Chris Waller’s high‑cruising entire Beiwacht launched his four‑year-old season in spectacular fashion at Caulfield on Saturday, producing a commanding front‑running display to dominate the 2026 Memsie Stakes and put a three‑length gap on the evergreen Mr Brightside in the first Group 1 of Melbourne’s spring.

The 2026 Memsie Stakes shapes as a cracking launchpad for the Melbourne Spring Carnival, with Caulfield set to host a deep and genuinely competitive Group 1 field on Saturday.

Autumn Glow’s much‑anticipated clash with Sheza Alibi didn’t materialise the way punters expected at Royal Randwick, with Chris Waller’s odds‑on favourite resuming in trademark style to score a commanding first‑up victory in the 2026 Winx Stakes results, immediately thrusting herself into The Everest conversation.

The 2026 Winx Stakes field is locked in for Saturday’s Group 1 return at Randwick, and this year’s edition shapes as one of the strongest in recent memory as a host of established stars and rising talents kick off their spring campaigns.

The curtain falls on Australia's elite racing season this Saturday at Eagle Farm, and punters face a formidable puzzle with a highly competitive, wide-open renewal of the 2026 Tattersall's Tiara.

A select but outstanding field of just seven winter stayers will clash in Brisbane this weekend for the 2026 Doomben Cup, where betting is heavily dominated by a blockbuster duo: Half Yours and Pride Of Jenni.