Magic Millions Classic placegetter Hightail will sport blinkers for the first time as his trainers look for an edge to help get him into the Golden Slipper.

Toowoomba gelding Mishani Hustler looks a weight certainty in the 3YO Jewel at the Gold Coast.

Statistics support trainer Kelly Schweida’s belief that favourite The Odyssey will handle the 1200m in the 2YO Jewel at the Gold Coast.

Altior has come through his toughest challenge yet to stretch his unbeaten record over jumps to 18 in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

Mick Price and Mick Kent junior have kicked off a new training partnership in the right vein with the win of Mystery Love at Sandown.

The Jericho Cup has been expanded to give New Zealand-trained horses the chance to qualify for the staying race at Warrnambool.

The first horse Gemma Rielly purchased as a yearling has also provided the trainer with her a breakthrough Melbourne metropolitan success.

Jockey Luke Currie will put Blue Diamond winner Lyre through her paces in a Randwick barrier trial in preparation for the Golden Slipper.

Trainer Chris Anderson received a special thrill from training Balistic Boy to win at Doomben for the Think Big Stud.

Trainer Matthew Smith has Doncaster Mile aspirations for Fierce Impact, who returns for his latest campaign in the Ajax Stakes at Rosehill.

Brisbane filly Niedorp can live up to the early wraps on her by winning the Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill and earning a Golden Slipper start.

Kris Lees has loaded the bases as he attempts to win his first Coolmore Classic, a race his late father Max dominated during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Connections of German import Schabau will have to wait until next year’s Melbourne Cup with a tendon injury sidelining the stayer.

Declarationofheart will have his next start in the Alister Clark Stakes in which his rivals will include ATC Australian Derby favourite Global Exchange.

Darren Dance is hoping for a first-half-of-the-field finish when Mr Money Bags lines up in the inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile at Flemington.

Kiwi legend Sir Mark Todd would not rule out competing in his eighth Olympic games as he prepares Eminent to face super mare Winx at Sydney’s autumn carnival.

Apprentice Chris Caserta has been suspended for four weeks after pleading guilty to having six bets on thoroughbred races.

Curator Mick Goodie has been called in to help with remedial work at the troubled Ipswich racetrack.

Leading trainer Tony Gollan will three runners in the $500,000 2YO Jewel at the Gold Coast.

The Autumn Sun’s next race will be the Rosehill Guineas against his fellow three-year-olds but there is still a chance he could clash with stablemate Winx.

The Sir Mark Todd-trained Eminent will need to recapture his form from 2017 if he is to stand a chance in upcoming Group One races in Sydney

Trainer Gavin Cromwell has celebrated Espoir D’Allen’s scintillating performance in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Jockey Daniel Schmitt will have to front the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board over a number of bets on thoroughbred races.

Grahame Begg is happy with the work of Written By ahead of his first assignment at Moonee Valley in the Group One William Reid Stakes.

Trainer Kris Lees will launch a three-pronged attack on the Group One Coolmore Classic, a race his father Max won five times.

Stewards have completed the first stage of an extensive inquiry into the activities of Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie.

Trainers are worried Doomben is in danger of being over-raced after being forced to take another meeting from the problem-plagued Ipswich.

Staying mare Blue Jay Way will have a break after she runs over 3000 metres at Sandown.

British-based Irish jockey Oisin Murphy will ride for the first time in Sydney when he partners Loving Gaby in the Golden Slipper.

Hundreds have turned out to celebrate the life of journalist and author Les Carlyon in a service at Flemington racecourse.