Time is rapidly running out for horses to gain qualification into this year’s Big Dance with just a handful of races remaining before the $3 million feature is run at Royal Randwick in a little over six weeks.

Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for September 18.

Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for September 12.

Racing returns to Eagle Farm this Saturday where nine races are scheduled to be run and won on Member Rewards Day.  

The new training partnership of Toby Edmonds and Stephen McLean hope to celebrate its maiden victory when racing returns to the Gold Coast grass track on Saturday.

Trainer Matthew Dunn’s talented sprinter Tribeca Star will make a low-key return at the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday ahead of an ambitious spring campaign in Sydney.

Fledgling apprentice Caine Stuart calls the Northern Rivers of NSW home but the young jockey says regular trips to the Sunshine State have been vital in his development as a rider.

Both were dual acceptors, but Kris Lees is aiming them at Cup races rather than metropolitan assignments.

Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for August 23.

Selections based on a heavy track

If trainer Matt Dunn had his time again he’d probably program Cranky Harry’s run at Friday’s $70,000 Riverview Hotel Murwillumbah Cup (1550m) a little differently but he says the gelding is spot on for his Big Dance audition.

Tough gelding Cepheus has outclassed his rivals to win the Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury.

Go Racing’s multiple Group One winner Atishu will kick-off what they are hoping will be a lucrative spring preparation at Randwick on Saturday in the Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m).