Tiger Roll is only 50-50 to bid for a third Grand National win with his owners unhappy with the weight he will have to carry.
Retires champion Black Caviar will make a rare racetrack appearance when she is paraded before the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
Jockey Craig Williams is looking forward to re-uniting with Loving Gaby when she returns in the Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
Trainer John Thompson is looking forward to the return of stable stalwart Dreamforce who has won two trials ahead of the Apollo Stakes.
Expansion of the racing week in Victoria has led to calls for an earlier finish to night meetings to lessen the burden on racing participants.
Prominent thoroughbred owner and breeder Pam Cornish has died in Sydney after a long illness.
Former Hong Kong champion Werther will spend his days in New Zealand where he was born after the recurrence of a leg injury.
The John Moloney-trained Imperial Lad will put his Australian Guineas credentials on the line when he runs in a midweek benchmark race at Sandown.
Further rain in Sydney could disrupt the Warwick Farm meeting and the rescheduled $2 million Inglis Millennium.
The Inglis Classic sale continues in Sydney with a Deep Field colt so far fetching the highest price of $380,000.
The Queensland government has accepted a number of recommendations from a review into animal cruelty at abbatoirs, including the installation of cameras.
Unbeaten in two Flemington starts, South Australian sprinter Gytrash will be opposed to some quality sprinters when he resumes in the Lightning Stakes.
The Anthony Cummings-trained Libertini heads markets for the G2 Light Fingers at Randwick and is also favoured in the G1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington
Soul Patch will take on some of the country’s best three-year-olds when he makes his autumn return in the Group Three C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington.
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has clarified its stance on the use of pain killers and sleeping pills by jockeys.
An investigation into allegations of animal cruelty towards retired racehorses has called for changes to ensure the animals are treated better.
The Talindert Stakes at Flemington and the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield are the options Grahame Begg is considering for Mildred.
Popular veteran Happy Clapper heads the nominations for the Group Two Apollo Stakes at Randwick.
After being in contention for a start in the $5 million All-Star Mile at Caulfield, Free Of Debt will instead be kept to sprint races this campaign.
Several changes have been made to racing in NSW after heavy rain and flooding in several areas.
Just over 4000 people have attended the first Rapid Racing meeting at Flemington, with the metropolitan riders winning the jockeys’ challenge.
The Levi Kavanagh-trained Excess Funds has made a winning return in a benchmark race at Flemington in his first start since being gelded.
Super Seth will be nominated for the C S Hayes Stakes but a decision whether he runs or waits for the Group One Futurity Stakes is yet to be made.
The country jockeys side has dominated the early part of the Rapid Racing program at Flemington.
Trainer Mark Newnham has mapped out a four-run Sydney campaign for Shadow Hero which includes three Group One races for three-year-olds.
Rockhampton sprinter Master Jamie will have the advantage of a weight drop from his Eagle Farm win to the $300,000 The Jewel.
Trainer Peter Snowden says veteran sprinter Redzel is primed for another campaign starting with the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
The report into equine welfare in Queensland could be released as early as this week.
Altior has returned to the winner’s list at Newbury after a shock defeat and is back on track for Cheltenham.
Sylvia’s Mother has broken through for her maiden victory at stakes level, taking out the Group Three Bellmaine Stakes first-up at Caulfield.