Horse Racing

Jean Van Overmeire can close the gap on Rachel King at Canterbury with the Sydney apprentices’ title a close-run race.

Sunlight is on track to resume in the Lightning Stakes in Adelaide ahead of a potential crack at weight-for-age sprints, including the Group One Moir Stakes.

Not a meeting to write home about but there are eight winner’s to be found at Wyong this afternoon. Check out Richie’s full set & best bets. Good luck.

Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza has fractured a vertebra in a trackwork fall at Del Mar when a horse collapsed underneath him.

Chautauqua’s racing career is a crossroads with the world’s former best sprinter needing to pass two barrier tests after failing to leave the gates at Rosehill.

William Buick is set to team up with favourite Crystal Ocean in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

Nominations have been extended after only 13 horses were entered for the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield with Vega Magic chasing an Everest berth.

Victory in the Mosstrooper Steeplechase at Bendigo has leading jumper Wells in the right form ahead of his bid for a fourth win in the Grand National.

Premier trainer Tony Gollan believes he can chase the holy grail of Queensland racing and have 100 metropolitan winners next season.

New Zealander Hiflyer will be ridden by Hugh Bowman in the Winter Challenge at Rosehill ahead of a return trip home for an upcoming carnival.

Racing NSW stewards have ruled Chautauqua will require at least two more barrier trials after he refused to jump in his latest at Rosehill.

Winx has worked home nicely in a barrier trial but Chautauqua has failed to jump from the gates again, placing his racing career in jeopardy.

English trainer Roger Charlton says there is a chance Withhold could go into the Melbourne Cup without another run.

Voodoo Lad and Black Heart Bart will be among Darren Weir’s representatives in the Bletchingly Stakes, while the race is one of two options for Nature Strip.

Winx will make her first public appearance ahead of her fourth Cox Plate campaign when she runs in a barrier trial at Rosehill featuring Chautauqua.

Jockey James Orman’s win on Winter Bride has ensured he will get more rides for the powerful Toby Edmonds stable.

Trainer Matt Dunn has reached 100 winners for the season and is looking forward to an even brighter new season.

Peter Snowden is sticking to the same campaign as a year ago for Redzel who is scheduled to run in the Concorde Stakes and The Shorts leading into The Everest.

Sea Of Class has got up in the shadow of the post to land a thrilling victory in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh.

Damian Lane has moved to within six winners of Craig Williams in his quest for his first Melbourne jockeys’ premiership.

Trainer Peter Snowden believes there is plenty of upside for sprinter Brave Song who has raced to a narrow win at Flemington in his return from a spell.

Trainer Liam Birchley has been rewarded for a late nomination with Fit For Purpose winning the Tattersall’s Mile at Doomben.

Tactical Advantage has beaten new stablemate Dal Cielo in the July Sprint at Randwick to claim his first win at his first start for trainer Kris Lees.

Apprentice Corey Bayliss has been suspended for six weeks after pleading guilty to a handling charge on favourite Tumbler, who ran second at Doomben.

The Ciaron Maher-trained Visao has earned a ballot-free exemption into the Victoria Derby with his win in the Byerley Handicap at Flemington.

Our Malambo, who is owned by New Zealand Hall of Fame trainer Graeme Rogerson, has won her first Australian start for Chris Waller.

Melissa Julius has won the Rising Stars Final at Flemington on Miles Of Krishan while Ethan Brown’s second on Ma Jones was enough to secure him the series win.

Top jockey Damian Browne will seek further medical advice to see if he needs surgery on a jaw injury which forced him out of Saturday’s Doomben meet.

Classy sprinter Amanaat has bounced back from injury to win at Doomben on Saturday.

New Zealand-bred filly has had no problems adapting to a firm surface to secure her third career win at Flemington.