The NSW push into spring racing has angered VRC chairman Amanda Elliott who has labelled Racing NSW’s Peter V’landys a silly little man.

Craig Williams has his eyes firmly fixed on another Melbourne jockeys’ premiership and will wait for season’s end to take a break.

Success has brought an increase in horse numbers for Phillip Stokes who is looking to expand his Pakenham stable with more boxes.

This year’s Melbourne Cup tour will feature 39 destinations around Australia and five other countries.

Lindsay Park head trainer David Hayes hopes to find Boom Time a home at stud after calling an end to the Caulfield Cup winner’s racing career.

Stud-bound mare Eckstein has turned in a brilliant trial at the Gold Coast as she heads to her last run in the Group One Tatt’s Tiara.

The Melbourne Cup will be worth a record $8 million with the winner to earn connections $4.4 million.

Trainer Roy Chellimi has been fined $1000 after jockey Wanderson D’Avila weighed in light at Cairns.

Just days after outriding her claim on country tracks, apprentice Jess Eaton has used her 3kg metropolitan claim to advantage for a double at Mornington.

Apprentice Jenny Duggan has celebrated her victory in the rising Star series while Celestial Falls has stamped herself a future topliner at Randwick.

Phillip Stokes believes Sizzlefly is destined for bigger victories after winning over 1000m at Mornington and remaining unbeaten in two starts.

Trainer John Sadler will study the weights for three-year-old Asgard Massif before deciding which race the gelding starts in at Sandown.

Two more horses have died at Santa Anita, bringing the number of fatalities to 29

Trainer Desleigh Forster plans a two-horse attack on the Listed Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich.

Craig Williams has been able to extract the best out of Fight to record a narrow victory at Mornington for trainer Nikki Burke.

Queensland jockeys will get a pay rise with increases over the next three years to $220.

Racing Victoria has announced the transfer of three jumps races from a meeting at Ballarat to Warrnambool.

Jockey Corey Brown has had a successful operation on his spine after a fall in the Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm.

Racing Queensland will abolish starters fees and increase prize money after an $8 million boost from the state government.

With a smaller team that is more focused on quality, trainer Shane Fliedner hopes to be seen in town more often during the spring.

Trainer James Cummings idea to target the Brisbane winter with Godolphin horses has paid off with Trekking’s Stradbroke win making it a $2 million winter.

A horse trained by Jamie Osborne has won at Chelmsford hours after being close to danger when a fire broke out at the stables.

Leading Brisbane jockey Jim Byrne is set to return from injury at Doomben after a four-month injury lay-off.

The final heat of the Battle Of The Bush series will be held at Cairns to decide the make-up of the field in the race for country horses at Eagle Farm.

Trainer Shane Nichols hopes racing on her home track at Mornington can lead to a debut win for Annabeth after he decided to bypass Flemington with the filly.

Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter is on course to clash with Stradivarius in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie intends to fight his convictions and charges using the full legal process, his lawyers say.

Australian Zac Purton has become the second jockey to ride 1000 winners in Hong Kong.

Sir Winston has won the Belmont Stakes meaning there are three different winners of the Triple Crown series.

Popular jockey Corey Brown remains in a Brisbane hospital after suffering back injuries in a fall at Eagle Farm but has full movement of his arms and legs.