The Michael Byers-trained Sheza Gypsy has won the $100,000 heat of the Country Championships at Port Macquarie in a tight finish from local Explosive Scene.

An extra race has been added to the Country Championships series as a last-ditch chance for horses to qualify for the $300,000 final at Randwick.

Sam Pritchard-Gordon has opted for a stakes race at Flemington over a lesser event at Moonee Valley two days later, convinced Tiz My View is a better chance than her odds suggests.

Chris Waller's chances of having a Golden Slipper horse are likely to hinge on the outcome of two races in which he doesn't have a runner.

Rain Affair can be classed as a veteran but his trainer is still prepared to try something new to get the seven-year-old back to winning form.

Hugh Bowman admits Chris Waller has made the right call with Catkins despite his Canterbury Stakes loyalties lying elsewhere on Saturday.

Australian Guineas contender Alpine Eagle thinks he's pretty good.

Bryce Heys is certain his foresight in finding a jockey to match the occasion makes Randwick Guineas outsider Sworn To Silence a worthy runner in the $600,000 race.

A trip to Sydney for The Championships goes on the line for Akavoroun at Flemington.

Soriano faces her best opponent this season when she takes on Rising Romance in the quest for a third Group One victory for the season, but trainer Graeme Rogerson is glad she's there.

Passatorio will be in his comfort zone at the Sunshine Coast but his trainer is certain he can earn his way to a winter carnival campaign in the city.

Connections of Golden Slipper winner Mossfun have taken a fresh approach to her next challenge after a first-up run that didn't meet expectations.

Godolphin import It's Somewhat has attracted a one kilogram penalty for next month's $3 million Doncaster Mile.

Bede Murray didn't like the way his horse was handicapped but the wily trainer was happy to be wrong as Sure And Fast booked a place in The Championships at Randwick next month.

Ready For Victory will launch a late bid for a Golden Slipper berth when he makes his debut at Flemington on Saturday.

Nick Olive will bid to end the recent dominance of Sydney trainers in the Black Opal Stakes when he saddles-up Single Gaze in Sunday's $275,000 race in Canberra.

Trainer Dan O'Sullivan believes the compressed weights of the Roy Higgins Quality will enable Tuscan Fire to break a long run of outs at Flemington.

Jockeys could be the difference between winning and losing the Randwick Guineas, according to the co-trainer of one of the favourites for the Group One race.

Four years after Playing God's Australian Guineas placing, Perth trainer Neville Parnham is back for another shot at the Group One race.

One of the smallest juvenile fields assembled this season is set to have the biggest bearing on Golden Slipper markets.

Ben Currie is considering a move to Brisbane to test himself against the best trainers in Queensland.

Trainer Desleigh Forster is looking forward to seeing up-and-coming gallopers I'm Hector and I'm Belucci on a big track for the first time at the Sunshine Coast.

The history, talking points, pattern and fancied runners for the G1 Canterbury Stakes.

Chris Waller's resolute faith in his best horses to win the races their talent deserves is being tested once more with popular racemare Catkins.

A wide barrier has prompted Gary Portelli to scratch Testashadow from the Australian Guineas on Saturday.

Brown Panther is firmly on course for the Gold Cup at Meydan after pleasing his trainer in a routine work-out after racing at Wolverhampton.

Three-time British champion Richard Hughes will retire from riding at the end of the Flat season to embarking on a training career next year.

A decision to cut the corner proved a masterstroke for Mark Du Plessis as he guided Rock Diva to victory in the Auckland Cup.

Premier trainer Tony Gollan notched his 50th metropolitan win of the season as he continued to plunder midweek maidens at Ipswich on Wednesday.

Apprentice Jackie Beriman was back in the winner's circle at Sandown on Wednesday just days after celebrating a Group One win in a different role at Caulfield.

A major investigation into NSW's greyhound racing industry has been launched by the Baird government amid the ongoing live baiting scandal.

A year after a serious injury ended Unequivocal's shot at the Golden Slipper, trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith has the filly ready to make up for lost time.

Her dam is a Golden Slipper winner and Stay With Me could be given the chance to emulate that feat pending her performance in a lead-up race at Randwick.

Three horses who broke their maidens in separate races at Sandown on Wednesday are set to be aimed at Group One races interstate.

Clarry Conners has made his name as a master educator of young racehorses but the veteran trainer had to acknowledge the input of the jockey after Look To The Stars' first win on Wednesday.

Disappointment quickly turned to optimism for Craig Williams when he picked up the Australian Guineas ride on Minnesinger after a minor injury ruled his original mount Disposition out of the $500,000 race.

Trainer Stephen Marsh always thought Thee Auld Floozie would stay, and the filly has now proved it in style.

Toowoomba two-year-old Dream Finnish has given her late sire Captain Sonador his first metropolitan winner with an all-the-way victory at Ipswich on Wednesday.

Michael Moroney had his wish granted when Merion snuck into the final field for the Group One Australian Guineas on Saturday.

An attribute that his jockey says was missing in a lead-up race holds the key to Scissor Kick regaining his place as a benchmark three-year-old in the Randwick Guineas on Saturday.