Trainer Gary Portelli is more than happy with the stable’s leading Golden Slipper hope Time To Reign and has another couple of youngsters ready to be tested.

Levendi is poised to take on Winx in the Apollo Stakes, his first start since winning last year’s Group One Australian Derby at Randwick.

Champion jockey Douglas Whyte is to retire from riding to take up training in the competitive Hong Kong racing arena.

Group One-winning colt Written By has continued preparations for his return to racing with a pleasing jump-out at Caulfield.

The time is now, and Karaka 2019 announces the arrival of the first yearlings by New Zealand’s twice Horse of The Year in Mongolian Khan, the history making first New Zealand Derby, Australian Derby and Caulfield Cup winner.

Victorian jockey Chris Symons has been bitten on the wrist by a crocodile housed on his property and will be sidelined for at least a week after minor surgery.

Nominations have been taken for three Flemington feature races including the Australian Cup for which Avilius has been installed the early favourite.

Gimcrack Stakes winner Catch Me is among the headline nominations for the Blue Diamond fillies Preview at Caulfield which includes six last-start winners.

The popular Tom Melbourne will begin his campaign in the Carrington Stakes at Randwick as a precursor to a possible start in the All-Star Mile.

After missing a start in the Magic Millions Classic, the Mike Moroney-trained two-year-old colt Alburq has been redirected to a Blue Diamond campaign.

Liam Birchley believes he can train his third Karaka Million winner with Neptune’s Spear who has travelled well to New Zealand.

The Group Two Australia Stakes has attracted 16 nominations headlined by five Group One winners.

Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes says the Newmarket Handicap is the target for dual Group One-winning sprinter Vega Magic not the All-Star Mile.

Reigning Hong Kong champion Beauty Generation has maintained his standing with victory in the Group One Stewards’ Cup at Sha Tin.

Connections of multiple Group One-winner Redkirk Warrior are looking to stretch the gelding out in distance this campaign to try to gain an All-Star Mile spot.

The seventh annual National Jockeys Trust T20 charity cricket match will feature a host of stars of Australian racing.

The Blue Diamond Preview for fillies is the next assignment for the Lloyd Kennewell-trained Jedastar, an impressive winner at Flemington on debut.

Unbeaten colt Time To Reign is ready for a barrier trial ahead of serious racing against the cream of the season’s two-year-olds on his way to the Slipper.

Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan says smart filly Vincere Volare is a 50-50 chance to run in the Inglis Millennium at Warwick Farm.

Altior has stretched his unbeaten sequence to 17 with a smooth victory in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot.

Queensland apprentice Baylee Nothdurft has finished a mixed week with a metropolitan double, a big fine and a suspension.

Jockey Michael Dee has copped a six-meeting suspension for breaching the whip rules before the 100m aboard eventual winner Khezerabad at Flemington.

Ciaron Maher Racing is continuing to show it means to be a force in Sydney with the stable notching another winner at Rosehill.

Jockey Jamie Kah has steered Belwazi to a stakes race win at Flemington in her first weekend since making the move to Victorian racing.

Trainer Richie Stephenson is hoping to achieve a long-held ambition to win the Toowoomba Cup with Emphasis.

Bon Amis has bounced back from his first defeat this preparation to win at Rosehill after trainer Jason Deamer opted to bypass the Takeover Target Stakes.

The Henry Dwyer-trained Tropezina has made it three wins from as many starts this preparation with victory in the $250,000 Inglis Dash at Flemington.

Ben Currie has trained Takings to win at Eagle Farm but it was the win of Cool Drafts at Warwick five minutes earlier that was special for him.

Three-year-old Oceanex will be aimed towards Group One staying races for fillies later in the season after impressing again with a win at Flemington.

Apprentice Michael Murphy’s hard work for trainer Chris Munce has paid off with the winning ride on Snoopy at Eagle Farm.