Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan will head to Te Rapa on Saturday with a couple of in-form runners for breeder-owner Greg McCarthy, and she is expecting them both to go well.

The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott training partnership have been in white hot form this season with 48 wins to their credit, including seven at Group or Listed level, headed by the victory of Molly Bloom in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November.

Te Akau Racing’s Mark Walker was busy packing on Thursday morning as he readied himself for a trip to Adelaide to link up with a five-strong arsenal from the team’s Cranbourne base that will contest most of the major events at Morphettville on Saturday.

Having lost their last seven Super Rugby Pacific encounters against the Chiefs, the NSW Waratahs know they will have to put in their performance of the season to overcome the Kiwi outfit on Friday night.

Key strategic changes across the two equine codes headline the 2024-25 New Zealand racing calendar released today.

Sam Mynott has been ticking up the air miles over the Tasman Sea this week and she is hoping it will all be worth it when she lines up her first horse in Australia on Saturday.

Slot race specialist Kyle Wilson-Taylor is eager to turn recent opportunities away from Brisbane into feature-winning rides come the Queensland Racing Carnival.

Australian Turf Club will provide free entry to Royal Randwick on ANZAC Day this Thursday and offer a range of discount food and beverage items as part of a special commemoration of servicemen and women on one of the nation’s most significant days.

On the eve of Anzac Day there are a number of meetings set to take place including at Geelong where a seven-race card is scheduled.

All-rounder Cameron Green has been earmarked as a major player across all formats for Australia and has already shown the huge potential he possesses with both bat and ball.

The Listed ANZAC Day Stakes and VRC St Leger highlight an eight-race program at Flemington on ANZAC Day this Thursday.

November Rain was a standout filly for Matthew Goodson and Dianna Perron, but she has proven to be a test of patience as a broodmare for the husband-and-wife duo, which was rewarded on Saturday through the deeds of her daughter No Rain Ever.

Brock Everingham has long dreamed of an Olympic bid and now the Marburg horseman has made the successful transition to preparing winning thoroughbreds.

Trainer Matt Kropp is hopeful Aliraaj can give his loyal owners, the Hover family, another success at Ipswich on Wednesday.