A small but select field will line up for the first Group 1 race of the Brisbane Winter Carnival with a strong local representation taking part. Buffering and the “Boom Brothers” Spirit Of Boom and Temple Of Boom, will be out make it a Queensland victory for the first time… Read More »
Chris Waller took all before him at the Brisbane Carnival last year with Zoustar, Hawkspur and Moriarty all claiming feature races. Waller will be hoping his imported galloper Danchai can kick of another prosperous Brisbane Carnival this Saturday when he lines up in the G3 Chairman’s Handicap. Danchai is coming… Read More »
In the Rough Habit for 3yo’s, we get to see to promising New Zealand gallopers for the first time – Glorious Lad and Telepathic who are both rated strong chances of continuing the Kiwi’s recent and regular success on Australian shores chance in early markets. Glorious Lad has some very… Read More »
The 2yo feature race at Doomben on Saturday – the Bollinger Champagne Classic, is a tough affair for punters and that’s reflected in a wide betting market. With limited form and several formlines to compare, punters have settled on two fillies as the leading chances – Darley’s runner Shaumari ($3.80)… Read More »
A bumper capacity field will line up for the final feature race of the South Australia carnival, the Goodwood Handicap. When markets were first posted on Tuesday evening it was 6/1 the field with Gai Waterhouse’s Driefontein ($7) edging out the Sistine Demon and last year’s winner Platelet, both at… Read More »
One of three feature races at Hawkesbury’s stand-alone Saturday meeting this weekend is the Hawkesbury Gold Cup. Dominating the market is Team Hawke’s Leebaz at $1.75. Given his last start second to Weary, it’s hard to argue with. Only two of the remaining ten runners, Wistful and Malavio, are given… Read More »
Darley are taking a four pronged attack into the race that carries their name, with last year’s winner Aerobatics ($16.00), Cameo ($26.00), Pleiades ($13.00) and Seaside ($9.00) as soon-to-be former Darley Trainer Peter Snowden, looks to go out leave his position this weekend on a winning note. It’s a great… Read More »
Star local filly Miracles Of Life, who will soon be sold in the Teeley Dispersal Sale at the Magic Millions complex on the Gold Coast, heads the market at $3.00 for this Saturday’s Sportingbet Stakes at Morphettville. Only nine will contest the race but a further four runners are quoted… Read More »
A capacity field will contest the Group 1 S.A Derby this Saturday with Gai Waterhouse’s Order Of The Sun, early favourite in an open affair at $4.00. The race has been good to punters in recent years with four of the last six winners starting the popular elect. Challenging Order… Read More »
The feature race on the Gold Coast this Saturday is the G2 Hollindale Stakes, a great launching pad for horses targeting some of the feature staying races over the up-coming Brisbane Winter Carnival. Sydney Trainer Chris Waller, who has enjoyed plenty of success in this race recently with My Kingdom… Read More »
Off the back of her impressive win last week Victorian filly Veuvelicious has opened up the favourite for the final leg of the 2yo Triple Crown, the Champagne Stakes. At $3.10, Veuvelicious shades Peggy Jean who last start, took out the middle leg of the series when victorious in the… Read More »
The final Group 1 of the Sydney Autumn Carnival is the WFA All Aged Stakes. A field of ten will line up to contest the $400k feature with early favourite being Rebel Dane at $3.50, in from an opening price of $4.00, after an impressive second to Lankan Rupee a… Read More »
In search of the warmer weather and firmer tracks, Snitzerland will by-pass the G1 All Aged Stakes at Randwick on Saturday and instead, line up as the dominate favourite for the feature at Eagle Farm this Saturday, the G2 Victory Stakes (1200m). Only a small field of eight will contest… Read More »
The first of the Group 1 double for Morphettville this Saturday is the Australasian Oaks for the fillies. Dominating the market at $4.00 apiece are Victorian visitors Girl In Flight and May’s Dream. Punters haven’t been deterred by both fillies drawing out wide and are sticking with pair who ran… Read More »
A very smart collection of fillies and mares have gathered for the running of the second Group 1 race scheduled for Morphettville on Saturday, the G1 Sportingbet Sangster Classic. Leading the hopes of the local horses is last year’s winner Platelet who holds favouritism in a very open betting race… Read More »
The Queen is a big chance to win her own race here with her horse, Carlton House, the favourite for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes – the feature race of the The Championships carrying prize-money of $4M. Second line of betting is the in-form mare Silent Achiever who, if successful, will… Read More »
A full field of seventeen runners will contest this year’s $1M Sydney Cup with early favourite for the race being the Gai Waterhouse trained The Offer ($2.80). Connections will be hoping the wet weather continues in Sydney this week after his comprehensive victory on the heavy track last week in… Read More »
It’s been a relatively quiet autumn carnival for the Darley operation by their standards. They’ve come close to claiming a feature race with Earthquake in the Golden Slipper and Tupac Amaru in the Derby – both of whom ran second – but have a great chance to break through in… Read More »
Punters are hoping Lucia Valentina will be the first filly since Heavenly Glow in 2008, to take out the Vinery Stud/Australian Oaks double when the Kris Lees filly lines up in this weekend’s $1M Group 1. She has opened up $2.60 favourite in advance of Zanbagh ($5) and Rising Romance… Read More »
Fresh off training the first four across the line in last week’s Doncaster Handicap, trainer Chris Waller could again see his stable representatives fight out the finish in another Group 1 this weekend when Red Tracer and Catkins contest the Queen of the Turf Stakes. Both mare have outstanding records… Read More »
