#Australasian Oaks

May 3 (UPI) -- Just hours before Medina Spirit wired the Kentucky Derby, Poetic Flair won a nip-and-tuck victory in the first of the British Classics, highlighting a big weekend of international horse racing action. That Qipco 2000 Guineas showdown keyed a meeting at Newmarket that also included an upset in the Qipco 1000 Guineas, an impressive…

The Hong Kong International Raceday has arrived with four Group Ones on the menu, highlighted by the HK$34million Longines Hong Kong Cup. Race 1 - Class 4 (1400m) The opener is a Class 4 over the 1400m and CIRCUIT MIGHTY (1) can just about make it back to back wins. The five-year-old has come back in good order this season and was too good for…

News Corp form analyst Jett Hatton runs the early rule over Saturday's Sandown card. BEST BET ARKTIKA (Race 4, No 10) Smart mare from the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable that looks to have a bright future. Well placed here at 1600m. VALUE BET PRINCESS RHAENYS (Race 7, No 13) Peter Moody-trained galloper that was never on the track last start…

Honeycreeper is primed for Saturday's Australian Oaks at Randwick. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Trainer James Cummings is confident the Adrian Knox Stakes can prove the right form line again for his stable when emerging talent Honeycreeper chases Saturday's Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick. The daughter of Teofilo is looking to follow in the…

My Whisper is favourite for the Australasian Oaks. Picture: Vince Caligiuri-Getty Images Rising star My Whisper is set to be the horse to beat in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) after drawing perfectly for Saturday's main event at Morphettville. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained filly has drawn barrier three in a capacity field of 16 runners…

Gypsy Goddess has barrier 22 for Saturday's Queensland Oaks. Picture: Grant Peters - Trackside Photography Handy filly Gypsy Goddess has drawn extremely wide for her latest Group 1 mission in Saturday's Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. A full field of 18 plus five emergencies accepted for the race on Tuesday morning. The daughter of Tarzino…

The spacious Flemington racecourse is a mere postage stamp compared to the place trainer Phillip Stokes spent his childhood. Flemington sprawls over more than 140ha of Crown land in Melbourne's mostly cool climate where the worst that can happen is a drenching from a passing shower. Stokes grew up in one of the world's toughest environments, a…

It's Weekend Winners time again and the Racenet team have got together to deliver a host of bets across the land at all the major metro meetings. *NOTE: Apart from the Star Bet and feature race tips - the remainder are in order of race time. STAR BET (Hawkesbury Race 7 No 1 - 2.50pm AEST) Hard to be against Mr Mozart after his past two wins, the…

Racenet's stable of bookies have come to the fore with their selections for Saturday's racing, headlined by the Group 1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. The bagmen have done the form and provided their thoughts on the Australasian Oaks, Hawkesbury Cup and Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm. They have also offered their best and value bet. James Way -…

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…