Australian Hurdle winner Self Sense will kick off a campaign aimed at the Sydney Cup and the Warrnambool jumps carnival when he runs in the Carrington Stakes.

Microphone and Catch Me have been installed early favourites for the respective Blue Diamond Previews, with both two-year-olds drawing wide in the 1000m races.

Trainer David Vandyke has elected to keep his Golden Slipper hopefuls apart and will run only Alligator Blood at the Sunshine Coast.

Racing Queensland is working with clubs to manage water supplies as the big dry in southeast Queensland starts to take hold.

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Group One winners Redkirk Warrior, Brave Smash, Malaguerra and Land Of Plenty feature among a field of 10 for the weight-for-age Group Two Australia Stakes.

Shogun Sun is set to win his first open company race at the Sunshine Coast after racing well in feature races during the summer.

Sydney racing is at Canterbury this afternoon and according to Richie it looks a tricky day on paper. He is very keen in the second so check it out along with all of his selections for the seven races. Good luck all.

The issue of drones at racecourses is again in focus after the sighting of one at Leicester.

Racing Victoria has confirmed the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has issued three-year disqualifications to trainers Lee and Shannon Hope.

Young Australian jockey Regan Bayliss is to begin a three-month riding contract in Hong Kong.

Two-year-old colt Exeter will be one of the Lindsay Park juveniles on trial for the Blue Diamond when he makes his debut in a Preview at Caulfield.

The Phillip Stokes-trained Good Idea will be chasing his third-straight win when he makes his Melbourne debut in a midweek race at Sandown.

Trainer Gary Portelli is more than happy with the stable’s leading Golden Slipper hope Time To Reign and has another couple of youngsters ready to be tested.

Levendi is poised to take on Winx in the Apollo Stakes, his first start since winning last year’s Group One Australian Derby at Randwick.

Champion jockey Douglas Whyte is to retire from riding to take up training in the competitive Hong Kong racing arena.

Group One-winning colt Written By has continued preparations for his return to racing with a pleasing jump-out at Caulfield.

The time is now, and Karaka 2019 announces the arrival of the first yearlings by New Zealand’s twice Horse of The Year in Mongolian Khan, the history making first New Zealand Derby, Australian Derby and Caulfield Cup winner.

Victorian jockey Chris Symons has been bitten on the wrist by a crocodile housed on his property and will be sidelined for at least a week after minor surgery.

Nominations have been taken for three Flemington feature races including the Australian Cup for which Avilius has been installed the early favourite.

Gimcrack Stakes winner Catch Me is among the headline nominations for the Blue Diamond fillies Preview at Caulfield which includes six last-start winners.

The popular Tom Melbourne will begin his campaign in the Carrington Stakes at Randwick as a precursor to a possible start in the All-Star Mile.

After missing a start in the Magic Millions Classic, the Mike Moroney-trained two-year-old colt Alburq has been redirected to a Blue Diamond campaign.

Liam Birchley believes he can train his third Karaka Million winner with Neptune’s Spear who has travelled well to New Zealand.

The Group Two Australia Stakes has attracted 16 nominations headlined by five Group One winners.

Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes says the Newmarket Handicap is the target for dual Group One-winning sprinter Vega Magic not the All-Star Mile.

Reigning Hong Kong champion Beauty Generation has maintained his standing with victory in the Group One Stewards’ Cup at Sha Tin.

Connections of multiple Group One-winner Redkirk Warrior are looking to stretch the gelding out in distance this campaign to try to gain an All-Star Mile spot.

The seventh annual National Jockeys Trust T20 charity cricket match will feature a host of stars of Australian racing.

The Blue Diamond Preview for fillies is the next assignment for the Lloyd Kennewell-trained Jedastar, an impressive winner at Flemington on debut.