• Adam Pengilly

Wagering on a midweek meeting at Warwick Farm will be 51 per cent more expensive than trading on the Melbourne Cup for Betfair under an imminent race fields fee hike, which the betting exchange claims will drive further wagering on NSW races to offshore operators.

• Chris Roots

Canberra trainer Matt Dale is planning a third-up assault on The Everest with Fell Swoop after signing a deal to use Inglis' slot in the $10 million race at Randwick on October 14.

• Chris Roots

Paul Snowden looks at Star Galaxy as a sleeper in the family stable who could be ready to step up this winter.

• Chris Roots

Bjorn Baker is chasing his dad, Murray, and wants bragging right for this season in terms of winners with a late-season charge that has him turning up with three last-start winners at Randwick on Saturday.

• John Holloway

The weanling section of this week's Inglis Great Southern Sale at the Oaklands complex in Melbourne produced a pair of record-priced "babies", with colts by established stallions More Than Ready and Written Tycoon selling for state records of $310,000.

• Michael Lynch

This year's Melbourne Cup winner is unlikely to be seen on an Australian racetrack over the next two months as the topliners spell and winter horses take centre stage.

• Chris Roots

An Everest slot holder will start negotiations this week with the owners of Kings Stand Stakes winner Lady Aurelia about taking up their place in the $10 million sprint at Randwick on October.

• Patrick Bartley

Victorian racing took an expensive punt fighting the Tabcorp and Tatts merger, and lost.

• Patrick Bartley

An industry insider has questioned how much Victorian racing is benefiting from record betting figures spruiked by Racing Victoria.

• Chris Roots

Everest slot holders are in for a few long nights watching the sprints from Royal Ascot this week before the first meeting of the 12 investors at the end of the month.

• Patrick Bartley

Beau Mertens could be one of the most successful apprentices the industry has seen. After two years in the saddle, and just 18 months of competitive riding, the 20-year-old is fighting out the Victorian jockeys' premiership with Craig Williams.

• Chris Roots

The Australian Turf Club and Racing NSW will announce the revamped Sydney spring carnival this week with a month of group 1 racing leading into Australia's richest raceday, featuring the Everest on October 14.

• Chris Roots

Newcastle trainer Ben Smith's dreams and reality are set to collide as In Her Time heads into Saturday's Tatts Tiara at Doomben as favourite.

• Michael Lynch

Echuca-based training team believe stable star has a key weapon in his armoury.

• Chris Roots

Bjorn Baker's confidence levels were surging after Test The World and Sir Plush had won at Rosehill on Saturday and then jockey Tim Clark only added to them before Collateral went out to work.

• Michael Lynch

When you are a battling trainer with a small string of inexpensive horses that you are always looking to sell if they show any ability, having a runner in the city is a rarity.

• Michael Lynch

No one could say they haven't been warned.

• Chris Roots

Things haven't missed a beat at Godolphin in the transit from John O'Shea to Darren Beadman and the Crown Lodge team chalked up win 200 for the season on Saturday.

• Chris Roots

Matthew Dunn has taken the Highway path with Zamex, which has jockey Tye Angland set to follow the three-year-old to the Sunshine Coast when he returns north.

• Chris Roots

Lennytheshark will use next Sunday's Len Mile Mile as a springboard to try join harness racing's greats as a two-time Grand Circuit champion.

• Chris Roots

Col Hodges is the heart of racing west of the Great Dividing Range and a lifetime service was recognised in the Queen's birthday honours with a Medal of the Order of Australia.

• Michael Lynch

Raceclubs might struggle to draw crowds to the track like they used to, but no-one can say that interest in racing and punting has fallen away - certainly if turnover figures are any guide.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Life is a balancing act for Canberra horse trainer Matt Dale, who juggles 60 horses and four kids under five.

• Max Presnell

Generally unsung heroes, like Jeremy Rogers, a major cog in the Darren Weir phenomenon, don't make the turf hit parade.

• Chris Roots

Matthew Dunn horses have become regulars on the highway from Murwillumbah to Sydney and with every kilometre travelled, the reputation of the stable has been enhanced.

• Chris Roots

The wet Sydney autumn has played a role in Sort After arriving in Queensland for Saturday's Ipswich Cup where the staying mare will try to add a black-type win to her resume.

• Michael Lynch

Extra Zero knocked most punters for six when he notched a win on his 100th start. Can he back up on Saturday at Moonee Valley – a course where he has never won?

• Chris Roots

Trainer Peter Gelagotis has been monitoring the Sydney weather and once he knew Moss 'N' Dale would get his preferred soft ground there was no doubt he would be at Rosehill on Saturday.

• Chris Roots

Being a jockey comes naturally to Rachel King, but it didn't come easily. The 26-year-old has found her way to Sydney Saturday meetings this month, riding doubles on the first two weekends of June.