Hey Doc has trimmed up nicely following his first run in 13 months and is ready to put up a good showing in the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot.

Trainer David Vandyke believes Alligator Blood has turned in the best trial of his career with his heat win at the Sunshine Coast.

Following wins at Seymour and Bendigo, the Anthony Freedman-trained Aussie Nugget heads to town for the first time chasing a hat-trick at Sandown.

Queensland Racing Integrity Commission officers have stood down two Toowoomba trainers after a drug and alcohol screening operation at track work.

Geoff and Sue Corrigan, half-owners of Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare, have donated $50,000 of their prize money to Dementia Australia.

Phoenix Thoroughbreds has issued a categorical denial over suggestions of wrongdoing after allegations against their founder, Amer Abdulaziz.

The head of global syndication company Phoenix Thoroughbreds has been named in a fraud case involving fake cryptocurrency.

Trekking, Home Of The Brave and Viridine will chase Group One spoils for Godolphin when they clash in the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot in Perth.

Bookmaker Simon Beasley has been suspended until year’s end and fined $17,500 after a hearing before the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.

Trainer Mick Bell is struggling to find a suitable race for Jungle Edge’s return and he may kick off over 1000 metres at The Valley.

The quarantine protocols with Hong Kong have eased with horses no longer required to spend 180 days in a third country before being imported to Australia.

Snake Gully Cup winner Don’t Give A Damn will return to city racing in the Group Three Festival Stakes at Rosehill.

As one Melbourne-based jockey leaves Singapore to return home, another will pack his bags as his replacement for a 12-month stint.

Tony Pike will venture into unfamiliar territory with Endless Drama to be the New Zealand trainer’s first runner in Perth in the Group One Winterbottom Stakes.

Macedon Lodge is set to close as a training base for Lloyd and Nick Williams although their racing involvement will remain strong.

Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will have his first runner in a Cannonball series final when Godfather’s Girl contests the race at Kilcoy.

Multiple Group One-winning jockey Donnacha O’Brien has announced his retirement to embark on a training career.

Champion British jockey Oisin Murphy has added another notable victory to his CV in the Japan Cup aboard Suave Richard.

Joe Bowditch is gradually building his fitness for a return to race riding after a fall at Sale left him on the injured list during the spring carnival.

Jockey Ryan Maloney will make a four-hour round trip to ride Group One performer Alligator Blood in a Sunshine Coast trial.

Having shown his ability over a middle distance, Cape Of Good Hope is likely to run over shorter in his next campaign.

Group Two winner Time To Reign is nearing a return while his little sister Still Reigning is getting closer to her debut for trainer Gary Portelli.

Racing Victoria stewards will give trainers an amnesty to ensure stable returns are current with an emphasis on horses that have not raced in six months.

Queensland trainers are upset by a Queensland Racing Integrity Commission ruling on the use of the drug altrenogest for mares.

The BOBS scheme is to be enhanced with new categories for races in NSW with bonuses up to $100,000.

Prolific country winner Fab’s Cowboy gets a chance to break his city duck in the Country Cups Challenge Final at Doomben.

With stables being built at Ballarat, trainer Andrew Noblet has decided to leave Caulfield before it is closed as a training centre.

Altior has suffered his first defeat over jumps with Cyrname running out a brilliant all-the-way winner at Ascot.

The Brisbane Racing Club is buying water for Doomben after the track’s supplies dried up.

Regal Power has won the Group One Railway Stakes at Ascot for owners Bob and Sandra Peters and champion West Australian jockey William Pike.