On a day when the ATC Australian Oaks is run in Sydney, lightly raced Sequoia Lady will press her claims for a different Classic for fillies when she runs in a low-key race at Caulfield.

Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are at the centre of a stewards investigation for substituting horses in public gallops on the course proper at Randwick.

Victory in the Australian Oaks at Randwick can turn a good Sydney autumn carnival into a great one for Victorian trainer David Brideoake.
 

Mike Moroney rates Hurry a Group-class filly and the trainer is looking for the three-year-old to bounce back from a perplexing Australian debut when she heads to Warwick Farm.

Country trainer Paul Preusker will delay the return to city racing of in-form gelding Kapaulenko.
 

Superstar Winx will start from barrier three as the odds-on favourite in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Champion Winx will have eight rivals as she bids to extend her winning streak to 17 in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick.

Champion racehorses can produce remarkable feats of athleticism and nobody who saw Chautauqua nail his third successive T J Smith Stakes at Randwick last weekend will ever forget the thrill, or dispute that “The Grey Flash” is also the real deal in the champion business.

Group One-winning jockey Dean Yendall will have precautionary X-rays after a race fall at Mildura.
 

The Group One ATC Australian Oaks in Sydney or the Listed Galilee Series Final in Melbourne are the options for Wheal Leisure with her trainer still undecided which way to go.

Noel Callow has successfully appealed a reckless riding charge imposed by Racing NSW stewards for his ride on Montoya’s Secret in the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes.

Veteran Steel Zip’s recent impressive barrier trial win has his trainer confident the sprinter can reach the million dollar prize money milestone at his next start.
 

Three-time TJ Smith Stakes winner Chautauqua could still be seen again this autumn.

Second prize money in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes is still tempting enough for trainer Pat Webster and owner Michael Thomas to back Happy Clapper up against Winx.

Big Duke has emerged as the most likely candidate to give premier Melbourne trainer Darren Weir a first Group One victory in Sydney.

Harlow Gold will have a jockey other than Regan Bayliss for the first time when she bids to go one better in the ATC Australian Oaks than the Victorian equivalent.

A brilliant win by It’s Somewhat in the Doncaster Mile has boosted Brisbane trainer Desleigh Forster’s confidence about Cylinder Beach in the Toowoomba Cup.

“This horse defies everything. There were a lot of knockers. This horse is the king. He always has been,” said Wayne Hawkes after the six-year-old gelding banked $1.5 million to boost his earnings to $8.36 million and eclipse the legendary Black Caviar’s winnings

Global racing power Godolphin has savoured a Group One win in the Doncaster Mile, with It’s Somewhat leading all the way in a major upset at Randwick.

Murray Baker is an old hand when it comes to winning the Australian Derby but for his young training partner Andrew Forsman, Jon Snow’s win is a whole new world.

An injury-enforced withdrawal from the Golden Slipper ultimately produced a silver lining for Invader’s connections when he booted clear to score the $1 million Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick.

She only gained a start as an emergency but Diddums has belied her standing to claim a Group Three win at Randwick. Subscribers to Luke Murrell’s yearly horse selections were glad she got a start as she was tipped in the race and paid $22.40 NSW tote.

A week after a potentially serious fall, jockey Craig Williams has made a triumphant return to riding aboard Big Duke in the Chairman’s Handicap at Randwick.

This weeks prestigious award goes to…. Go west young man go west?

Scott Singleton was groomed for the equine industry by Bart Cummings as a leading trackwork rider, and now the Hawkesbury-based horseman is hoping to impress Sydney’s elite trainers on a regular basis.

A dominant win in a race named for the great Sunline has I Am A Star ready for her shot to become the first filly since that champion to win the Doncaster Mile.

New Zealand colt Jon Snow gave Damian Lane his first Sydney winner and now has the chance to give the Melbourne jockey his first harbour city Group One victory in the Australian Derby.

Golden Slipper placegetters Frolic and Tulip are vying for favouritism in the season’s third Group One race for two-year-olds but a better behaved Menari could put them to the test.
 

Apprentice Tiffani Brooker finished the best month of her career with a double on Wednesday and hopes to carry the momentum in the lead up to the winter carnival.

Trainer Tony McEvoy tackles the opening day of The Championships at Randwick with two good chances in Group One races but harbours concerns over the state of the track.