![Awaiting outcome: Horse trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/o/b/i/o/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gsoa39.png/1479027578788.jpg)
HORSE RACING
![Awaiting outcome: Horse trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/o/b/i/o/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gsoa39.png/1479027578788.jpg)
Jockey Glyn Schofield had luck on his side for spring carnival
![Glyn Schofield on Beautiful Romance wins the Zipping Classic.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/o/9/r/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gso8ku.png/1479013494145.jpg)
Leading jockey Glyn Schofield has managed to ride throughout the spring carnival despite being suspended.
Racing trying to deal with the drug problem the best it can
![Handled ice situation well: Champion trainer Chris Waller wants to put in safeguards to avoid another positive test.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/w/1/u/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gso4q3.png/1479009732016.jpg)
Several stables around the country have been thinking it was only a matter of time until an irregularity to illicit substances was recorded, such as the positive test to ice announced by the Chris Waller stable this week.
Qewy adds another cup to spring bounty
![Kerrin McEvoy takes out the Sandown Cup on Qewy.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/n/y/y/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsnv8b.png/1478950797404.jpg)
Charlie Appleby completed his spring sojourn in Melbourne with the Sandown Cup.
Carly Frater gets back on the horse at Thoroughbred Park
![Canberra apprentice Carly Frater.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/9/q/p/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsnxmc.png/1478936140578.jpg)
Carly Frater hopes her third serious injury is her last.
Veranillo makes mark with win on debut
![Brenton Avdulla wins on Veranillo at Rosehill.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/n/u/8/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsnxm9.png/1478936000166.jpg)
Godolphin as a team had a great day on Saturday. But the Australian component of team from the John O'Shea yard started to roll out the next generation with Veranillo stamping himself as a horse to watch for the Golden Slipper with a winning debut at Rosehill.
Godolphin sweep the board with historic three trainer Sandown treble
![Glyn Schofield riding Beautiful Romance (ctr) defeats Damien Oliver riding Almoonqith and Damian Lane riding Big Orange ...](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/n/x/v/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsnxnc.png/1478932518540.jpg)
They came, they saw, and, with three major exceptions - the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups and Cox Plate - they completely conquered.
Morton's Fork spears them right on line for Guineas Glory
![Craig Williams riding Morton's Fork defeats Luke Nolen riding Ruthven in Race 6, Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas during ...](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/n/w/w/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsnwlu.png/1478930151869.jpg)
Anything Charlie Appleby can do, John O'Shea can to.
Godolphin's spring success continues as Qewy wins Sandown Cup
![Kerrin McEvoy, aboard Qewy, wins the Sandown Cup.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/n/v/d/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsnv4c.png/1478922554636.jpg)
Newmarket trainer Charlie Appleby won't move permanently Down Under, but with the success he has had in Melbourne during the spring he must surely be tempted to.
Vote 1 for ATC candidates who can do something for racing
![What's the solution? Saturday field sizes have been a blight for decades.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/n/i/b/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsniex.png/1478844285447.jpg)
It's election time. The USA's is done but there's one coming up at the ATC, on the verge of being dollar-rich and Saturday-field size poor.
Martin hopes orphan foal can be the next Moral Victory
![Orphan foal: Charlene Remy bottle feeds the Fast 'N' Famous colt at Tim Martin's farm.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/n/e/l/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsneh1.png/1478841589246.jpg)
Tim Martin has a deep link to Moral Victory and his family, which continues to grow into the next generation.
It's a hard road to Werribee but worth the effort if you get it right
![International challenger: Big Orange is entered in Saturday's Zipping Classic.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/j/6/r/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsn8nm.png/1478834071101.jpg)
On Saturday night the huge horse float carrying the four international stayers from there day at Sandown races will journey along Dandenong Road heading for the Werribee quarantine station for the last time this spring.
Racing preview: Zipping Classic Day
![Strong formline: Jennifer Lynn (left) wins at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/m/n/1/1/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsmm9k.png/1478829982598.jpg)
Preview of Zipping Classic Day
Racing preview: Rosehill Gardens, November 12
![Daysee Doom is a proven winner and a big chance in race six at Rosehill Gardens.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/8/d/o/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsmny7.png/1478829826657.jpg)
Race 1
Winx named the world's best horse on turf
![World's best: Winx wins the Cox Plate last month.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/8/o/0/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsmxnd.png/1478818789219.jpg)
The imperious performance of Winx in last month's Cox Plate has earned her the place as the world's best horse on turf in latest Longines World's Best Racehorse rankings released on Friday.
Snake Gully Cup missing notch in Jones' belt
![Just A Blur will be chasing the Snake Gully Cup.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/i/g/e/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsmjni.png/1478769337234.jpg)
Gundagai's Snake Gully Cup has been a happy hunting ground for Canberra's trainers but Paul Jones is yet to taste success at the main race of the popular two-day event.
Kaplan banned for 12 months over improper conduct
![Champion driver Nathan Jack.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/3/6/b/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsl5qj.png/1478761999697.jpg)
Leading harness owner Harvey Kaplan has been banned from owning horses for 12 months and fined $20,000 on an improper conduct charge for a text message he sent to trainer-driver Nathan Jack, who is faced with a show cause notice relating to a Goulburn race on Australia Day in 2015.
All roads lead to Sandown for Under The Louvre
![One last chance at spring glory: Under The Louvre will start in the Heffernan Stakes.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/m/h/d/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsmfu5.png/1478754686525.jpg)
Robert Smerdon concedes that his classy sprinter Under The Louvre's hopes of a significant spring success will hinge on next Saturday's meeting at Sandown however the horse's trainer can see no fault with the Under The Louvre condition or form not to register a victory..
Nieta on Starlight path to Magic Millions
![In the frame: Josh Parr takes a look at the camera as Nieta wins at Randwick.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/8/b/b/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsm95t.png/1478749035168.jpg)
The Patinack connection with Ben Lawrence has already delivered John Thompson an Oaks placegetter in Honesta, and handy sprinter Nieta could be the next to step up to black type for a group of Queensland owners.
Groundbreak out to give All Too Hard his first winner
![Simple as ABC: Elemenohpee returning after a win with Christian Reith in the saddle.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/c/x/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsm2dv.png/1478747473494.jpg)
Team Hawkes has plenty of two-year-olds by All Too Hard and they are showing the right signs to be factors as juveniles. Groundbreak, which won a barrier trial at Rosehill on Monday, steps out as the Hawkes' first runner by their former star on his home track on Saturday.
Bloodlines: Frankie Dettori lands 12th Breeders' Cup success on Queen's Trust
![Battle for the ages: Gary Stevens aboard Beholder and Mike Smith aboard Songbird stage a titanic tussle in the Longines ...](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/m/9/t/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsm9mz.png/1478747006555.jpg)
Frankie Dettori cannot crack it for a big-race winner in Australia but captured his 12th Breeders' Cup winner on English-bred mare Queen's Trust at Santa Anita.
Winx set to be ranked as world's top-rated turf horse
![Jockey Hugh Bowman rides Winx](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/8/e/3/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsm3f0.png/1478743638510.jpg)
When Australian wonder mare Winx walloped the Cox Plate field by eight lengths and more on that stormy Saturday in Melbourne some three weeks ago she was not just galloping into the Australian record books: she was putting herself on a par with the previous queen of the Australian turf, Black Caviar.
Nic's Vendetta hopes it's third time lucky in Highway Handicap
![Tough barrier: Nic's Vendetta (blue and white) is gunned down in a Highway Handicap at Rosehill.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/d/o/c/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gslyq9.png/1478743235233.jpg)
Cessnock trainer Todd Howlett doesn't get surprised anymore by wide draws for Nic Vendetta, he is just used to them.
Top cat Clark set to continue winning run
![High five: Tim Clark is riding at the top of his game.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/i/t/e/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsm4oe.png/1478742466633.jpg)
It might be too much to hope for but Tim Clark would love it if he jumps on Infra Dig looking for a fifth winner of the afternoon again at Rosehill on Saturday.
'Sad day' for Vasil as great mare dies
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One of the most successful broodmares in Australian racing over the past two decades, Circles Of Gold, has died at the age of 25.
Faraway Town to be positively ridden in the Sandown Guineas
![Guineas hope: Faraway Town.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/z/0/w/1/image.related.landscape.120x80.gslorm.png/1478676040617.jpg)
Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith has an eye towards The Championships with Faraway Town has she takes on the boys in the Sandown Guineas on Saturday.
Bill Vlahos charged with $129m fraud over punting club collapse
![Bill Vlahos.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/a/6/w/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gslgxf.png/1478669653018.jpg)
The organiser of a Victorian punters club has been accused of defrauding $129 million from the syndicate members.
Almandin to miss Zipping Classic
![Kerrin McEvoy rides Almandin to victory in the Melbourne Cup.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/f/o/7/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gskbif.png/1478564612829.jpg)
Melbourne Cup winner Almandin will not run at Sandown with owner Lloyd Williams ruling out a start in the Zipping Classic.
International boost for Sandown Classic
![On track: Big Orange during a Werribee training session.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/j/6/r/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsj4sr.png/1478832256785.jpg)
Next Saturday's $300,000 Zipping Classic proves a lure, overseas entrants will boost final day of spring carnival.
Mo Conlon makes his last stand after 65 years at Canterbury
!["I didn't get there this year, expenses got the better of me": Conlan.](/web/20161113103645im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/8/e/r/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsisy9.png/1478404828849.jpg)
Bookmaker Eric Conlan shut his bag for the last time and was given a guard of honour off Canterbury on Saturday.