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HORSE RACING

Beautiful type: Defcon and Blake Shinn win  the Black Opal Stakes at Thoroughbred Park in Canberra in 2016.

Galileo and Frankel continue to soar

Two of Bloodlines' favourite racehorses/stallions are Galileo and Frankel; their achievements never cease to amaze. So the past week of racing has hardly been surprising.

Danish Twist fresh and ready to make Tiara fit

Fresh: Danish Twist returns at Rosehill on Saturday in preparation for the Tatt's Tiara in Brisbane.

Kris Lees has dominated the Queensland carnival at group 1 level getting Clearly Innocent and Sense Of Occasion to rise to the challenge of the top level. The Newcastle trainer wants to make it a group 1 hattrick with Danish Twist in the Tatts Tiara, a challenge that has been in the planning for a couple of months.

ATC ask for tenders for Everest slot

Everest climbing: Chautauqua beats Lucky Bubbles in the Chairman's Sprint Prize in Hong Kong.

Australian Turf Club has started a tender process for its Everest spot as one slot holder is coming to terms with missing out on Hong Kong sprinter Lucky Bubbles, which will head to Japan rather than Randwick in October.

Queensland Oaks moved away from Eagle Farm

No confidence: Kerrin McEvoy will ride Egg Tart in the Saturday's Oaks but is concerned about the Eagle Farm track

Racing Queensland has bowed to a chorus of complaints from owners, trainers and jockeys and moved the Queensland Oaks away from Eagle Farm to Doomben on Saturday.

Inside Running

Black Heart Bart is being prepared for the rich Kingsford Smith Cup.

Arguably one of Australia's best weight-for-age performers, Black Heart Bart, has crossed the nation to start in Saturday's rich group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm.