The biggest wave of international horses to target the Melbourne spring carnival lands in Melbourne this weekend.

Irish trainer Willie Mullins is set to return to Australia with his quality stayers Thomas Hobson and Max Dynamite for another Melbourne Cup bid.

The record overseas raid on the Spring Carnival has taken shape overnight with 27 horses from Europe now in quarantine ahead of their trip to Australia.

Looking for the key international entries for this year’s Caulfield and Melbourne Cups?

Saturday’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot is a race steeped in history, and it, rather fittingly considering its name, has regularly provided the coronation for the finest middle distance performers around.