Co-trainer Peter Snowden is looking for a sweet ride from Tom Marquand to help Napoleon Solo turn the tables on Man Of Peace at Randwick.

Trainer Robbie Griffiths will have two runners in each Blue Diamond Preview and says their performances will determine whether they press on in the series.

Toowoomba galloper Niccanova’s track work indicates he can win his third stakes race for the summer at the Sunshine Coast.

The annual National Jockeys Trust cricket match held in Melbourne has raised funds for wildlife and livestock affected by bushfires.

Equilateral has put his name in the hat for top sprint honours with an impressive performance to win the Dubai Dash Listed Handicap at Meydan.

The Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Doncaster Mile are among nine Sydney races ranked among the top 100 highest-rated races in the world.

Peter Snowden cannot split expensive colts Mount Fuji and Rulership as the stablemates prepare for a debut clash at Randwick.

Trainer Desleigh Forster’s unwillingness to risk a weekend traffic jam has paid off with promising two-year-old Boom Spender’s win at Doomben.

Trainer Steve O’Dea is enjoying a successful season but is overdue for some feature race luck with Scallopini in the Sunshine Coast Cup.

A new seven-race Sunday twilight meeting at Flemington featuring straight racing will include a jockeys’ challenge between a metropolitan and a country team.

He will saddle up the rank outsider in the two-year-old race at Randwick but Anthony Cummings says Fayerra will not be out of her depth.

Last-start winner Southern Lad can book himself a winter carnival campaign in Brisbane if he measures up in the Listed Carrington Stakes at Randwick.

Promising Ziemba has a proud heritage to live up to when he runs in a three-year-old handicap at the Sunshine Coast.

VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound is scheduled to have a jump-out at Flemington as she prepares for another Classic campaign.

After initially hoping for a softer first-up assignment for Sir Elton, Adam Duggan is happy to take on some smart horses with his progressive sprinter.

Star apprentice Stephanie Thornton’s claim is expected to help Just Orm win his first open company race at the Sunshine Coast.

Trainer Ciaron Maher hopes his stable’s success in two-year-old races so far this season continues in the Blue Diamond Previews at Caulfield.

Tough mare River Racer should strike her preferred soft track conditions in the Listed Sunshine Coast Cup.

Jockey Michael Hellyer has notched his 600th winner and hopes to celebrate with victory on Monsieur Gustave in the Sunshine Coast Cup.

John Thompson-trained stablemates Dreamforce and Sweet Deal have won barrier trials at Randwick ahead of the autumn.

Enable, Crystal Ocean and Waldgeist have been jointly named as the top-rated horses in the world for the past year.

Godolphin has retired classy sprinter Osborne Bulls after a career that produced five Group One second placings.

Jockey Luke Currie is looking forward to the return of Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Hanseatic, who resumes in one of Previews at Caulfield.

Josh Cartwright has claimed a rewarding city double at Sandown with the jockey winning aboard Seafield Road and Hard ‘N’ Tough.

Trainer Gerald Ryan hopes for a better Saturday when he runs Albumin in the Listed Carrington Stakes and Mission River in the Two Year Old Handicap at Rosehill.

French authorities have detected the first positive test to synthetic blood doping agent ITPP in a racehorse.

A decision is expected within a fortnight on whether controversial jockey Danny Nikolic will be licensed to ride in Queensland.

A decision is pending on Queenslander Crack Me Up’s participation in the Listed Carrington Stakes at Randwick, where he has won two black-type races.

Dual Group One runner-up Harlech is set to join the Australian arm of the Mike Moroney-Pam Gerard stable after the Karaka 3YO Classic at Ellerslie.

Star Queensland three-year-old Alligator Blood will head to Melbourne for a three-run campaign including the Australian Guineas and All-Star Mile.