We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Flemington, Doomben and Randwick. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
An excellent card of racing has been assembled for Flemington this Saturday where it is Finals Day, headlined by the Winter Championship Final (1600m). The weather is fine, the track is soft (5) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Nine races will be run and won at Randwick this Saturday. The weather is overcast , the track is heavy (9) and the rail is out nine metres from the 1600m-Winning Post; Out seven metres for the remainder.
Three-year-old Halvorsen will face a late-season test against older horses when he runs in the Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final at Flemington on Saturday. In previous years the Listed AR Creswick Stakes for three-year-olds has been run on the corresponding program to Saturday’s at Flemington, but this year that… Read More »
With a rested body and a clear mind, Hugh Bowman returns to race riding at Randwick ready for the next chapter of his career. Not only has he made peace with that, but he’s also looking at life without Winx as the start of a new era. The champion jockey… Read More »
Mike Moroney is sticking to what has been working with sprinter Milwaukee who is favoured to improve on an already strong straight-track record at Flemington in the Victorian Sprint Series Final. Five-year-old Milwaukee has won eight of his 24 career starts but his statistics when racing on the straight course… Read More »
Group One winner Black Heart Bart could be poised for a return to racing despite having been retired after a series of poor performances and injuries. Trainer Lindsey Smith who hails from Western Australia where Black Heart Bart did his early racing before he made the move to Darren Weir’s… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Payne believes promising filly Rubisaki will get better with time but the two-year-old will try to cap her first racing campaign with a stakes race win at Flemington. Rubisaki has two wins and a narrow second from three starts and goes to Saturday’s Listed Taj Rossi Series Final… Read More »
There is a mare in NSW called Pinocchio – and this is no lie – but this mare is starting to look like a bona fide blue hen. Blue hen mares are rare. They are the ones that just keep producing superstars each foal, and so far this mare, who… Read More »
Winners of four of the nine heats feature among the nominations for the Winter Championship Series Final, including the Grahame Begg-trained Romancer who has earned his shot at the Listed race with his last-start win at Flemington. The $160,000 VRC-CRV Winter Championship Final (1600m) is one of the features on… Read More »
Having proven himself at 3200 metres, Azuro will be given the chance to add to his Stayer’s Cup win over the distance. The gelding will head to Brisbane for the Listed Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm on July 20. He won Saturday’s Stayer’s Cup at Rosehill with a sustained run… Read More »
Racing Queensland is likely to follow Racing Victoria and introduce rules which prevent disqualified persons from winning premierships. RQ has been in talks with RV about the rule and it will be discussed at the next board meeting. RQ faces the possibility of having the state’s leading trainer for the… Read More »
Trainer Les Ross’ pre-race blast for Matt McGillivray sparked the jockey to ride a top race to win the $175,000 Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) on River Racer. McGillivray completed a fine winter carnival, which included his first Group One win in the Queensland Oaks on Winning Ways, when River Racer… Read More »
In fading light and driving rain, four-year-old gelding Elite Drake has raced to victory at Caulfield to give Alisa Hinch her first Saturday city winner as a trainer. Elite Drake was backing up in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1400m) after winning at Bendigo last Sunday and the $2.80 favourite didn’t… Read More »
A return to a soft track helped Kiwi mare Igraine score a consolation win in the $175,000 Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Trainer Robert Priscott brought Igraine to Queensland with the Brisbane Cup at Eagle Farm three weeks ago as her main aim. However, she was never in the… Read More »
A recent broken collarbone followed by a broken finger have done little to halt Rachel King’s momentum, with the jockey claiming another feature for Godolphin in the Civic Stakes at Rosehill. Last season’s champion Sydney apprentice, King has made the transition to senior ranks with ease including a Group One… Read More »
Trainer David Vandyke admitted even he had nearly given up in the middle stages before his tough filly Baccarat Baby won the Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. Baccarat Bay ($3.70) was trapped deep in the middle of the field at the 800m but quickly had the field… Read More »
Imported stayer Azuro has shown his toughness to win the Stayer’s Cup at Rosehill, one of few races left on the Australian calendar over the 3200 metres of the Melbourne Cup. The former French horse was sent out the $5 favourite on Saturday and lived up to his reputation to… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained filly Voila has overcome a slow start to claim the first win of her preparation at Caulfield. Although he expected to settle in the second half of the field on Voila in Saturday’s MRC Membership Renewal Handicap (1100m), jockey Michael Walker was forced to come from last… Read More »
Tough gelding Tarzan defended his title of King of the Sunshine Coast sprinters in style but may have to head interstate for his next start. Tarzan ($4.40) made light of top weight of 59.5 kgs and a heavy track to take his record at the Sunshine Coast over 1000m to… Read More »
