The battle lines have been drawn in the Meads house ahead of tomorrow's Karaka Million at Ellerslie.

What great value Annie Higgins looks to be at $12 in tomorrow's $200,000 Pacific Jewellers Wellington Cup.

The second favourite for Sunday's $1 million New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Million, Gobi Ranger, has come up at $6.50 with the TAB, way shorter than the $2.40 for the favourite, Ruud Awakening.

Trainer Peter Moody says there is a chance Black Caviar might start in the Newmarket Handicap, but she would have to be "invited".

Danica Guy is determined to treat her first $1 million race just like any other - maybe with one small exception.

Champion Kiwi trotter I Can Doosit's Australian campaign is back on after an extensive veterinary examination failed to find too much wrong with him.

An extra 200 metres and a return to Rosehill are the factors boosting Noel Mayfield-Smith's confidence in Standard Bearer ahead of the A$250,000 ($314,000) Inglis Classic.

Leading Sydney jockey Corey Brown will return to the saddle in considerably less pain than when he left it at the start of the year.

A month ago when Mosse astounded everyone by winning the Concorde at Ellerslie this column told the story that John Bell wasn't gushing like everyone else.

Good on co-chief stipendiary steward Ross Neal and his team for lining jockeys up after Saturday's farcical $55,000 Marton Cup.

A Hat-trick of feature cup wins is within Ransomed's grasp after another first-class staying performance on his home turf yesterday.

A populare seaside horse race has been pipped at the post by a couple who booked the picturesque beach venue for their wedding.