Don’t Forget Dad was in the midst of an anonymous career in Australia before the gelding was moved from trainer Daniel Bowman to Mark Stewart earlier this year.

Since then, Don’t Forget Dad has won the first two races of his career and finished second between those victories in a span of three starts.

The last time Red Beryl appeared in a cup race at a minor track in Australia he closed from 11th of 14 to finish second by a head in the Beef Week Cup at Inverell Racecourse in late May.

Three races later, including a recent win, Red Beryl runs Sunday in the Narromine Cup at Narromine Racecourse in the New South Wales countryside.

Cup races at minor tracks are often the leading races of the year at the venue and tend to be run at seven furlongs or a mile, often drawing large fields.

Inspiral, the leading 3-year-old filly miler in England, and Coroebus, the top 3-year-old colt miler in England, face off Sunday in France, where both start in the Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville Racecourse.

John Gosden, who co-trains Inspiral with his son Thady, won the last two renewals of the Marois with Palace Pier.

The straight-course mile is part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series, offering automatic fees-paid berth in the BC Mile and travel expenses to Keeneland.

Mr Brightside ended the Australian fall season in April with his first Grade 1 win in the $2.2 million Doncaster Handicap at a mile at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.

Mr Brightside could return to race at that level very soon, depending on the results of his comeback in Saturday’s Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes at seven furlongs at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.

Since her successful debut in January, Madame du Gast has commanded attention in Australia. For the sake of safety, it’s best to keep an eye on the 4-year-old filly.

In January, Madame du Gast cow-kicked trainer Trevor Rogers in the paddock before her maiden race win at Flemington, an incident that required medical attention for the trainer.

Nearly seven months later, Madame du Gast remains a well-regarded prospect, even if recent races have not produced wins.

What worked for Miss Scalini in late June was unsuccessful in July.

Miss Scalini, a 6-year-old mare who has won 6 of 29 starts, will start favored in a one-mile handicap at Newcastle Racecourse in Australia on Thursday. She will have a prominent role in the race as the expected front-runner.

The Australian gelding Wisaka is in the midst of the best form of his career and needs to be to continue that success on Wednesday.

After winning once in 16 starts, Wisaka won consecutive races for the first time in handicaps at 1 1/4 miles and 1 5/16 miles in June and July. Wisaka has yet to win at 1 1/2 miles in four starts, a losing streak that could end in a competitive race at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Wisaka was tried in races at 1 1/2 miles earlier in his career, but some of those starts were in stakes where he started as a longshot.

The 5-year-old mare Highfield Princess won her first Group 1 and led home a parade of longshots in the Prix Maurice de Gheest on Sunday at Deauville Racecourse in France. 

Highfield Princess was a 16-1 shot on the North American tote, and with a pace-pressing trip under Jason Hart she proved three-quarters of a length best in this 6 1/2-furlong, straight-course fixture.

All Sovereign Express needed to boost his career was a little time and distance.

A 5-year-old Australian-bred gelding, Sovereign Express lost his first four starts at sprint distances ranging from five furlongs to 6 1/2 furlongs from last September to late May.

In recent months, Sovereign Express has won a maiden race at seven furlongs on June 25 and a handicap at a mile on July 19. Those wins have led to the longest race of his career in a tougher handicap at 1 1/8 miles on Tuesday at Hawkesbury Racecourse near Sydney, Australia.

A two-race winning streak since late June has forced the Australian gelding Dubai Centre into a higher class of handicap runners in a seven-furlong race at Goulburn Racecourse on Monday.

Judging from his running style and the race distance, Dubai Centre should be able to handle the class test.