• Patrick Bartley

If the multiple charges against Aquanita trainers Robert Smerdon, Tony Vasil, Stuart Webb and Liam Birchley, are proven, millions of dollars in prizemoney will have to be returned to Owners, trainers and Jockeys dating back to 2010.

• ANALYSIS
• Peter Ryan

Two of Aquanita's high profile trainers Robert Smerdon and Tony Vasil are among eight people charged by Racing Victoria

• COMMENT
• Patrick Bartley

On Tuesday afternoon a Racing Victoria Integrity Department press release laid bare the biggest corruption enquiry seen in racing since the Fine Cotton ring-in.

• David Polkinghorne

Former Canberra jockey Chynna Marston spends every spare minute working with her Recycled Racehorses.

• UPDATED
• Patrick Bartley

Australian racing has been rocked by serious charges levelled against eight racing identities, all of them trainers or staff employed by the powerful Aquanita training centre.

• Chris Roots

The first call Jonker's owner Doug Crich took from his trainer David Atkins about his Spirit Of Boom colt he was told "kaboom".

• Chris Roots

Champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller will be inducted into the New Zealand's Racing Hall of Fame next month in recognition of his remarkable rise to the top of the sport.

• Patrick Bartley

Keith McKenzie, who until Monday morning was the oldest living AFL/VFL coach, has died peacefully surrounded by his family, aged 95.

• Patrick Bartley

Former champion apprentice Beau Martens narrowly escaped serious injury at Caulfield on Sunday when his mount crashed to the ground in the closing stages of the Davies Handicap.

• David Polkinghorne

As far as droughts go, 13 years is a pretty healthy one.

• COMMENT
• Patrick Bartley

There are lots of power plays going on in sport, politics and business right now. But perhaps none more in earnest than the lobbying around Victoria's soon-to-be introduced point of consumption tax on wagering.

• Mitchell Cohen

Jockey Jason Collett enjoyed one of his greatest days in the saddle as the Kiwi chalked up a career best four outright city winners for the first time at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

• THE MAIL
• Mitchell Cohen

Trainer Tony McEvoy will have a live chance in next week's Magic Millions Two Year Old Classic after Sunlight stormed into $2 million feature field with a sensational victory on the Gold Coast.

• Mitchell Cohen

Matthew Smith will contemplate running Aqua D'ivina in next week's Magic Millions, but admitted there is a big question mark of whether the filly can handle backing up from her impressive win at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

• Max Presnell

Rachel King, the gifted English rider from Oxford, takes on Hugh Bowman, the world's best jockey, at Royal Randwick on Saturday in races over her favourite distances in what could be another example that 2018 will continue the trend of female equality on the turf.

• Patrick Bartley

With the main Melbourne meeting at Caulfield having to be moved to Sunday this weekend with the expected 41 degrees on Saturday, the major fixture around Australia will be the Randwick meeting.

• Chris Barclay

The five-year-old has an impeccable second-up record of two wins from two attempts.

• David Polkinghorne

A Canberra-trained horse won the inaugural $40,000 Federal, but it didn't win the bonus for the first Canberra-trained horse across the line.

• Patrick Bartley

A small group of three families recline comfortably on a picnic blanket basking in the afternoon sun and reminiscing about racing days of old as they took in the Hanging Rock races on Monday.

• David Polkinghorne

Canberra trainer Keith Dryden is considering shifting his base to Goulburn after being left in 'no man's land'.

• James Buckley

Paul Messara is hoping a win at Randwick for Caerless Choice on Saturday will kick-start a big week at the Magic Millions sales.

• James Buckley

Gary Portelli's son of Pierro Picaro will be unleashed at Randwick for his first race start on Saturday.

• John Holloway

Which stallion won more prizemoney than any other in 2017? Bloodlines' immediate thought was Coolmore sensation Galileo, but we were not even close.

The forecast for extreme heat has prompted the transfer of racing from Warwick Farm to Randwick.

• David Polkinghorne

The Canberra racing community has already been a rock, now the sport could help Garry Kirkup's mental recovery.

• Patrick Bartley

This Saturday's Caulfield meeting has been moved to Sunday due to the expected extreme temperatures.

• Chris Roots

Once again the need for the racing industry to have it own aeroplane was highlighted on the weekend with the Night's Watch saga, which ended with the stayer being scratched for late arrival at Doomben on Saturday.

• Chris Roots

Peter Snowden has set his sights on group success rather than the riches of the Magic Millions as Flippant returns from a brief retirement in Monday's Standish Handicap at Flemington.

• Patrick Bartley

Ken Keys openly admits that his favourite racehorse, Like A Carousel, doesn't have the greatest of strike rates, however the trainer is just as convinced that on the score of honesty and bravery the stayer is capable of winning Monday's $150,000 Bagot Handicap at Flemington.