Leading trainer Mark Walker saddled his 400th winner with Awatere in the opening event to the Singapore Guineas day on Sunday.

The Group 3 Polytrack Mile Championship lived up to being “the most exciting field ever assembled on Polytrack” with Johnny Guitar winning the event.

If anybody needed any convincing this year’s Polytrack Mile Championship is the best ever assembled, just ask jockey Corey Brown.

Trainer Sam Chua has found the secret with Cavallo after the gelding landed the $125,000 Peace And Joy 2014 Stakes over 1400m on Wednesday.

Stepitup has underwhelmed in a couple of runs this campaign but the Colonial Chief Stakes provides a good opportunity to live up to his name.