Supido is a notable omission from the entries for the rescheduled Bletchingly Stakes at Sandown which has attracted 14 nominations.

Steven King has announced his retirement eight months after his last ride, closing the door on a 30-year career that included more than 50 Group One wins.

NZ owner/breeder Kevin Hickman has welcomed a Frankel colt from his mare Silent Achiever and is also looking forward to the Australian spring with Ugo Foscolo.

Steven King has confirmed his retirement from race riding as his apprentice son Lachie continues his progression through the jockey ranks.

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Punters have played early for Sydney’s first metro meeting of the new season with Chris Waller’s colt AL MAH HAHA one of the best backed runners for the day

The Melbourne Racing Club has announced a leadership succession plan with Josh Blanksby to replace Brodie Arnhold as chief executive.

Qewy will put his credentials on the line for a return to Australia when he runs against Big Orange who is trying to win a third successive Goodwood Cup.

Coolmore’s former Champion 2YO and Leading 3YO Colt Pierro had stepped further up the ladder of success on becoming Leading First Season Sire of 2016-17 with 8 winners, 1 stakes winner, 1 stakes placegetter and earnings of over $860,000

Victorian trainer Darren Weir’s groundbreaking season leaves him as the only Australian trainer to prepare more than 400 winners.

The Robert Smerdon-trained Dulverton is in career-best form and will chase her third-straight city win this winter when she heads to Flemington.

Jamie Kah has set a new standard for winners by a female rider in a season and claimed the Adelaide premiership in the process.

A winning treble at the final Victorian meeting of the season at Mildura has taken trainer Darren Weir’s season tally of winners in Australia to 449.

Tycoon Tara, Invader and English are among the horses scheduled to gallop on the Canterbury course proper which has been opened for work.

With Melbourne’s premier jockey Craig Williams taking a holiday, Dwayne Dunn will ride Ability in the rescheduled Bletchingly Stakes at Sandown.

Australian Derby runner-up Harper’s Choice will begin his build-up to the spring in the Missile Stakes at Randwick.

Brisbane owner-breeder Michael Dunne has developed an apparatus he hopes will stop troublesome horses from biting.

The rescheduled Bletchingly Stakes will feature on a nine-race card at Sandown while an extra race has been added to the Flemington program a day earlier.

More than two decades after his first NZ jockeys’ premiership, 53-year-old Chris Johnson has won his second.

Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have reclaimed the New Zealand trainers’ premiership.

Apprentice Jack Martin has had two meetings shaved off a careless riding suspension on appeal.

Hartnell has settled in well at Godolphin’s Melbourne stable and will have a jump-out at Flemington in preparation for his new season return.

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Big Orange is set to face 15 rivals as he bids to win the Goodwood Cup for a record third year.

The Australian Turf Club has honoured the owners of some of the lesser-known horses to race in Sydney during the season.

Trainer Chris Waller has no time to celebrate his seventh Sydney trainers’ premiership with the new season about to start.

Tegan Harrison has quietly reached a milestone of 500 career winners with Basara scoring at Doomben.

Hauraki will not defend the Epsom Handicap with Godolphin to rest him with an autumn campaign in mind.

Trainer Andrew Noblet is yet to lock in a spring program for Group One winner Silent Sedition who has needed longer than anticipated in the spelling paddock.

Trainer Barry Lockwood is hoping everything goes right for Tumbler as she gets ready to tackle the Sydney spring.

Steve Pateman says it’s heartbreaking to have to miss the Grand National Hurdle meeting at Sandown as he continues to build his fitness.