The famous Carbine colours – black, white sleeves and a red cap – are one of the most legendary sets in Australian racing, worn by the 1890 winner of the Melbourne Cup and the great Cox Plate winning galloper from a century later, Super Impose.
Wonder mare Winx might be the highest-rated turf horse in the world, but that hasn't stopped rivals from trying to thwart her bid for a historic third Cox Plate later this spring.
Canberra mare Single Gaze will race against Hartnell on Sunday.
Champion trainer Chris Waller remains confident Egg Tart will take her place in Saturday's Epsom Handicap at Randwick despite the four-year-old mare being ruled unsuitable to race by Racing NSW veterinarian Craig Suann on Tuesday.
Caulfield trainer Ciaron Maher has been suspended for six months and fined $75,000 over charges relating to the ownership of horses in his stable.
Racing Victoria handicapping chief Greg Carpenter has scoffed at claims star jockeys like Hugh Bowman, Damien Oliver, Blake Shinn and Dwayne Dunn could miss out on Melbourne and Caulfield Cup rides because of a rule change
Apart from the major races that are being fought out during October and November each year in Australia, David Hayes also has another important date etched into his memory at this time of year.
Gary Portelli is delighted with the way Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign is shaping for her Everest tilt.
Trainer Peter Snowden admitted that Friday night's group 1 $500,000 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley will give a significant insight to his sprinter Russian Revolution taking its place in the rich $10 million Everest next month in Sydney.
The magic of blinkers can turn around performances and the ATC will hope the head gear will save it from embarrassment by Brave Smash in next month's Everest.
Pat Webster believes gun miler Happy Clapper can lump top weight and beat those bearing a lighter burden in the Epsom Handicap at Randwick on Saturday.
Glyn Schofield walked away from Randwick with a winning double at big prices on Saturday, but the returns on Libran and Alizee won't be as big for punters should the pair repeat their victories.
Black Opal champion Trapeze Artist won the $1 million Golden Rose on Saturday.
Trapeze Artist has people talking now after putting a space in the Golden Rose field. He is a chance to back-up into the next week's Epsom and try to become the first three-year-old since Noholme in 1959 to the big mile.
It was hard not to smile for Ron Quinton's star mares Daysee Doom and Dixie Blossoms quinellaed the Golden Pendant at Rosehill on Saturday.
For trainer Ben Hayes the anxious wait to see if his international stayer Harlem would make the final Caulfield Cup field were put to rest on Saturday when the European easily took out the MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield.
A set of blinkers may be the lifeline needed for former Japanese sprinter Brave Smash to resurrect his chances of winning next month's $10 million Everest in Sydney after his shock defeat in the Testa Rossa Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
David Payne stood his ground when Tye Angland asked the trainer to be relieved of his ride on Ace High in order to pilot favourite Astoria in Saturday's Gloaming Stakes - and Angland later had reason to be grateful for Payne's insistence.
Taree trainer Michael Byers thinks Who Is Game just likes the way he does things and it has brought the best out of the seven-year-old mare in the twilight of her career.
Kevin Pizzuto had a remarkable strike rate of 25 per cent for his 115 winners last season and he has set his sights on winning a group 1 this term, but first he would like to lift the Canola Cup at Eugowra.
Unbeaten champion Black Caviar had her fourth foal in the Hunter Valley on Friday and the More Than Ready filly is doing well.
Canberra training legend Barbara Joseph knows exactly what protege Nick Olive will go through.
"Subtle" wasn't on the brief for jeweller Nic Cerrone who spent more than 920-hours hand placing more than 8000 jewels onto the 14-kilogram trophy for The Everest horse race.
Outspoken former racehorse trainer Peter Moody has been fined $3000 after being found guilty of conduct prejudicial to the interest of racing, by posting inappropriate tweets.
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees has been left frustrated by Danish Twist's lack of winning, since she burst into black type company with a quartet of victories last year, but never by her performances. He is hopeful the frustration will end in the Golden Pendant at Rosehill on Saturday.
Tommy Berry has flown into Hong Kong and lifted a group 1 trophy eight times but now he is literally reversing direction and believes the result will be the same when he rides Gold Standard in the Golden Rose at Rosehill on Saturday.
In 2003, innovators struck bullion with the Golden Rose, leading to a very good year for the Sydney Turf Club.
Leading Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse is set to make an impact on Saturday's Caulfield meeting, and hopefully she can walk away with a guaranteed Caulfield Cup starter.
Canberra champion mare Single Gaze avoids Winx en route to Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.
The cloak-and-dagger work to find an Everest contender continues between slot holders, but the marketplace has dual track record holder Deploy in next month's $10 million race.
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