Outstanding racemare Winx has continued on her winning way, fending off two stablemates to claim the Group One George Ryder Stakes. Giving jockey Hugh Bowman his 50th Group One win, Winx led in a Chris Waller-trained trifecta in beating Kermadec and Press Statement at Rosehill on Saturday. Bowman had to… Read More »
Chris Waller is noted for his success with European stayers and Libran has cemented his place on the pecking order with a Group Three victory at Rosehill. The five-year-old has firmed from $6 to $3.50 to win the Sydney Cup following his win in Saturday’s Manion Cup (2400m). Libran lived… Read More »
Sydney traffic cost Melbourne-based jockey Daniel Moor a Group Three win after he was forced to give up the ride on Epona Stakes winner Vergara. James McDonald picked up the mount after Moor’s traffic woes meant he was not at Rosehill in time to ride the Anthony Cummings-trained mare in… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with the big money being placed at Rosehill and Bendigo. TIPS: View our Golden Slipper 2016 day TIPS
Le Romain has already risen to the occasion once this autumn and trainer Kris Lees is upbeat the gelding can do it again. Le Romain upset Press Statement in the Group One Randwick Guineas last start and Lees has decided to give the three-year-old a shot at Saturday’s Group One… Read More »
James Cummings will saddle up his first Golden Slipper runner 50 years after his legendary grandfather Bart won the race with his debut starter. Bart was 38 when won he his first of four Slippers with Storm Queen in 1966. Cummings, 28, will look to capture the $3.5 million race… Read More »
After a luckless run at Flemington a couple of weeks back, Sportsbet.com.au punters are confident that General Groove can return to the winners list in the Golden Mile (1600m) at Bendigo this Saturday. The Team Corstens trained runner ran over 1400m on his home track at Flemington and had no… Read More »
Peter Moody has described a six-month suspension as “a great disappointment” but declared it was unlikely to end his career in racing. Moody has been suspended from training racehorses for six months after being found guilty on two charges over a positive swab to cobalt. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary… Read More »
After a stunning first up win in the Challenge Stakes (1000m), star filly English has opened the favourite with Sportsbet.com.au to take out the Galaxy (1100m) this Saturday at Rosehill. The 2015 Golden Slipper runner up has opened the $4.40 favourite and tops the betting, ahead of Malaguerra at $6,… Read More »
All the Golden Slipper talk is how the colts will be too good for the fillies and why horses rarely win the race first-up. Try telling that to Yankee Rose’s owners. Her group of first-time owners can’t see a way Yankee Rose doesn’t win Saturday’s $3.5 million race. Darby Racing’s… Read More »
Sportsbet.com.au punters only want two horses when it comes to one of the most popular betting races on the Australian calendar, the Golden Slipper (1200m) this Saturday at Rosehill. Extreme Choice comes here off the back of a stunning triumph in the Blue Diamond (1200m) and now sporting the China Horse… Read More »
Tarzino has opened the dominant favourite to win the key three year old race this Saturday, the Rosehill Guineas (2000m), with Sportsbet.com.au and he clearly holds sway. The Mick Price trained galloper comes here off an outstanding second in the Australian Guineas (1600m) behind Palentino. The step up in trip… Read More »
John Singleton’s offer to shout racegoers in Rosehill’s public bar areas if his horse wins the 2016 Golden Slipper is now locked in. The Australian Turf Club has announced punters can toast another Singleton Golden Slipper victory if the Gai Waterhouse-trained Kiss and Make Up takes out Saturday’s $3.5 million… Read More »
Mike Moroney is keen to have another go at a Group One race with Tivaci, but first the colt will be out to get his campaign back on track in the Bendigo Guineas. After winning at Pakenham first-up and then claiming the Group Three CS Hayes Stakes on protest, Tivaci… Read More »
High-profile trainer Peter Moody believes his cobalt case should not cast any shadow over retired unbeaten champion Black Caviar. Moody trained Black Caviar throughout her unbeaten 25-start career and says there is no reason the mare’s reputation should be affected by the cobalt saga. “She was great for the industry,”… Read More »
In more than 30 years of breeding and racing horses, Wilf Mula has never had a Golden Slipper runner – until now. More: Get the latest Golden Slipper 2016 Info On Saturday, Mula heads to Rosehill to cheer on two youngsters, one the second favourite the other the $201 outsider… Read More »
Caulfield trainer Mick Price is poised to land a Group 1 double at Rosehill on Saturday. Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au kept the price trained Tarzino as firm $2.50 favourite, after he drew barrier two, for the Rosehill Guineas. Price will also saddle Golden Slipper favourite Extreme Choice ($3.00) and second pick… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody has been cleared of intentionally administering cobalt to affect a racehorse’s performance. Moody has instead been found guilty of a lesser administration charge with a judge declaring “the buck stops with him” after Lidari returned a cobalt level double the allowed threshold. He was cleared of the… Read More »
Since markets opened on final field for the 2016 Golden Slipper only one runner has shortened in betting with that runner being at a massive $201. French Fern opened at $201 with Sportsbet.com.au on Tuesday morning and there was decent specking for the David Payne trained galloper seeing her odds… Read More »
Melbourne trainer Mick Price has strengthened his hold on the Golden Slipper with luck deserting the Godolphin team at the barrier draw. Unlike the Blue Diamond Stakes in which the Price-trained duo Extreme Choice and Flying Artie had to overcome barriers 11 and 15 respectively to run the quinella, the… Read More »
