Trainer John O’Shea looks well placed to train consecutive winners of the G3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle this Wednesday. O’Shea trained Savabeel to victory last year and in this year’s renewal, will saddle up the current favourite Sweynesse ($3.20). The Lonhro colt remained unbeaten after a good win first up… Read More »
It’s $5.00 the field for an excellent renewal of the Group 2 Danehill Stakes that consists of fifteen promising 3yo colts and gelding, and one filly – Go Indy Go. Add to the mix that only two runners entered have previously been involved in races up the Flemington straight course… Read More »
After a dominant display first up in the opening Group One race of the season a fortnight ago, the Memsie Stakes, it’s no surprise to see Dissident head the market for the second Group 1 of the season – the Makybe Diva Stakes. In a competitive betting race, Dissident is… Read More »
Peter Snowden has already led in a winner of the Group 2 Theo Marks when has head trainer for the Darley operation back in 2012, he prepared Ambidexter to victory. Now training out of his own yard with son Paul, Snowden will love to be able to repeat the effort… Read More »
Punters were quick to support Commanding Jewel’s attempt to win consecutive Let’s Elope Stakes with the Commands mare firming in early better from $2.90 to $2.60. Commanding Jewel is sticking with the formula that saw her defeat Catkins and A Time For Julia last year and contesting this race second… Read More »
Caulfield trainer Peter Moody won the first Group 1 race of the season a fortnight ago with Dissident in the Memsie Stakes and looks well placed to claim the two feature races on offer this week as well, making it a perfect start to the season. At Flemington Dissident heads… Read More »
She was scratched from the G2 Silver Shadow Stakes to avoid the wet track and although there is every chance we’ll be faced with the similar conditions again come Saturday’s Furious Stakes, punters haven’t shied away from champion filly Earthquake. She’ll make her long awaited return to racing this Saturday… Read More »
Punter’s are backing Gerald Ryan’s Washington Heights to break his maiden status in this weekend’s Ming Dynasty Stakes, installing the son of Commands as the $2.50 favourite for the Group 3 event. Washington Heights has hit the line strongly in each of his two starts and stepping up to the… Read More »
The world’s highest rated sprinter returns to racing at Moonee Valley this Saturday where, under set weight conditions, he’ll start the raging odds-on favourite to record his seventh consecutive victory. Even after drawing the widest gate in the field of nine around the tight Valley circuit, it’s hard to see… Read More »
Punters are sticking with Chris Waller’s Weary in this weekend’s Tramway Stakes despite the former import not running up to expectations last start in the G2 Warwick Stakes where as a $3.00 chance, he missed a place. The return to set weight conditions has multiple Group 1 place-getter well placed… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse won this race last year with eventual Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente and will be hoping history can repeat itself as this year; she has entered the current Melbourne Cup favourite, The Offer. He is rated an $11.00 chance, despite not having won a race shorter than 2400m, and… Read More »
With six of the nine runners entered for this weekend’s Chelmsford Stakes, trainer Chris Waller would have to rate his chances of winning the Group 2 feature pretty high but according to the markets, the best chance lays with the Hawkes Racing representative, Entirely Platinum Despite contesting a Group 2… Read More »
Group 1 winner Almalad will make his anticipated return to racing as the favourite for the G3 Run To The Roses at Rosehill this Saturday, opening up in early markets at $3.70. Last year Va Pensiero claimed the San Domenico/Run To The Roses double and this year Hawkes Racing’s Nostradamus,… Read More »
Punters believe Sydney’s recent G2 Missile Stakes holds the key to first Group 1 race of the season with first, second and fourth in that race, Sweet Idea, Messene and Boban, heading the market for the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield this Saturday. Messene is tipped to turn the tables on… Read More »
A typically tough field of fillies and mares has gathered for the G3 Cockram Stakes at Caulfield Saturday where A Time For Julia and Bonaria, who ran second and fourth respectively in this race last year, are back for another crack. A Time For Julia is on the second line… Read More »
Having run second in this race last year with Prince Harada, trainer Mick Price has given himself four chances of going one better this year with Moonovermanhattan ($31), Cornrow ($21), Jabali ($7.50) and Nordic Empire ($11.00) all entered. Early favourite for the race is Nostradamus, who is also entered for… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller will be represented by more than half the field in this weekend’s Warwick Stakes, but he doesn’t have the favourite. Waller has six in the field of eleven and will be searching for, surprisingly, only his second Warwick Stakes victory after Metal Bender delivered him his first… Read More »
Early in the season it is always hard to get a handle on the 3yo races as number of promising gallopers return for the spring riches and the Up And Coming Stakes this weekend is certainly a case in point. Six of the eleven runners have opened at a single… Read More »
Several smart mares will commence their spring campaigns in Saturday’s Toy Show Quality Stakes. Leading the charge is Gypsy Diamond who will be out to give trainers Peter and Paul Snowden their first feature win since leaving the Darley empire. The Snowdens have posted some remarkable results since they established… Read More »
Two of the leading fillies from last season return to racing as 3yo and not surprisingly, both head the market for this Saturday’s Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick. Earthquake ($2.00 into $1.90) dominated not only her sex, but also her age last season with the highlight being an impressive 1.5… Read More »
