It wasn’t quite the result the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable was expecting when Extreme Warrior blitzed his rivals at Caulfield. Highly spruiked as a two-year-old, Extreme Choice finally broke through for a maiden win at Echuca on October 1 before taking out the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) on Wednesday. Under the… Read More »
Duais will be out to break a hoodoo of more than 120 years when she lines up in the Caulfield Cup. The Edward Cummings-trained mare won the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday as her final lead-up to Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday. With the Caulfield Cup dating… Read More »
Defending champion Twilight Payment is one of 60 horses that remains in contention for the Melbourne Cup after third declarations on Tuesday. The Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 2 will be run in front of a crowd this year with the Victorian State Government allowing 10,000Â patrons… Read More »
Trainer Anthony Cummings says he believes his Everest runner Libertini has shrugged off the effects of a recent foot problem and will be all ready to go in The Everest on Saturday. “She had sore feet. It (the problem) took a couple of different shapes along the way,” said Cummings,… Read More »
Adelaide-based trainer Gordon Richards is more than happy for Gytrash to jump out of gate one for this Saturday’s The Everest at Royal Randwick, with his ever-consistent galloper having a second shot at the $15 million race. Finishing third in last year’s running, Gytrash has drawn more suitably this time around, and… Read More »
The final four European contenders for the Melbourne Spring Carnival have arrived in Melbourne. Last year’s Melbourne Cup victor Twilight Payment joined Spanish Mission, Away He Goes and Sir Lucan on the trip from Europe with all four entering two weeks quarantine at Werribee. The quartet will continue their build-up towards the Group 1… Read More »
Kerrin Mcevoy knows a thing or two about what it takes to win The Everest. The world-class hoop has an incredible strikerate in the $15 million race, winning three of its four runnings, the first two aboard Redzel and the most recent aboard Classique Legend. He will again reunite with the Les… Read More »
The Victorian State Government has given the given light for a crowd of up to 10,000 people to attend the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The Victoria Racing Club welcomed the news on Sunday which will see crowds of up to 10,000 also in attendance for the VRC Oaks meeting on November 4 and Mackinnon Stakes… Read More »
We take a look at the Best Free Daily Horse Racing Offers from Australia’s leading online bookmakers from around the country with the main meetings at Ballarat, Hawkesbury, Sunshine Coast and Sha Tin. Make sure you get more bang for your buck this weekend by using the racing offers below…. Read More »
Victory in the Herbert Power Stakes has provided imported galloper Delphi with a ballot exemption into the Caulfield Cup. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained galloper moved to the fourth line of betting at $9 with TAB for next week’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) with his victory in Saturday’s Group 2 race over 2400m. Incentivise heads… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. FUTURES GOLDEN EAGLE Kiku $34-$21 Grace And Harmony $101-$51  TAB EVEREST Paulele $15-$13 (after winning Roman Consul Stakes… Read More »
I’m Thunderstruck has shown the determination of a more experienced horse to claim his maiden Group 1 victory. After a luckless run at his first Group 1 outing in the Sir Rupert Clarkes (1400m) last month, I’m Thunderstruck rebounded with a tough victory in the Toorak Handicap (1600m) on Saturday. Under a gutsy ride… Read More »
Irish jockey Robbie Dolan arrived in Sydney with the bag on his back and a dream. On Saturday, that dream came true when he celebrated his first Group 1 win aboard exciting colt Profondo in the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick. A two-time champion Sydney apprentice, the young rider has had to… Read More »
The right conditions and the right run have helped Aim to a narrow victory at Randwick and secured him a berth in the $7.5 million Golden Eagle later this month. The four-year-old has mixed his form throughout his career but co-trainer Paul Snowden says he needs a firm track and genuine… Read More »
Probabeel has delivered a major upset of the spring by lowering the colours of odds-on favourite Zaaki in the Group 1 Might And Power on Saturday. Zaaki was attempting his sixth win in a row and was sent out the $1.28 favourite in Saturday’s 2000m weight-for-age contest. The Annabel Neasham-trained galloper had won the Group 1 Underwood… Read More »
James Mcdonald is booked to ride Nature Strip in The Everest but he is in no doubt Paulele can give the $15 million race a shake – if Godolphin selects him for its vacant slot. McDonald partnered the colt to a dashing win in Saturday’s Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) at… Read More »
Tony and Calvin McEvoy will chase his third Manikato Stakes win in the past five years after the first-up win of Savatoxl at Caulfield. A former Northern Territory-trained galloper, Savatoxl scored in the Group 1 The Goodwood at Morphettville in May, before landing the prize in the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. The Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) is run at The Valley on October… Read More »
Hawkes Racing colt Hilal has found his best form to upset short-priced favourite Coastwatch in the Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick. Group 1 placed in the Sires’ Produce and Champagne Stakes as a juvenile, the three-year-old has mixed his form in three runs this campaign, placing two starts ago in… Read More »
We take a look at the Best Free Daily Horse Racing Offers from Australia’s leading online bookmakers from around the country with the main meetings at Caulfield, Randwick and Eagle Farm. Make sure you get more bang for your buck this weekend by using the racing offers below. BIG BONUSES … Read More »
Trainer James Cummings says there is no rush to settle on a race plan for favourite Anamoe in the Caulfield Guineas. The Godolphin three-year-old is the $2.70 favourite for Saturday’s stallion making contest over 1600m, but he has to overcome barrier 15 (already 14 after the scratching of Coastwatch) under Damien Oliver. With the Guineas not… Read More »
