Mike Smith has set an American record 217 Grade One wins with victory aboard Omaha Beach at Santa Anita.

Victorian trainer Shane Nichols hopes Tahitian Dancer has better luck at the barrier draw than his first runner at a Magic Millions carnival.

Cox Plate-winning trainer Yoshito Yahagi has saddled Contrail to win the Hopeful Stakes, the final Grade One race of the Japanese season.

After a failed stud career, Group One winner Kementari will return to the racing ranks for Godolphin.

One of Sydney’s leading riders, Rachel King, has been hit with two careless riding suspensions from separate incidents.

Trainer Robert Heathcote says he rarely has much luck at the Gold Coast but that could change with Deep Image in the Magic Millions Cup.

King Of Hastings is set to trial at Rosehill ahead of making his way to the Gold Coast to run in the $2 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.

Racing Queensland will name a race after legendary jockey Pam O’Neill to be run each winter carnival.

Co-trainer Tony McEvoy is trying to get his head around quarantine regulations ahead of Hey Doc’s possible trip to Dubai.

A race meeting at Werribee has been abandoned because of the forecast for extreme heat.

The Gold Coast Turf Club is hoping a successful meeting a week from the Magic Millions will help its push to be a full time metropolitan club.

Trainers Paul Nicholls and Nicky Henderson, two of National Hunt racing’s biggest names, have both received OBEs in the New Year Honours list.

Trainer Shane Nichols’ decision to wait for a place in the Nudgee Quality paid off when she stormed home to win the race at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Tamworth trainer Nicholas Dixon has admitted to being ignorant of the rules regarding race day treatment at an inquiry in front of Racing NSW stewards.

The Chris Waller-trained Madam Rouge will join the exodus of Sydney horses chasing Magic Millions dollars at the Gold Coast.

Apprentice Thomas Stockdale had an eventful day at The Valley, winning the opening race before being stood down and then suspended.

Trainer Robert Heathcote has got a thrill by winning The Buffering, a race named after his former champion with Deep Image at Eagle Farm.

Trainer Steve Tregea has borrowed some tactics used by veteran trainers to win the Bernborough Handicap with Niccanova at Eagle Farm.

Trainer Brent Stanley has his eyes firmly fixed in the Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast with It’s Kind Of Magic after her first-up win at The Valley.

The Peter and Paul Snowden training partnership took a firm grip on the Magic Millions 2YO Classic when King’s Legacy won the BJ McLachlan Stakes at Eagle Farm.

Leviathan has booked his place on the Snowden Racing float heading to the Gold Coast after winning at Randwick.

Pierrless has added to previous victories at Mornington and Sandown with another all-the-way win at The Valley.

Alligator Blood rounded off his lead up to the Magic Millions Guineas with an easy win in the Vo Rogue Plate at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Popular grey The Candy Man has earned a wild card to the Magic Millions Trophy with his win in the Shoot Out Quality at Eagle Farm.

After scoring at Flemington, Ryan’s Fender has scored again, this time leading throughout at The Valley.

Tough mare Great Powers has won an Eagle Farm race at her 25th start for the calendar year.

The decision by owner Joe O’Neill to purchase Mr Cashman as a weanling has been vindicated with the colt scoring a debut win at The Valley.

Nitrous has come out on top in the 2YO race at Randwick with his more favoured stablemate Bartley an unlucky third, thwarting his Magic Millions bid.

Apprentice Baylee Nothdurft again showed he had the key to Deladies Boy when the gelding went from last at his previous start to winning at Eagle Farm.

Unbeaten Magic Millions 2YO Classic hopeful Dusty Tycoon has escaped injury in a track work incident on Saturday morning.