Prominent New Zealand trainer Roger James is to enter a partnership with his racing manager Robert Wellwood in the new season.

Trainer Grahame Begg believes Galaxy Raider and Elle Gagne both get their chances in separate races at Flemington on Winter Finals Day.

In-form filly Remember The Name will take on the colts and geldings in the Silver Bowl Series Final, chasing her third-straight win at Flemington.

Randwick will host Sydney metro racing on Saturday and our man Richie Boy is confident he has the day covered with his full preview + two good things on the card. Good punting all.

Flemington plays host tomorrow to a solid nine race card and our man Snowy Clark has done all the hard yards for us punters. Check out his preview and thoughts for the day. Good punting.

Consistent Slydini will be aiming to overcome a series of minor placings and record his first win over the Doomben 1600 metres.

Two-year-old filly Gregorian Chant gets her first opportunity to chase valuable black type when she makes her stakes racing debut in the Taj Rossi Series Final.

Queensland jockey Skye Bogenhuber says the chance to link with trainer Brett Cavanough at Scone is too good to pass up.

A horse trained by Richard Laming has returned a sample showing cobalt above the allowed threshold in a test taken before a race at Ballarat.

Promising filly Miss Exfactor will take the first step in a long-range plan when she runs at Doomben.

Australia’s premier two-year-old races, the Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond Stakes, have attracted record first nominations.

Triple Group One winner Santa Ana Lane is the seventh horse confirmed for The Everest, with the sprinter securing the Inglis slot in the $13 million race.

Trainer Tony McEvoy is happy to give talented filly Mintha another chance over 1600m in the Rivette Series Final at Flemington.

Matthew Smith is looking to stayers in Melbourne and Sydney to keep the stable’s momentum going.

Trainer Desleigh Forster is on course for a two-centre double with Someday at Doomben and Too Good To Refuse at Rockhampton.

Boom sprinter Nature Strip headlines Damian Lane’s book of rides at Flemington as the jockey tries to keep himself in contention for the Melbourne premiership.

Leading Queensland apprentice Jag Guthmann-Chester gets a chance to impress top trainer Chris Waller when he rides Religify at Doomben.

Apprentice Jackson Murphy has picked up some key rides as he begins a new phase of his career in metropolitan racing.

Provincial racing in NSW heads to Hawkesbury this afternoon and our man Richie has done the hard yards. Check out his full set of tips + his best bets on the eight race card. Good luck.

The Richard Freedman-trained Sarrasin will begin his American campaign sooner than expected in a race at Belmont.

Jockey Jackson Morris has had his Sydney comeback soured by the loss of a race at Canterbury on protest coupled with a suspension.

Craig Williams has extended his lead over Damian Lane in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership to four wins after riding a winning treble at Sandown.

Training partners Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have produced two talented juveniles to win late-season two-year-old races at Canterbury.

Trainer Tony Gollan has passed a milestone of 1000 career wins and is set for another record after a treble at Ipswich.

The Mike Moroney-trained Rhythm To Spare will be out to improve on his previous two Winter Championship Series Final finishes when he runs in the race again.

Former Group One winning jockey Gary Doughty has trained his first metropolitan-class winner with Bold Warrior at Ipswich.

Eagle Farm trainer Lauren Herne is heading north for the Townsville and Mackay carnivals but first hopes to achieve a career highlight at Doomben.

After a stakes placing at her first start, talented two-year-old filly Humma Humma has landed her first win with a strong performance at Sandown.

Randwick is to get an all-weather synthetic training track and the main sand track will undergo a full renovation.

It’s a cracking day in Sydney and our main man is confident as he heads to Canterbury in the inner-west. Check out his full preview and best bets for the card. Good luck all.