Fangirl is among seven Group 1 winners striving to take out the first staging of the 7 Stakes.

Sunshine Coast Turf Club will play host to a thrilling conclusion of the Queensland Winter racing carnival on Saturday with three black-type contests to be run.

Horses and riders from all three Eastern Seaboard states will converge on Rockhampton this weekend.

Group racing returns to Randwick for the first time since the spring carnival with the Villiers Stakes spearheading a strong ten race program.

Country racing star Art Cadeau faces a fresh challenge in the Festival Stakes.