Horse Racing

Talented stablemates Catch Me and Anaheed are set to begin their campaigns aimed towards the Group One Blue Diamond in the Fillies Preview at Caulfield.

The signs are good that Sovereign Nation is ready to return to his best form in the Sunshine Coast Cup, his first start for new trainer Matt Dunn.

New Zealander Te Akau Shark has suffered a setback and will not be seen until the spring.

Racing Victoria has called off a scheduled race meeting at Mornington on race eve because of the forecast for extreme heat in the area.

Trainer Robbie Griffiths will get a better guide on some of his Blue Diamond Stakes hopefuls when they race for the first time at Caulfield.

Three Sydney races have been ranked in the world’s top 10 with the Queen Elizabeth Stakes No.2 behind the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Archer’s Paradox will help commemorate the 50th anniversary of the last official match-race in Queensland when she steps out at the Sunshine Coast.

Stakes-winning stablemates Bring Me Roses and I’m A Princess will begin their campaigns in the Listed John Dillon Stakes at Caulfield.

Trainer Mark Newnham is looking to Burning Passion to step up in the Listed Carrington Stakes at Randwick.

Trainer Chris Anderson hopes Subsolar can confirm she is a genuine staying mare and pay tribute to the late Dato Tan Chin Nam by winning at the Sunshine Coast.

Tasmanian filly Mystic Journey has signalled she is on target for her upcoming campaign on the mainland with an impressive first-up win at Launceston.

The much-travelled Spectroscope has joined the Natalie McCall team and will be one of three ex-Godolphin horses in the Sunshine Coast Cup.

The Queensland winter carnival has received a prize money boost designed to attract two and three-year-olds stars to the state.

Super mare Winx has been crowned the world’s best racehorse, alongside Cracksman at the Longines International Federation of Horse Racing Association awards.

All Too Huiying has notched his first win since the spring of 2017, dominating a race at Sandown from the front in his third start for the Darren Weir stable.

Goulburn-trained Common Purpose has scored a first-up win at Canterbury to give jockey Hugh Bowman one of his four victories for the meeting.

Trainer Jason Warren believes La Tigeresa has more wins in store after the lightly raced mare scored her first city victory in her fifth career start.

The Lindsay Park-trained Long Leaf will start from barrier 11 in the $NZ1 million Karaka 3YO Classic at Ellerslie with James McDonald to ride.

Les Ross spent $2000 more than he intended to secure Miss Sara at $12,000 at a yearling sale but her win at Doomben meant she has returned $180,000.

Australian Hurdle winner Self Sense will kick off a campaign aimed at the Sydney Cup and the Warrnambool jumps carnival when he runs in the Carrington Stakes.

Microphone and Catch Me have been installed early favourites for the respective Blue Diamond Previews, with both two-year-olds drawing wide in the 1000m races.

Trainer David Vandyke has elected to keep his Golden Slipper hopefuls apart and will run only Alligator Blood at the Sunshine Coast.

Racing Queensland is working with clubs to manage water supplies as the big dry in southeast Queensland starts to take hold.

Wow, our Doomben and Sandown experts are heading to the track today full of confidence. Check out the full set of tips + best bets & quaddie suggestions for the feature races today. Good punting all.

Group One winners Redkirk Warrior, Brave Smash, Malaguerra and Land Of Plenty feature among a field of 10 for the weight-for-age Group Two Australia Stakes.

Shogun Sun is set to win his first open company race at the Sunshine Coast after racing well in feature races during the summer.

Sydney racing is at Canterbury this afternoon and according to Richie it looks a tricky day on paper. He is very keen in the second so check it out along with all of his selections for the seven races. Good luck all.

The issue of drones at racecourses is again in focus after the sighting of one at Leicester.

Racing Victoria has confirmed the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has issued three-year disqualifications to trainers Lee and Shannon Hope.

Young Australian jockey Regan Bayliss is to begin a three-month riding contract in Hong Kong.