Mount Isa trainer Jay Morris has a long way to go to etch his name in Birdsville Cup history but he’s hopeful his annual pilgrimage will be successful for a third time with Cacafonix on Saturday.

It’s the greatest racing outback party in the country and Toowoomba’s Kyle and Corey Geran will be there again for this year’s two-day Birdsville Cup spectacular which kicks off on Friday.

Geoffrey Schrader called Bedourie home for more than three decades and he is back on the ‘River Circuit’ in 2025 chasing a trio of sprint features.

Badge, a horse picked up for a paltry $1,000 at the Victorian picnics, is poised to deliver popular Longreach hobby trainer Mark Oates his first win in the Betoota Cup on Saturday.

Hoop Hannah Phillips lives and breathes country racing, so it was fitting for the hard-working jockey to bring up a special career milestone on the dirt at Aramac on Saturday afternoon.

While champion Roma conditioner Craig Smith has called time on his own training career, he is still passing on his decades of experience and knowledge within the industry.

With the Gladstone Cup of 2025 now in his possession, comeback trainer Gary Teal has a few more iconic Queensland bush Cups on his agenda.

Victorian apprentice jockey Sam Kennedy enjoyed a career-best day in the saddle with a winning treble in Hobart on Sunday.