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It was a strange day at headquarters, all over by 3pm to avoid the heat, but it was a strong off-season meeting. The track played super and was only upgraded to a Good 3 for the last two races. We had winners dominating out in front when allowed to dictate tempo, but when they went along solid enough a horse like Princess Rhaenys was able to rush…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Thursday's Bendigo meeting. BEST BET STRAPPARSI (Race 4 No.12 - $4) Strapparsi led and did a good job when not far away at Ballarat first-up. She'll be much fitter for that and could be tougher to run down this time. NEXT BEST BELLUNA (Race 2 No.2 - $5.50) Belluna turned in an improved effort when up in…

Trainers Peter Snowden and Paul Snowden celebrate with Blake Shinn after Capitalist won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic in 2016. Picture: Getty Images. Paul Snowden once had a short-lived career as a brickie but working for his famous father Peter is really all he has ever known. The son of the legendary trainer, the younger half of one of…

Straight track performer Vespertine is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Standish Handicap (1200m) this Saturday at Flemington. Trainer Grahame Begg has a strong hand in the race, headlined by Vespertine, who hasn't raced since winning here on Cup Day in a Stakes race and looks ready to go for this weekend. She is favourite at $6 and just…

Racing is never short of a storyline and 2022 was certainly no different. Be it the good, the bad or the sometimes ugly, racing can at times resemble a soap opera as much as it does a billion dollar industry. With 2022 now in the rear view mirror we look back at the 30 biggest stories to shape the year with Part 2 today covering 15-1. 15) Melbourne…

Sandown Hillside is where Melbourne metro racing heads to this Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out six metres for the entire circuit. WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab * Above offers may only be available to select customers.Back Me 6 All Sassed Up (Bet Now: $4.00) is a maiden but I think she has a bit on these.…

Form analyst Jett Hatton runs the rule over Friday night's meeting at The Valley. BEST BET SENEGALIA (Race 8 No.8 - $3.90) The Maher/Eustace stable scratched this mare from Mornington to run here and she looks well placed despite the tricky barrier. Bolted in last start by five lengths and a repeat effort has her hard to beat. NEXT BEST RHINOCEROUS…

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…

At just 14 years of age, Zac Purton made a decision that would change his life. He decided to skip school for a day. "I jumped at the opportunity," Purton recalls with a cheeky smile. Instead of walking through the gates of Coffs Harbour High, the schoolboy went to an RSL club for a jockey recruitment seminar. Not long after, before finishing year…

One lucky Melbourne Cup punter pulled off the unthinkable on Tuesday, correctly guessing the order of the first four finishers to turn a measly $10 bet into $240000. Cup winner Almandin and Heartbreak City were neck and neck down the hope straight but to the punter's delight the Kerrin McEvoy gelding edged home - and Hartnell and Qewy followed in…

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…

News Corp form analyst Gilbert Gardiner takes a look at the Kyneton meeting on Thursday. BEST BET MAJESTIC STYLE (R4 No.11 - $2.40) Placed twice at Geelong previously and heads to Kyneton with Blake Shinn in the saddle. Drawn to dictate. NEXT BEST MRS BULL (R3 No.10 - $4.20) The Shooting To Win filly is building towards a breakthrough at start…

Arguably the best horse ever to be trained in Hong Kong, Golden Sixty became a household name during the region's strict Covid lockdown period. J A McGrath traces his career ahead of his hat-trick attempt in Sunday's Hong Kong Mile, one of four Group 1 events at the annual HK International Races at Sha Tin Covid lockdown heroes were uncovered in…

Confident two former Kiwi gallopers will be getting the money early in the day at Sandown. Racenet form analyst Jett Hatton runs the rule over Wednesday's midweek card at Sandown. BEST BET RHEINBERG (Race 2 No.3 - $5) Wayne Ormond found former Kiwi Mr Brightside and looks to have spotted another talented galloper. Showed good ability at his three…

The Flemington finale takes place at 4am UK time, so it will be an early start for punters looking to kick start their Tuesday with a winner. But it's a British raider who could reward bettors with James Ferguson's Deauville Legend heading the betting. Who does Sun Racing tipster Templegate fancy for the big one though? Read on for his tip below…

Last start Eclipse Stakes winner Milford is the Ladbrokes.com.au favourite for the feature race at Pakenham on Saturday, the Pakenham Cup (2500m). The Mike Moroney trained gelding was given a peach by Blake Shinn to win last Saturday at Caulfield over 1800m and despite the quick rise to 2500m, he holds the call at $5 in what is a wide open race. He…

Imported stayer Without A Fight is the Ladbrokes.com.au favourite for the feature race this Saturday at Caulfield, the Zipping Classic (2400m). The UK stayer is now with Team Freedman and is having the first run for the new camp since a down the track effort in the Melbourne Cup. He heads the marekt at $3.70. Vow And Declare and Luncies sit on the…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Friday night's Manikato Stakes meeting at The Valley. BEST BET PAULELE (Race 7 No.5 - $3.70) Godolphin considered running him in The Everest after his impressive win at Caulfield. He'll get a beautiful run and is a great chance in the Manikato Stakes. NEXT BEST SO SI BON (Race 2 No.1 - $4) So Si…

Jockey Brenton Avdulla enjoyed a momentous 2018 - winning the AU$3.5 million G1 Golden Slipper Stakes and both principal jockeys' premierships in his adopted home New South Wales; securing a riding contract in Japan and marrying Taylor Paine, daughter of former jockey Neil Paine. However, 2019 is ending on a similar high with the birth of his first…

Blake Shinn as been booked for the Melbourne Cup ride on Vow And Declare. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images. Blake Shinn has been booked to partner former winner Vow And Declare in the Melbourne Cup but the champion jockey could yet could be lost to Victorian racing. Vow And Declare, the 2019 Melbourne Cup champion, now has a golden chance to…

Partnered with jockey Blake Shinn for trainer Douglas Whyte, Russian Emperor savoured his second Group 1 success with a performance deserving of recognition as Hong Kong Champion Stayer (2021/22) after previously blitzing the G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m/1m2f) and Golden Sixty in February. Returning to Australia at the conclusion of this…

Zac Purton is already away and clear atop the HK jockeys' table but it would take a brave punter to take a heavy position on this year's trainers' championship. Tony Cruz leads on twelve winners after Street Scream completed a hat-trick at Happy Valley on Sunday but current champ Frankie Lor is only one behind after a double and Francis Lui, John…

The results for the 2022 Melbourne Cup are in with the punters' favourite - Gold Trip - storming to victory. 1. Gold Trip (FR) 2. Emissary (GB) 3. High Emocean (NZ) 4. Deauville Legend 5. Realm of Flowers 6. Daqiansweet Junior 7. Smokin' Romans 8. Stockman 9. Knights Order 10. Vow and Declare 11. Arapaho 12. Hoo Ya Mal 13. Without A Fight 14. Grand…

Former Hawke's Bay jockey Michael Dee and Durston, winners of the Caulfield Cup on October 15. Now he goes for the double, booked for Lunar Flare in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. Photo / Getty Images Hawke's Bay could hold two of New Zealand's more significant hopes in the 2022 Melbourne Cup, the three minutes and 20 seconds gallop that stops two…

Caulfield Cup favourite Smokin' Romans has drawn barrier five. Picture: George Sal-Racing Photos via Getty Images Jamie Kah's Caulfield Cup mount Smokin' Romans has drawn perfectly for Saturday's $5m Group 1 to comfortably hold favouritism. Smokin' Romans leapt to the top of Caulfield Cup betting after his last-start win in the Group 1 Turnbull…

The most improved horse among Australian staying ranks has finally received a ringing Caulfield Cup endorsement from his stable as Smokin' Romans bids for one of the spring's signature races. Master trainer Ciaron Maher concedes Smokin' Romans has confounded him twice in the past month, creating a spring detour that has catapulted the horse into…

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…

An eight-race program is set down for decision at Ballarat on Sunday afternoon on a track currently rated a Heavy 10. With plenty of rain forecast over the weekend, it will be the battle of the fittest come Sunday afternoon, and with the rail out 8m the entire circuit, it should be advantageous to be up on speed throughout the day. The first event…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at the chances of every runner in Saturday's $3m Group 1 Caulfield Guineas. $3m GROUP 1 CAULFIELD GUINEAS 1600m, Caulfield race 8 Saturday at 4:30pm 1. TIJUANA (10) - $11 Trainers: Ben & JD Hayes. Jockey: Mark Zahra 57kg BRAD SAYS: Quality three-year-old proven at 1600m after winning the Stutt Stakes.…

Racing returns to Sale Turf Club this Wednesday with a very competitive eight-race program kicking off at 1pm AEDT. The track is rated as a Soft 5 currently, but with some good weather around in Victoria we could find ourselves on a Good track on raceday. The rail will be out in the 5m position for the entire circuit. Our best bet at Sale will come…

Better for the first up run, Swats That is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Gilgai Stakes (1200m) this Saturday at Flemington. The Maher/Eustace trained mare resumed in the Bobbie Lewis three weeks ago when a closing third to Baller ( $8 - $8.50) and has a good record down the straight. She heads the market at $5.50. Roch N Horse and…

Race-by-race preview and tips for Rosehill on Saturday We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. 14. Lumber Dream beat Zounique at Wagga the last time. In his one trial ahead of his return he matched motors with Another One and Participator. The lightly raced five-year-old has been his…

Gallop TV will be covering the Rosehill action from race 2 through 10. Off time of the first is 03h55. A field of 17 three-year-olds including four of Australia's best fillies line up in the A$1 million Chandon Golden Rose on a ten-race program that includes four Group races. Saturday's highly sought-after Group 1 Chandon Golden Rose is followed…

The Ladbrokes Friday Night Lights season gets underway at The Valley this week and the action is headlined by the 2022 Moir Stakes. The Moir Stakes has drawn an excellent field of sprinters and the market suggests that we are set for a very competitive race. We have analysed every single race on the card and our complete 2022 Moir Stakes Night tips…

Kiwi raider Dragon Leap heads the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the Sandown Stakes (1500m) this Sunday at Sandown. The four year old was down to run last Saturday in the Sir Rupert Clarke but was first emergency and didn't get a run. Instead, he comes here and is favourite at $3.80, in from $4.20. $4.20. The in form Miltary Expert, 2/2 this time in,…

Blake Shinn makes his return to Sydney racing when he rides Paris Dior for Peter and Paul Snowden in the Group 1 Golden Rose at Rosehill on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images Champion jockey Blake Shinn will ride in Sydney for the first time in nearly three years when he partners talented filly Paris Dior in the Group 1 $1m Chandon Golden Rose (1400m)…

The old saying dictates that you can leave Hong Kong, but it will never leave you. There's much to be said for taking a break from one of the world's most intense cities - especially when the fight against Covid is far from over - but an eight-week hiatus is enough to sharpen the appetites of most racing fans and players alike. Zac Purton and Joao…