The Autumn Carnival is starting to warm up and the good horses are fast approaching their kick off point with eyes towards bigger prizes over the next couple of months. Here at Justhorseracing, we have contacted several trainers and asked about their stable stars as to where they are heading… Read More »
For once-a-year punters, the form guide is not the essential tool in looking to find the Melbourne Cup. Itâs the saddlecloth number, the name, the colours, and just about every other little detail like that which frustrates punters who actually do the form and come up with nothing while the novice collects because he/she likes… Read More »
The wonder mare that is Winx will run her final race on Saturday at Randwick in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), where she is expected to win once again, her 37th career win, the same number that Phar Lap finished on. With the mare being retired, the discussion has been… Read More »
To give you an idea of the possible future of this yearâs graduates, we have had a look at how last yearâs Magic Millions 2YO Classic field has fared since. The class of 2018 has seen Group 1 winners, Hong Kong runners and a $45,000 buy placing behind an Everest… Read More »
Reckon youâve had a bad year on the punt? Well weâve found 10 ill-informed mad-men that are sure to provide some satisfying relief from perhaps a slight error in judgment within the last 12 months. This year has seen a casual Friday night at the Valley result in the a… Read More »
What better Christmas present than to sit back and enjoy the top 10 animals on turf for 2018. From Superstar 2-year-olds to another edition of the race that stops the nation, here are our top 10 horses of 2018. Honorable mentions: Osborne Bulls, Pierata, Nature Strip 10. Best Solution Prizemoney:… Read More »
The race that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup (3200m) is fast approaching. It’s the best known race on the Australian calendar and is starting to become the race that stops a world given the significant international increase in recent years. Cup Field đ: View the 2018 Melbourne Cup Field… Read More »
As punters found out in the Bendigo Cup on Wednsday, things donât always to go plan for the favourites which seem to have the form on their side. With so many good horses in big fields as well as hidden overseas form or unraced 2-year-olds, sometimes rank outsiders have claimed… Read More »
We take a look at some of worlds racehorses with the biggest personalities. From refusing to jump to biting other horses and jockeys. View our list of the quirkiest horses. Have Your Say đŁ: Can you think of any other racehorses for the list? Comment below âŹïž 10. Aqua DâAmore… Read More »
Recently, we bought to life the uncanny record of jockey Mikayla Weir and her tremendous knack of riding long-priced winners regularly. Much to the delight of the punters, we have found a number of others keen to match strong in season 2017/18, combing a decent strike rate with above-average winning… Read More »
In the lead up to Brisbaneâs winter carnival, we have put together a complete how-to of attending the biggest race days of the year in the sunshine state, complete from a few black bookers to nightlife hot-spots and appropriate things to say do in a Queensland-dominated environment. Hometown horses to… Read More »
Every now and then connections can get lucky with a tough galloper that just refuses to miss a place, and in some cases just canât lose. Along with the hard luck stories of costly yearlings that just canât run, are the ones that have been privileged enough to own some… Read More »
Get your blackbooks out as we identify 9 of the countries best maiden gallopers. Frustrating for punters taking the short odds, even more frustrating for owners and connections, these are some that are âbound to win one soonâ. 10. Aristocratic Miss Record: 7-0-2-3 Prizemoney: $110,640 The @HawkesRacing-trained Irukandji puts on… Read More »
As we close in on the worldâs richest race for 2-year-olds, we take a look at the class of 2017 and what may be in store for this yearâs runners. Last yearâs field includes plenty of talent with Group 1 winners and genuine competitors on the worldâs biggest stage. Golden… Read More »
Along with our talent that has been typically proven abroad, are the foreign sprinters and stayers that have been tested down under. With 2 runners tried abroad in this weekendâs Group 1 Coolmore Classic, we take a look at some of the best-performed visitors in recent times. 10. Ventura Storm… Read More »
We take a look at some of the horses in which bookmakers simply got it completely wrong which saw punters cash in with massive overs on some serious horses. View our list below of recent horses in which bookies just got it wrong. Catchy – $2.45 (2017 Blue Diamond Prelude)… Read More »
Following the news that Group 1 Oakleigh Plate winner Russian Revolution has been retired to stud as a 4-year-old, we take a look at others in recent times that have had their career cut seemingly short due to one reason or another. Had the following been able to perform to… Read More »
We take a look at the Likely Field for Saturday’s 2018 Blue Diamond Stakes worth $1.5million for two year olds at Caulfield. The Blue Diamond Stakes Field has a capacity of sixteen with four emergencies. This years market is wide open with it being $8 the Field before the Final… Read More »
Weâve all heard household names such as Hugh Bowman, Kerrin McEvoy and Brenton Avdulla and more recently Melbourne Cup winner Corey Brown or arguably Australiaâs most famous jockey Damien Oliver. But the journey had to start somewhere for the top metropolitan jockeys around the country. With our racing ranks currently… Read More »
Up there with hammering a $20 shot just to place, for it to win like an odds on pop, no third dividends and backing the Tom Melbourne’s of the world, are the losing favourites that are all the rage, marked as specials and best bets of the day that fall… Read More »
