Opacity will head north for Thursday's $150k Coffs Harbour Cup which has attracted a field of 13 runners for the 1600m feature event. The 5YO son of Ocean Park will have to carry the top weight of 61kg as the highest rating horse in the field.

Champion Thoroughbreds has achieved one of the most successful seasons to date since the company’s 2009 inception. Overall Champion completed the 2020/21 season with 79 runners (15 individual runners) for 12 winners (8 individual winners) and 20 placegetters with a win strike rate of 15% and place rate of 41%. The 20/21 season has also seen Champion achieve it’s highest prize money won to date

King Of Spades had to overcome testing conditions to notch up a debut win at Nowra on Monday. The 2YO son of Xtravagant found himself in a four horse field for the 1200m Colts and Geldings maiden event on a Heavy 9 surface. He settled at the rear of the field from barrier 2 and settled well throughout the run.

Racing NSW has announced that a new race – “The Invitation”, will be run in October 2021, headlining several enhancements to the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. “The Invitation”, carrying prizemoney of $2 million, will be run for fillies and mares over a distance of 1400m at Royal Randwick on Saturday, 23 October 2021. The field for “The Invitation” will exclusively comprise 12 starters invited by a panel convened by Racing NSW.