Horse Racing

The injury-plagued Big Tree will finally make it back to the racetrack at the Gold Coast after nearly two years.

Anthony Boyd is conscious and talking following a trackwork fall that saw him airlifted to a Melbourne hospital.

Trainer Chris Anderson is keen to win a Saturday metropolitan race with Colour of Money for the gelding’s owner Dato Tan Chin Nam.

Top-class stayer Torcedor is to leave Jessica Harrington’s yard after being sold to continue his racing career in Germany with Andreas Wohler.

The Mornington Racecourse will soon have a new all-weather synthetic training track to replace an existing sand training track.

Champion Winx and her trainer Chris Waller are the major winners at the NSW Racehorse awards.

Gary Portelli is looking to Silver Shadow Stakes contender Secret Lady and her stablemates to help fill the void left by the retirement of She Will Reign.

Smart Elissim and Futooh will represent the Lindsay Park stable in stakes races for three-year-olds at Randwick.

The Winx Stakes has attracted 11 acceptors for its introduction to the Australian Group One calendar.

Trainer Angela Plumb and her jockey brother Ryan can claim a piece of Queensland history if Sugar Sizzle wins at the Gold Coast.

Winx will line up in the race named after her at Randwick as the odds-on favourite to set an Australian record of 26 consecutive wins.

Robbie Griffiths would have liked a better barrier draw for Fidelia in the Quezette Stakes but expects a good showing from the filly in the Group Three race.

After beating a field full of Chris Waller-trained horses last start, the Brent Stanley-trained Red Alto will chase another victory at Randwick over 2400m.

Trainer Mick Bell will consider bypassing the P B Lawrence Stakes if the forecast rain doesn’t arrive before the Caulfield race.

Apprentice jockey Anthony Boyd has been flown to a Melbourne hospital after a trackwork fall at Ballarat.

Trainer Kevin Kemp has elected to run Sold For Song at the Gold Coast rather than Sydney.

Osborne Bulls is favourite to return a winner in the Listed Regal Roller Stakes at Caulfield as he heads towards the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

Flying mare Darktown Strutter is set to maintain her outstanding statistics in Gold Coast races.

Richie looked after the punters at Canterbury yesterday and now heads to the Hunter full of confidence believing we should get off to a flyer then protect the bank. Good luck all.

Hugh Bowman is excited about the impending return of champion Winx in the race named in her honour at Randwick.

All is in order for the return of Winx who has had a maintenance gallop at Rosehill ahead of her attempt to set an Australian record of 26 consecutive wins.

Dual Group One winner She Will Reign has run her last race with connections ending her campaign following the detection of inflammation in an airway.

Jockey Michael Dee rode the final winner at the Sandown midweek card before stewards suspended him for 10 meetings on a careless riding charge.

Lightly raced colt Declarationofheart has remained unbeaten with a first-up win at Sandown and will be put on a path towards the Group One Caulfield Guineas.

Miss Fabulass, the best-bred horse at Canterbury, has come away with the type of win expected from an odds-on favourite.

Trainer Ciaron Maher may have missed his chance at the Mongol Derby but his replacement Adrian Corboy and Annabel Neasham have won the endurance test.

Godolphin star Kementari will take his place against Winx at Randwick as the great mare chases her 26th consecutive win.

Long Leaf and Tony Nicconi will represent Lindsay Park when they line up against each in the Vain Stakes at Caulfield.

Parwan Prince has given Jade Darose her first city win as a trainer, with the midweek victory also a metropolitan first for apprentice rider Lucinda Doodt.

Trainer Matt Dunn will leave it up to owner John Haseler whether impressive former English mare Meccabah races on after her Doomben win.