The final race of the day and the last leg of the quaddie and treble, is a tricky affair. Heart Testa is the early favourite from interstate visitor Club Command. Neither has tasted victory at Stakes level and they encounter a smart field here which contains nine previous winners of… Read More »
The feature race for three years old at Ascot this Saturday is the G3 Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic. Only a small field will take part with the quinella from last fortnight’s Placid Ark Stakes, Petrol Power and Sujet, standing out as the obvious choices here. They rightly dominate the market… Read More »
Power Princess has stuck with the preparation that saw her win this race last year. Also familiar to this race is Conservatorium (ran third last year) and 2011’s winner Grand Nirvana. Each of the runners would not surprise if there were to salute in this year’s edition of the race,… Read More »
The racing highlight of the day at not only Ascot but right across Australia this weekend, has to be the running of the Group 1 Kingston Town Stakes. Luckygray looks set to register his second consecutive Kingston Town Classic after an impressive win in last fortnight’s Railway Stakes, which made… Read More »
A bumper field has gathered for Queensland’s feature race of the day, the G3 George Moore Stakes. With a full field of sixteen (plus two emergencies) entered and, with eleven of the runners having had won or been placed at Group level previously, we’ll see an very competitive race. Early… Read More »
The return to racing of smart duo Loveyamadly and Chase The Rainbow will be focal points for the Doveton Stakes at Caulfield this Saturday. Both resume from long spells but each has built an impressive record from their limited number of races. Loveyamadly heads the market at $4.00 whilst Chase… Read More »
Rob Heathcote’s run of success looks set to continue when his 6yo mare Fillydelphia lines up as joint favourite in the Listed Recognition Stakes at Doomben this Saturday. The 6yo mare really hit her straps last start when, at her third run back from a spell, she stepped up to… Read More »
As is the case with most staying races in Sydney, features races or not, Chris Waller holds a dominate hand with four runners in the field of ten. Permit, Hoylonny and Secessio ran the trifecta a fortnight ago and repeating the feat is not out of the question given all… Read More »
Two exciting gallopers Terravista and White Sage meet here in the feature race of the day, the Festival Stakes. The pair, who between them have won eight of their nine races, dominate the betting with Terravista ($3.20), who has drawn well in barrier 2, whilst White Sage is $3.60 despite… Read More »
Feature race of the day for the sprinters sees a field of ten taking part with Chris Waller’s Heat Testa holding favouritism at $3.00, in from on opening quote of $3.20. There seems to be only a few genuine chances here as a few runners who would be looking for… Read More »
After finally breaking is Group 1 maiden status two starts ago, at attempt number seventeen, Buffering is set to make three wins at the elite level in a row when he lines up in Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot. He is the obvious favourite at $2.25 and along with fellow… Read More »
The first of three feature races on the card, the WA Guineas also represents possibly the best chance the locals have of claiming victory. With interstate horses dominating the betting in the Group 1 races that follow, Simon Miller’s Miss Rose De Lago, favourite here at $3.00, will be attempting… Read More »
Six interstate visitors make up part of the full field that will contest the Group 1 Railway Stakes this Saturday and dominate the betting, taking up the first six position in the market which is led by Smokin’ Joey ($5.00). Kerrific, who is quoted at $15.00 as of Thursday, is… Read More »
He may have narrowly missed out on securing a spot in this year’s Melbourne Cup but Precedence delivered plenty of compensation to owners last week, when he won the G3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) Punters believe he can make it three wins on the trot in the G2 Zipping Classic… Read More »
In what could be a bid day for Darley, their representative in the G3 Sandown Stakes Galah, looks very hard to beat. He has encountered to smart horses recently but finds a winnable race here and on his recent efforts, thoroughly deserves to walk away from this preparation with a… Read More »
To complete a sensational spring in terms of 3yo success, Darley will be counting on Champollion and race favourite, Paximadia ($3.30) in Saturday’s Sandown Guineas. Darley have already claimed the G1 Spring Champion Stakes (Complacent), the G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Flight Stakes (Guelph) and G1 Caulfield Guineas (Long John)… Read More »
Darren Weir holds the key to this race according to punters who have made his pair of Platelet and Lohnspresso the leading chances in the G3 Heffernan Stakes at $4.50 and $5.00 respectively. Their biggest danger, according to market, comes from Sydney visitors Famous Seamus ($6.00) and Pinwheel ($7.00). If… Read More »
A sensational field of fourteen runners, nine of which are Group 1 winners, will storm up the Flemington straight in the VRC Sprint (formerly Patinack Farm Classic). Heading the market is Hong Kong superstar Lucky Nine ($4.00) who will have no doubt benefited from his first Australian hit-out in the… Read More »
A cracking field has been assembled for the running of the G1 Emirates Stakes – the final Group 1 race of the carnival. Among the field of sixteen are six Group 1 winners including current race favourite, Boban who has already been backed in from $4.60 into $3.80. Should Boban… Read More »
A full field of mares line up for the G2 Momentum Energy Stakes (formerly the Matriarch Stakes). Lake Sensentia and Queenstown dominate the market here at $4.00 and $4.60 respectively. Whilst both horses are obviously in good form, the 2000m of this race does present the opportunity for other competitors… Read More »
