Gerry Harvey and Libertini is shaping as the pair’s latest star.

The new Anderson-Heathcote training partnership will have its first Group runner with Ballistic Boy in the Champagne Classic at Doomben.

The inside draw can help give Savvy Oak an easy passage in the South Australian Derby as he chases Group One success at Morphettville.

Lightweight jockey Ron Stewart has a rare ride for Newcastle trainer Kris Lees on favourite Gem Song at Doomben.

Jumps jockey Martin Kelly has been hit with four charges by Racing Victoria stewards in relation to betting and giving false or misleading evidence.

Victoria Derby winner Extra Brut will get the chance to win another Derby after his sale to Hong Kong.

Dual-licence holder Richard Cully landed his first winner as a trainer at Sandown as he continues his career as a jumps jockey through the winter months.

Trainer Sharyn Trolove will consider giving unbeaten three-year-old Not Enough Effort a break following his victory in the Blue Star Print Handicap at Sandown.

The Les Bridge-trained Classique Legend is the second horse to be confirmed for a spot in this year’s $14 million The Everest.

Trainer Danny O’Brien expects Moldova to be hard to beat again when the two-year-old filly steps up to stakes grade for the first time at Caulfield.

California Zimbol and Discharged have underlined their potential with on-pace wins at Canterbury.

Two-year-old Snowzone’s Gold Coast victory continued a family tradition as he was the 10th foal of his dam Snowdrift to win a race.

It has been a significant week for trainer Kris Lees and the party isn’t over yet with a host of stakes runners at Scone and a ticket in the Doomben 10,000.

Trainer John Sadler expects to see Sandown winner Asgard Massif leave his stable as the gelding’s owner goes about reducing his thoroughbred numbers.

The South Australian Derby has been the aim for Mr Quickie and trainer Phillip Stokes says he cannot fault the gelding in the lead-up to the race.

Track manager Jim Roberts is confident the track will be rated good for the 10,000 meeting despite rain last week.

Sydney trainer John O’Shea is looking forward to the Scone carnival and believes there is room for more feature Saturday race meetings in regional areas.

Outback Barbie is aiming to become only the second three-year-old filly to win the Doomben 10,000.

Nature Strip and Osborne Bulls are among 13 horses to accept for the Doomben 10,000, the premier weight-for-age sprint of the Brisbane winter carnival.

Racing Queensland will undertake remedial work on the Ipswich racetrack but other plans for provincial course have been scrapped.

Multiple Group One-winning Irish rider Pat Smullen has announced his retirement from the saddle on medical advice.