Horse Racing
Chautauqua has impressed trainer Michael Hawkes during a practice gallop around the Rosehill racetrack ahead of his Group 2 race in Sydney.
Winx is ready for her 20th win when she lines up for the George Main Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Daniel Stackhouse will start an eight-meeting suspension incurred at Mornington after he rides at the Makybe Diva Stakes meeting at Flemington.
Impeccably bred filly Woman has made the perfect start to her racing career at Canterbury for owner John Singleton.
Melbourne Cup winner Almandin is entered to have his second start this spring in a Listed 2500m race at Flemington.
Levendi has kept a perfect record intact with a strong first-up Mornington win despite not being suited in the heavy track conditions.
Savile Row, a three-time Group One placegetter in New Zealand, makes his Australian debut in the Group Two Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington.
Adrian Bott would welcome a repeat of Red Excitement’s tearaway tactics to unsettle Winx in the Chelmsford Stakes when Ecuador clashes with the mighty mare.
Tasmanian-trained Miss Hissy has won at Mornington at triple=figure odds after setting up a big mid-race lead.
The win of Cabeirian at Doomben has been a boost for former Group One jockey Gary Doughty who has been in hospital with a severe stomach complaint.
Having only a short trip to the Mornington racecourse has paid off for the connections of Extreme Bliss who was successful at her second start.
Rosehill trainer Gary Moore says it will be difficult for Takedown to make it back-to-back wins in The Shorts.
Godolphin gelding Beacon is on the march towards better class racing after a convincing victory at Canterbury.
Moruya trainer Thomas Lyttle has a crack at a Highway Handicap with Classic Conquest for the first time since Gatto Mondo refused to race at Rosehill.
Godolphin’s Hartnell is an odds-on favourite to defeat a quality Makybe Diva Stakes field which includes 10 other Group One winners.
With A Promise will be at the crossroads of her career when she races at Doomben.
A quality field of 12 runners has been assembled for the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.
Winx will have eight rivals in the Group One George Main Stakes at Ramdwick.
Bruce Clark’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Mornington meeting
Slot holder James Harron Bloodstock has chosen Doomben 10,000 winner Redzel as its representative in the $10 million Everest.
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Shane Ciurleo’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Doomben meeting
Champion Winx headlines 79 first acceptors for the Cox Plate, with 10 northern hemisphere-trained horses still in the mix.
Potential Melbourne Cup contender Chocante has his final lead-up for The Metropolitan in the Kingston Town Stakes at Randwick.
Le Romain has already won a Group One race at Flemington and will attempt to add another when he runs in the weight-for-age Makybe Diva Stakes.
Sydney trainer Pat Webster is confident Happy Clapper can continue his path to the Epsom Handicap with a strong performance against Winx at Randwick.
Racing Victoria has announced the winner of the Caulfield Cup will not be penalised for the Melbourne Cup if it already has 56kg or more.
Nictock has only lost once in his seven-race career, but trainer Cameron Crockett believes a fourth successive victory will be tough to achieve at Canterbury.
Order Of St George has been given top weight of 58kg for the Melbourne Cup with defending title holder Almandin on 56.5kg.
Chris Meagher will have his first runner as a trainer when Comacini competes in a benchmark race at Mornington.