Trainer Anthony Cummings has an obvious benchmark horse as he assesses the prospects of Drago in one of the longest two-year-old races of the Australian season at Rosehill on Saturday. Cummings will run Drago in the Juvenile Stayer, an 1800m race which last year helped shape the early part of [...]
Golden Slipper favourite Overreach has polarised opinions on Saturday’s race with one betting operator declaring it will take on the Gai Waterhouse-trained filly while others have wound her in after she drew barrier one. Sportsbet reacted to the draw by listing Overreach at $1.90, with as much as $2.30 available [...]
Criterion has firmed in Golden Slipper markets after winning Saturday’s Todman Stakes but still has a way to go to challenge Overreach, a dominant winner of the Reisling Stakes. The David Payne-trained Criterion ($6) came from worse than midfield in the Todman and got the better of Fast `N’ Rocking [...]
The record books are against his horse but Sydney trainer David Payne insists Criterion can end a hoodoo for Black Opal Stakes winners in the Golden Slipper. “Out of all the two-year-olds going around, he has the most improvement,” Payne said. Criterion ($5) travelled wide in the second half of [...]
One of the best wet ground records in Australian racing is poised to get even better at Eagle Farm. The 150mm of rain that has fallen on Eagle Farm during the past week is already enough to ensure Doubtful Jack is one of the main chances in the Tattersall’s Members’ [...]
A win in midweek grade is a far cry from the Group One Australian Derby but that’s the path Laser Flash will head down after his all-the-way victory at Canterbury on Wednesday. The colt showed his versatility to take up the uncustomary role of frontrunner in the small field of [...]
Punters have looked outside the favoured runners in Saturday’s Light Fingers Stakes at Rosehill with the David Payne-trained Secret Delight the big firmer. The filly opened at $21 with TAB fixed odds but was crunched into $8.50 following a series of wagers. The John Thompson-trained Roll The Bones has also [...]
Centennial Park is very good first up which is why bookmakers are keeping him safe in the market at $6. Won this race two years ago and was runner up last year so shouldn’t be overlooked. Expressway Stakes Form Guide $1200 IN FREE BETS on CENTENNIAL PARK Special Offer: $500 FREE BET [...]
Moonee Valley specialist Sea Lord continued his love affair with the track to give Northern Territory native Stephen Brown his biggest win in the Australia Stakes on Friday night. Brown set up a Melbourne stable earlier this season and Sea Lord has been a shining light for the trainer’s team [...]
The race might be limited to a select pool of horses but the Inglis Classic can go a long towards confirming a jockey’s opinion of the trainer he is riding for on Saturday. Peter Robl will partner a last-start bush winner in the $250,000 Inglis Classic at Rosehill but he [...]