Gangland investigators are set to turn up the heat on Victorian racing's underbelly amid reports homicide detectives are closing in on murdered trainer Les Samba's assassin, reports Fairfax Media. It says it believes Purana taskforce investigators will within weeks present prosecutors with a brief of evidence into a race-fixing probe running parallel to the Samba murder investigation, and which could decide suspended jockey Danny Nikolic's future.Sydney and Melbourne race clubs have withheld alm

Gangland investigators are set to turn up the heat on Victorian racing's underbelly amid reports homicide detectives are closing in on murdered trainer Les Samba's assassin, reports Fairfax Media. It says it believes Purana taskforce investigators will within weeks present prosecutors with a brief of evidence into a race-fixing probe running parallel to the Samba murder investigation, and which could decide suspended jockey Danny Nikolic's future.

Sydney and Melbourne race clubs have withheld almost $600,000 from Nathan Tinkler's racehorse winnings to offset the financially troubled 37-year-old mining tycoon's debts. The freeze comes as an investigation of Tinkler's Patinack Farm shows it spent $77,500,000 on 410 horses at Australian auctions since 2008, at an average price of $190,000, and last month sold 303 horses for a total of $4,105,000 - an average of $13,500.

Sandown Cup and Zipping fields for Saturday:

Race 3- 1.30pm SANDOWN CUP 3200m Of $150,000.1st $90,000, 2nd $27,000, 3rd $13,500, 4th $6,750, 5th $3,750, 6th $1,800, 7th $1,800, 8th $1,800, 9th $1,800, 10th $1,800 LISTED
Quality, Minimum Weight 54.5kg, Weight Raised 0.5kg, Apprentices cannot claim.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 230x453432 IRONSTEIN Gerald Ryan Kerrin McEvoy 8 58kg 102
2 6908x90050 UNUSUAL SUSPECT (USA) Michael Kent Brad Rawiller 11 58kg 102
3 32x42x7x74 IBICENCO (GER) Luca Cumani Glen Boss 2 57kg 100
4 1315x53927 REUBEN PERCIVAL (NZ) Gai Waterhouse Vlad Duric 12 56kg 98
5 03164x9209 FICTIONAL ACCOUNT (IRE) David Hayes Chad Schofield (a) 5 54.5kg 94
6 34Px774211 VERDANT (GB) Robert Smerdon Dwayne Dunn 6 54.5kg 92
7 x0526x0287 I'M JAKE (NZ) David Brideoake & David Feek Dean Yendall 3 54.5kg 91
8 8418752089 SPECHENKA Ben Ahrens Steven King 9 54.5kg 89
9 0970170482 BACK IN BLACK (NZ) John Steffert Michael Walker 10 54.5kg 89
10 3444122124 CRAFTY CRUISER Bryce Stanaway Blake Shinn (late alt) 4 54.5kg 86
11 157x073040 MISS WITH ATTITUDE Mick Price Craig Newitt 1 54.5kg 86
12 725622x247 AKZAR (IRE) Rob Blacker Daniel Moor 7 54.5kg 80

Race 6 - 3:30PM Deadly Design Zipping Classic (2400 METRES)
Of $350,000.1st $210,000, 2nd $63,000, 3rd $31,500, 4th $15,750, 5th $8,750, 6th $7,000, 7th $7,000, 8th $7,000 GROUP 2
Standard Weight for Age, Maidens at time of entry are ineligible, Apprentices cannot claim
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No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 123x9x4217 MOURAYAN (IRE) Robert Hickmott Hugh Bowman 1 59kg 108
2 277x410649 PRECEDENCE (NZ) Bart Cummings Blake Shinn 3 59kg 105
3 x0x0484103 TANBY Robert Hickmott Nicholas Hall 7 59kg 102
4 39x6063223 HE'S HOT TO TROT Mick Whittle Dom Tourneur 6 59kg 78
5 x14x232212 GARUD (IRE) Michael Moroney Kerrin McEvoy 5 59kg 82
6 45x1474045 UMATIC Shawn Mathrick Dwayne Dunn 4 59kg 68
7 0021x23373 EXCEPTIONALLY (NZ) Terry & Karina O'Sullivan Dean Yendall 8 57kg 98
8 0115081355 DAME CLAIRE (NZ) Pat Carey Peter Mertens 9 57kg 95
9 162703 RAWNAQ David Hayes Chad Schofield (a) 2 50.5kg 82