Anthony Cummings’ promising filly Stray makes strong claims for the Autumn carnival after returning with a bang to breakthrough at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.

A crackerjack field of quality sprinting three-year-olds line up in the Coolmore Stakes at Flemington today.

Yankee Rose secured her second Group 1 success when taking out the Moet & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Saturday’s HKG3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (Handicap) at Sha Tin could represent the dawn of a new era in Hong Kong’s staying division with six four-year-olds among the 13 horses engaged for the mile and a half contest.

John Size has Luger locked and loaded for the HKG1 BMW Hong Kong Derby on Sunday (15 March) but the highest rated runner in this year’s Derby field is not the only big shot in the master trainer’s arsenal.