Not entered for either of the big spring Cups, the Phillip Stokes-trained Amade will be aimed at lesser races during the Carnival.

Flamin’ Romans was scratched from a race at Cranbourne for a contest in Adelaide.

Ciaron Maher will have a team of five runners in the VRC Member Peter Drake Plate at Flemington.

Seven fewer race meetings will be run in Victoria in the 2024-25 racing season.

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have adopted a unique approach to Major Beel’s Sydney Cup assault.