#All Star Mile

A race created on a platform of fan engagement and backed by a $5 million purse is set to deliver everything turf administrators want from the All-Star Mile. Now in its third year, the All-Star Mile field is shaped by a mixture of public voting and wildcard entries in a concept not too dissimilar to how players are picked for the NBA All-Star…

As times change, even a two-time Triple Crown-winning, Hall of Fame trainer has to adjust. In an era when horses are racing less and less, Bob Baffert looks like he is not only ahead of the curve, but he is leading the vanguard. This goes way beyond what he did with Justify in a gaudy, 112-day dash from apprenticeship to retirement. Very quietly,…

Far north Queensland sensation Paniagua has been strongly backed to continue his winning roll as new trainer Glen Baker declared him ready to rumble in the $250000 The Gateway at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Shooting for his ninth consecutive win in his biggest test to date, Paniagua opened as long as $16 in some places and was as short as $6 on…

Brilliant mare I Am Me has burst onto the radar of The Everest slot-holders after blitzing her rivals at Royal Randwick last Saturday. I Am Me scored her third win in as many starts this preparation - and improved her overall race record to six wins from 11 starts - when she blazed home in 1m 7.77s for the 1200m course. There was a strong tailwind…

Well hopefully you enjoyed the Christmas cheer with family and friends, and imbibed responsibly of course. Now it is on to a new year and all those fatuous resolutions will be thought about. Punters - as you are - might even suggest it worth keeping a record of your investments (well at least for the first week or so of January) so as to know your…

Enver Jusufovic is hoping to get Pinstriped back to form in 2023. Picture: Reg Ryan-Racing Photos Trainer Enver Jusufovic is aiming to put a "terrible" Sydney trip behind him as he looks to get talented galloper Pinstriped back to winning form. The son of Street Boss was last seen taking on the Golden Eagle at Rosehill where it all went pear-shaped…

Andermatt looks tough to beat at Sandown. Picture: Jenny Evans - Getty Images The James Cummings-trained Andermatt flies first-up and expect him to add to his record on Monday. BEST BET ANDERMATT Race 7 No.3 James Cummings rarely misses when sending his good horses down south and Andermatt looks well placed to score in the Christmas Stakes.…

The Harrovian. Picture - Grant Peters, Trackside Photography. The Harrovian's extraordinary racing journey from obscurity to stardom has a new chapter with the retirement of the popular Queensland galloper. The Harrovian, owned by north Queensland hotel and property high-flyer Tom Hedley, was affectionately known as "The Big H" and captivated the…

Dettori had just ridden a Williams-owned horse, Master Of Reality, to second past the post (he was later relegated to fourth on protest). He stood with his head in his arms on the side of a placegetter's stall, the horse's name on the saddlecloth in the background. It was his 17th ride in the Cup. Afterwards, all he said was: "I feel like…

Far north Queensland sensation Paniagua has been strongly backed to continue his winning roll as new trainer Glen Baker declared him ready to rumble in the $250000 The Gateway at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Shooting for his ninth consecutive win in his biggest test to date, Paniagua opened as long as $16 in some places and was as short as $6 on…

The Australian Cup, won by Duais this year, has doubled to $3m. Racing Photos via Getty Images Victoria will be the place to race in 2023 with $49m prizemoney to be won across supercharged summer and autumn carnivals. Fresh off a record spring carnival, in both wagering and prizemoney, Racing Victoria on Wednesday will confirm its latest round of…

Five horses who could star in the Sydney Autumn The Autumn Carnival is Sydney is almost upon us with the Golden Slipper, Doncaster Handicap and Queen Elizabeth Stakes among the features in store over the coming months. Who are the horses to follow and what are the horse racing tips predicting? Which unknown quantities could emerge as stars of the…

The Golden Slipper is the crown jewel of the Sydney Autumn Carnival, and we will be treated to another exciting edition of the world's richest two-year-old race this Saturday at Rosehill. The $5 million feature has attracted some of the top juveniles from around the country, including Ciaron Maher and David Eustace's undefeated filly Coolangatta,…

The Doncaster Mile is Funstar's main goal. Photo: AAP Image/Simon Bullard A date with the Apollo Stakes next month is shaping as the likely starting point for star mare Funstar as trainer Chris Waller targets more Group 1 success and a potential Doncaster Mile tilt. The Waller-trained mare broke her Group 1 duck at the first time of asking when…

Randwick Guineas winner Converge will head to the Doncaster. Picture: Grant Guy Converge will stay in Sydney and be aimed at the $3m Doncaster Mile (1600m) during The Championships next month. Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott ended speculation about last start Randwick Guineas winner Converge's main autumn carnival target by ruling out the…

The race of the Autumn Carnival is the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick this Saturday in what could be a swan song for the Australian career of champion mare Verry Elleegant. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Stakes. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's…

Best Bet: Race 2 No.4 THE IRISHMAN Best Value: Race 9 No.16 ROCK Quaddie Leg 1: 3,8,16 Leg 2: 1,2,3,5 Leg 3: 1,2,10,16,18,19,20,21 Leg 4: 3,6,17 The Championships are here! Randwick plays host to my favourite day of racing in Sydney and one of my favourite races of the year, the Group 1 Doncaster Mile. Rail true and a few showers during the week…

Desleigh Forster landed her first Group 1 with Apache Chase on Saturday. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography. After a month of relentless rain, Group 1 racing finally returned to Queensland on Saturday, as the winter carnival rolls on towards the Stradbroke Handicap. YAYS 1 - Nash Rawiller The star hoop had every right to be more concerned…

Hopefully I've found a few of these on Saturday. Another bottomless heavy track awaits punters at Randwick on Saturday and I've found some horse that should relish the conditions at good odds. Tips are listed in AEDT. It is a huge ask for a horse to win a race at this level on debut but when she was trialling up pre-Christmas I had her pegged as a…

The Harrovian resumes in the Keith Noud at Doomben on Saturday. Picture: Magic Millions Country cups king The Harrovian returns on Saturday at Doomben with high-flying owner Tom Hedley dreaming of another run at the super-rich All-Star Mile in Victoria for his ageing warrior. The horse with a cult-like following famously reeled off 11 straight wins…

Race-by-race preview and tips for Randwick on Saturday We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. 5. Voldemort won a Scone maiden over 1000m on debut as a $6 pop. Not the most conventional lead in to be competitive in a group 3 on day one of The Championships, but it was no ordinary win.…

Hugh Bowman is confident Profiteer can bounce back to winning form in the Golden Slipper. Picture: Getty Images Hall of Fame jockey Hugh Bowman is convinced he has made the right choice with his early call to lock in Profiteer as his ride in the $3.5 million Golden Slipper. Bowman could have deferred his decision until studying the results of this…

Australia undoubtedly qualifies as the home of horse racing. Every year, racing carnivals all over the country stage over 190000 thoroughbred races. The organization of these carnivals is based mainly on the four seasons. And for this article, the focus will be on the Autumn Racing Carnival, specifically on the All-Star Mile run. (1) The Autumn…

To say fortune favours the brave would do a disservice to Hitotsu's win in Saturday's Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington. Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace were brave enough to aim the Victoria Derby winner at the Australian Guineas first-up. But Hitotsu was classy enough to get the job done for his trainers and Melbourne Cup-winning…

Two big Group 1s in Melbourne and Sydney this week as spring racing continues to heat up. George Main Stakes - Randwick The George Main could finally gives us the clash we've been waiting for over the last 12 months, with Anamoe and Zaaki potentially meeting for the first time on a sporting surface. When the two were in the same race last time, the…