Australian speedball Miss Andretti is settling in well to new surroundings in Newmarket ahead of her Royal Ascot mission.

Australian star Miss Andretti and last year’s 2000 Guineas hero George Washington are two of the most eyecatching contenders among 71 horses entered for the Darley July Cup.

Luca Cumani feels his assault on the Melbourne Cup with Glistening has taught him a lot, and that when he returns to tackle the race again he will do things differently.

Kieren Fallon will be able to ride Yeats in the Emirates Melbourne Cup on Tuesday week despite picking up a 10-day ban for a riding offence at Moonee Valley.

Kieren Fallon made a winning start to his spell in Australia by taking the Group Two Schweppes Stakes at Moonee Valley.

Glamour Puss is to be reunited with her big-race rider Steven King in her final piece of work tomorrow ahead of Tuesday’s King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

A cosmopolitan entry of 66 has been received for the £360,000 Darley July Cup, the richest sprint race in Europe, at Newmarket.

Kerrin McEvoy could be back riding within a fortnight – despite suffering a nasty fall in Australia on Saturday.

Kerrin McEvoy is undergoing cosmetic surgery on a laceration to his forehead following a nasty spill riding in Australia.

MAKYBE DIVA carved her name into the annals of Australian racing history by claiming a remarkable third consecutive Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington yesterday.

Trainer Lee Freedman insists a decision on Makybe Diva’s participation in the Emirates Melbourne Cup has yet to be made – despite a pleasing workout on Thursday morning.

Trainer Lee Freedman has warned it is not a “given” that favourite Makybe Diva will run in the Emirates Melbourne Cup a week on Tuesday.

Starcraft and Ouija Board head a lengthy list of British nominations for the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin on December 11.

Australian raider Mummify just denied Andrew Balding’s Phoenix Reach a famous victory in the Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji today.

THE Dermot Weld trained Vinnie Roe posted possibly the best performance of his career when finishing second to wonder-mare Makybe Diva in yesterday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington park in front of a crowd of over 110,000.

Makybe Diva secured her place in racing history when she became the first mare to land back-to-back runnings of the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington today.

Wily trainer Dermot Weld is tipped to notch a famous third victory for Ireland in the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington tomorrow.

Australian jockey Danny Nikolic will be free to ride Mummify in the Tooheys New Melbourne Cup despite being charged with failing to give the horse every chance to win in his prep-race last Saturday.

Hugs Dancer managed a valiant seventh in the Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup in Australia to leave him firmly on course for the Melbourne Cup.