Farnan has been displaced by Blue Diamond Stakes winner Tagaloa as the Golden Slipper favourite after drawing wide.

Sydney trainer Matthew Smith has options in Melbourne and Sydney with stayer Sweet Thomas as the gelding prepares for the Sydney Cup.

Nature Strip will not head to Melbourne for the William Reid Stakes, with the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick scheduled for the star sprinter’s next start.

Key Queensland Racing Integrity Commission staff will work in isolation on non-race days to restrict the spread of coronavirus.

The discovery of two holes near the winning post at Cranbourne has brought a premature finish to racing at the provincial Victorian track.

A group of Victorian jockeys will be joined by two of their NSW counterparts on a charter flight to Sydney to ride at the Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill.

Grahame Begg says two-year-old Mildred has done particularly well leading into the Golden Slipper but the trainer is lamenting her wide barrier.

After landing a first Group One win with sustained speed in the Oakleigh Plate, Pippie will be ridden more conservatively in the Williams Reid Stakes.

Bookmakers say the cancellation of the Grand National over the coronavirus crisis will cost the racing industry millions.

Brisbane gelding The Candy Man is out of contention for the Doncaster Mile with trainer Barry Baldwin pulling the pin on a lead-up race at Eagle Farm.

Blue Diamond Stakes winner Tagaloa has replaced Farnan as Golden Slipper favourite after coming up with barrier six.

Former Doncaster Mile favourite Mozu Ascot and My Style will not travel to Sydney but a third Japanese horse, Danon Premium, is on his way for the QE Stakes.

A full field of 16 plus four emergencies has been declared for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper to be held behind closed doors at Rosehill.

The Jockey Club Racecourses have cancelled the Grand National Festival scheduled for April 2-4 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Grand National at Aintree will not take place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The British Horseracing Authority will ban spectators from attending all meets to avoid spreading coronavirus further among the population.

The Australian Easter Yearling sale is set to go ahead with an enhanced online presence and restrictions on attendance.

While professional racing is scheduled to continue with public lock-outs, some picnic race meetings in both Victoria and NSW have been cancelled.

Horse racing will continue around the country with strict conditions on human attendance and participation.

Having won the Group One Randwick Guineas at his most recent start, Shadow Hero is on target for the Rosehill Guineas over 2000m.

The James Cummings-trained Magic Night Stakes winner Thermosphere has been confirmed as a Golden Slipper runner.

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is banding together with other trainers to get their horses ready to race in Sydney.

Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa has taken benefit from his second placing in the Todman Stakes at Randwick and is in top order for the Golden Slipper at Rosehill.

Lightning Stakes winner Gytrash is among a host of Group One winners nominated for the William Reid Stakes at The Valley.

Trainer Mike Moroney has targeted the Mornington Cup with imported stayer Aktau from the gelding’s first start on Australian soil.

Star New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson has arrived back in Australia in time to avoid self-isolation and will be based in Sydney for the autumn carnival.

The Brisbane Racing Club will swap some meetings between its two tracks to ensure they are in best condition for the winter carnival.

The third heat of the national apprentice riders series at Doomben has been abandoned because of the coronavirus crisis.

The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Barbaric will not run in the Golden Slipper, paving the way for former favourite Cellsabeel to start.

Racing in Britain is set to go behind closed doors this week as a result of the escalating coronavirus outbreak.