Racing Victoria has lodged an appeal over the one-year ban handed to Queensland trainer Liam Birchley in the Aquanita case, arguing it is too lenient.

Steven Pateman and stable employee Jessica Barton have been charged by stewards over a positive swab to cobalt returned by a horse before a steeplechase.

In-form jockey Damien Thornton has a big book of rides at Flemington and is closing in on 100 winners in a season for the first time.

Trainer Bob Baffert believes Justify ticks all the boxes ahead of his bid to complete the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes.

Godolphin’s head trainer James Cummings is hoping emergency Osborne Bulls can get a start to join Impending in the Stradbroke Handicap.

Araaja is building towards her first win for trainer Chris Waller, with a wet track at Randwick enhancing her prospects in the Winter Racing Handicap.

Santa Ana Lane has already won Group One races in Melbourne and Adelaide this season and will now try to add the Stradbroke Handicap in Brisbane.

Red Dream will race at Randwick for the first time in three years when he runs in the marathon Stayers Cup.

After wins at Pakenham and Sandown, Scottish Rogue will attempt to keep the winning run going when he lines up in the Eugene Gorman Handicap at Flemington.

Chris Waller could still have five runners in the Queensland Derby despite Tangled being scratched as he has the new first emergency waiting in the wings.

Racing NSW stewards have ruled Queensland trainer Ben Currie cannot start horses in NSW while charges against him are pending.

The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Rising Red has been scratched from the Brisbane Cup because of heat in a joint.

Some of the best middle distance horses in the world have been issued invitations by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to contest this year’s Cox Plate.

Trainers Chris Waller and Tony Gollan are battling to see who will be first to break the $5 million prize money barrier in a Queensland metropolitan season.

Tegan Harrison hopes to repeat her recent stakes win on Siren’s Fury when they tackle the Group Two Dane Ripper Stakes at Doomben.

Trainer Matt Dunn wants to concentrate on the positives with Care To Think again drawing a wide alley in the Stradbroke Handicap.

Irish trainer Willie Mullins has expressed his delight after saddling the 3000th winner of his career at Wexford.

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Some of the best middle distance horses in the world will be issued invitations by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to contest this year’s Cox Plate.

Apprentice Ethan Brown failed to ride a winner at Sandown and was later suspended for eight meetings and fined $500 by Racing Victoria stewards.

Three-year-old Tasmanian filly Derasa will make her first Melbourne appearance at Flemington and trainer Barry Campbell is expecting a good showing.

Warwick Farm trainer Paul Cave has secured his first metropolitan win in Sydney this season through maiden-breaking gelding Monsieur Sisu at Canterbury.

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Jockey Michael Walker has high hopes for Fighting Harada after he scored his first city success in the Clabrooke Racing Handicap at Sandown.

Brisbane’s premier rider Jeff Lloyd will need a medical certificate before he rides three-year-old Perast in the Stradbroke Handicap.

Nordic Empire has led home his opposition under apprentice Stephanie Thornton to take out the Dream Thoroughbreds Handicap at Sandown.

The Greg Hickman-trained gelding Braces can look forward to a rare trip to Rosehill after recording consecutive city wins at Warwick Farm and Canterbury.

Co-trainer Simon Zahra is hoping for a strong performance from Propelle at Flemington in a bid to boost the filly’s rating ahead of a possible spring campaign.

The Stradbroke Hcp will be run as race five at Doomben on Saturday in a flashback to the 1970s when major races were run mid afternoon.

Dogged mare Perizada is looking to continue her consistent preparation for Canberra trainers Ron Weston and John Nisbet with more black-type in the June Stakes.