A veterinary inspection this morning will decide whether New Zealand colt Our Vespa will continue with his Melbourne campaign.

Cran Dalgety wishes the New Zealand Cup was next week.

You're normally a sharp dresser - what's with the hoodie? Well, I wanted to wear a pink scarf I bought in Argentina a couple of weeks ago but my flatmate took off with it.

Puccini's Cox Plate campaign is on at least temporary delay after finishing mid-field in Saturday's $250,000 Livamol Classic at Hastings.

After the near-misses of Orfevre last year and in 2012 as well as several other high-profile attempts to win the Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe, the Japanese are back in Paris again - and this time they have strength in numbers.

Victorian jockey Michael Rodd's spring carnival hopes have soared in the past few weeks.

Kingman, the best miler in Europe this year, has been retired after failing to respond quickly enough to treatment for a throat infection.

New Zealand colt Vespa was lucky to stay on his feet in his luckless sixth in last night's Caulfield Guineas prelude in Melbourne.

Buffering's trainer Robert Heathcote has laid his cards on the table ahead of the Queensland star's clash with Lankan Rupee in the Moir Stakes.

Commanding Jewel will get another invaluable look at Moonee Valley in the Stocks Stakes as her connections dream of Cox Plate glory.

International jockey Kerrin McEvoy has quit his position as a full-time rider for Godolphin, ending more than a decade of riding for one of the world's most influential thoroughbred stables.

After months of uncertainty, the future of Scottish racing was considerably clearer after the No vote in the independence referendum last week.

Ex-Kiwi galloper Sacred Falls added another group one win to an already impressive Randwick mile record when he capitalised on a sharp Zac Purton ride to win the George Main Stakes yesterday.

David Walker's career as a jockey is virtually over after the 38-year-old yesterday copped a seven-year ban for not giving his own ride every chance to win a race in which he'd already bet on a rival.

Kiwi jockey David Walker was today disqualified from racing for seven years and ordered to pay costs of $3000 after being found guilty of betting on a horse he was riding against.

Nash Rawiller is coming to the realisation that the once certain ride on Silent Achiever in the Melbourne Cup may suddenly not be his.

Harness racing fans can breathe a sigh of relief - the Interdominions are heading to Perth and back to the good old days.

A top 15 New Zealand Trotting Cup ranking surely beckons for Tiger Tara after his win in the Hannon Memorial at Oamaru on Sunday.