Blake on the boil

Trainer Kevin Moses had no hesitation in again booking apprentice Blake Spriggs for Mr Unforgettable. Spriggs won the first stakes race of his career when he rode Mr Unforgettable to victory in the Listed Winter Stakes - the same day he became the first 3kg claiming apprentice to ride five winners at a Sydney race meeting. Daily Telegraph

Why McFarlane's on fire

Trainer Greg McFarlane's star is on the rise. His strike-rate of one winner every two runners is extraordinary. He has just applied to the Sydney Turf Club for extra stable boxes for his growing number of clients. Daily Telegraph

The greatest Cup never run

The field of 24 Melbourne Cup legends has been chosen, the weights set and barriers drawn for a race 150 years in the making. Australia might have stopped 149 times to listen to or watch the Melbourne Cup, but as the closing date for entries in the 150th cup approaches next Tuesday.SMH

Boss has a whiff of a Cup win with Perfume

The Cox Plate-winning combination of Bart Cummings and Glen Boss is set to re-unite after the master trainer booked the jockey to ride filly Faint Perfume throughout the spring. Boss won the Cox Plate for Cummings with a daring front-running ride on So You Think before attracting criticism for attempting similar tactics in the Emirates Stakes. Racenet

Great value winners to continue at Canterbury

Good priced winners Kimberley Kid ($13) and Scottish Border ($9) were both confidently tipped on top by Glenn Pollett on Saturday, with more predicted to come from Canterbury on Wednesday.Pollett’s uncanny ability to find value runners that run positive races was again on show on Saturday. Racenet