Nine races will be run and won at Randwick this Saturday, transferred from Warwick Farm due to the heat. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.
The Brisbane Summer Carnival continues this Saturday at Eagle Farm where nine races have been set down. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out two metres for the entire circuit. Grand Prix Stakes 💰: View the odds for the Grand Prix Stakes
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on Saturday’s horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Flemington, Randwick and Eagle Farm. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Leading Tasmanian trainer Scott Brunton is facing charges relating to drugs and firearms. Brunton, Tasmania’s premiership winner, appeared in court in Hobart this week charged with seven offences but did not enter a plea. The charges are: * Possessing a controlled drug which refers to speed * Using a controlled… Read More »
The final day of the Brisbane winter carnival will have three million dollar events after the announcement of a $1.5 million weight-for-age race. Plans for the new 2200m-race, to be called the EVA Air Q22, were unveiled on Tuesday with trainer Danny O’Brien signalling it would be a target for… Read More »
A stronger Super Seth is in the early stages of his build-up towards his next preparation which will be aimed at adding more feature race success to the Caulfield Guineas winner’s CV. The Anthony Freedman-trained colt capped his spring preparation with a thrilling win in the Group One Caulfield Guineas… Read More »
Star Australian jockey Damian Lane will head to Japan with a chance to put an exclamation mark on a memorable 2019 when he rides Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux in her final start. Lane will be reunited with Lys Gracieux in next Sunday’s Grade One Arima Kinen (2500m) at Nakayama,… Read More »
Next month’s $2 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas will be considered for King Of Hastings after he returned to winning form at Flemington. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding’s spring was cut short in late September to target summer races but the three-year-old returned from a let-up with an unplaced run in… Read More »
Four months after undergoing brain surgery for an aneurysm, popular trainer Robbie Griffiths has made a triumphant return to the racetrack at Flemington and cheered home a winner. Griffiths was attending his first race meeting since the August operation on Saturday, having been given the all-clear earlier in the week… Read More »
Anthony Cummings resisted the temptation to run Something Fast in the Villiers Stakes but he has ambitious plans for the autumn including the Group One Doncaster Mile. Cummings decided against deep-ending Something Fast in Saturday’s Group Two race, won by Quackerjack, after the five-year-old “had a big blow” following a… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote was the least worried when his gelding Deep Image drew wide in the Listed Lough Neagh at Eagle Farm and it proved to be for a good reason. Deep Image drew barrier two at his previous start when he led but was run down to finish third… Read More »
International jockey Michael Rodd completed a happy homecoming with a runaway win on Group One Stradbroke Handicap-bound Vega One who ran a track record at Eagle Farm. Rodd did his apprenticeship in Queensland and rode in Victoria before heading to Singapore five years ago. He finished his first day back… Read More »
In-form jockey Rachel King has ticked another box on her bucket list with a polished front-running ride aboard Quackerjack to land a thrilling win in the Villiers Stakes at Randwick. In a head-bobbing finish, the Mark Newnham-trained Quackerjack ($3.80 fav) fought back right on the line to get the verdict… Read More »
Group One performer Alligator Blood raced up to predictions he had returned from a break an even better horse with a runaway win in the Listed Gold Edition Plate at Eagle Farm. Alligator Blood’s only defeat was at his previous start when he finished second in the Group One Caulfield… Read More »
A frustrating campaign finally took a turn for the better when Signore Fox overcame a muddling tempo to score an unlikely win in the Listed Razor Sharp Handicap at Randwick. Oriental Runner ($51) appeared poised for a boilover when he kicked clear after enjoying a soft lead, while Tommy Berry… Read More »
Injured trainer Barry Baldwin felt like throwing his crutches away and doing a victory jig after his horse The Candy Man ran a course record in winning the Hamilton Hotel Handicap at Eagle Farm. Baldwin broke his ankle in a work accident last month and will be on crutches for… Read More »
Godolphin colt Conceited has pressed his claims for a Magic Millions Classic tilt after making a winning debut at Flemington. The James Cummings-trained colt started $3.60 favourite and was forced to dig in for a fight in Saturday’s #LovetheHorse (1100m) for two-year-olds, responding to a challenge from Jabali Ridge ($5.50)… Read More »
A small but noticeable change has delivered the right result for trainer Joe Pride as Superium earned his ticket to the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas with a Randwick win. Market 💰: View the odds for the Magic Millions Guineas Frustrated with his stable’s run of luck, Pride decided to channel… Read More »
The powerful Peter and Paul Snowden stable has strengthened its Golden Slipper stocks with two colts winning their debuts at different venues in the same colours Bartley was an impressive 3-1/4 length winner at Kembla Grange on Saturday while Wild Ruler displayed his talent with a one length win in… Read More »
At six-years-old and with 40 starts under his belt, Morton’s Fork might have finally discovered his niche. The former Godolphin gelding, now with Warwick Farm trainer Richard Litt, stepped up to 2400 metres for the first time in Saturday’s Listed Christmas Cup at Randwick and came away a winner. “He’s… Read More »
