• Patrick Bartley

Darren Gauci, one of the most gifted jockeys to ever ride in Victoria, has retired to take up a role with Racing Victoria's apprentice jockey training program.

• Michael Lynch

The lawyer for embattled South Australian jockey Josh Cartwright argues that the young rider's misdemeanour in the now infamous Adelaide race, which saw him stood down after admitting a charge of reckless riding, was on a par with that of Victorian champion Damien Oliver in the spring carnival.

• Michael Lynch

What a difference a few hurdles makes.

• Chris Roots

Powerful English jockey James Doyle could prove the key to group 1 glory for Godolphin in the autumn as he is set to be announced as the replacement retained rider for the racing powerhouse in Australia.

• Chris Roots

Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker has been so impressed by the way Doomben 10,000 winner Music Magnate has returned after a nine-month break he is thinking big.

• Chris Roots

Jockey Josh Cartwright has supplied his phone and financial records to Adelaide stewards and his lawyer Wayne Pasterfield believes they will clear him of any impropriety after he controversially cannoned into other runners at Morphettville earlier this month.

• Patrick Bartley

Last Tuesday the quietness and tranquility of Camperdown Racecourse and its members' car park was suddenly shattered by the arrival of a long convoy of horse floats that descended on the pretty yet remote  western district track.

• Michael Lynch

The summer so often only seems to heat up when the kids go back to school. 

• Patrick Bartley

While David Hayes appears to be in a pivotal position to have an impact in some of Australia's finest two-year-old races this autumn, he will not commit to two of his most gifted two-year-olds starting in the $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes in late February.

• Chris Roots

Champion jockey Hugh Bowman went within a nose of missing a couple of months and the ride on Winx in the autumn as he won on Olympic Academy at Randwick on Saturday.

• Michael Lynch

Last season Darren Weir smashed John Hawkes' record for training the most winners in an Australian season when he saddled up 348 of them. Can he go even better and nudge the 400 barrier?

• Chris Roots

Adam Hyeronimus has wanted to win the Carrington Stakes since he was kid and one of his favourite horse Ecuador got the job done for him at Randwick on Saturday.

• Michael Lynch

There was no Melbourne winner more heartfelt, nor more loudly cheered on Saturday afternoon than the front-running Burning Front, the third leg of a Darren Weir treble at Moonee Valley.

• Chris Roots

James Cummings was at the forefront to start the Randwick meeting on Saturday, but far from the punters' pal. His double with a filly bought to go early and a three-year-old where patience has paid dividends had bookies on top.

• David Polkinghorne

Canberra trainer declares his stable star is "on the way back" after comeback from horrific fall begins.

• Chris Roots

Hall Of Fame jockey Jim Cassidy will lead the celebration of racing in Bathurst when it holds its richest meeting featuring the Bathurst Cup on Friday.

• Chris Roots

Darren McCall will make the whip ban his first priority after being elected president of the United Harness Racing Association on Wednesday.

• Max Presnell

With whip activists on the boil, the Hammer Of Thor strike by James Doyle, given rave reviews for his four Randwick winners last Saturday, is better described as the gift of encouragement.

• Chris Roots

Yankee Rose trainer David Vandyke was fined $25,000, his vet David Garth $15,000 and the star filly disqualified from the Flight Stakes at a hearing into a positive swab for Ketorolac at Racing NSW on Friday.

• Chris Roots

Newcastle trainer Phillip Atkins has picked Star Crossed back up after a tough start to his preparation in the heat of December and will test his autumn credentials in the Wilkes Quality at Randwick on Saturday.

• Patrick Bartley

The vast Darren Weir numbers at Moonee Valley on Saturday will play a significant role in six of the races on the card.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Star mare Single Gaze is set for a triumph return to the track on Friday at Canberra's Thoroughbred Park.

• Tom Hackett

Ecuador was impressive first-up in the December Handicap and there is no reason that he can't win again in the Carrington Stakes.

• Tom Hackett

Preview of the race meeting at Moonee Valley on Saturday, January 21.

• Patrick Bartley

Darren Weir has been given the task of reinventing the career of El Divino, the younger brother of dual Cox Plate-winning mare Winx.

• Chris Roots

For Rachael Murray it would have been easier to have kept riding work at Godolphin 18 months ago. It was a steady income and she was highly respected there - but only as a work rider.

• Patrick Bartley

Just two months after narrowly missing out on Melbourne Cup glory, European stayer Heartbreak City will start his winter jumping campaign in Ireland this weekend.

• Chris Roots

Deploy was one of those horses that teased with his ability, but this preparation he has turned into a winner. He will  look to continue his rise through the grades at Randwick on Saturday.

• John Holloway

After 10 days action, the Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast netted gross turnover of $135 million at the four sessions of the Book 1 sale of 658 thoroughbreds at a $205,226 average.