• Chris Roots

Chris Waller is once again preparing for the  longest couple of minutes of the week as Winx heads out for Saturday's Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick. That  is jockey Hugh Bowman's time with the star mare.

• Chris Roots

Kerrin McEvoy believes Orbec will find the 2100 metres of the Wyong Cup to his liking on Friday and if it is wet, all the better. The French import finished midfield with McEvoy in the saddle first-up in the Premiers Cup Prelude and follows the same path as last year, when he ran third in the Wyong Cup.

• John Holloway

Team Hawkes has experienced a sensational start to the 2016-17 season with definite contenders in next week's group 1 $1 million Golden Rose and the stable confidence must be high after Tuesday's Rosehill barrier trials where they exhibited a number of exciting black-type prospects.

• Tom Hackett

Racing preview of Chelmsford Stakes day at Randwick

• Chris Roots

My Country will always have the honour of being the first winner on the new Eagle Farm circuit and that trip away to Brisbane has her ready to take the next step in the spring.

• Tom Hackett

Preview of Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes day at Moonee Valley.

• Melissa Singer

Racing Victoria's official advertising campaign features topless models and jockeys body-painted with 'on-trend floral wallpaper prints'.

• Chris Roots

Tim Martin knows there are bigger targets in spring, so like a lot of trainers he is looking to the skies before committing Heavens Above to run in the Tranway Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

• Chris Roots

Barry Lockwood would have been forgiven for thinking he might not have seen Hidden Pearl at the races again after the last time she stepped into stakes grade.

• Chris Roots

It takes something very special to get Stuart Ramsey away from Turangga Farm in the foaling season but Glenall is that good, he came down from the Hunter Valley to Canterbury on Wednesday

• Michael Lynch

Irish raider Order of St George – part-owned by Victorian multiple Melbourne Cup winner Lloyd Williams – and the globetrotting Highland Reel head the Caulfield Cup weights that were revealed by Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter on Wednesday.

• Michael Lynch

Entries from nine countries are set to make this year's Melbourne Cup the most international of all, with candidates from Europe, Asia and North America lined up to clash in Australia's greatest race.

• Chris Roots

As Australian Turf Club launched its spring carnival on Tuesday, with the announcement the TAB will sponsor the Epsom Handicap, the spring path still remains unclear for one of the potential stars – three-year-old filly Omei Sword.

• Chris Roots

Australian Bloodstock's Jamie Lovett spring team may yet include Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist, as Andreas Wohler takes over the training of Articus and Red Cardinal in Europe.

• Michael Lynch

Not many horses can win a Group One race first time up, let alone one over 1600 metres. 

• Chris Roots

The six-month trial of 30-minute gaps between races at midweek meeting will come to an end at Canterbury on Wednesday and NSW is set to return to the traditional 35 and 40-minute gaps from next week.

• Chris Roots

The air of invincibility about WInx is garnering public attention and scaring off rivals.

• Michael Lynch

There are few shrewder judges around than Peter Snowden – as his stable's strike rate regularly attests – so when the Sydney based handler brings a couple of horses south for a tilt at two valuable support races on the first group 1 day of the new racing season, it's probably worth paying attention.

• Chris Roots

Midwinter, Godolphin trainer John O'Shea had nearly given up on getting his best colt Astern to the Golden Rose. Now he is the favourite.

• Chris Roots

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will follow the Pierro path to the Caulfield Guineas with unbeaten colt Evacuation after his return win at Rosehill on Saturday.

• Michael Lynch

Winx may look to have a lock on the Cox Plate, but as great as the Chris Waller trained galloper is, record-breaking trainer Darren Weir might have the legitimate challenger in Black Heart Bart.

• Max Presnell

Despite the promise of a spring of much content, emphasised by Caulfield's Memsie Stakes meeting, Melbourne is the "most depressing race scene in all my time", according to Shelley Hancox.

• Adam Pengilly

Bookmakers will explore offering betting on a quickfire form of horse racing set to be legalised in Queensland in an attempt to make up for revenue losses when NSW's greyhound racing ban takes effect.

• Chris Roots

There is honour in the bush when it comes to horse dealings and unbeaten filly Beside You is a case in point for trainer Barry Ratcliff.

• Chris Roots

Turn the clock back 12 months and Alpine Eagle had many eyes on him as a possible star of the spring.

• Chris Roots

James McDonald has "a soft spot" for Astern, that's why he rides him in Saturday's Run To The Rose at Rosehill, but it might not carry through to the main event, the Golden Rose, in a fortnight.

Michelle Payne says it will be hard to watch someone else ride Prince Of Penzance in the Memsie Stakes, but admits she is not at full fitness.

• Tim Habel

Dwayne Dunn ended a frustrating run of seconds to win his first Scobie Breasley Medal in a thrilling vote count at Flemington racecourse on Thursday night.

• Chris Roots

Racing Australia will look for a senior administrator with "significant racing knowledge and experience" to take over from departing chief executive Peter McGauran who will not renew his contract when it ends in December.