The Chris Waller-trained Patrick Erin has been taken out of the Lexus Stakes and Melbourne Cup with an elevated temperature.

After winning the ATC Australian Derby in Sydney earlier this year, jockey Mark Zahra is hoping to add a Victoria Derby aboard Savvy Oak at Flemington.

The Chris Waller-trained Patrick Erin will be tested again before the scratching deadline to determine if he can run in the Lexus Stakes.

Trainer Tony McEvoy is hoping the only filly in the Coolmore Stud Stakes can upstage the colts in the Group One sprint for three-year-olds.

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Brisbane trainer Steve O’Dea believes Sesar has the makings of a Group One winner and the colt is ready to show his wares in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.

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Sircconi will represent John Sadler’s stable in the Kennedy Mile but former trainer Peter Morgan has paid close attention to the in-form horse’s build-up.

English trainer Charlie Fellowes believes A Prince Of Arran is in the best form of his life ahead of his bid to earn a Melbourne Cup berth in the Lexus Stakes.

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Seabrook will be trainer Mick Price’s only runner on the first day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington where she runs in the Group One Empire Rose.

Cradle Mountain has undergone an intensive rehabilitation program to ready him for a return to racing at Rosehill.

Redkirk Warrior has pleased jockey Regan Bayliss with his performance to win a jump-out at Flemington in preparation for the VRC Sprint Classic.

Trainer Chris Waller has ordered further tests on Patrick Erin who needs to win the Lexus Stakes to ensure a start in the Melbourne Cup.

Chris Waller and Winx’s owners will let the dust settle on her fourth Cox Plate win before making a decision on the champion’s racing future.

Trainers John Gosden and Aidan O’Brien have inspected the turf track at Churchill Downs after heavy rain at the Breeders’ Cup course.

Leading trainers Chris Waller and Gai Waterhouse have been active at the Tattersalls Tried Horses sale in England with a view to future carnivals in Australia.

A bruised heel has stopped Red Verdon undergoing trackwork resulting in the stayer needing to pass a fitness test before accepting for the Melbourne Cup.

The withdrawal of Crack Me Up from the Kennedy Mile with a fractured sesamoid gives Godolphin’s Best Of Days his chance at Group One level at Flemington.

Trainer James Cummings is convinced Danehill Stakes winner Encryption is ready to run a big race in the Coolmore Stud Stakes against a star-studded field.

A look at the $500,000 Group One Empire Rose Stakes, formerly known as the Myer Classic, a race for fillies and mares on Victoria Derby day.

Victory in the Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington can provide I Am A Star a rare slice of history in the Group One race for fillies and mares.

Co-trainer Ben Hayes is expecting Long Leaf to produce a big run in the star-studded Coolmore Stud Stakes off a freshen-up.

Quackerjack will be the first of two stakes runners at Flemington for Mark Newnham with the Sydney trainer looking forward to seeing him on the spacious track.

Trainer Stuart Kendrick is looking to the next generation of youngsters to prove they have inherited some of their family’s racetrack ability.

John Sargent believes Home Ground will have no trouble with the 2500m of the Victoria Derby which he hopes gives the gelding his chance to upset the favourites.

Kerrin McEvoy and his uncle Tony will team up to chase a Victoria Derby victory at Flemington with Farooq.

Time To Reign, an impressive winner of his only start, will be given every chance to emulate the Golden Slipper-winning feat of his half-sister She Will Reign.

Frankie Dettori believes Enable can make history as the first Arc winner to claim the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs.

A set of winkers will be applied to Red Verdon before a track gallop at Werribee in preparation for the Melbourne Cup.