South Australian-trained Yucatan has taken a small step towards racing out of the shadow of his more famous Irish-bred namesake in winning his first race.

Thinkin’ Big, an emerging stayer for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, will do his future racing overseas.

The Candy Man has repaid the faith of his owner Lucky Pippos, coming back from a severe injury to win at Doomben.

Trainer Tony Vasil has denied any involvement with illegal race day top-ups as he fights his disqualification over Australia’s biggest racing scandal.

The wife of a float driver who admitted giving horses illegal race day treatments has told a tribunal she was worried about the risks her husband was taking.

The controversy over Regumate could again be in the spotlight when Lucy Rose returns to Sydney after a spring carnival failure in Melbourne.

Trainer Tony McEvoy is angry only 10 runners can contest a two-year-old race at Eagle Farm, leaving Just Zerene as an emergency.

Farm life suits Saint Valorem who will be out to overturn recent second placings when he runs in the Festive Season Sprint at Flemington.

Trainer Chris Munce is using his experience in big staying races to plot an upset win by Ceol Na Mara in the Eagle Way Stayers Series final.

Happy Clapper is among early nominations for a shot at the inaugural $5 million The All-Star Mile at Flemington.

Star Brisbane three-year-old Zoustyle is to be spelled and is likely to be prepared for the late autumn and winter.

A stablehand who admitted administering illegal race day treatments to horses said Melbourne Cup horses were never involved.

Talented mare Pecans will run on her home track at Warwick Farm a few days before she heads to Gosford to defend the Group Three Belle Of The Turf.

Trainer John Pascoe believes Vainstream still has the ability that resulted in him running close to Nature Strip and hopes blinkers help him at Flemington.

Veteran Red Excitement has been retired after hurting a joint with the nine-year-old Gerald Ryan stable favourite going out a millionaire.

Exceedingly Easy gave trainer Grahame Begg his first win from his new Caulfield base and he hopes she can add to her provincial victory.

A stablehand who has admitted administering illegal race day treatments to horses says it did not happen on Melbourne Cup day.

Placegetters in the Sydney Cup can again earn bonuses via designated staying races during the season.

A key player in the ‘Aquanita eight’ doping scandal admits he bet on horses after giving them top-ups but denies it was the main reason he did it.

The exodus of fillies and mares to NSW is set to continue as there appears no immediate resolution to the Regumate saga.

Racing NSW has approved dual jockey/trainer licences after considering submissions led by Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne.

“Speed, class, stamina, and soundness will make you a multimillionaire in this business. Hoppertunity has them all,” said his Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. “He could dominate the breeding industry in that Mid-Atlantic region.”

Alizee has won a 1050m-trial at Randwick as she heads towards a return to racing after an automatic ban for a bleeding attack.

Former Chris Waller-trained gelding Invinzabeel has pleased new trainer Mark Newnham before his first start for the stable in an open handicap at Warwick Farm.

Quality three-year-old Written By has returned to work to be prepared for an autumn campaign with the Group One Oakleigh Plate a goal.

Trainer Tony Gollan is hoping his run of success this summer will continue with A Man To Match in the Eagle Way series final at Eagle Farm.

The stablehand at the centre of the ‘Aquanita eight’ scandal has admitted giving horses “top-ups” as part of an agreement with trainer Robert Smerdon.

A stablehand says he and trainer Robert Smerdon had an agreement about giving horses illegal race day treatments via “top-ups”.

Hong Kong-based Australian jockey Zac Purton has ridden five winners at Sha Tin to reach 900 in the competitive HK arena.

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Cutadeel has confirmed a path to the New Zealand Derby with his win in a Listed race at Ellerslie.