Australian Oaks winner Colette is high in Caulfield Cup markets but trainer James Cummings has warned punters not to jump in early. Colette has highlighted her staying potential with dominant wins in the Group Three Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) and Group One ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) on consecutive Saturdays during… Read More »
Young English jockey Tom Marquand has achieved more in a few short weeks in Sydney than he could have imagined. After a successful stint during the Australian summer, Marquand returned to Sydney primarily to ride English horses Addeybb and Young Rascal for trainer William Haggas during the autumn carnival. In… Read More »
A daring long-range plan to aim Addeybb at the Queen Elizabeth Stakes has paid off in more ways than one for English trainer William Haggas. Not only did the horse live up to his billing in Saturday’s Group One race at Randwick, he gave Haggas something to cheer from afar… Read More »
Co-trainers Peter and Paul Snowden will not have a runner in any of the four Group One races on day two of The Championships but could play a leading role in a number of other stakes races. The Snowdens won the Group One Sires’ Produce Stakes with King’s Legacy on… Read More »
Sportsbet have got their markets out for racing this Saturday, and we have tried to find four runners that appears overs in betting. Randwick Race One Number 3 Azaly ($7): Azaly looks a near good thing IMO. Son of Dundeel for the Hayes/Dabernig stable that debuted in a Kilmore maiden… Read More »
The big money has started to roll in for British stayer Young Rascal in Saturday’s 3200m Sydney Cup at Randwick. The punter with the TAB has placed a $8,000 bet at $2.50 on the William Haggas trained galloper with a potential to collect $20,000. The International raider won impressively frst… Read More »
Has fortune shined upon Newmarket trainer William Haggas, or has he done his homework on his first campaign to The Championships when Addeybb took out the Gr1 Ranvet Stakes and Young Rascal the Gr3 N E Manion Cup at the Golden Slipper Carnival. Ironically both horses were ridden by emerging… Read More »
One of the leading contenders for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes has tuned up for his biggest test with a barrier trial at Rosehill. The Hawkes Racing-trained Master Of Wine was given a soft trial on Monday by Tommy Berry in the 900m-heat won by Snitz. Berry will miss Saturday’s second… Read More »
A temperamental mare with a penchant for fast food and beer has eaten up the ground to win the prestigious Doncaster Mile at Randwick. Nettoyer, whose trainer Wendy Roche is known for her work with eccentric horses, stormed home to beat some big names on Saturday under a confident and… Read More »
Talented filly Rubisaki has continued her unbeaten season with a dominant display in the PJ Bell Stakes at Randwick. Trained in Victoria by Patrick Payne, a decision was made earlier this week to send Rubiaski north to contest Saturday’s Group Three PJ Bell (1200m) for three-year-old fillies and she was… Read More »
Doubtland has stamped himself as a colt with a bright future after destroying his rivals to win the Group Three Kindergarten Stakes at Randwick. Trained by the Hawkes Racing partnership, Doubtland was sent into Saturday’s 1100m race for two-year-olds off a debut win on the Kensington track at Randwick a… Read More »
Resident tipster Adam gives his betting strategy for Saturday’s (4/4/2020) racing around the country. Note that the prices quoted were available at the time of writing, which was 9am Saturday. Randwick ($50) $10 Win Betcha Flying R4 @ $8.5 (TAB) $10 Win/$20 Place Gallic Chieftain R5 @ $8.5/$2.8 (TAB) $10… Read More »
Grand Piano will face some promising young horses in the Carbine Club Stakes, but none with the credentials of his recent galloping partner. Trainer John Thompson’s Randwick stable is home to some high-profile visiting horses for the Sydney autumn carnival including champion New Zealand mare Melody Belle who is among… Read More »
Sportsbet have got their markets out for racing this Saturday, and we have tried to find four runners that appears overs in betting. Randwick Race Four Number 10 Betcha Flying ($18): Betcha Flying, to me, seems a filly who is crying out for more ground. Comes through the Alexandra at… Read More »
New Zealand champion Melody Belle has been replaced as favourite in an open market for the Group One Doncaster Mile which has attracted a capacity field. Melody Belle, who shares top weight of 57kg with Epsom Handicap winner Kolding, has drawn barrier 14 for Saturday’s $1.5 million Doncaster Mile and… Read More »
A star-studded field of 13 has been declared for the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick with Nature Strip drawing barrier one. One of four Group One races on Saturday’s opening day of The Championships at Randwick, the weight-for-age TJ Smith (1200m) features a number of star sprinters including… Read More »
Favourite Melody Belle has drawn barrier 14 in the Doncaster Mile with 24 runners declared for the $1.5 million race. Saturday’s Group One race at Randwick has a field limit of 20 with four emergencies among the acceptances. Three-year-old Brandenburg has barrier seven and will be ridden by Glen Boss… Read More »
There is something special about both the Doncaster Mile and Australian Derby for Mark Newnham. And on Saturday the trainer hopes he can get his name etched onto the honour roll of one, or both, of the time-honoured races at Randwick. Newnham has forged a career in racing, starting as… Read More »
Prominent trainer Adrian Bott is grateful racing is still proceeding during the coronavirus crisis and supports prize money cuts for The Championships at Randwick. The Championships are scheduled to go ahead over the next two Saturdays under strict biosecurity measures with prize money for the eight Group One races halved…. Read More »
In major breeding countries across the globe, numbers mean dollars. Big, big dollars. You have a stallion who gets stakes winners and has a great winners-to-runners stat, or simply produces the odd superstar, you are in the clear. And so it is in Australia. Especially in Australia and right now,… Read More »
