Following the lead of the Melbourne Racing Club, the Moonee Valley Club has scheduled their feature race of the evening as the final event of the night. Set down for 10:00pm, it’ll be a long wait to see the first running of the Moir Stakes as a Group 1 race… Read More »
The feature for the 3yo fillies is the G3 Champagne Stakes which last year, was taken out by Snitzerland. This year, another impressive line-up of eleven fillies will take part with Blue Diamond winner Miracles of Life dominating the early better at $2.70, in advance of Thump, who is coming… Read More »
The first of five group races on the Randwick card this weekend is for the 3yo fillies over 1400m. Whilst it is only a small field of six, it is an interesting betting race with most a chance of performing well. Four of the six runners are backing up from… Read More »
The formline to the 1000 Guineas will be further defined after the running of this race where a field of twelve fillies are lining up. Five of the entrants are last start winners including early favourite Politeness ($3.50) who shades Gregers ($4.60), Kiss A Rose ($5.50) and Marianne ($7.50) in… Read More »
What a way to finish what should be, a fantastic days racing at Caulfield. The Underwood Stakes has attracted a quality field of fourteen runners with the main focus centred round the match-up between Atlantic Jewel and Puissance De Lune. They are the only two runners under double figures with… Read More »
The Group 1 feature of the day is the time-honoured George Main Stakes. Shoot Out ($7.50) lines up again having won this race last year and with his trainer Chris Waller also represented by Sacred Falls ($7.50), Hawkspur ($2.50) and Royal Descent ($6.50), Sydney’s premier trainer is a short price… Read More »
The final race on a big card of racing at Randwick this Saturday is fittingly, a competitive one. With nine of the fourteen runners commencing their spring campaigns in this race, it will prove a tricky affair and that’s represented by the fact that only Sessions ($2.80) and Decision Time… Read More »
The staying feature of the day has attracted a field of eleven with Chris Waller deciding to run Hawkspur in the G1 George Main Stakes instead. This should allow stable-mate Beaten Up, who ran second to Hawkspur last start, the chance to add to his already impressive Australian race record…. Read More »
A handy field of sixteen stayers line up for a crack at the Newcastle Cup and ultimately, a shot at the G1 Metropolitan Handicap in little over two weeks time. Early favourite is Dana’s Best ($4.50) for Gai Waterhouse’s, with the trainer looking to make it back-to-back victories in the… Read More »
The first of four major races over two big days of racing at Newcastle this Wednesday and Thursday, is for the three year olds over a mile. Thirteen colts and geldings plus two fillies make for a capacity field and an open betting affair. Early favourite is Stamina at $5.00,… Read More »
A capacity field of sixteen runners (plus two emergencies) are entered for the Group Cameron Handicap with most runners trying to sneak a place in next month’s Epsom handicap. That’s A Good Idea and Spurtonic share early favouritism just in advance of Victorian galloper High Esteem. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] Cameron… Read More »
The feature race of the day sees a fantastic bunch of proven and some very promising 3yo’s line up for the $1M Gold Rose Stakes. First run in 2003, Darley have won four Golden Roses including last year’s race with Epaulette. This year their sole representative is Sidestep ($13.00). Early… Read More »
The feature race of the day, this race is always a good form reference for the remainder of the spring. Last year’s winner Happy Trails, who is back to defend his title, went on to claim the G1 Emirates Stakes whilst the second placed horse from last year, Green Moon… Read More »
The second of three Group 2 races on the card at Moonee Valley this Saturday will be a scamper over 1000m. We’ll see the return of smart gallopers including G1 winners Moment of Change and Platelet who, not surprisingly, dominate the betting at $2.00 and $4.20 respectively. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] McEwan… Read More »
The first of four Group races for the Rosehill card this Saturday is the Theo Marks Stakes. A field of eleven will face the starter with representatives from Victoria, Queensland and of course New South Wales lining up. With most of the field commencing or still in the initial stages… Read More »
Most associate the description of the “mighty mare” with Black Caviar or Makybe Diva but there’s now another who can be described in such a way – Atlantic Jewel. She headlines this race and possibly the Moonee Valley card after her scintillating return to racing in the G1 Memsie Stakes… Read More »
The Chelmsford stakes sees eight of the thirteen runners entered, backing up from last fortnight’s G2 Warwick Stakes including the winner Veyron. Early favourite however is one of Chris Waller’s six representative – Bayrir at $4.00, just in front of Veyron ($4.20) and stable-mates Beaten Up ($4.60) and Hawkspur ($5.00)…. Read More »
An excellent day’s racing will be rounded out with the running of the Let’s Elope Stakes for the mares. As is the case with most of these mares races, this is a wide open affair with $6.50 the field being offered. The current favourite is A Time For Julia but… Read More »
The sprint feature on the card at Randwick this Saturday is the Concorde Stakes. It sees the return to racing of Hay List who has been off the scene since failing in the G1 TJ Smith back in April of this year. He’ll face nine rivals in the scamper of… Read More »
The first of four Group races on the card for Flemington this week is for the 3yo’s – the Danehill Stakes. A full field of seventeen runners will storm up the Flemington straight among them, Romantic Touch who is first up since claiming the G1 JJ Atkins Stakes during the… Read More »
