Punters are backing David Payne’s Criterion to emulate It’s A Dundeel and take out the Rosehill Guineas/Australian Derby double and have installed him the $3.50 favourite for Saturday’s $2M feature. The place-getters in the Rosehill Guineas, Thunder Fantasy and Teronado are rated $8 and $10 chances to turn the tables… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse only has one runner entered across the four G1 feature races at Randwick this Saturday but will be seeking compensation in the G2 Chairman’s Handicap with The Offer, the current favourite for the 2600m event. At $3.30, he shades the Sertorius $3.70 who comes off some very strong… Read More »
Punters believe Lankan Rupee can make it three consecutive Group 1 wins with Mick Price’s galloper opening up the $3.80 favourite. Despite there being eleven individual winners entered in the race, only two other runners opened under double figures – Buffering ($6) and Gordon Lord Byron ($8). T J… Read More »
The feature race and fourth Group 1 on what is a cracking day’s racing at Randwick this Saturday, is the $3M Doncaster Mile. With such prize-money up for grabs, there is no surprise to see a capacity field of twenty two entered. In an extremely open affair, punters believe that… Read More »
Gerald Ryan appears to have the $1M Group 1 Sires Produce Stakes in his keeping with his three runners entered for the race this Saturday, occupying three of the top four spots in early betting. Peggy Jean and Believe Yourself are joint favourites early at $4.00 whilst Ryan’s third runner,… Read More »
The fillies and mares line up in the G2 Emancipation Stakes where Catkins is predictably the short-priced favourite at $1.70. Floria, who ran second in this race last year to Skyerush, is one of only two other runners under double figures odds at $9.00 with the other being Sharnee Rose… Read More »
Trainer Joe Pride has enjoyed a sensational carnival to date, having won the G1 Coolmore Stakes (Steps In Time) and G1 Galaxy Stakes (Tiger Tees) in the past fortnight. He looks a good chance of adding another feature win to his tally this weekend with That’s A Good Idea in… Read More »
The traditional lead up race to the The BMW, the Ranvet Stakes which was run and won a fortnight ago, was billed as a match race between It’s A Dundeel and Fiorente. The title fight predicted between the two never eventuated with the aptly named New Zealand mare Silent Achiever,… Read More »
A capacity field of sixteen will take part in the second of three Group 1 races scheduled for Rosehill this Saturday, the Vinery Stud Stakes. Punters have got it right more often than not in recent years when it comes to this race with three of the past four winners,… Read More »
The world’s richest 2yo thoroughbred race, the Golden Slipper, will be run at Rosehill this Saturday with unbeaten Earthquake the ruling favourites at $2.30. That price eased a fraction have she drew barrier 13 at Tuesday’s barrier draw but a poor draw also in the G1 Blue Diamond Stakes which… Read More »
After the colts and gelding have had their turn, it’s the fillies chance in the spotlight with the running of the Magic Night Stakes. With a start in the $3.5M Golden Slipper on the line and current Slipper favourite Earthquake not entered, there’s no surprise to see a capacity field… Read More »
A cracking field has come together for the running of the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas, the third and final Group 1 race set down for a massive Rosehill card this Saturday. Early favourite for the race is New Zealand visitor Puccini which should send warning signs to his competitors give… Read More »
One of the last remaining chances for the 2yo colts and gelding to find their way into the $3.5M Golden Slipper to be run in a fortnight’s time, is by winning the Pago Pago Stakes. The last horse to take out the Pago Pago/Golden Slipper double was Stratum in 2005…. Read More »
The first of three Group 1 races on the Rosehill card this Saturday is the Galaxy Stakes. Last year’s winner Bel Sprinter is back to defend his title but it is the horse he beat, Snitzerland, that punters believe will go one better on Saturday and record her second Group… Read More »
Danleigh (2010), Rangirangdoo (2011) and Metal Bender (2012) gave Sydney Trainer three consecutive wins in the George Ryder Stakes, a sequence that was broken last year by Pierro. Waller looks set to return to add another George Ryder to his collection this year though with three of his four runners… Read More »
Two promising gallopers dominate the market for this Saturday’s Ajax Stakes. Ecuador, winning of five of his eleven starts including both runs this prep, is the early favourite for the race at $2.50, just in advance of Messene at $3.80 who is coming of a good win the Listed National… Read More »
What a fantastic race! A quality collection of fillies and mare have gathered for what is sure to be, an enthralling race. Sydney’s leading trainer declared last spring, after Catkins was narrowly defeated by stable-mate Red Tracer in the G1 Myer Classic, that her victory at the elite was only… Read More »
The second Group 1 on a sensational Rosehill program this Saturday is the WFA Ranvet Stakes. It shapes up as a match race between Fiorente and It’ A Dundeel and when markets opened on Wednesday afternoon, bookies were not taking any chances and posted each runner at $2.75. They clearly… Read More »
The curtain-raiser to the G1 William Reid Stakes is for the fillies and mares, the G2 Sunline Stakes. Trainer Peter Moody has enjoyed a good run of success in recent weeks, having saddled up eleven winners in the past fortnight including four feature race wins, and looks set to keep… Read More »
Spirit of Boom, Shamexpress and Samaready have all gone close to winning Group 1 sprints in recent weeks and all three will line up in Friday’s William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley, in what has the makings of a very interesting race. Samaready opened at $3.30 and favourite but has… Read More »
