The $500,000 Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) launches the Ascot Pinnacles Carnival on Saturday and it promises to be a belter.

Halvorsen will attempt to add to his Flemington straight record in the Newmarket Handicap.

Race History of the 2017 Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic at Ascot on Saturday shows some nice three year old winners.

The rise of Black Heart Bart to the status of being among the very best thoroughbreds produced in Western Australia ensures his sire Blackfriars will be a star attraction at next week’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale.