Blushing Tycoon set to rebound at The Valley

A decision to stick to what works can produce a big payday for South Australian trainer Michael Hickmott in Saturday's $500000 Cranbourne Cup. Hickmott will attempt to become the first SA trainer to win the Cranbourne Cup since Peter Montgomerie won the race in 2004 with On A Jeune when Lord Vladivostok tackles the Listed feature. Lord Vladivostok…

In an ideal world, Forgot You would run in Saturday's Cranbourne Cup before jetting across the country to campaign in Perth. But it's not, and he won't. Instead, Forgot You will head to Perth, after a float trip from Cranbourne to Sydney, on Monday night and will tackle Saturday's Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. "There was only one flight…

Two horses at juicy double figure odds feature in our top tips and quaddie selections for Thousand Guineas Day at Caulfield on Saturday. Race 4: Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m) Bet: $50 win SALTAIRE (2) at $3.20 Bursting to win another race after narrow defeats at The Valley and Flemington the past two starts. Get back run on pattern…

The 2023 edition of the Melbourne Cup looks to be a strong renewal with reigning champion Gold Trip set to line up against the likes of Caulfield Cup winner Without A Fight and Vauban. Here is our runner-by-runner guide of every horse set to face the starter. 1 - GOLD TRIP (FR) Last year's Cup winner and only up 1kg for the win. Has shown he's back…

Riff Rocket has won the Victoria Derby in a photo finish, capping a sensational day of spring racing. It was a huge win for jockey James McDonald and trainer Chris Waller, just getting ahead of favourite Apulia at the finish. But some racing fans were left feeling frustrated when Channel 10's broadcast of the Derby cut to an ad break right after…

Sixteen three-year-olds will test their stamina over the 2500m in Saturday's Group 1 Victoria Derby at Flemington. It's been a race that has produced rough results in recent years with Manzoice saluting at $21 in the most recent edition while Johnny Get Angry won at a similar price in 2020. Watch the Melbourne Cup LIVE with RACING.COM on Kayo…

Trainer Chris Waller is tipped to take out the Group 1 $2 million Victoria Derby (2500m) for a third time with the master horseman saddling-up Saturday's favourite Riff Rocket. Waller won the VRC Derby in 2014 with Preferment and was also successful in the feature race on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival last year with Manzoice. On…

Unbeaten at Moonee Valley, Forgot You may be the forgotten horse in the Feehan Stakes. That is what his trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are banking on when the now five-year-old entire runs in the Group 2 weight-for-age contest over 1600m on Saturday. Forgot You won three races at The Valley as a three-year-old, once at 1500m then in the…

With his go-to senior jockey sidelined through suspension, Pat Carey has called on his apprentice Celine Gaudray to ride Bulawayo in the Group 1 Victoria Derby at Flemington. Gaudray has only had one ride in a Group 1 race previously, finishing out of the money in Brisbane earlier in the year, but Carey does not expect Gaudray, who is the only…

Spanish Kiss (outside) is going to relish a mile and a half on Saturday. Picture: Vince Caligiuri -Getty Images Trainer Trent Busuttin is keen to see what talented import Spanish Kiss does when he steps out to a mile and a half at Sandown on Saturday. The son of Lope de Vega came to Australia with a bit of hype around him but hadn't delivered in…

Co-trainer David Eustace says Persan has been lacking the X-factor in his bid to get back into winning form. It has been 18 months since Persan last crossed the line in first position but gets another chance on Saturday when he lines up in the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) at Caulfield. Persan has been to the post on 13 occasions since that…

Muramasa will be lining up for only his fourth start when he runs in the Victoria Derby at Flemington. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable is hoping Muramasa can repeat the effort of Hitotsu in the 2022 Victoria Derby. Like Hitotsu last year, Muramasa will wear the same colours that the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained colt wore to…

We have expert betting tips for the card this Saturday at Caulfield that features 10 quality betting races. It's a big day in Melbourne with the Caulfield Cup and we have our best horse racing tips available. - #1 - Quang Tri - Bet @ Bet365 Quang Tri looked good when scoring back-to-back wins last preparation before finishing second behind…

Peter Moody is hopeful Red Sun Sensation can be a Victoria Derby contender after he runs at Flemington The Listed Super Impose Stakes at Flemington will give trainer Peter Moody a clearer indication of the staying potential of Red Sun Sensation. The 1800m contest on Saturday is considered an important steppingstone to the Group 1 Victoria Derby…

Victory in the RM Ansett Classic will get Harmysian over a ballot clause for the Melbourne Cup. Trainer Clayton Douglas is working towards having his first Melbourne Cup runner with a race at Mornington an integral part of that plan. Harmysian heads to the Listed RM Ansett Classic (2400m) on Saturday with Douglas hoping a win will lead to the Group…

Mornington trainer Rob Blacker says his stayer Tigertiger will be ready to run on Melbourne Cup Day. Options are the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 1 or the other stayers' race, The Macca's Run, a Benchmark 96 race over 2800m. Tigertiger starts his Cup campaign this weekend with Blacker entering the seven-year-old for…

Proscenium Arch and Bonheur will attempt to give Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young a second win in the Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield. Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young know what it takes to win the Thousand Guineas Prelude with a filly at double figure odds. Acting scored as a $21 chance in the Group 2 race over 1400m in 2019 and the stable…

Sneaking into the Naturalism Stakes has given Uncle Bryn a chance to enhance his Caulfield Cup hopes The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are treating the Naturalism Stakes as a mini-Grand Final for promising galloper Uncle Bryn. The Group 3 race over 2000m at Caulfield on Saturday provides the winner a ballot exemption into the Group…

Race 10: The John O'Shea-trained Quantico has stamped himself as a real star of the future with a slashing victory in the Listed MSS Security Sprint (1200m). Winner at five of his first nine starts at home in Sydney, the five-year-old son of I Am Invincible savaged the line to score comprehensively at his first experience up the straight. The…

Group 1 dreams of a winning major three-year-old race with Muramasa kick off at Flemington. The Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) on Saturday is where the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained colt kicks off his autumn campaign in the colours of Ozzie Kheir, John O'Neill and partners. The Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick in April is…

Group 1 dreams of a winning major three-year-old race with Muramasa kick off at Flemington. The Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) on Saturday is where the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained colt kicks off his autumn campaign in the colours of Ozzie Kheir, John O'Neill and partners. The Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick in April is…

A full field will greet the starter in this year's G1 Victoria Derby (2500m), with G3 Norman Robinson Stakes (2000m) winner Gunstock drawing horribly in barrier 19. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained colt will jump from barrier 15 - the second-widest alley - with the field consisting of 16 plus four emergencies. Gunstock will be one of two…