Winx has maintained a firm hold on Queensland Oaks favouritism after the barrier draw for the Group One race. Winx will start from a middle gate at Doomben on Saturday while Bohemian Lily, rated the main danger to her Chris Waller-trained rival, has the second widest barrier. A capacity field… Read More »
Ciaron Maher says Srikandi will strip a fitter racemare for the Stradbroke Handicap after her unplaced effort when favourite in the Doomben 10,000. Maher said Srikandi appeared to pull up well enough following her sixth placing behind Boban after she hit the front at the 300m. Maher said he had… Read More »
Smart filly Bohemian Lily continues to rise up the charts for Saturday’s Queensland Oaks. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has turned Bohemian Lily from $11 into $5.00 for Saturday’sDoomben Group 1. The Gai Waterhouse trained filly is now… Read More »
Rain Affair’s days of running in Group One races are probably over but while the seven-year-old enjoys his job, Joe Pride will keep training him to compete. The gelding lines up as the highest-rated of nine entries in Saturday’s Octagonal Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill. Although he hasn’t registered a win… Read More »
Shamal Wind continues to please trainer Robert Smerdon as she completes her preparations for her trip to Royal Ascot. The Oakleigh Plate winner will fly to England next week Wednesday ahead of a tilt at the Group One King’s Stand Stakes. She had her final public hit-out on Monday morning… Read More »
Racing Victoria has signed a 10-year deal with Telstra which will deliver an end-to-end connectivity service for broadcast, media and data services. The partnership with Telstra means from early 2016 Racing Victoria will have the capability to deliver multiple broadcast feeds from its 24 premier racetracks following the installation of… Read More »
Makybe’s Diva’s little sister La Amistad has continued a family affinity with the famous Flemington two-mile course with victory in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes. In her first attempt over the course and distance in which her illustrious three-quarter sister won three successive Melbourne Cups, La Amistad scored her most… Read More »
Boban has returned to Group One-winning form in producing a spirited finish to claim the Doomben 10,000. After giving the leaders a big start in the middle stages, Boban tracked up to a midfield position on the turn before jockey Glyn Schofield took a run between horses at the 250m…. Read More »
Craig Williams celebrated his birthday and consolidated his position at the top of the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership in winning style at Flemington on Saturday. Thermogenic’s hard-fought victory has pushed Williams to a three-win lead over Dwayne Dunn and Damien Oliver in the race for the jockeys’ title. It also continued… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price is resigned to More Radiant never living up to her full potential despite the filly notching an important city win at Flemington on Saturday. Price had two runners in the Trevor Clarke Handicap with the resuming Northroza well backed to start the $2.50 favourite. However it was… Read More »
Ryan Wiggins has accidentally found out the best way to ride Into The Red after the sprinter’s runaway win in the Ascot Handicap at Doomben. Wiggins was forced to ditch the script when Into The Red ($17) missed the start before storming from from near last on the turn to… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with all of the big money being placed at Flemington, Doomben, Morphettville and Randwick.
Smart filly Lumosty is not the only Robert Smerdon-trained three-year-old out to confirm Queensland carnival plans at Flemington on Saturday. Lumosty is an odds-on favourite in Saturday’s Listed Straight Six (1200m), with the race planned as a stepping stone to feature races in Brisbane. The Group One Stradbroke Handicap is… Read More »
A strong betting move for Generalife could firm the Sydney sprinter into favouritism for tomorrow’s Doomben 10,000. AWESOME OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au reports a steady stream of support for Generalife. The Godolphin runner has firmed from $8.00 into… Read More »
The Sportsbet.com.au punters got it spot on when they crunched Sadler’s Lake to win the Rough Habit Plate last time out, and they are buttering up again on the Chris Waller trained youngster when he steps out in the final lead up to the Queensland Derby, the Mullins Lawyers Grand… Read More »
Bryce Heys is backing a jockey who has had better weeks to help his training career go to another level at Randwick on Saturday. More by circumstance than design, Heys has engaged apprentice Winona Costin to ride Major Major as the stayer chases a hat-trick of metropolitan wins in the… Read More »
Popular jockey Glen Boss says his induction into Australia’s Racing Hall of Fame is a humbling experience. The 45-year-old will be officially honoured when he joins the other inductees at a function in Brisbane on Thursday night. Boss cut his teeth riding horses bareback as a child around the bush… Read More »
It didn’t take long for punters to back a Chris Waller import on Saturday at a big price with the G1 leading trainer stepping the horse out in Australia for the first time. G1 OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Flamingo Star will be having… Read More »
If Bring Me The Maid can win Saturday’s Doomben 10,000 Peter Moody will draw level with Gai Waterhouse in their private battle for Group 1 season honours. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Moody and Waterhouse are having a see-sawing tussle to… Read More »
Impressive first-up winner Lumosty continues on her path to an interstate Group One target when she takes on the older horses again in the Straight Six at Flemington. The filly is also nominated for a three-year-old race against her own sex on Saturday but trainer Robert Smerdon has confirmed the… Read More »
