#Arcadia Queen

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…

The year's biggest races are here again and as usual it's a tantalising puzzle, as the best horses from Australia and some of the best stayers from Europe descend on Melbourne. To hopefully help you find your way through the puzzle, here's five horses to follow this spring. Kayo is your ticket to the best sport streaming Live & On-Demand. New to…

Jockey John Velazquez, riding Authentic, celebrates winning the Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Breeders' Cup World Championships, just as they were designed to do, nicely wrapped up some issues for the 2020 racing season, including the "Horse of the…

Cascadian is the new favourite for the Northerly Stakes There's been a significant move for a runner in Saturday's Group 1 Northerly Stakes at Ascot prior to Tuesday's barrier draw. Local filly Amelia's Jewel opened the $2.80 favourite with TAB after the final field was declared on Monday, but the rising star has been displaced at the top of the…

Glamour filly Amelia's Jewel returns in Saturday's Group 2 WA Guineas. Picture: Western Racepix. Perth trainer Simon Miller went home without a winner at Ascot on Saturday but his biggest result came when he decided to keep glamour filly Amelia's Jewel in her box. So bad was the leader bias on the day, Miller said his rising star would have been…

Mugatoo is one of the value runners in the Cox Plate Terribly difficult weekend to confidently trade into the early markets with a potential thunderstorm predicted for Sydney and somewhere between 20 and 50mm of rain expected in Melbourne. As noted previously the best way I find to attack the rain-affected meetings is to reduce the amount of my…

It will be a different scene this year at the Cox Plate, with the COVID-19 pandemic still heavily affecting Victoria and crowds unlikely to be able to attend the big race. The 2020 edition of the Group 1 Cox Plate will be held on Saturday 24th October at Moonee Valley, capping off a big weekend that also includes the Group 1 Manikato Stakes on the…

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…