#Alligator Blood

Allan Endresz (right) following Alligator Blood's win in the Champions Mile. Picture: Michael Klein Forget Allan Endresz. Love him or loathe him, put your thoughts on Endresz and the latest saga involving cult horse Alligator Blood to one side for a moment. And now take a dispassionate look at the sweeping ramifications for racing of the decision…

The Stradbroke Handicap never disappoints. Following an emotionally charged build up to Queensland's great race, Alligator Blood wound back the clock to announce himself back to the racing world in spectacular fashion. YAYS 1 - Group 1 handicaps In an era dominated by weight for age racing, Saturday's Stradbroke Handicap had all the elements of a…

Sky Racing and Brisbane Racing Club's turf expert Nathan Exelby runs his eye over Saturday's meeting at Eagle Farm. Track: Soft 5. Rail: True. Biscayne Bay, R1 No.2 - $11 Placed in the VRC Oaks and ran well in the ATC Oaks at only second run this prep on what was probably unsuitable ground. Firmer footing here, expecting her to charge at the end.…

The best race Australia has to offer is the Cox Plate (2040m) and the 2022 edition this Saturday shapes up to be a belter, with Anamoe looking to get redemption off the back of a heartbreaking defeat in the race last year. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Cox Plate. *Existing customers only. 2nd…

Dalaika, shown winning the Grade I Beverly D. at Churchill Downs, returns for the $1 million Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs Sept. 9 (UPI) -- It's all about the turf in weekend horse racing with Kentucky Downs staging an extravaganza unmatched anywhere in North America short of the Breeders' Cup World…

Epicenter, shown training before his second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, meets the winner of that race, Rich Strike, again Saturday in the Grade I Travers Stakes at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The "Midsummer Derby" at Saratoga pits the first three finishers from the Kentucky Derby against one another again in…

Sky Racing and Brisbane Racing Club's turf expert Nathan Exelby runs his eye over Saturday's Stradbroke Handicap meeting at Eagle Farm. Track: Good 4. Rail: +4m. Robusto, R1 No.10 - $4.80 Got into an awkward spot in the Sires and found himself with too much to do. Drops back several cogs here and drawn to get the gun run. Sweet Thomas, R3 No.4 -…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Wyong. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 1, No.5: QUEENMAKER Came away late and was strong through the line when…

Alligator Blood has been banned from racing in the Victorian spring carnival. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography Headline horse Alligator Blood has been sensationally banned from racing in the Victorian spring carnival. In a bombshell development, News Corp can exclusively reveal the two-time Group 1 winner has been barred by Victorian…

Racing NSW should be looking to help bigger punters with a raise in minimum bet level and some sort of guarantee they can get on, or risk watching funding levels drop in the future. Meanwhile, Victoria, which has the biggest race fields fees in the country, is set to establish another tier for races worth more than $5 million. What is ridiculous…

Versatile galloper Private Eye can round out a remarkable preparation with a second career Group 1 with the Joseph Pride-trained talent opening favourite for Saturday's Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington. Private Eye has announced himself as one of the most exciting horses in the country this preparation and can highlight his rise in the $3m…

Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden have decided to spell two of their spring stable stars, Sheeza Belter and Mazu, but they are bringing in some handy replacements in Old Flame and Huetor to target some of the big money races going into the Sydney summer carnival. Sheeza Belter scored a deserved win in the Group 2 Hot Danish Stakes at Rosehill last…

Gypsy Goddess storms to victory in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks under jockey William Pike. Picture: Grant Peters - Trackside Photography. Better than Yankee Rose, better than Alligator Blood. And a hell of a lot better than the dark days when he was in the depths of a drug addiction spiral and sleeping in his car in Sydney. Gypsy Goddess' remarkable…

The winter carnival reaches its zenith with Stradbroke day at Eagle Farm and with the track playing fairly all horses will get their chance. Recent history shows that with the rail out four metres they can come from anywhere to win but on big days staying with top riders and trainers is usually profitable. Race 1- Oxlade Stakes (Two-Years-Old…

Alligator Blood (green) is one of the favourites for the Stradbroke Handicap. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography Racing writers Ben Dorries and Trenton Akers are still kicking after a massive Queensland winter carnival and are planning to peak on Stradbroke Day. With a huge local contingent in the mix, our experts will be cheering on the…

Flavien Prat, atop Flightline, looks between his legs for the rest of the field after winning the Breeders' Cup Classic at the Breeders' Cup Championships at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday. Photo by Mark Abraham/UPI | License Photo LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Breeders' Cup is in the rearview mirror and the star of the…

Jockey Michael Dee poses with the Victoria Derby trophy. Picture: Vince Caligiuri-Getty Images Jockey Michael Dee has had the golden touch this spring but he will be recognised as a deity if he can lift Dalasan to his maiden Group 1 win in Saturday's Champions Mile at Flemington. The hoop has already produced some magic to salute in the Caulfield…

News Corp form analyst Glenn McFarlane looks at the chances of every runner in Saturday's $3m Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington. 1. KOLDING (1) - $71 Trainer: Chris Waller Jockey: Damien Oliver GLENN SAYS: Group 1 winner who hasn't saluted since April last year. His two runs this campaign have hardly inspired confidence, especially a…

Welcome to Champions Day at Flemington, a new concept designed by the Victoria Racing Club as we continue to see the evolution of racing in Australia since the inception of the Everest. Not so long ago we had the Mackinnon Stakes (2000m at weight for age) run on Derby Day, the Emirates Stakes (1600m handicap) run as the feature on Stakes Day, which…

We have expert betting tips for the Cox Plate this Saturday at The Valley where a field of 12 have been selected for the best weight-for-age race in the world. With the likes of Anamoe, Zaaki, and imported threat El Bodegon racing, it shapes up to be another classic rendition of the Cox Plate. We have a runner-by-runner betting guide available for…

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News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Champions' Day meeting at Flemington. BEST BET NATURE STRIP (Race 6, No.1) Beaten but not disgraced in The Everest. However, Nature Strip flies down the straight and can bounce back to square the ledger with Giga Kick on Saturday. VALUE BET LUNCIES (Race 4, No.9) Did it tough out…

The Chris Waller numbers continue to astound as the master trainer fell just short of $50m in prizemoney with 352 winners while the Wizard of the West headed east to put his wares on show landing 189 winners to be the most prolific jockey in the land. James McDonald kisses the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Quinn Rooney-Getty Images THE NATIONAL HONOUR…

The Might And Power Stakes promised to be one of the races of the year and it didn't disappoint with Anamoe scoring a narrow but decisive victory while the'blue army' was dominant in landing three races including two Group 1s. It was certainly a task to sift through so many good performances in landing on five to follow but there were also plenty…

David'Gator' Gately has provided his full tips and race-by-race ratings for Group 1 CaulfieldGuineas Day at the Melbourne Racing Club, Caulfield on Saturday October 8th. It's Day 1 of the Caulfield Carnival, the feature today the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas. The meeting also has the Group 1 Toorak Handicap and the Group 1 Might And Power Stakes on…

Leading Nanango jockey Hannah Richardson was undefeated at Eidsvold last Saturday. She watched on as Kelly Gates booted home No Better Affaire for local trainer Bob Murray in the opening event before leaving Murray's remaining seven hopefuls in her wake. Hannah landed a double for the Corey and Kylie Geran's Toowoomba stable in the Maiden with…

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's blockbuster Caulfield Guineas meeting. BEST BET QUEEN OF THE BALL (Race 6, No.9) Speedy Sydney filly that was simply too quick for her rivals at The Valley. She's up in class but she's going to be hard to run down with only 51kg on her back. VALUE BET CROSSHAVEN (Race 4,…

There's a Cox Plate to die for, a Caulfield Stakes looking almost as good, a Melbourne Cup promising a boost in European talent, a handful of fortunes and stud careers to be made or lost, and a hundred other plotlines. As the Sydney Swans and a Parramatta would say, thank God the footy's done and we can focus on racing and the spring carnival. For…

This is one of the days that is marked in the racing calendar every single year during the spring carnival for racing enthusiasts. We have a card packed full of excellent racing on Saturday and our 2022 Caulfield Guineas Day Preview can be found below. Not keen to jump into the small field full of first starters so happy to sit the opening race…

Caulfield Guineas day is one of the best raceday's in the country, with three Group 1's and a support card of top quality. The big three-year-old races have certainly changed complexion throughout this season so far. Kibou was the early Golden Rose favourite before going amiss, Jacquinot won the Golden Rose but has chosen the Everest rather than…

Gai Waterhouse goes back to where it all began with Grove Ferry and Sacramento in the Group 1 $750000 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The feature staying race has a special significance for Waterhouse as it provided the trainer with her first Group 1 winner 30 years ago. Then there was Herculian Prince's win in the 2010 The…

Let's get the honesty session out of the way early. This is not a vintage Turnbull Stakes, and in truth is probably the most ordinary rendition this century. But it's still a Group 1 race, it's attracted a full field, and with many competing formlines it makes for a compelling betting race. The set weights and penalties format of the Turnbull also…

It's been hard not to miss Racing Victoria's spring message as Melbourne's sporting baton is handed from AFL to racing. The much hyped "Here For The Horses" documentary aired last Thursday and aired again and again. Slickly produced, fronted by sports crossing triple premiership hero Josh Gibson and including the right faces and voices of Jamie…

The Group 1 Underwood Stakes is run at Sandown on Sunday. Raced over 1800m at weight-for-age level, the Underwood is worth $1 million, with $600000 going to winning connections. We have only a small field of six runners in 2022, much the same as last year when Zaaki saluted in a field of five. See our guide below: Annabel Neasham / Jamie Kah…

Group 1 racing will head to Sandown on Sunday 25th September, with the running of the $1 million Underwood Stakes. The race will be contested under weight-for-age conditions over 1800m, and has been classified as a G1 event since 1979. The winning connections will take home $600000, with this year's favourite Zaaki taking out the 2021 edition of…

It was far from an eventful weekend, if we are completely honest - some good horses were back, some nice runs were made and seemingly most punters got their hard-earned back after a horror weekend the week before, but in terms of what we like to cover here at Punt Drunk, not much stood out. In Melbourne, Jye McNeil rode five winners including a…

There is a push from within the Sydney training ranks to have the season's first juvenile races, the Breeders' Plate and Gimcrack Stakes, moved to Everest Day from next year. The proposal suggests delaying the start of the two-year-old season by two weeks will bolster the prestigious The TAB Everest meeting at Royal Randwick. Under the existing…

Zaaki winning last year's Underwood Stakes It's certainly a case of quality over quantity in this year's Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m), with just six horses set to face the starter. The track was rated a Soft 6 on Thursday but should get close to the good range with fine weather forecast on Friday and raceday. Speed map, runner-by-runner…

You thought this column was dead and buried, but not to worry, Payney's Punt is back and we've got pockets that need filling up. Just like your local watering hole - that's pubs for you non-drinkers - hosting a members' draw jackpot that must go off, punters from far and wide will race to pick up the latest Payney's Punt. It's been a long time…

Melbourne will kick off their Spring Racing Carnival on Saturday 10th September, with the running of the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. Formerly known as the Craiglee Stakes, the name was changed in 2007 to honour the legendary three-time Melbourne Cup winner. Incentivise took out the 2021 edition of the race, while other winners of the…

I'm Thunderstruck dominates the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the main race on Saturday, the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. The Price/Kent trained five year old was massive fresh in the Memsie when a closing second to Snapdancer and looks extremely well suited at the Flemington mile. Opened $2.35 and is rock solid, sitting…