Breaking

• Trainer fined over race day treatrment

  Victorian country trainer Frank Doderico has been fined $1000 for treating a horse on race day.

   
• First winner for Serenade Rose

  Just weeks after the death of multiple Group One winner Serenade Rose, her daughter Outdoor has posted an impressive debut win.

   
• Orange races postponed until Monday

  Race fans in the NSW country town of Orange will have to wait an extra three days to see top Sydney riders Nash Rawiller and Hugh Bowman in action.

   
• Corey Brown to ride in Mauritius challenge

  Corey Brown will be one of several top Sydney jockeys missing from Saturday week’s Festival Stakes meeting after accepting an invitation to ride in a Mauritius jockeys’ challenge.

   
• Damian Browne suspended

  Queensland jockey Damian Browne will miss two summer feature meetings in Brisbane through suspension.

   
• Eagle Farm track repairs limit fields

  Field sizes for 1000 metre races at Eagle Farm will be limited to 12 over the next fortnight as track repairs continue.

   
• Luke Nolen to ride in Hong Kong

  Champion Black Caviar won’t be making the trip to Hong Kong this year but her regular jockey Luke Nolen has been lured.

   
• Ortensia draws two in Winterbottom

  Favourite Ortensia has drawn ideally in barrier two for her Group One mission in Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot.

   
• Godolphin closes United States stable

  Godolphin has closed its United States stable operating under Saeed bin Suroor and will distribute its American-based horses to other trainers.

   
• Jockey dies after fall in outback Qld

  Queensland jockey Corey Gilby has died from injuries he suffered in a fall on Saturday.

   
• Jockeys agree to ride at picnic meeting

  Racing officials are confident an iconic NSW picnic race meeting will go ahead despite threats of industrial action from jockeys.

   
• Albert The Fat, Wall Street top WA weights

  Emirates Stakes winner Albert The Fat and New Zealand star Wall Street head weights for the Group One Railway Stakes.

   
• Black Caviar to miss Perth

  Champion sprinter Black Caviar will not race again this year with trainer Peter Moody deciding against a trip to Perth for the Winterbottom Stakes later this month.

   
• 2011 Melbourne Cup carnival draws to a close

  VRC Chief Executive Dale Monteith has declared the 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival a success, with 355,086 people passing through the gates at Flemington Racecourse to enjoy the four spectacular days of racing, entertainment and fashion.

   
• Emirates Stakes goes to Albert The Fat

  Hometown jockey Mark Zahra combined with premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller to score a memorable Group 1 victory at Flemington on the final day of the 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival.

   
• Black Caviar streaks to sweet sixteenth

  Black Caviar extended her unprecedented winning streak to 16, claiming her second successive $1 million Patinack Farm Classic (1200m) at Flemington today (Saturday).

   
• Crowds come for Black Caviar

  All eyes will be on Flemington this afternoon when people’s champion Black Caviar aims for her sixteenth consecutive win in the 1,200 metre Patinack Farm Classic in just over two hours’ time.

   
• Facts about the Emirates Stakes

  Some facts about the Group One $1 million Emirates Stakes (1600m) to be run at Flemington on Saturday.

   
• Facts about the Patinack Farm Classic

  Some facts about the Group One weight-for-age Patinack Farm Classic (1200m) to be run at Flemington on Saturday.

   
• Americain drifts in Melbourne Cup betting

  The favourite Americain has eased in betting on the Melbourne Cup as money continues to come for Saturday’s Lexus Stakes winner Niwot.