International jockeys Cieren Fallon and Antonio Orani were both slugged with one-month bans and enormous fines after fighting out the finish in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens.
The spring plans of one-time Caulfield Cup favourite Fawkner Park may have hot a bump early on but he was back on track with victory in the Rosehill Gold Cup.
Atishu went one better in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes and will now likely aim for back-to-back Champions Stakes wins, but standing in her way will be Via Sistina.
Jockey Joao Moreira will need to work his magic if Melbourne Cup favourite Buckaroo is to win on Tuesday … but his key rivals fared much better. Check out the barriers for all 24 runners.
The five Victorian trainers charged with presenting horses to race with a breast cancer drug in their systems intend to plead not guilty.
Harness Racing NSW will offer the biggest bonus prize pool in Australian harness racing history with a $1 million payment for any horse that can make a clean sweep of the coveted five-race Carnival of Cups series.
Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle heads to Hawkesbury with a small but in-form team chasing a winning double.
An Annabel Neasham-trained filly appreciated a step up in trip to win her maiden out of class last start and can make it two in-a-row when she heads to Hawkesbury. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Leah Ellerton said the likes of top jockeys Ben Melham and Jamie Kah were “amazing” support after her trainer husband Mathew Ellerton was struck down by a stroke in Bali last month.
Trainers Paul and Martha Cave are looking to last start winners McGeehan and La Belle Claire to salute again at Warwick Farm and Hawkesbury.
A much-hyped Godolphin gelding could well be unbeaten after going down by a nose last start but he can make amends when he heads to Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller is likely to use his tried and true spring carnival race program for gifted mares Via Sistina and Fangirl with both expected to return to racing in the $1 million Winx Stakes at Royal Randwick next month.
Brave jockey Sonja Logan says she is in a good place ahead of the Darwin Cup carnival after last year’s shocking incident where she was bashed in a brutal assault which created global headlines.
Stewards are attempting to rehear the long running Alligator Blood saga in a closed session after a string of high-profile losses in court, with the steward at the centre of the infamous Beaudesert upheld protest earlier this year to be involved.
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