Former champion filly Merlene has died at the age of 25.

Racing and Sports have scanned the stewards’ reports to find the key information punters need to know from Australian racing on Saturday August 20.

Star mare Winx was just one of a string of well-backed runners to salute in a good day for punters at Randwick on Saturday.

Talented filly Manaya is headed back to the spelling paddock after pulling up sore from her resuming run in Saturday’s 2016 Silver Shadow Stakes.

Young trainer Michael Costa is counting on exciting filly Manaya to put his name up in lights at Randwick on Saturday.