Trainer Brett Cavanough will be in Hong Kong but will be watching on television as Gem Dealer makes a bid for an Oaks start when she runs at Eagle Farm.

Jockey John Keating and apprentice Alexandra Bryan have escaped surgery for their injuries suffered in a race fall at Wangaratta.

Jag Guthmann-Chester’s bid for a second Brisbane metropolitan apprentices’ title has hit a snag with an eight-meeting suspension.

Highland Reel’s younger brother Cape Of Good Hope has won the Epsom Derby Trial to give trainer Aidan O’Brien his first victory in the Listed race.

Jockeys John Keating and Alexandra Bryan have been taken to hospital after a fall in the final race at Wangaratta.

Group One-winning sprinter Viddora will be closely monitored to determine if she is fit to run in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong.

Trainer Greg Hickman has been fined $5000 after Braces returned a positive result to a prohibited substance in a test taken before a race at Rosehill.

All Aged Stakes winner Pierata is set to join the Aquis Farm stallion roster subject to veterinary and insurance checks.

Three-quarter brothers Lucifer’s Reward and Oh So Rewarding are among a field of 16 vying for top honours in the inaugural running of The Showdown at Caulfield.

Toby Edmonds has produced an impressive Ipswich two-year-old winner in Ruuca after he recently bought the colt’s younger sister.

Trainer Archie Alexander is happy to give two-year-old Chaillot a crack at the Listed Anzac Day Stakes at Flemington after her debut win at Ballarat.

Godolphin colt Ranier gets the chance to recapture his form when he runs in the Hawkesbury Guineas.

Mr Quickie will be out to confirm South Australian Derby favouritism when he takes on older horses at Caulfield in his final planned lead-up race over 2000m.

David Brideoake’s assistant trainer Alex Woodhams isn’t concerned about the distance of the VRC St Leger at Flemington for three-year-old filly Jenstar.

Group Three-winning mare Winter Bride gets a chance to step up the black-type ladder in the Group Two Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm.

Japanese-bred Wolfe will be striving to make it three wins from as many starts when the gelding resumes from a spell in a 1400m benchmark race at Randwick.

Jockey Jim Orman is on the verge of 500 career winners and hopes to claim another stakes race along the way on Queensland Derby prospect Trusty Lad.

Queensland rider Beau Appo has been outed for four weeks for weighing in light on a winner at Toowoomba which was subsequently disqualified.

Impressive VOBIS Gold Rush winner Prince Of Sussex has been taken to Caulfield to get familiar with the track ahead of the inaugural The Showdown.

Trainer Anthony Cummings has decided against a quick back-up for Randwick winner Agassi and he will miss the Hawkesbury Guineas.

Last-start Galilee Series Final runner-up Transact will try to give the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable another win in the Listed VRC St Leger.

High-profile colt The Autumn Sun will stand his first season at Arrowfield Stud for $77,000 with champion stallion Snitzel to remain at $220,000.

Multiple Group One-winning Australian sprinter Santa Ana Lane has arrived in Hong Kong in preparation for the Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin.

Burrows Saint has led in a trifecta for Willie Mullins to give the champion trainer his first win in the Irish Grand National Steeplechase.

Problems continue to dog trainer Ben Currie with one of his horses disqualified after winning the last race at Toowoomba because the jockey weighed in light.

A ride in his home city of Albury for the Lindsay Park stable has led to Blaike McDougall landing his first Melbourne city winner aboard Prism at Sandown.

Trainer Robbie Laing is confident Stars Of Carrum has recovered from his failure in the Australian Derby and is on song for a shot at the VRC St Leger.

There are strong nominations for the feature races at the Hawkesbury metropolitan class meeting with more than $1 million on offer.

Trainer Tony Gollan has been forced to revert to a back-up plan after he was scratching two stable stars because of a wet Doomben track.

John Sadler says Terang debut winner Sartorial Splendor has had a rushed preparation as he heads towards The Showdown at Caulfield.