The racing career of eight-year-old import Drunken Sailor appears to be over due to injuries suffered at Caulfield last Saturday.

The racing career of eight-year-old import Drunken Sailor appears to be over due to injuries suffered at Caulfield last Saturday.

This afternoon's G1 Sydney Cup over the metric two miles will bring together an array of talented current and former top stayers headed in the weights by 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient.

Best tried horses in early betting on today's meetings from selected betting sources.

Tasmanian stayer Norsqui will miss Saturday's $500,000 Sydney Cup at Randwick after failing to please his trainer Walter McShane since his last start at Flemington.