Apprentice Hollie Doyle has been placed on standby in case she is needed to replace an ailing Michelle Payne in the Shergar Cup at Ascot.

Co-trainer Adrian Bott is impressed with the versatility of Arbeitsam ahead of the Premier’s Cup Prelude at Rosehill.

More than eight years after Black Caviar and Absolute Faith scored their first wins at the same race meeting, their daughters have done likewise at Geelong.

Australian Bloodstock is excited about its purchase of Japanese stayer Admire Deus who is being set for the Caulfield or Melbourne cups.

Upcoming trials at Cranbourne and a race meeting at Swan Hill have been transferred because of heavy workloads.

A light weight has stopped Luke Nolen riding Black Caviar’s daughter in her first win at Geelong but the jockey hs been an interested onlooker.

Brett Cavanough is confident Another Sin can justify a betting plunge that has the unraced three-year-old favourite for the Highway Handicap at Rosehill.

Confluence will be trying to convert three second placings into a maiden victory at Flemington.

Apprentice James Innes Jr will have to pass a fitness test to ride at Rosehill after hurting his shoulder at Kembla Grange.

Oscietra, the first foal of champion Black Caviar, has won her first race at her second career start at Geelong.

The Lindsay Park stable has a strong hand in the Group Three Aurie’s Star Handicap with four of the 10 runners.

Three-year-old filly Oscietra, the first foal of champion sprinter Black Caviar, has broken her maiden at Geelong.

Trainer Kelly Schweida believes has found the right race at Doomben to get Oink back in the winner’s circle.

Michelle Payne is reported to have stormed out of a media function in England after telling Shergar Cup organisers she was unwell.

Mark Newnham is looking forward to watching Diamond Tathagata perform on a good track when he opens his Golden Rose campaign at Rosehill.

After winning three on the trot and his past two at Flemington, Riyadh will attempt to extend his winning sequence over 1700m.

Blue Diamond Stakes winner Catchy can’t run in both the Thousand Guineas and Caulfield Guineas but she’s still prominent in both betting markets.

Trainer Robert Heathcote rates Kubis the unluckiest horse he has trained but hopes that can change at Doomben.

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First starter Let’s Party Marty has attracted plenty of attention ahead of his debut at Doomben with a strong trial win.

Three-year-old filly Oscietra, the first foal of champion sprinter Black Caviar, will be out to break her maiden at Geelong in her second race start.

Caulfield Cup runner-up Scottish will miss the Melbourne spring carnival after being found to have a recurrence of a fetlock injury.

Virtually all the money bet on the Cox Plate with the TAB has been for dual champion Winx ($1.40) with the next best at $26.

Premier New Zealand trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are preparing a strong team for Melbourne.

Stayers Sarrasin and Tom Melbourne will make their debuts for trainer Chris Waller at Rosehill as they kick off their spring campaigns.

The Aurie’s Star Handicap will be the first race in what trainer Shane Nichols hopes will be a big spring campaign for Group One winner I Am A Star.

And There Is More will make her debut for South Coast trainer Terry Robinson in the Highway Handicap at Rosehill, a race he has claimed five times.

Dwayne Dunn has ridden Royal Symphony to three wins but will honour his commitment to Hawkes Racing if he is needed to ride Chautauqua in The Everest.

Talented sprinter Hanwritten has had an easy trial as he prepares for his comeback at Doomben.