Trainer Matt Dunn wants another magic ride from jockey Jim Byrne as he chases a second Cup for the winter with Miss Dubois at Caloundra.

Apprentice Ben Allen makes his return from a five-week injury absence with a couple of rides at Caulfield.

Top jockey Michael Cahill has a high opinion of New Zealander The Bostonian who chases his second stakes win of the winter in the Sunshine Coast Guineas.

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 Jockey Skye Bogenhuber gets a chance to win a second stakes race for the winter on another of her favourite horses at Caloundra.

Jockey Damian Browne has only one reservation as he chases a Caloundra Cup victory at the Sunshine Coast on Megablast.

Craig Newitt will make the trip to Melbourne to continue his association with Tasmanian filly Derasa at Caulfield and is confident the filly has the quality to overcome the outside barrier.

Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick is in two minds about the weather as he prepares for the biggest day of the year on his home track.

Leading Sydney jockey Brenton Avdulla has secured a short-term contract to ride in Japan.

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Giant gelding Fighting Teo will tackle the Sunshine Coast Guineas after his track work rider Nozi Tomizawa recommended he start.

English has joined the list of confirmed runners in the $13 million Everest with half the slots now decided.

Trainer Gerald Ryan will run Red Excitement and Harper’s Choice in the Listed Civic Stakes and Winter Cup respectively at Rosehill.

Consistent gelding Wise Hero returns to racing at Caulfield in a 1200m-benchmark 84 race after a short freshen-up.

Trainer Mark Currie has got an extension of a stay on a two year-disqualification which will allow him to continue working pending a further appeal.

The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has fined trainer Logan McGill $4400 after a corticosteroid was detected in a post-race sample from one of his horses.

Trainer David Payne will run juveniles Commentator and Tarka over 1550 metres at Canterbury, confident they can handle the distance.

After steering Mintha to a 9-1/2-length win in a maiden race two starts ago, Jamie Kah will reunite with the filly in a midweek race at Moonee Valley.

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Ex-pat New Zealand trainer Mark Walker has won his first Group One race since making the move to Singapore.

Trainer Dan McCarthy is planning to start Ashlor in a benchmark-84 race at Caulfield and save stablemate Liberty Song for another day.

Trainer Jason Warren has a good opinion of two-year-old filly Trilli who he hopes can develop into a Thousand Guineas contender.

Trainer Matthew Smith will back Plymouth Road up from his Randwick win in the Winter Cup as long as he continues to do well.

Two-year-old colt Nordicus, by Dundeel out of Miss Finland, has won a barrier trial at Rosehill as he prepares to make his race debut.

Victorian mare Jamaican Rain is likely to get her preferred soft track when she tackles the Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine Coast..

An inquiry into the ride of top jockey Damian Browne on Fighting Teo at Caloundra three weeks ago is set to resume this week.

Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman has ridden the John Moore-trained Werther to a close second in a Group One race in Japan.

Apprentice Fred Kersley says he is loving Melbourne racing and is keen to make the most of his opportunities with the Lindsay Park stable.

Queensland Guineas runner-up Seaway is likely to be trainer Chris Waller’s only runner in the Sunshine Coast Guineas.

Widgee Turf’s next start will determine whether he is given the chance in the Group Two weight-for-age P B Lawrence Stakes early next season.