#Caulfield Guineas

The idea of moving the Cox Plate to the end of November - a radical change to the structure of the spring racing carnival - was always going to spark fierce debate among industry participants and fans. It is the biggest switch among a raft being considered by Racing Victoria, which includes the Thousand Guineas going back a month, new dates for the…

The big day and 10 super races await us. With fine weather for most of the week the track should be good and if anything like last week on-pacers will have an advantage. History has shown that form stands up on this day and I will be with those that can keep out of trouble and have proved their credentials. BEST BET: INDISCREETLY (Race 10 No…

King's Gambit is on target for a big autumn after trialling brilliantly at Randwick on Monday. Picture: Julian Andrews Golden Slipper favourite King's Gambit made a resounding statement with an effortless barrier trial win at Royal Randwick on Monday. But Godolphin's boom unbeaten two-year-old colt Barber also impressed despite being beaten in his…

Golden Slipper favourite King's Gambit made a resounding statement with an effortless barrier trial win at Royal Randwick on Monday. But Godolphin's boom unbeaten two-year-old colt Barber also impressed despite being beaten in his comeback heat. The Randwick trials session featured a number of potential autumn carnival contenders but none made…

Rachel King, rider of talented filly Infatuation, believes the absence of a standout two-year-old makes the barrier draw even more crucial ahead of the $2 million Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) on the Gold Coast on Saturday. "It's one of the more open Magic Millions we have seen in the last few years,'' King explained. "There is usually one or…

Group 1 racing returns to Caulfield on Saturday October 8th, with the running of the $3 million Caulfield Guineas. The Guineas is a three-year-old set-weights race contested over 1600m, and has been classified as a G1 event since 1979. The winning connections will take home $1.8 million, with Anamoe taking out last year's event. Other past winners…

Almost 150 years of racing are covered in this week's look at Australia's best thoroughbreds, with horses on the list racing between 1866 and 2004. Who is included? Read on to find out who Justin Cinque, Andrew Hawkins and sheek have rated from 31 to 35. 35. Justin Cinque - The Barb (b. 1863) 22/16/2/1 (73%) The Barb is one of the first champions…

Two outstanding trials by Black Fantasy have given co-trainer Dan Pearce a big boost in confidence ahead of the dual stakes winner's return in the $100000 Easingwold Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. A winner of his past three starts over staying journeys last season, Black Fantasy caught the eye of trial watchers when running second to…

The need to change calendars is as good a time as any to pull out the crystal ball and Brad Bishop has taken on the job of trying to find five horses who are not yet Group 1 winners but boast a ratings profile that suggests they have a strong chance to be in 12 months' time. A number of obvious contenders have been overlooked with the purpose of…

The need to change calendars is as good a time as any to pull out the crystal ball and Brad Bishop has taken on the job of trying to find five horses who are not yet Group 1 winners but boast a ratings profile that suggests they have a strong chance to be in 12 months' time. A number of obvious contenders have been overlooked with the purpose of…

Verry Elleegant and Nature Strip, the nation's best racehorses, are defying time - but for how much longer? Since the retirement of all-time great Winx three years ago, the Chris Waller-trained duo have reigned supreme. Nature Strip inherited the Horse of the Year title from his former stablemate in 2019-20 before Verry Elleegant claimed the honour…

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…

Sydney's superstar jockey James McDonald has dismissed speculation he is considering riding overseas long-term as he sets his sights on one of racing's most revered records. The champion jockey is in hot demand wherever he rides and could command a prized position in the northern hemisphere with a leading stable or jurisdiction. But although…

Anamoe returns to racing his own age in the Hobartville Stakes on Saturday where he is a short-priced favourite. Picture: Grant Guy Godolphin trainer James Cummings has avoided a clash of his crack colts and will rely on Anamoe in the Group 2 $400000 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Cummings had also nominated Paulele but…

Form analyst Jett Hatton takes an early look at Saturday's meeting at The Valley. BEST BET RIVERPLATE (R7, No.5) VALUE BET ACCOUNTABILITY (R8, No13) EARLY QUADDIE 1,4,5/3,8/1,4,8,10/1,4,6,7 Big 6 1,4,8,10/1,4,6,7/5,6,13/5/5,7,13/1,4,8 Quaddie 5,6,13/5/5,7,13/1,4,8 RACE 1 Tough race for the opener at The Valley. CANTOLAGO (4) looked good at the…

Bookmaker TAB have released their fixed odds markets for a host of Melbourne feature races over the summer and autumn period. Identifying value in these markets is harder than it used to be - shrinking market percentages being the main reason - but below is our suggested $100 spend across four of the Group 1s. *Bets in chronological order BLUE…

Five horses who could star in the Sydney Autumn The Autumn Carnival is Sydney is almost upon us with the Golden Slipper, Doncaster Handicap and Queen Elizabeth Stakes among the features in store over the coming months. Who are the horses to follow and what are the horse racing tips predicting? Which unknown quantities could emerge as stars of the…

Melbourne Cup Week and the Spring Carnival are highlights when it comes to the Victorian thoroughbred racing media industry. But it's a thriving sector that operates every week and most days of the year. Looking after much of the media surrounding thoroughbred racing in Victoria and South Australia is Peter Campbell, chief executive for VTRIMB.…

Initially, I didn't need any race form for this project. Weights and measures count, like times and ratings, breeding, management and navigation. But racehorses appeal simply as individuals. Watching them run, walk, parade or simply stand is one of life's pleasures - and educations. Winston Churchill once said, "There is something about the outside…

Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden are keen for Cythera to enhance her reputation and Ebhaar to restore hers when they clash in the Group 2 $250000 Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Cythera is out to prove she is a legitimate Golden Slipper contender after making a winning start to her race career with a tough effort to…

Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty in morning trackwork Oct. 11, preparing for his return to action. Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Jockey Club Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Two-year-olds are on display this weekend at tracks from France to England and on to California, while much of the globe girds for the Breeders' Cup World Championships in two weeks'…

Unbeaten filly Coolangatta can give owners Brae Sokolski and Ozzie Kheir their first Golden Slipper win. Picture: Getty Images Brae Sokolski, the owner with the Midas touch, can secure racing's version of the "Golden Slam" with Coolangatta at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. In the last three years, Sokolski and his friend, Ozzie Kheir, have shared…

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…

Golden Mile was too slick for his rivals in the Caulfield Guineas. Very excited heading into Saturday, it's a meeting I've had a bit of luck at over the years and hopefully this year it will be all about the blue team. I've got a good book at Caulfield riding a couple of my favourite horses and really looking forward to chasing my third Caulfield…

Despite a strong push from Peter V'Landys and Racing NSW to try and encroach, with some levels of success, there is no denying that the Melbourne Spring Carnival is the place to be for the end of the year. The best horses, the best trainers and best jockeys want to be seen in Melbourne and want to win the big races in Melbourne. There is no denying…

With the new racing season underway we've put it to our stable of experts to lay their reputations on the line and hand out some predictions for the next 12 months, including their early selections for The Everest and Melbourne Cup plus what's the next'big thing' we've got to look forward to. THE NEXT BIG THING RAY THOMAS - Dylan Gibbons: The son…

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…

Derby Day at Flemington is one of the most famous days of racing in Australia. It used to be where the best horses in the country would gather, but it's status has been one of diminishing returns in recent years. The invention of the Golden Eagle in Sydney, and a reshuffling of the racing calendar across Cup week has meant the last day has more…

James McDonald celebrates his third Group 1 win of the week after Madame Pommery claimed the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. Picture: Pat Scala-Racing Photos via Getty Images Guess who? Group 1 magnet James McDonald outfoxed his fellow riders, sticking closer to the rail, and in doing so helped Madame Pommery outgun her fellow fillies in the $1m…

IF it's not the greatest day there is since days were invented, it'll do us till Tuesday. That most glorious of race meetings - VRC Derby Day - is upon us once again. A smorgasbord wrapped in an extravaganza of an afternoon, as steeped in history as in prestige, kicking off Australia's grandest week of racing - Flemington's four-day Melbourne Cup…

Flemington will host the precursor to the Melbourne Cup this Saturday, with the running of the $2 million Victoria Derby. The race will be run over 2500m and features the best three-year-old horses in the country under set-weight conditions. The winning connections will take home $1.2 million, with Hitotsu taking out last year's event. Other past…

Craig Williams can end a personal drought while giving trainer Dan O'Sullivan his maiden Group 1 win in Saturday's Victoria Derby. Williams last won the Victoria Derby 15 years ago on the David Hayes-trained Kibbutz when the jockey and trainer enjoyed a superb partnership during the mid-2000s. Williams's best Derby result since that triumph was on…

Jack Fitzpatrick, punters.com.au from News.com.au The final field has been declared and barriers drawn for the $5m Cox Plate, with star import Zaaki set to jump from barrier six in the field of 10. Punters.com.au reports the two-time Group One winner was an odds-on chance in some futures markets before suffering a shock defeat as a $1.28F in the…

Godolphin trainer James Cummings won't be trying to avoid a Golden Rose clash between his boom three-year-olds In Secret and Golden Mile after their outstanding wins at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. In Secret created her own piece of racing history by becoming the first filly to win the Group 2 $250000 Run To The Rose (1200m). Her brilliant win…

Nature Strip can secure his place in the pantheon of all-time great sprinters if he wins a second successive $15m The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This is the opinion of Bruce McAvaney, the venerable voice of Australian sport and host of Channel 7's spring carnival racing coverage, who believes Nature Strip is on the verge of…

Champion jockey Brent Thomson bringing Gurner's Lane back to scale after the 1982 Caulfield Cup. The prospect of a wet-track Caulfield Cup will always produce mixed memories for former star jockey Brent Thomson. Thomson's outstanding career produced two Caulfield Cup wins, four Cox Plate wins in five years in the 1970s, three Caulfield Guineas and…

The sixth running of The Everest is upon us, and we can't deny that it's the weakest edition yet. The problem with The Everest was always going to be when there was an outstanding dominant sprinter. It's a concept that couldn't have been launched when Black Caviar was around, for instance. What this race has always needed is competition, and it has…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Matt Jones gives his best bets and runs the rule over the Quaddie legs at Warwick Farm and Dubbo. 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 7, No.9: CAMINO REAL The James Cummings-trained mare…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Wednesday's Thousand Guineas meeting at Caulfield. BEST BET SHE'S LICKETYSPLIT (Race 8 No.3 - $4.20) Kiwi Group 1 winner that hit top form with the addition of blinkers at Flemington. She's proven over 1600m and should be hard to beat. NEXT BEST KEATS (Race 4 No.2 - $4.80) Flying for the Gavin…

The Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) headlines Wednesday's Caulfield meeting. Rain (8 to 15mm) is expected on raceday, so there is a chance we'll see a downgrade into the soft range from Monday's Good 4 rating. The rail remains in the true position after the track raced perfectly on Saturday. Speed map, runner-by-runner analysis, predicted top four…

The Blue Army domination at Caulfield continued with Golden Mile toughing it out best to win the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on Saturday in a strong performance. Read on for the 2022 Caulfield Guineas Post Race Horse Ratings. 2022 Caulfield Guineas Replay 2022 Caulfield Guineas Post Race Horse Ratings 1. Golden Mile: Got into a beautiful spot just…

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…

Caulfield Racecourse hosted three Group 1 races on Saturday as spring racing begins to hit its straps. Rated a soft 5, the Caulfield track was able to produce exciting battles, particularly in the form of a thrilling finish to the Might and Power Stakes. Anamoe (Might and Power) and Golden Mile (Caulfield Guineas) scored wins with James McDonald on…

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…

Hall of Fame trainer John Hawkes concedes there is no certainty even a proven wet-tracker like Mr Mozart will handle the extremely heavy conditions at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "When the track gets to a Heavy 10, then you can't say with any confidence if a horse will get through the going," Hawkes said. "Even those horses like Mr Mozart, who…

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…

Part one of our Caulfield Guineas-week feature on Weekend Hussler certainly sparked a bit of (largely one-sided) debate around jockey Brad Rawiller's Winx-related quotes. For those who missed it, Rawiller claimed Weekend Hussler - at his peak - could have beaten Winx over a mile. "He wouldn't have beaten Winx over 2000m, no way. But over the…

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…