With more slots being filled for the Everest, there is plenty of talk around who will win the world’s richest race on turf. At the other end of the scale however the worlds most sought after maiden is also upon us, but where are last year’s participants now? We have… Read More »
The Sunshine State again plays host to the weekend’s feature race, The Sunshine Coast being the venue for the Group 2 UBET Moreton Cup as Doomben gets a well-deserved break. The JustHorseRacing jockey watch again provided winners for followers, with Jeff Lloyd saluting on Tyzone in the first at Brisbane… Read More »
Listed winner Executed is set to step out in the sand at Gladstone this Saturday as the Krystle Johnston-trained 6-year-old tops the nominations for the Trist Collins Open Plate over 1194 meters. Executed will surprisingly gain a huge weight relief, however in a much easier race after carrying 66 kg… Read More »
In what was a hard fought nail biting finish to the Group 1 Queensland Oaks, the future of the Chris Waller-trained Youngstar looks promising to say the least, if not for one haunting statistic. The last 2 horses to win the race are yet to win a race since, and,… Read More »
Redoute’s choice colt The Autumn Sun will step out in the first at Randwick this Saturday, donning the very familiar colours of stable mate and Doomben Cup runner up Egg Tart. Last years Group 1 Queensland Oaks winner Egg Tart enjoyed a very good start to her career as a… Read More »
As the Brisbane winter carnival gets into full swing, we have again identified some of the best in the business on some quality rides for the metropolitan meets. With the Just Horse Racing jockey watches returning some big dividends for followers in recent times, be sure to keep an eye… Read More »
Last start winner Lady McCabe will be looking to realise potential mid week at the Gold Coast, just 2 starts ago taking on the Group 1 Golden Slipper-placed Sunlight after a narrow miss on debut. The Helen Page trained 2-year-old will get out to 1200 for the first time after… Read More »
Consistent is usually not a term used to describe a horse starting at massive odds, however much like jockey Mikayla Weir who has quite a knack of finding the winning post at a hefty price, Deanne Taylor trained Real Finniss has come to life lately, striking at almost 50% of… Read More »
Sunshine Coast trainer Garnett Taylor does not come to Rockhampton to lose. In fact, the trainer has put together 10 wins from 25 starts at the track in season 2017/18, his strike rate at the track among the most prolific for any trainer at any track in the country. Taylor… Read More »
Western Australian big guns Rock Magic, Battle Hero and Durendal have filled spots 1, 2 and 3 in the Group 3 Roma Cup over 1200m at Ascot on Saturday, capping off an extraordinary training effort by Gangemi. Perhaps leaving the racecourse with a slightly heavier wallet than usual, the trainer… Read More »
Following a big upset in the 4th at Doomben last week by $151 outsider Anton En Avant, bookies will again be weary as Sebring horse Violate steps up to the plate over the exact same distance paying $126. A winner of just 2 career races, the Victorian cannot be written… Read More »
Metropolitan winner turned bush horse Payback will this weekend step out in benchmark 50 company at Charleville in regional Queensland, the 6-year-old Sequalo gelding making the Jarryd Hayne themed memes of dreaming of winning the Melbourne Cup seem more realistic, as he will carry the mass of a light-weight footballer…. Read More »
Nurse Kitchen was a name not heard for quite some time leading into last Saturday’s Scone meeting, in fact 399 days between runs for the Group 1 runner up. Just over 12 months ago, the lightly raced mare was staring down the barrel of a Group 1 win after finishing… Read More »
The Pakenham Synthetic course is shaping up as one of the hardest tracks to punt at in recent times, with any Thursday night winners harder to come by than an odds-on pop down the straight at Flemington. 20-year-old Beau Mertens will be out to turn punters luck around however, the… Read More »
Kris Lees trained Danish Twist will this weekend be looking to break a winless streak of 19 starts, the 6-year-old mare recording her last win in the listed June Stakes back in 2016, making it 4 on the trot. Barring her current dry spell, the Dane Shadow mare still has… Read More »
Group 1 racing heads to the sunshine state this weekend and with such strong fields and plenty of chances on show, perhaps the performances of the top jockeys will determine the results. We have again found plenty of value with our jockey watch, boasting an array of win a place… Read More »
The form of Tony Gollan trained Most Important looks more than competitive heading into Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000, having been placed just 0.4 lengths off leading contender Impending last time out on the exact same track and distance. The Sunshine Coast Cup winner has been placed in 4 of… Read More »
Anthony Freedman-trained Santa Ana Lane was clearly not himself last time out in the listed Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield, the Group 1 winner beating just one horse home at Caulfield back on the 21st of April. A sharp improvement is expected when the Rupert Clarke Stakes winner steps out… Read More »
Recently, we bought to life the uncanny record of jockey Mikayla Weir and her tremendous knack of riding long-priced winners regularly. Much to the delight of the punters, we have found a number of others keen to match strong in season 2017/18, combing a decent strike rate with above-average winning… Read More »
In the lead up to Brisbane’s winter carnival, we have put together a complete how-to of attending the biggest race days of the year in the sunshine state, complete from a few black bookers to nightlife hot-spots and appropriate things to say do in a Queensland-dominated environment. Hometown horses to… Read More »
