Veteran jockey Jim Cassidy has lifted Grand Marshal to an upset win in the $1.6 million Sydney Cup. In his first ride during The Championships, Cassidy brought Grand Marshal down the centre of the track to edge out stablemate Who Shot Thebarman by a half-head. “You’ve just got to keep… Read More »
Pat Hyland is counting on a lesson learned to give Bonaria every chance of making a winning racetrack farewell in the Queen of the Turf Stakes. Bonaria is expected to be retired after the $1 million race at Randwick on Saturday and Hyland says the mistakes that led to her… Read More »
Hartnell has been one of the biggest plonks with Sportsbet.com.au this weekend and his odds for the Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick this Saturday have been slashed. TOP OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! The punters are keeping in mind that he is… Read More »
The David Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained Criterion has emerged as the best supported runner for Saturday’s Group 1 Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes on day 2 of the Championships at Royal Randwick. BIG BONUS: Sign-up at WilliamHill.com.au via this link for a $700 FREE BET BONUS! The dual Group 1 winner… Read More »
Ed Dunlop has trained two champions but admits he has never had a horse quite like Red Cadeaux. Snow Fairy and Ouija Board won multiple Group One races in Europe and are at the top of the tree when it comes to results. Red Cadeaux has a lone Group One… Read More »
Contributer and Noble Protector arrived in Australia on the same flight from England last spring. They were housed in the same quarantine barn at Werribee, then ran the quinella in a Group Three race on the Caulfield Cup undercard at their local debuts. Now the imports are in line to… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Adelaide continues to attract support for Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. RACING OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au reports a flood of support for Adelaide. The four-year-old has firmed from $9.00 into $7.50 behind easing $3.70… Read More »
The Sydney Cup is a race between one, at least that’s what Sportsbet punters think anyway. They can see no way that Hartnell will get beaten and have smashed him in the betting. The Godolphin trained Gelding opened at $2.75 but that price is long gone as the impressive four… Read More »
Alan Bell has few regrets about Deep Field going to stud without a Group One win beside his name. The four-year-old heads to Newgate Farm as the winner of five of his eight starts including the Group Two Tab.com.au Stakes. In two Group One runs this autumn, the son of… Read More »
Chief steward Ray Murrihy has put James McDonald on notice over the jockey’s selectiveness when it comes to accepting rides down in the weights. McDonald left David Pfieffer searching for a replacement rider on Atmospherical in the Sapphire Stakes at Randwick on Saturday when he told the young trainer he… Read More »
Punters’ pin-up Catkins again has the money behind her to say she can win an elusive Group 1. G1 OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! The Chris Waller trained mare is the best supported runner in Saturday’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes at… Read More »
Some large all-in bets prior to the Schweppes Sydney Cup final field being announced has ensured Who Shot Thebarman will go into the Group 1 as one of the main fancies at WilliamHill.com.au. RACING OFFER: Sign-up at WilliamHill.com.au via this link for a $700 FREE BET BONUS! Who Shot Thebarman… Read More »
First Seal has been given the all-clear to run in the Queen of the Turf Stakes as she attempts turn her Group One luck around. The Flight Stakes winner in the spring, First Seal has finished second in both the Coolmore Classic and Vinery Stud Stakes this autumn. She came… Read More »
Racing NSW stewards will rule on a dispute between Nick Hall and the owners of To The World after the jockey’s sacking from the high-profile Queen Elizabeth Stakes candidate. Hall has been replaced on To The World by Hong Kong-based Zac Purton for the signature race of The Championships at… Read More »
It appears punters are willing to give Protectionist another chance in Saturday’s Sydney Cup. RANDWICK OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Despite a disappointing autumn campaign, the Melbourne Cup winner has been well backed withonline bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. After today’s barrier draw, Protectionist firmed… Read More »
A daring Adrian Knox Stakes ride by Hugh Bowman has secured the Bjorn Baker-trained Candelara a start in the Group One ATC Australian Oaks. Banking on the filly’s fitness and her liking for rain-affected ground, Bowman made a mid-race move to take Candelara to the front and quicken the tempo…. Read More »
Chautauqua has laid claim to being anointed the best sprinter in the world after scoring a TJ Smith Stakes win that verged on the impossible. On a day dominated by leaders, Chautauqua settled last in the elite field of 10 and powered down the outside to nail Lord Of The… Read More »
Jockey Glen Boss has ridden his sixth Doncaster Mile winner with Kermadec making the most of a last-minute call-up to claim the $3 million race. Kermadec was the last horse into the Doncaster field after he needed two scratchings to make the final 20 runners. From the 200m there was… Read More »
For the third time in less than a decade, New Zealand trainer Murray Baker is taking the Australian Derby trophy home with Mongolian Khan winning the battle of the stayers. Now the winner of seven of his nine starts, Mongolian Khan has also completed a rare double, becoming the first… Read More »
The theory is you need a 2000m horse to win the Doncaster, and if that is the case today Happy Trails will come right into it. His Cox Plate runs in 2013 and 2014 where he was less than a length off in each race suggest he will run a… Read More »
