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HORSE RACING

Veranillo makes mark with win on debut

Brenton Avdulla wins on Veranillo at Rosehill.

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.

Kaplan banned for 12 months over improper conduct

Champion driver Nathan Jack.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Winx set to be ranked as world's top-rated turf horse

Jockey Hugh Bowman rides Winx

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.