Godolphin colt Ranier gets the chance to recapture his form when he runs in the Hawkesbury Guineas.

Mr Quickie will be out to confirm South Australian Derby favouritism when he takes on older horses at Caulfield in his final planned lead-up race over 2000m.

David Brideoake’s assistant trainer Alex Woodhams isn’t concerned about the distance of the VRC St Leger at Flemington for three-year-old filly Jenstar.

Group Three-winning mare Winter Bride gets a chance to step up the black-type ladder in the Group Two Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm.

Japanese-bred Wolfe will be striving to make it three wins from as many starts when the gelding resumes from a spell in a 1400m benchmark race at Randwick.

Jockey Jim Orman is on the verge of 500 career winners and hopes to claim another stakes race along the way on Queensland Derby prospect Trusty Lad.

Queensland rider Beau Appo has been outed for four weeks for weighing in light on a winner at Toowoomba which was subsequently disqualified.

Impressive VOBIS Gold Rush winner Prince Of Sussex has been taken to Caulfield to get familiar with the track ahead of the inaugural The Showdown.

Trainer Anthony Cummings has decided against a quick back-up for Randwick winner Agassi and he will miss the Hawkesbury Guineas.

Last-start Galilee Series Final runner-up Transact will try to give the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable another win in the Listed VRC St Leger.

High-profile colt The Autumn Sun will stand his first season at Arrowfield Stud for $77,000 with champion stallion Snitzel to remain at $220,000.

Multiple Group One-winning Australian sprinter Santa Ana Lane has arrived in Hong Kong in preparation for the Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin.

Burrows Saint has led in a trifecta for Willie Mullins to give the champion trainer his first win in the Irish Grand National Steeplechase.

Problems continue to dog trainer Ben Currie with one of his horses disqualified after winning the last race at Toowoomba because the jockey weighed in light.

A ride in his home city of Albury for the Lindsay Park stable has led to Blaike McDougall landing his first Melbourne city winner aboard Prism at Sandown.

Trainer Robbie Laing is confident Stars Of Carrum has recovered from his failure in the Australian Derby and is on song for a shot at the VRC St Leger.

There are strong nominations for the feature races at the Hawkesbury metropolitan class meeting with more than $1 million on offer.

Trainer Tony Gollan has been forced to revert to a back-up plan after he was scratching two stable stars because of a wet Doomben track.

John Sadler says Terang debut winner Sartorial Splendor has had a rushed preparation as he heads towards The Showdown at Caulfield.

Stradbroke Handicap hopefuls Cadogan and Chapter And Verse are likely to clash in a Class Six Plate at Eagle Farm.

Absolute Flirt is now likely to be Adelaide-bound for a stakes race after returning from a spell to claim victory in a two-year-old race at Sandown.

The Brisbane Racing Club hopes to hold jump-outs to help trainers with a set of key barrier trials at Doomben called off because of rain.

Baccarat Baby has shown the benefit of a recent trial by winning the Listed Princess Stakes by the narrowest of margins at the Sunshine Coast.

Winx makes the autumn carnival her own for the fourth time.

New Zealand stayer Rock On has joined the Peter Gelagotis stable in Victoria with connections hoping to boost his prize money on superior winter tracks.

Sydney’s racing action will move to the north-western track of Hawkesbury for its annual stand-alone Saturday meeting with metropolitan prize money.

Unbeaten two-year-old colt Super Seth will chase a first stakes win in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes at Flemington with jockey Clayton Douglas to retain the ride.

American Pharoah has sired his first North American winner with the Wesley Ward-trained Maven successful at Aqueduct.

After wins at Warrnambool and Cranbourne, the Daniel Bowman-trained Begood Toya Mother chases a city win at Sandown.

Prolific winner Fab’s Cowboy is the first horse into the Battle Of The Bush final after winning a heat at Gladstone.