Provincial trainer Grant Allard has been suspended for four months and fined over an anomaly in the sale of a horse to Hong Kong.

True Self will miss the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield with connections hoping to get the mare a direct passage into the Caulfield Cup.

Amphitrite, Sikandarabad and So Si Bon will represent Lindsay Park in the Group One Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.

Up-and-comer Fasika is on track for the Golden Eagle but trainer Joe Pride has no idea what he will do if veteran Ball Of Muscle wins his way to The Everest.

Bjorn Baker will have to wait until the final race at Randwick to see if he can come home from the Spring Champion Stakes meeting a winner.

With the rides on favourites Dalasan and Flit, champion jockey Hugh Bowman is well-placed to snare the Caulfield Guineas-Thousand Guineas double.

Trainer Charlie Fellowes says Prince of Arran’s Melbourne Cup tilt may take a turn should the import win the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield.

A $1.3 million carrot is being dangled in front of Everest and Sydney Stakes runners to back up in the revamped Redzel Stakes.

Colin Little holds Derby aspirations for three-year-old Vegas Knight but is happy to give the gelding his shot at Guineas glory at Caulfield.

In-form trainer Kelly Schweida is walking a tightrope as he coaxes former top two-year-old The Odyssey back to peak form.

Shadow Hero is the odds-on favourite to become the fifth horse in the past eight years to claim the Gloaming Stakes-Spring Champion double.

Acting will be out to extend her winning sequence to four when she lines up under Craig Williams in the Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.

Promising Xanthus can assure himself an easy path to the Magic Millions Guineas by winning at Eagle Farm.

Paul Snowden believes Famous is a campaign away from full bloom but he is adamant the colt has the talent to be competitive in the Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick.

Promising Cadogan will be ridden by a senior rider for the first time this campaign when Robbie Fradd takes the ride at Eagle Farm.

The Anthony Freedman-trained Groundswell has gained a start in the Caulfield Guineas with the scratching of The Holy One.

Trainer Richard Laming has been charged by Racing Victoria stewards over an elevated cobalt reading returned by gelding Iam Ekstraordinary in a race day sample.

Retired champion Winx has been named Australia’s Horse of the Year for a fourth time for her deeds of her final season.

Victorian stewards have suspended Jarrod McLean until his criminal charges have been dealt with by the courts.

Godolphin has announced its triple Group One-winning mare Alizee will run in the $14 million Everest at Randwick.

The might of Arrowfield Stud has again made its presence felt at Royal Randwick with Castelvecchio poised to take out the Gr1 $1m Moet & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes over 2000m.

The performance of Princess Jenni in the Group One Toorak Handicap will have a bearing on the rest of her spring program including the Cox Plate.

Gerald Ryan has a knack for producing the best from well-bred colts and jockey Josh Parr gets the chance to capitalise with two strong rides for the trainer.

A look at the historical features of the Group One Caulfield Guineas for three-year-olds.

A look at the history of the Spring Champions Stakes to be run at Randwick.

Premier trainer Chris Waller has confirmed Yes Yes Yes will represent his stable’s slot in the $14 million Everest at Randwick.

Cox Plate equal favourite Avilius will chase his fourth Group One win when clashes with an international field in the Caulfield Stakes over 2000m.

One of the more quirky horses in training, Nettoyer has a diet more commonly associated with domestically challenged humans than stakes-winning racehorses.

Victorian stewards have begun their inquiry involving trainer Jarrod McLean and two other licensed people behind closed doors.

Adelaide trainer David Jolly is vying for big wins at Caulfield and Randwick, with runners across three states for the first time in his 22-year career.