Global superstar Taylor Swift will perform two songs at the Melbourne Cup in November, her only public appearance while she is in Australia.

Godolphin trainer James Cummings expects improvement from two carnival three-year-olds on a firm Rosehill track after their heavy track flops.

Tulloch Lodge three-year-old Dawn Passage will be out to enhance his Golden Rose claims in a major lead-up race at Rosehill.

Trainer Gary Doughty has scored a sentimental win at Ipswich with Starlighter, a daughter of his old favourite Starmaker.

Three runners for three winners was the result of a perfect race day for trainer Danny O’Brien and jockey Damien Oliver at Bendigo.

Recently named New Zealand’s champion stayer, Glory Days begins her Cups campaign in a handicap at Flemington.

After beating Scales Of Justice in the Spring Stakes first-up, exciting colt Dalasan will now chase a Danehill Stakes win on a path to the Caulfield Guineas.

Adelaide trainer Gordon Richards is hoping X-rays will determine the extend of a knee injury to smart sprinter Gytrash.

Adam Trinder is thrilled with the progress Mystic Journey has made since her first-up win as he prepares the star mare for the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes.

Trainer Garry Newham has booked in-form Ryan Maloney for Winning Ways after the mare’s regular jockey Matt McGillivray was stood down.

The Victoria Racing Club hopes to attract a bigger attendance to VRC Oaks day during Melbourne Cup week with a later start to the meeting.

A field of 15 is set to run in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington with the favourites Scales Of Justice and Mystic Journey drawing nine and 10 respectively.

Magic Millions has extended its popular bonus for horses owned solely by women to the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas.

David Hayes says his return to Hong Kong has always been a dream as he prepares to open stables from the new season.

Godolphin has outbid Coolmore to buy a Curlin colt out of New Zealand Group One winner Bounding for $4.1 million at the Keeneland sale in America.

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has been booked to ride Ebor Handicap winner Mustajeer in the Caulfield Cup.

Unless she is successful in an appeal, Kathy O’Hara will miss the Cups ride on Grey Lion after being found guilty of habitual mobile phone use on race days.

Kerrin McEvoy will team up with Redzel in an attempt to win the $14 million Everest for the third time on the sprinter.

Russell Cameron, a multiple Group One-winning racehorse trainer, has died at the age of 61.

After a steady build-up from an injury lay-off, multiple Group One winner Gailo Chop is set to make his race return in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.

Champagne Stakes winner Castelvecchio is expected to start his spring campaign in the Dulcify Stakes at Rosehill.

David Hayes will return to the Hong Kong training ranks but will leave his Australian operation in family hands.

First acceptances have been taken for the WS Cox Plate, with 102 horses remaining in contention for the $5 million weight-for-age race.

Cross Counter has been given 57.5kg for his Melbourne Cup defence while Irish stayer Kew Gardens heads the weights with 58kg.

Trainer Toby Edmonds has called on recently retired jockey Jeff Lloyd to ride Melbourne-bound Tyzone in a barrier trial win.

Trainer David Hayes will return to Hong Kong to train from the beginning of the 2020-21 racing season.

Kembla Grange trainer Mick Tubman has been disqualified for four months after NSW stewards found bottles containing EPO in his stables.

Kew Gardens heads the weights for the Melbourne Cup with 58kg, 0.5kg more than last year’s winner Cross Counter.

Star jockey Hugh Bowman will undergo surgery on the little finger of his right hand which has been broken in a trackwork fall.

The numbers are high for the feature Group One meeting at Randwick which hosts the Epsom Handicap, Metropolitan Handicap and Flight Stakes.