Greg Hickman’s strategy to have his first Randwick Guineas runner primed for the Group One feature stems from a tough outing in Brisbane.

Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes gives the lowdown on the stable’s five contenders in the Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.

Craig Williams says Japanese import Brave Smash has the class to win the Newmarket Handicap, despite dropping in distance from 1400m to 1200m.

Shillelagh drops in class and steps up in distance when she lines up in the Matron Stakes over the course and distance of her most significant win.

Statistics on the Group One Randwick Guineas.

Godolphin colt Kementari is set to continue his unbeaten preparation in the Randwick Guineas, the first leg of the three-year-old Triple Crown.

Champion sprinter Chautauqua has again refused to compete in a barrier trial, eventually leaving the gates and completing the course behind his rivals.

The Star Doncaster Mile has received a record 181 nomination’s, up 30 entries, including 11 entries for Japanese bred horses run on Day 1 of The Championships, Saturday 7 April at Royal Randwick.

Group One-winning New Zealand three-year-old Age Of Fire will open his Australian autumn campaign in the Randwick Guineas.

Godolphin colt Kementari will start from barrier four in a 14-horse field for the Randwick Guineas.

Simply more money than sense! They burned around $7 million plus the investigation costs, with possibly more costs to come from the trainers’ recovery actions to achieve what they could have achieved by getting the charges right in the first place.

The $1.5 million Australian Cup over 2000m has attracted a field of 12 while the Newmarket Handicap up the Flemington straight 1200m course has 15.

Trainer Aaron Purcell says Merchant Navy has had a faultless build-up to the Newmarket Handicap and expects the colt to be hard to beat in the Group One race.

Trainer Grahame Begg has confirmed Blue Diamond Stakes winner Written By will have his next start in the Group One Golden Slipper in Sydney.

Two of the people charged in the bicarb case in Melbourne have failed to appear at a show cause hearing and have been sanctioned.

Trainer Darren Weir is looking for consecutive Australian Cup wins with Gailo Chop favourite to emulate Humidor.

Nick Olive believes his stable star is ready to peak in the Australian Cup and is looking forward to Single Gaze’s rematch with favourite Gailo Chop.

Lindsay Park won’t be short on numbers in the Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington with as many as six runners in the race.

Legend Of Condor will be nominated for the Todman Stakes a week after his encouraging third in the Skyline.

After Seabrook’s impressive introduction to Sydney racing, her Melbourne trainer Mick Price is looking forward to the Golden Slipper with the talented filly.

Winx has reigned supreme in the Chipping Norton Stakes to take her Group One tally to an Australian record 16 and extend her winning streak to 23.

The SMS messages alone leave absolutely no doubt about what was going on, and absolutely no doubt about who was involved at the core.

Champion mare Winx makes her return to racing in the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes, a race she has won twice before.

Racing NSW stewards will study the brief evidence provided by their Victorian counterparts in the bi-carb case to decide if any offence occurred in NSW.

Seven-year-old Gailo Chop has stamped himself as the horse to beat in the Australian Cup with a dominant win in the Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield.

Godolphin colt Kementari has lived up to his billing in the Hobartville Stakes on his way to the Randwick Guineas.

Written By, trained by Grahame Begg and ridden by Jordan Childs, has remained unbeaten with a dominant win in the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.

Russian Revolution has racked up his second Group One win in a tight finish to the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.

Japanese imports Brave Smash and Tosen Stardom have given trainer Darren Weir the quinella in the Group One Futurity Stakes at Caulfield.

Daysee Doom has prevailed in a close finish to the Group Two Millie Fox Stakes to give trainer Ron Quinton a sentimental win.