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.

 Former Sydneysider Brazen Moss has been thrown in the deep end at Doomben but has things in his favour as he tries to make the jump from midweek class horse to open company.

Doomben has bounced back from a soaking and is set to host Saturday’s scheduled race meeting despite receiving 153 mm of rain on Thursday.

A heavy Randwick track is a cause of concern for Melbourne trainer John Moloney ahead of the Carbine Club Stakes.

When Perfect Dare attempts to clean up the Country Championships final at Randwick, trainer Matthew Dunn can take a short break from mopping the flood waters that have inundated his stables at Murwillumbah.

Despite trainer Robbie Laing’s initial reservations about stretching So Si Bon out to a staying distance again, the talented colt will line up as a genuine contender in the $2 million Australian Derby at Randwick.

Luke got it  correct again last Friday so is 10 from 16 in the free Friday night previews. He has 1 he believes will get you the money tomorrow and you can also have a futures collect on.

A significant milestone is within reach of iron horse Burning Front who will smash through the $1 million prize money barrier if his rich vein of form continues at Bendigo in the Golden Mile.

One weekend he’s attending one of the world’s biggest race days, and the next a meeting in country Victoria.

Jockey Craig Williams has been given the all-clear to take his rides on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick.
 

The complexion of the VOBIS Gold Rush has changed with odds-on favourite Limestone a scratching from the $250,000 race for two-year-olds at Bendigo. Where is Darren Weir heading instead?
 

The Doomben race meeting remains in limbo ahead of track inspections of the waterlogged surface.
 

Star Turn is the latest of this season’s three-year-old colts to be retired to stud.
 

All the facts and figures for the Saturday’s Australian Derby at Royal Randwick. Plus read the key players thoughts leading into the big race.

All the facts and figures for the Saturday’s Sires Produce Stakes at Royal Randwick. Plus read the key players thoughts leading into the big race.

All the facts and figures for the Saturday’s T J Smiths Stakes at Royal Randwick. Plus read the key players thoughts leading into the big race.

The Sydney Cup remains a possibility for Tavago after initial fears he would miss the rest of the autumn and possibly the spring.