Sure to brighten up the spring carnival? News reports say Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, may be #1 celebrities at this year's Melbourne Cup meeting. The Age says: 'The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will travel to Australia before the end of the year as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. An advance party from Clarence House will visit Australia, probably in the last week of this month, to finalise the itinerary for the royal tour, with talk that it may include

Sure to brighten up the spring carnival? News reports say Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, may be #1 celebrities at this year's Melbourne Cup meeting. The Age says: 'The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will travel to Australia before the end of the year as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. An advance party from Clarence House will visit Australia, probably in the last week of this month, to finalise the itinerary for the royal tour, with talk that it may include a flying visit to Flemington.'

Rhys McLeod will ride Australian Derby winner Ethiopia in Sat's Grp 2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley after getting a careless riding suspension reduced on appeal on Friday.