After affecting racing in Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi, the dreaded Equine Influenza has spread to Karnataka and Mysore.

Newcastle trainer Kris Lees is checking out quarantine rules as he considers a New Zealand trip for last Saturday's Sandown winner Captain Bax.

Popular provincial apprentice Beth Honeysett will have her her first metropolitan ride at Rosehill on Saturday.

The NSW north coast is set to grab another slice of the Sydney carnival spotlight for the second successive week at Randwick on Saturday.

A second round of testing has confirmed that 10 horses in New Zealand's Karaka quarantine facility are free from equine influenza.