HE has already knocked off the world’s top-rated sprinter, now he is after the world’s best racehorse.

EXCITED part-owner Chris Casey has been buoyed by glowing reports from Jeff Lloyd that Houtzen will take the next step this spring and measure up to the older sprinters in the McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley.

IMPRESSIVE filly Temple Of Bel will be aimed at the Wakeful Stakes before a likely Oaks appointment after showing her strong staying potential in winning the Alannah Hill Plate.

TRAINER James Cummings has promising filly Whispered Secret poised to emulate stablemate Prized Icon’s twin two-year-old triumphs at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

THE KIWI kid who sent the “jandal’’ global Scott McLaughlin has beaten all conquering Jamie Whincup to the Barry Sheene medal.

THE Daily Telegraph’s racing editor Ray Thomas and Sky Thoroughbred Central’s form expert Ron Dufficy analyse all nine races at Royal Randwick and the final Group 1 race of the season at Doomben on Saturday.

SUPER mare Winx is going to start one of the shortest favourites in a Sydney Group 1 race for more than 50 years at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

AIDAN O’Brien’s team has not abandoned Cox Plate ambitions with The Taj Mahal despite the import’s dismal Australian debut.

VICTORIAN jockeys Damian Lane and Michael Dee fell foul of the whip rules at Randwick on Saturday.

UNBEATEN colt Siege Of Quebec has the class to overcome what co-trainer Adrian Bott admits is a very big negative in the feature $150,000 Smithfield RSL Rosebud (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.