Paul Fudge is making an enormous footprint in horse racing.

Natalie McCall's decision to miss the Sydney autumn with River Lad has reaped a million-dollar payday and given the trainer her first group one win in the Stradbroke Hcp.

The odds were against What A Hoot being foaled let alone making his debut at today's Moonee Valley meeting.

California Chrome stands one win away from leaving a lasting impression on the sport of horse racing.

Sea King should have won yesterday's $50,000 K S Browne Hurdle by a margin, but remembered late in the race who he was.

Jockey Ric McMahon was fined for being late to the track but timed his run to perfection on Cambridge veteran Military Move to win the A$100,000 ($109,000) Toowoomba Cup on Sunday.

Tony Pike will wait until Wednesday to decide whether Rock Diva will back up in Saturday's A$500,000 Queensland Derby, but yesterday indications were that the filly will run.

You had to feel sorry for one punter when Pondarosa Miss won at Ellerslie on Saturday.

There are plenty of ifs and buts around today's $50,000 Chevalier McGregor Grant Steeplechase at Ellerslie.

Nigel Tiley has maintained a remarkable winning strike rate since taking up training again and has three top chances at Ellerslie today.

After one filly ruined Barry Purdon's morning on Thursday, another reminded him that all is not lost heading to today's Jewels meeting at Cambridge.

Luck's a fortune in barrier draws in major Australian races. John Wheeler, often the joker, described wide barriers in Queensland when his horses landed them as "The visitor's draw".

For Greg and Nine Hope, tomorrow is about the next step.

Bragato may be rising 10 years old, but his second at Trentham last Saturday proves he doesn't know that.

Victorian horseman Andy Gath doesn't mind travelling with his horses at all.

Royal Aspirations may be the trickiest riddle in trotting but one worth working out before the Jewels this Saturday.

Trainer Tony Gollan was lost for words after his favourite horses, Spirit Of Boom and Temple Of Boom, ran the quinella in the Doomben 10,000 on Saturday.

The chances for Rosehill trainer Chris Waller of back-to-back Queensland Derby wins depend on which Vilanova turns up on the day.

However badly you slept last night you rested more peacefully than Sydney-based former Pukekohe jockey Jason Collett.

Integrity stewards will today or tomorrow reopen the inquiry into comments made on Trackside Television at Ellerslie on Saturday by Cambridge trainer Ralph Manning.

Harness bosses are promising a revamp of the invitation process for the Harness Jewels to ensure a greater Australian presence at next year's glamour day.

Two Wingatui jockeys have told a coroner's inquest how a race at Kurow in 2012 had gone ''like normal'' before a fall which led to the death of jockey Ashlee Mundy.

It's a tragedy Allez Eagle was hurt mid-season because by now he would have his hoofprint firmly on one of the classic trophies.

Sydney Trainer Guy Walter has hailed Streama among the best he has trained after the mare's fourth group one win in the Doomben Cup on Saturday.

Scrapping Monday racing is a win-win across the board.

Developing a knee injury two days before a group one race may not be ideal but for the connections of Alta Orlando it could have been worse.