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Racing Victoria has given the green light for hurdle racing to continue for the next three years but the board has reserved its decision on the future of steeplechases.

Stephen Farley is quietly confident Gazza Guru can cause an upset and claim a home-town win in Friday's Listed Wyong Gold Cup.

Trainer Bill Smart hopes the Group Two Let's Elope Stakes will help clarify Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate plans for promising stayer Silent Surround.

Corporate bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au has reached a formal settlement with Racing Victoria (RVL) on a gross profit product fee structure.

Appeals have been confirmed over the disqualification of the outstanding sprinting mare Ortensia from her first and so far only Group One triumph.

Impressive second-up statistics and the home track advantage have leading jockey Nash Rawiller bullish about weight-for-age star Theseo's Chelmsford Stakes prospects.

Exciting colt Smokin' Joey is developing the physique of an imposing horse which trainer Lee Freedman hopes is an indication of his spring prospects.

Rebel Raider makes his first appearance at Flemington since his longshot Victoria Derby win nearly two years ago and trainer Leon Macdonald is expecting a forward showing from him on Saturday.

Gold Coast trainer Howard Wilson won't judge Fifteen Carat harshly as an Epsom Handicap contender even if the gelding fails at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Joe Pride wasn't surprised to see Neeson weaken out of a place first-up but has warned a marked improvement is on the cards in Saturday's Tramway Handicap.

Spring Champion Stakes betting could have its first overhaul since the release of markets after the Ming Dynasty Quality at Randwick on Saturday.

Trying to match the brilliance of the Darley-owned Parables at Randwick on Saturday isn't on the spring radar for fellow Warwick Farm-trained filly Slow The Flow.

Frozone will be out to stake a claim for a Newcastle Cup berth when he runs at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Today's popular pick is Mo' Money. He's been tipped by 25 users and goes around in race 7 at Sale. Click here to see the latest odds.

Sportsbet Pty Ltd is pleased to announce it has reached a formal settlement with Racing Victoria Limited, settling all previous matters and agreeing on a gross profit product fee structure to assist in funding the Victorian thoroughbred racing industry both retrospectively and for the next two years.

Chris Waller won the opening race at Warwick Farm but his day didn't finish on the best note with boom colt Slater well beaten in his highly-anticipated return.

The legendary Bart Cummings stable looks to have unveiled a stakes winner of the future at Warwick Farm this afternoon.

Michael Rodd looks set for a big Spring after opening up as a $2.60 favourite in Sportingbet Australia's King of the Spring market .

Chief handicapper Greg Carpenter says the lack of "superstar" horses has led to lower Melbourne Cup topweights in the last two years.

Chakvetadze's trainer Michael Nolan and her owner John Hooper ended a seven-month absence from the winner's stall together when Alerts carried the glamour mare's colours to victory at Doomben.

The Tramway Handicap is expected to be short of Jessicabeel's best but trainer John O'Shea believes she has returned in great order for her Melbourne Cup preparation.

Lloyd Williams-owned stayers Alandi and Efficient head the weights for the Melbourne Cup but history is against either horse winning the 150th anniversary of the great race.

Weight is only a secondary problem for 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient lining up to contest this year's race.

Twin Wing has long been a stable favourite with Guy Walter and jockey Jay Ford is also developing a close bond with the veteran gelding.

AJC Australian Derby winner Shoot Out is a notable market drifter after the release of weights for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.

Shoot Out's trainer John Wallace says he learnt long ago never to argue with handicappers before declaring he was satisfied with the four-year-old's weight for the Melbourne Cup.

Reigning Melbourne Cup winner Shocking remains the $12 favourite to make it back-to-back wins in the 150th anniversary of the great race following the release of weights on Wednesday.

2007 winner Efficient and his Lloyd Williams-owned stablemate Alandi have been given equal topweight of 58kg for the 150th Melbourne Cup.

Today's popular pick is Pureness. He's been tipped by 44 users and goes around in race 5 at Warwick Farm. Click here to see the latest odds.

Legendary trainer Bart Cummings is expected to remain in hospital until the end of the week after breaking his pelvis in a fall at his home.

Anthony Cummings produced one Cups hopeful a week ago and another of his staying prospects will kick off his spring campaign at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

Glamour sprinting mare Ortensia has been stripped of her autumn Group One win in The Galaxy.

It could be a case of third time lucky for Triple Honour in the Chelmsford Stakes with the six-year-old showing all the signs of being in the best form of his career.

Exciting four-year-old Linton will avoid the top horses in the Makybe Diva Stakes and pursue an easier first-up assignment at Flemington.

Dual Stradbroke winner Black Piranha and boom galloper Rothesay impressed in barrier trials on Tuesday and are set to clash first-up in the Theo Marks Stakes.

Tim Clark's recent winning form for Darley has been rewarded with the jockey retaining the plum ride on Parables in the Group Two Furious Stakes at Randwick.

Whydidyouleaveme, who was accidentally left behind at the sale yards following her purchase as a yearling, will be striving for her first city success at Doomben.

Snapshots of the 2010 Australian Racing Hall of Fame Inductees.-

Dual Cox Plate winner Northerly has returned to Moonee Valley to receive the ultimate accolade of a stellar career as an inductee of the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame.

Queensland three-year-old Buffering could make a surprise return to Sydney as part of an unorthodox campaign aimed at the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington in October.

The friendship between Tamworth trainer Leon Davies and former champion apprentice Cody Morgan dates back nearly a decade to a bush race meeting at Mungindi on the NSW-Queensland border.

Today's popular pick is Great Player. He's been tipped by 22 users and goes around in race 5 at Moe. Click here to see the latest odds.

Dwayne Dunn has picked up the ride on brilliant Queensland filly Military Rose in the Danehill Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.

Up and coming Zabeel mare Lost For Words will have to wait at least one more run before being asked to deliver on her potential in a stakes race.

Emerging four-year-old Star Of Octagonal has come through a weekend exhibition gallop in ideal shape for a return to racing at Randwick on Saturday.

The entire Chelmsford Stakes meeting will go ahead on the Randwick course proper as planned at Randwick on Saturday.

The Mike Moroney stable was happy with Monaco Consul's first-up effort and is looking for further improvement from the Cups prospect in Saturday's Group Two Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.

Star apprentice Tim Bell's association with Shades Of Gold, who resumes at Grafton on Tuesday, dates back to his early days with trainer Sue Grills.

Mick Price will be relying on Heart Of Dreams in Saturday's Group Two Makybe Diva Stakes with stable newcomer Predatory Pricer struck down with a hock infection.

Today's popular pick is Pounce Ontha Couch. She's been tipped by 19 users and goes around in race 5 at Swan Hill. Click here to see the latest odds.