Alabama Express will be nominated for the Futurity Stakes but options remain open for the Group One-winning colt’s next assignment.

Rulership is in perfect shape ahead of the Blue Diamond Stakes but connections of the two-year-old are sweating on the colt gaining a start.

Catalyst has come through his first Australian start in good order after a fighting second to Alligator Blood at Flemington.

More twilight meetings are likely for Doomben next season after a test proved partly successful despite some setbacks with the weather.

The Group One Futurity Stakes remains on the agenda for Fierce Impact, pending an important trackwork hit-out at Warwick Farm.

Chenier has stamped himself as an Australian Guineas contender with his third behind Alligator Blood and Catalyst in his first start for 10 months.

The three free-to-air television networks have shown interest in screening Queensland racing.

Paul Nicholls has described star steeplechaser Cyrname’s escape from injury in a fall at Ascot as the biggest winner of the day.

Jockey Mark Zahra has been suspended for eight meetings for careless riding aboard Lightning Stakes winner Gytrash.

Four horses from the Toowoomba yard of Robert Smith have been scratched after a raceday stewards’ stable inspection.

Improving mare Sweet Deal has signalled her autumn carnival intentions with an on-pace win in the Triscay Stakes at Randwick.

A call from the owner of Bonvicini to ride the mare cold has paid dividends with the filly scoring a first-up win in the Group Three The Vanity at Flemington.

Trainer James Cummings and jockey Hugh Bowman have combined for back-to-back feature race wins at Randwick with Flit and Alizee.

Black Caviar has paraded before Flemington racegoers ahead of the Lightning Stakes on a day themed in her honour.

Dragon Leap has reignited his New Zealand Derby campaign and put himself in contention for the Australian equivalent with victory at Ellerslie.

Apprentice Baylee Nothdurft has outridden his metropolitan allowance with his win on Snitch at Eagle Farm.

Flit has led home a Godolphin trifecta in the Light Fingers Stakes, outclassing a high-class field of fillies to score comfortably.

Former Perth sprinter Special Reward will try to add a second Group Three win to his first in the Southern Cross Stakes at Randwick.

Alligator Blood has narrowly beaten top New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst in a thrilling Group Three C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington.

Gytrash has upstaged two of Australia’s best sprinters to win the Lightning Stakes, leaving Redzel and Nature Strip in his wake.

Toowoomba filly Exondabeach raced herself into Three-Year-Old The Jewel calculations with her Eagle Farm win.

Jockey Tommy Berry is confident Cellsabeel is on track for the Silver Slipper after an exhibition gallop at Randwick.

The Anthony Freedman-trained Supreme Idea has upstaged odds-on favourite Dame Giselle to score an all-the-way win at Randwick.

Ole Kirk, the son of a sister of unbeaten champion Black Caviar, has taken out the Listed Talindert Stakes at Flemington on debut.

Sydney visitor Raqeeq made the most of a big drop in weights from his previous start to score an easy win at Eagle Farm.

Co-trainer Michael Hawkes is optimistic about the level gelding God Of Thunder can get to this autumn after his first-up win at Randwick.

Trainer Robert Heathcote is considering a crack at the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes with Rothfire after the gelding’s impressive Eagle Farm win.

Craig Williams has guided the Danny O’Brien-trained Fabric to an all-the-way win at Flemington, with a step up to stakes level now on the radar for the mare.

Up-and-coming mare She’s Ideel has handled her first test over a genuine staying trip, toughing out a win against more seasoned horses at Randwick.

Mount Tabora has scored a strong Flemington win but the Snowden team will not be rushing the imported galloper too high too soon.