Trainer Liam Birchley believes backing Fit For Purpose up in the Tails Stakes on Saturday is the lesser of two evils.

Racing Queensland is understood to have asked trainer Ben Currie why it should continue to accept his nominations in the state.

What you need to know about the weight-for-age Group One All Aged Stakes at Randwick.

Jockey Mark Zahra has lost his appeal against the severity of a 25-meeting suspension and $3800 fine for careless riding in a race at Randwick.

Lightly raced stakes-winner Addictive Nature is set for his first start since joining the Danny O’Brien stable in Melbourne.

Trainer Clare Cunningham is hoping Man From Uncle can vindicate her investment of time and patience when he has his first start for the stable at Randwick.

Dark Eyes and Prometheus are Caulfield-bound as they look to give their Canberra-based trainer Matt Dale another victory in Melbourne.

Owner/breeder Neville Bell hopes Kalik can get a Saturday win at Doomben before the better two-year-olds arrive from the south for the carnival.

Warrnambool-trained horses Magnapal and Working From Home run at Caulfield in preparation for local feature flat races at the upcoming May carnival.

Queensland trainer Ben Currie has been granted a further stay as he fights mounting charges against him.

Tough gelding Le Romain will have a significant gear change when he lines up in the Group One All Aged Stakes for the third year in succession.

Talented staying filly Ceol Na Mara takes the first step to giving trainer Chris Munce another Oaks record when she runs in the Princess Stakes at Doomben.

Bendigo Cup winner Red Alto has been earmarked for a Queensland campaign but first will run at Caulfield in the Group Three Easter Cup.

Larry Cassidy hopes to continue his good form for the Godolphin organisation when he rides Plague Stone at Doomben.

Stakes-winning sprinter All Over Bosanova will have her first start for new trainer Phillip Stokes and first start in Melbourne when she heads to Caulfield.

Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are hoping Loving Gaby has saved the best for last as she prepares for another Group One assignment at Randwick.

A likely dry track is a big attraction for I’m A Rippa who resumes at Doomben in the Listed Ascot Handicap on the way to the Stradbroke.

Linda Meech, who leads the Victorian jockeys’ premiership, has suffered a fractured collarbone in a fall at Geelong.

Ben Currie has told a stay application hearing he believed to harp up a horse was to prime a horse to win.

Linda Meech has a suspected broken collarbone after falling from La Lova shortly after the start of the final race at Geelong.

The Group One All Aged Stakes field has been reduced to 13 after the scratching of dual acceptor Home Of The Brave who will instead run in the Hall Mark Stakes.

The late scratching of Ayer’s Rock at Geelong has followed a routine inspection of trainer Shawn Mathrick’s Cranbourne stables.

Memories of some of his biggest wins have been revived for veteran trainer Harold Norman after Shauquin won at Ipswich.

A stakes race could be on the agenda for Divanation if she can be successful at her first try over 2000m in the Bill Collins Handicap at Caulfield.

On the back of an afternoon he would rather forget, David Payne could be set for a day to remember with two unlikely runners in the Group One Champagne Stakes

More charges have been laid against suspended racehorse trainer Ben Smith, Racing NSW has announced.

Music Bay will be out to confirm Adelaide feature race plans when she steps up to 1600m at Caulfield on the back of a convincing midweek win at Sandown.

Trainer Shane Nichols says a rise in trip and a drop in weight will benefit Streets Of Avalon in the Group Three Victoria Handicap at Caulfield.

Champagne Cuddles will chase a breakthrough Group One win in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick in a changing of the guard for trainer Bjorn Baker.

Godolphin will not be represented in the Champagne Stakes, ruling out a clean sweep for the operation in this season’s Australian Group Ones for juveniles.