Horse Racing

Trapeze Artist is primed to defend the Group Two Expressway Stakes at Rosehill which is also set to feature Group One winners Hartnell, Alizee and Le Romain.

Racing Queensland is looking to move its offices closer to the Brisbane CBD so it can build a training and education complex at Deagon.

Trainer Gary Doughty has received a welcome boost to his recovery from surgery with Cabeirian’s win at the Sunshine Coast.

In-form sprinter Whispering Brook will head to the Group One C F Orr Stakes after continuing her unbeaten preparation in the Australia Stakes at The Valley.

Trainer Tony Gollan is already putting together plans for his young stars heading to the winter carnival.

The Lindsay Park-trained Fling is one of five juveniles set to make their debuts in a 1200m-race for two-year-old fillies at Sandown.

Australian colt Long Leaf has returned to his birthplace to win the Karaka 3YO Classic at Ellerslie in New Zealand.

City Of Light has romped home in wet conditions to win the $9 million Pegasus at Gulfstream Park in Florida.

Eight-year-old gelding Rock ‘n’ Gold has made it two wins from his past three starts with a frontrunning victory in the Listed John Dillon Stakes at Caulfield.

After a three-year absence from the winners’ list, the popular Tom Melbourne has rectified that with victory in the Listed Carrington Stakes at Randwick.

Balboa Rocks has scored a shock win in the Sunshine Coast Cup to give trainer Darryl Hansen one of his biggest thrills.

Apprentice Billy Owen has ridden his first Saturday metropolitan winner at Randwick before a planned move to Sydney from Canberra.

Spurcraft has atoned for a shock first-up defeat by wining at the Sunshine Coast but it was the run of second-placed Tumbler that had people talking.

Rachel King has ridden Mercurial Lad to a thrilling all-the-way win over 2000m at Randwick, the horse’s first test at the distance.

A strong first-up win in the Blue Diamond Preview for fillies at Caulfield has moved the unbeaten Catch Me to equal favouritism for the Group One Blue Diamond.

Exciting filly Sylvia’s Mother has stretched her winning sequence to four to set herself up for possible stakes races.

I Am Immortal has pressed his claims for next month’s Group One Blue Diamond with an all-the-way win in one of the Blue Diamond Previews at Caulfield.

Promising Alligator Blood remains unbeaten after winning the $125,000 2YO Classic at the Sunshine Coast.

Trail-blazing jockey Pam O’Neill has been honoured with the prestigious Lord Mayor’s Australia Day Sports Award for her contribution to racing.

A daring ride by jockey Larry Cassidy has helped Group One winner Capital Gain win his first race in 18 months at the Sunshine Coast.

Jockey Blake Shinn has made an immediate impact on his return from serious injury, riding two-year-old Dawn Passage to win the opening event at Randwick.

Well-bred Le Juge could have earned a ticket back to Sydney after winning his second Queensland race at the Sunshine Coast.

Talented filly Crack The Code has made it two wins from two starts this preparation with a narrow victory as a short-priced favourite at Caulfield.

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Classy mare Whispering Brook has defeated a field including four individual Group One winners to take out the Group Two Australia Stakes at The Valley.

Tom Melbourne will have fan support as he begins his campaign aimed at securing a spot in the All-Star Mile when he runs in the Carrington Stakes.

Current Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Brooklyn Hustle will have one lead-up run into the Group One race in the Fillies Prelude at Caulfield.

The return to his favourite track, the Sunshine Coast, is expected to help Bergerac overcome a class rise on his most recent start.

Trainer Tony Noonan believes Manolo Blahniq has improved since his recent Chester Manifold Stakes win and expects him to be hard to beat again at Caulfield.