A victory at Benalla in country Victoria has brought up another milestone for Group One-winning jockey Linda Meech.

While many trainers have expressed disappointment with the Eagle Farm track after course proper gallops, Robert Heathcote’s confidence in Hopfgarten has been boosted after his work-out.

While decorated pinto mare Moonwind Park Prosperity again proved she was in a class of her own at the Royal Easter Show, Michelle Ritchie admits it is more difficult to place the pride of her racing stable.

Trainer Matt Laurie has no lofty ambitions for Master Reset who is set to take his place in a stakes race at Caulfield.

Bold Kingston has been behaving like a new horse after a recent upset win and trainer John Zielke says he is ready to spring another surprise at Eagle Farm.

It’ has already been a golden year for trainer Gary Portelli who aims to keep the theme going for a little while longer.

In the same week the John Moloney-trained Dornier won the Listed VRC St Leger, two-year-old Indernile will try to add another stakes win for the prominent Victorian racing family.
 

Trainer Matt Dunn decided to aim q of his runners for the Group One Derby (2400m) on June 10 rather than the Group Two Queensland Guineas (1600m) on the same day.
 

Triple Group One winner Turn Me Loose will stand at New Zealand’s Windsor Park Stud in the upcoming breeding season.

“Mark Read, one of Australia’s leading bookmakers, predicts only 12-20 bookies will field in the main betting rings in the future” This was his quote July 1984 and shows how far Mark Read was ahead of his time.

Ballina trainer Stephen Lee will break new ground when Espiritu lines up at Caulfield.

 Promising rookie Loves a Hassle might still be learning his trade but loves to punch above his weight too, trainer Lee Van Den Bos says.
 

The New Zealand Derby has been a reliable form indicator during the autumn carnival with Gingernuts and Jon Snow snaring Group One races in Sydney, and now an also-ran at Ellerslie has a chance to impress.

 The New Zealand Derby has been a reliable form indicator during the autumn carnival with Gingernuts and Jon Snow snaring Group One races in Sydney, and now an also-ran at Ellerslie has a chance to impress.
 

Australian Group One winner The United States has drawn barrier five in the field of eight for the QEII Cup in Hong Kong.
 

Trainer Robbie Laing has thrown Basanite into the deep end for his debut at Caulfield.
 

An angry Gai Waterhouse has lashed out after being found guilty and fined for substituting three horses in a televised track gallop.
 

In-form Observational headlines the 18 nominations for the $200,000 Listed Warrnambool Cup, one of the feature races of the three-day carnival in country Victoria.

Dual Group One placegetter I’m Belucci will make a low-key return at Eagle Farm almost a year since his last race.
 

South Australian Derby hopeful Anaheim has an important upcoming engagement, but where that will be is still undecided.
 

Group One-winning mare Miss Cover Girl is primed for a first-up tilt at the Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm as she begins what will be her final racing preparation.

Trainer Simon Wilde has been fined $15,000 over a positive swab returned by a horse in his care which won at Warrnambool in December.
 

After a last-start second in the Group Three Victoria Handicap, Charmed Harmony is favourite to break through for his first win in a year at Caulfield.

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have been fined $5000 after being found guilty of conduct prejudicial to the image or interests of racing.
 

Luke Dittman will be fit to ride favourite Snitzkraft at Eagle Farm after an injury scare at Ipswich.
 

Brisbane jockey Robbie Fradd will have a busy comeback to racing from injury at Eagle Farm.
 

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Owners with metropolitan runners will no longer have to pay to go to the races in Sydney with the Australian Turf Club and NSW Racehorse Owners Association announcing a new partnership aimed at encouraging more people to race thoroughbreds.
 

Tom Sadler will consider an appeal against a careless riding suspension which threatens to rule him out of the Warrnambool Cup ride on the in-form Observational.

A long time ago, there was a children’s story about a little girl who doubted the whole Christmas thing. The end result of the tale was that she became convinced that Christmas was real and the tag line to the story was “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”.