Impeccably bred Savabeel filly Waikato Girl (NZ) has added valuable black-type to her CV with a brave victory in the Listed Princess Stakes (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday for trainer Michael Freedman.

Emerging stayer Samuel Langhorne (NZ) (Shocking) will try and secure a start in the Melbourne Cup in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes after his impressive win in the William Newton VC (2500m) on Thursday at Flemington.

Emma-lee Browne ventured to Flemington on Thursday without any expectations regarding how Pondalowie (Deep Field) would perform and left with a win which was celebrated by a raucous group of owners.

Trainer Mike Moroney is ‘making good progress in hospital’, his stable has confirmed.

Kris Lees will be represented in A$775,000 The Archer for the third year in succession and he is hoping to use that experience to advantage.

Jockey Lachlan Neindorf celebrated a Group One milestone as he guided Zoustar mare Climbing High (NZ) to the pair’s first Group One victory in the Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.

The 2024 Group 1 New Zealand Oaks trifecta will make their Australian debuts together at Morphettville on Saturday, in the 2000-metre G1 Australasian Oaks.

Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) will forever be a significant horse in the story of his sire’s stud career, but the chance presents on Saturday for the chestnut colt to enhance his chapter.

A week after his remarkable front-running heroics on Pride Of Jenni (Pride of Dubai) in the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), in-form jockey Declan Bates pulled off another wire-to-wire performance with New Zealand-bred mare Disturbia (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) in Saturday’s Evergreen Turf Handicap (1600m) at Mornington.

An omen barrier may prove the key to Waitak’s (NZ) (Proisir) success in a star-studded line-up for Saturday’s A$4 million The Quokka (1200m) in Perth.

A better barrier draw will keep Grid Girl (NZ) (Time Test) at home for the Mornington Guineas.

Mark Walker will have at least five runners at Morphettville next Saturday as Te Akau Racing attempts to plunder the record prizemoney on offer during Adelaide’s showpiece carnival.

Group 3 winner Grand Impact is ready to get his career back on track in the Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington on Saturday.

New Zealander rider Michael McNab has answered the call to partner Maharba (Pride of Dubai) in the Hareeba Stakes at Mornington.

Michael Kent Jnr is eagerly looking forward to next month’s South Australian Derby with Warmonger, after his close second placing behind Air Assault in the Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) last Saturday.

It has taken a while, but Paul Preusker says Captain Envious (NZ) (Savabeel) is now the seasoned stayer that can be targeted towards Australia’s best staying races.

Punters don’t have to do too much drilling to find the right form lines for New Zealand stayer Good Oil (NZ) (Dalghar) when he starts in Saturday’s A$300,000 Listed Mornington Cup (2400m).

Dominic Sutton will give his two youngsters who have given him a flying start to his training career one more run each before they are spelled ahead of spring.

Ciaron Maher intends on making another impact at Randwick on Saturday when one of the stable’s most popular horses, Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto), returns from a short break.

In the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) aftermath, one of Chris Waller’s first thoughts was the hope of a rematch for Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) with Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) come the spring racing features.

Cambridge Stud stallion Almanzor has sired the first two runners home in the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) with Circle Of Fire and Athabascan dominating the finish.

Elite level-winning filly Joliestar successfully returned to racing on the second day of The Championships at Randwick.

A tough week for Ballymore Stables ended on a positive note after New Zealand-bred three-year-old War Machine ran away with the Listed Bendigo Guineas (1400m) on Saturday under the guidance of Jordan Childs.

On a day of great racing at Randwick, bonny Trelawney Stud-bred mare Pride Of Jenni was the undoubted star with her dashing display to win the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) under another daring Declan Bates ride.

Western Australia owner Bob Peters added another chapter to his success as an owner when Affluential (NZ) (Zed) gave him his first jumps winner from his first runner at Pakenham when he won the Ecycles Solutions Maiden Hurdle (3200m).

Promising stayer Samuel Langhorne came with a well-timed run under jockey Blaike McDougall to claim the lion’s share of the prize in the Carlton Draught BM78 Handicap (2400m) at the standalone Bendigo meeting on Saturday.

The in-form stable of Michael Freedman notched another stakes success during the Championships when Panic scored a narrow victory in the Listed South Pacific Classic (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Ballymore Stables has released a statement confirming that leading trainer Mike Moroney was receiving on-going treatment after being admitted to hospital last weekend.

Victorian mare Eternal Flame (NZ) (Sacred Falls) will test the Group One waters in the Gr.1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m), although trainer Michael Kent admits he wasn’t expecting the race to be quite so strong.

Orchestral will aim to follow in the footsteps of some of New Zealand’s greatest fillies when she contests Saturday’s A$1 million Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick.

Two of Wexford Stables’ star gallopers have taken the next step towards respective Australian features in the coming weeks.

Victorian trainer Dominic Sutton has made a strong start to his training career highlighted by a pair of two-year-olds sourced from New Zealand.

The trainers of Derby winner Major Beel (NZ) (Savabeel) have employed a little equine psychology in order to reinvigorate the Group One winner for his Sydney Cup bid.

Husband-and-wife training team David and Coral Feek are still on cloud nine after Gold Wolf’s (NZ) (Tivaci) victory in the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) at Caulfield last Saturday.

The best advertisement in selling the last few remaining shares of a racehorse is to land a victory.

The Melbourne arm of Andrew Forsman’s operation has been boosted by the arrival of feature race contenders Positivity (NZ) (Almanzor) and Good Oil (NZ) (Dalghar).

Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) and Pride Of Jenni (Pride of Dubai) haven’t reached ‘arch rival’ status just yet, but Ben Hayes admits he will be satisfied if the former can square the ledger at Randwick.

The 10-time Group 1-winning star Imperatriz has run her last race with the rising six-year-old mare to be prepared to begin life as a broodmare next spring.

Having promised a lot and finally delivering, Climbing Star (NZ) (Zoustar) is heading back to Adelaide in search of another Stakes race victory.

Ben Hayes said Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) is set to be a big improver in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick, despite drawing the extreme outside barrier for the A$5 million feature on Tuesday morning.

An investment in an English mare more than 30 years ago is continuing to reward Blandford Lodge, with a homebred descendant successful on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick.

Imperatriz’s (I Am Invincible) season is now over but don’t expect to hear David Ellis now ramping up a campaign for her to be crowned Australia’s Champion Racehorse for the 2023/24 season.

Antrim Coast continued his upward Derby trajectory on Saturday, despite having to settle for second in the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) at Caulfield.

Former Kiwi galloper Desperado (NZ) (Ghibellines) lived up to his name when he produced a desperate finish to take out the Robert Taranto Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

An outstanding few weeks for Waikato Stud’s freshman sire Super Seth continued at Caulfield on Saturday with the unbeaten Feroce (NZ) winning the A$150,000 Vale John Russell (1200m).

With a hard-fought victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 TAB Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) at Randwick, Good Banter (NZ) (Tavistock) completed a trans-Tasman feature double for three-year-old progeny of former Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock.

Promising three-year-old staying prospect Gold Wolf (NZ) (Tivaci) showed he could be a contender for the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) next month when he produced a strong finish to tip out fellow kiwi-bred galloper Antrim Coast (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) in a thrilling conclusion to the Listed Elvis Thurgood Galilee Series Final (2400m) at Caulfield.

Racing on or near the pace has been a hallmark through most of Here To Shock’s (NZ) (Shocking) career, but the talented New Zealand-bred changed things up at Caulfield on Saturday and powered home from off the pace to win the Gr.3 Victoria Handicap (1400m).

A ground saving ride by Thomas Stockdale paved the way for the Paul Preusker-trained Captain Envious (NZ) (Savabeel) to upset the applecart when he prevailed in a thrilling finish top the Gr.3 Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield.

Michael Freedman might be preparing to saddle up his first Australian Derby runner in his own right, but the Randwick trainer has plenty of experience when it comes to the time-honoured race.

Few people know how to win a Doncaster Mile like Chris Waller.

Peter Moody fears a lack of recent match practice could come against defending titleholder I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) when he resumes against a crack field of race-fit sprinters in the Gr.1 T J Smith Stakes at Randwick.

The 2023-24 season has already delivered countless highlights in both New Zealand and Australia for Te Akau Racing, and the powerhouse Kiwi syndicators are hoping the next few days will produce more of the same.

A year ago, I Wish I Win scored his first elite-level scalp in the Gr.1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m), and on Saturday his connections are hoping for a repeat dose.

Detonator Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) might be one of Ciaron Maher’s less-heralded contenders in Saturday’s Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m), but a few things look like going the consistent gelding’s way.

A chat with champion trainer Peter Moody has superstar jockey James McDonald confident I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) will be ready to fly in Saturday’s Gr.1 T.J. Smith Stakes at Randwick.

Guy Lowry has worked with enough good racehorses to know that very few of them are the perfect physical specimens.

He’s slipped under punters’ guards at his past two starts but Stephen Marsh is expecting Antrim Coast (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) to be one of the favourites when he tackles Saturday’s Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) at Caulfield.

The Lindsay Park team of Ben Will and JD Hayes will press ahead with plans to head to Sydney with Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) for The Championships.

An extra seven days between racing and the hope of a better weather forecast has led co-trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood to look to the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) on the second day of The Championships with Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel), rather than backing up in the ATC Australian Derby this Saturday.