The Final Field for the 2019 Caulfield Cup has been released and there are quite a few horses we haven’t seen race before in Australia or haven’t been seen in awhile. We take a look at those horses and give race replays, comments and information on each of them. Here… Read More »
The Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival is the birthplace of some of Australia’s best ever, with the sales producing the likes of Shoot Out, Atlantic Jewel, Pierro, Buffering, Redzel and racing Royalty Winx. This weekend, the Gold Coast Turf Club will host feature races Magic Millions 3YO Guineas and the… Read More »
The 2017 Caulfield Cup is just around the corner and as is the case every Spring, the international brigade are here and they mean business, with several leading chances in one of the best 2400m races in the world. Here at Justhorseracing, we’ve put together a preview of the key… Read More »
Track specialist It Is Written is one of five competitors in the small field of eight vying for favouritism for the Abell Stakes, the feature race Friday night’s Moonee Valley meeting. It’s Is Written, who won this race last year after being placed in the Australia Stakes – just as… Read More »
Only a small to contest the John Dillon Stakes for 2015, with Godolphin’s Reparations the top-weight and given the rest of the field at least 1.5kgs. That should stop the consistent mare from the Freedman yard, especially now that she gets to 1400m, a distance she has excelled out in… Read More »
Peter Moody’s Moment Of Change returns to racing in Monday’s W. J. Adams Stakes at Sandown and will be out to break the sequence of recent first up efforts, which have seen him run second as a short priced favourite in three of his past four fresh runs.Shamal Wind also… Read More »
Punters believe Gai Waterhouse will take out consecutive Australia Day Cups this Saturday at Randwick with her sole representative in this year’s race Danas Best, the early favourite for the feature event despite an early drift in betting ($3.00 out to $3.60). The move was largely due to punters being… Read More »
Dissident returns to racing this Saturday and will step out for the first time in the racing silks of the China Horse Club, members of the syndicate that acquired the 4yo son of Sebring for stud duties later this year after his successful spring campaignBookmakers believe he’ll start repaying his… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy upset most punters when he won the 2011 edition of the Carrington Stakes aboard Jest Crewsin’ at $21 but he’ll be hoping to keep them satisfied this year with his mount for Saturday’s race She’s Clean, the early favourite at $4.20. Vying for the same position is That’s… Read More »
An open edition of the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes will take place at Flemington this Saturday with a number of the thirteen competitors entered, heavily involved in the early betting markets. After early support, Sydney visitor Red Excitement is the early favourite ($5 into $4.60) just in advance of last… Read More »
The spring hasn’t quite reached the expectations Cranbourne trainer Ken Keys had hoped for with his stable star Rich Enuff running a narrow second in the Caulfield Guineas and missing a place as race-favourite in the star-studded Coolmore Stud Stakes. However, Keys still has the chance to claim a spring… Read More »
The recent Manikato Stakes will go down as one of the best finishes ever seen in a Group 1 race and has really whet the appetite for Saturday’s Group 1 Darley Classic. Eight of the thirteen runners entered in this weekend’s race contested the Manikato Stakes and less than two… Read More »
The final of eight Group 1 races to be run at Flemington during the VRC Carnival week, will be the Emirates Stakes and as all of the elite races have been leading up to it, it’s a wide open affair. Early favourite is Godolphin’s Contributor ($5.00) with no less than… Read More »
Punters are backing Dwayne Dunn to win consecutive Momentum Energy Stakes when he partners the unusually named Scratchy Bottom in Saturday’s Group 2 feature for mares. Dunn won last year’s edition aboard Girl Gone Rockin, a $17.00 chance, however after punters stepped in to back the Mick Kent trained mare… Read More »
It’ll be a case of déjà vu for connections of Lumosty when the watch the Fastnet Rock filly go around as the favourite for Thursday’s Group 1 VRC Oaks. In 2011 they watched their top-line filly Mosheen streak away from the field to record an impressive seven length after having… Read More »
The Chinese consider the number 8 to be very lucky and after the running of Australia’s greatest race Tuesday – the Melbourne Cup, so too might the Japanese connections of Admire Rakti. It was from gate eight the 7yo jumped when successful in the Caulfield Cup (2400m) a fortnight ago,… Read More »
The Japanese took the Caulfield Cup (2400m) and Ireland took the Cox Plate (2040m). Will another international take out the race that stops a nation, the Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m), or will the locals keep it on Australian soil for the third year in a row? Justhorseracing has gone through each of… Read More »
In 2008, the year before his galloper Shocking won the Melbourne Cup, prominent owner Laurence Eales had the odds-on favourite for the Victorian Derby with Whobegotyou. However Eales was left as stunned as most on the course that day when 100/1 rank outsider Rebel Raider finished too well for Whobegotyou… Read More »
Until last year, when Red Tracer as race favourite defeated stable-mate Catkins by a whisker, the Myer Classic had proven to be a tough race for punters to asses with Appearance ($51), Hurtle Myrtle ($16) and Sacred Choice ($21) saluting in the three years prior. This year’s edition is another… Read More »
The Coolmore Stud Stakes is a sire making race with the last four males to have won the straight course sprint, Zoustar (2013), Sepoy (2011), Star Witness (2010) and Northern Meteor (2008) – all of whom started favourite in their respective races, each commanding plenty of attention at Stud, so… Read More »
