Chris Roots

Back in town: Corey Brown is looking to make every ride count on his return from Singapore.

Brown ready to re-establish himself in the Sydney riding ranks

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown wants to get off to a winning start when he returns to Sydney racing at Rosehill on Saturday for many reasons.

Canonbury favourite: Menari will look to back-up his debut win at Rosehill on Saturday.

Snowden look to Pariah and Boorooj to take trial form to the races

It is discovery day for the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Pariah and Boorooj as the group juveniles racing kicks off for 2017 at Rosehill on Saturday.

Rock hard fit: Kuro takes the fitness from a summer preparation into the Expressway Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.

Fitness edge to Expressway victory for Pride pair

The fitness edge from a couple of runs might just be key to Joe Pride's pair of sprinters Kuro and Ball Of Muscle unseating Expressway Stakes favourite Music Magnate at Rosehill on Saturday.

Pain free: Josh Parr is looking to take his comeback to the next level.

Josh well above Parr after surgery

Josh Parr was riding winners at a similar rate to the Bowmans, McDonalds and Shinns a couple of years ago - but he was doing it in pain.

Divine Messenger to give Gollan farewell winner in Sydney for now

Tony Gollan and owner Ricky Surace have been planning for months to get Divine Messenger to Saturday's Widden Stakes and despite the outside draw of 13, bookies think they might have got it right.

Unlikely millionaire: Christmas Cup winner Destiny's Kiss has his sights on the Australia Day Cup.

Destiny's Kiss set to be unlikely millionaire in Australian Day Cup

Joe Pride calls Destiny's Kiss "the most unlikely good horse" in his stable as he is set to become a millionaire in the Australian Cup Day Cup at Randwick on Thursday.

Here to stay: James Doyle's strength will be a key asset for Godolphin during the autumn.

Doyle set to be the strength for Godolphin in autumn

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.

Express return: Bjorn Baker confident Music Magnate can get back to the group 1 winner's circle

Baker believes there are more group 1s to come for Music Magnate

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.

Moment of madness: Jockey Josh Cartwright's controversial ride at Morphettville.

It was a moment of madness, Cartwright's lawyer cans rumours

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.

Tight finish: Jockey Hugh Bowman on board Olympic Academy.

‘Misjudgment’ almost proved very costly for rueful Bowman

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.

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