Autumn Glow claimed her 14th win from 15 starts as the Chris Waller-trained mare took the King Charles III Stakes, with a Royal Ascot trip in June still on the table.
A dramatic Caulfield Cup saw an upset victory for Kingswood for trainer Gavin Bedggood and jockey John Allen, and a fall which saw jockey Mark Zahra hospitalised and dual Group 1-winning mare Ohope Wins euthanised.
Eleven months after a compound leg fracture on Melbourne Cup Day, Blake Shinn led throughout on Saintly Dancer as Ciaron Maher's stable ran first and second in the G1 Thousand Guineas.
Former Darley shuttler Medaglia d'Oro has died in Kentucky after an influential breeding career which included five Group 1 winners from his Australian crops.
Gillon McLachlan has reportedly sounded out Foxtel's owner over a possible acquisition by Tabcorp, 18 months after DAZN bought the broadcaster from News Corp.
The Auckland Cup has become the latest 3200-metre handicap to have its status reduced, dropping to Group 3 as New Zealand’s 144-strong black-type racing calendar was finalised.
Only Winx has won Randwick's weight-for-age mile on three occasions, and only a handful of modern horses have won any Australian Group 1 three years running. Autumn Glow stands between Ceolwulf and both lists.
Taylor Made's flagship sets the season's highest North American fee as Nyquist, Life Is Good and Maxfield climb and Sovereignty's debut price waits on the Breeders' Cup.