An accident has claimed the life of a track rider employed by Danny O’Brien after a horse he was riding was struck by a car.

A man riding a horse has died after a crash with a car on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, with detours in place.

Queensland jockey Matt McGillivray has been suspended for four weeks on a reckless riding charge, his fourth suspension in three weeks.

Trainer Nicky Henderson is battling to get stable star Altior to the Queen Mother Champion Chase with the brilliant two-miler suffering a lameness issue.

A Golden Slipper start is slipping away from Cellsabeel after her third in the Black Opal Stakes won by the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Barbaric.

The Cody Morgan-trained Ligulate is the new favourite for the $500,000 Country Championship final after his Tamworth heat win.

The first-up third of Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare in the Australian Cup at Flemington is what trainer Danny O’Brien was looking for from the stayer.

Funstar and New Zealand filly Probabeel are set for a rematch in the Phar Lap Stakes for three-year-olds at Rosehill.

Smart three-year-old Guntantes has trialled well as he heads to The Jewel at the Gold Coast.

After a disappointing showing in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield, Kolding returns to the track for a shot at the $5 million All-Star Mile.

The Kris Lees-trained Mustajeer will have a new jockey when he shoots for successive wins in the Sky High Stakes at Randwick.

Clerk of the course Simon Claisse is pleased with the surface at Cheltenham ahead of the famous jumps festival.

Talented Brisbane sprinter Zoustyle will be ridden by Tim Clark when he tackles the Maurice McCarten Stakes in Sydney.

The Tracey Bartley-trained Moana Jewel has won her way to the Provincial Championships final after a disastrous first attempt.

Glen Boss has completed a successful Super Saturday, winning two sprint races on the famous Flemington straight course.

Brett Prebble and Dwayne Dunn have been suspended for careless riding in the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington.

Moody mare Nettoyer has unleashed a stunning finish to land successive wins in the Aspiration Quality at Randwick.

In-form trainer Robert Heathcote has continued his run of metropolitan winners and produced a potential winter star in Emerald Kingdom at Eagle Farm.

Former Irish horse Shared Ambition has won his fourth race in Australia and his first at Listed level in the Randwick City Stakes.

Trainer Mark Newnham and jockey Josh Parr have combined for a thrilling Group One Randwick Guineas win with Shadow Hero.

Leading New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards has won two Group One races with Avantage and Cool Aza Beel at Ellerslie.

Fifty Stars has swept to a memorable Australian Cup win for Lindsay Park, beating Regal Power and Vow And Declare in the $1 million race.

Exciting filly Rubisaki has made it six wins from eight starts with a fast-finishing victory in the Group Two Kewney Stakes at Flemington.

Glen Boss has ridden Bivouac to a dominant victory in the Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington for Godolphin and trainer James Cummings.

Shadow Hero has beaten Microphone and Brandenburg to win the $1 million Randwick Guineas.

Jockey Nash Rawiller has celebrated his first Group One win since returning from Hong Kong, claiming the Canterbury Stakes on The Bostonian.

Two-year-old Tumbler Ridge returned to his best form to land some big bets with his win at Eagle Farm.

Flying filly Villami has run her fellow three-year-old sprinters ragged to win the Listed Fireball Stakes at Randwick.

After running in the Group One Futurity Stakes at his previous start, Wild Planet has dropped in class at Flemington and won the Listed March Stakes.

Glen Boss has ridden Bivouac to victory in the Newmarket Handicap with the colt beating Loving Gaby and Gytrash in the famous Flemington sprint.