Apprentice jockey Tayla Childs has achieved the thrill of riding her first winner in a heat of the Rising Stars Series in Victoria at Bendigo.

Reigning champion jockey James McDonald has had a riding suspension reduced by the Racing NSW Appeal panel

Eight-year-old gelding Malibu Style will be striving to win the Listed All-Victorian Sprint Series Final for the second straight year at Flemington.

Trainer David Payne has a healthy opinion of two-year-old Bazooka and is keen to use some races over the winter as a measuring stick for bigger goals.