#Ciaron Maher

Veecee was an impressive winner in the opening race at Flemington. Picture: Reg Ryan - Racing Photos Veecee was a sharp mover in betting on next month's Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes after a dominant debut performance at Flemington. TAB promoted the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace colt to the third line of Blue Diamond Stakes betting at $10 after the…

Metropolitan racing heads to Rosehill Gardens on Saturday afternoon for a competitive 10-race program. We should be racing on a Good 4 surface throughout the afternoon with very minimal rain forecast in the lead up to raceday. The rail moves out+5m for the entire circuit and should be playing fair throughout the day, as it did last weekend when we…

Spacewalk and Steel City have attracted plenty of support from TAB Fixed Odds punters going into the Rosehill Gardens meeting on Saturday. "When markets opened on Wednesday, Spacewalk was the first horse backed," TAB spokesman Andrew Georgiou said. "We wrote a lot of big bets against him in the first 20 minutes of betting and since then, although…

The Warrnambool racing carnival is not only a test for horses, jockeys and trainers, but also punters, bar staff, taxi drivers, livers - the list goes on... We caught up with a handful of punters, ranging in different levels of'Bool experience, to see how they tackle the famous three-day carnival. READ: Warrnambool racing insights from Ciaron…

Warrnambool Racing Club will host the Port Fairy Cup and Koroit Cup on Sunday, with both of those races being the highlight events on the eight-race card. The current track rating of a Good 4 looks like it will hold until Sunday, with warm weather forecast for the Warrnambool area all weekend. The rail will be in the+3m position for the entire…

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…

Form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Canterbury, Orange and Port Macquarie. 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 4, No.2: FRENCH MARINE Talented Kris Lees-trained…

Fixed price operator TAB.com.au has installed joint favourites from the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable as well as the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace team for Sunday's rich $300000 Jericho Cup at Warrnambool. One of Australia's newest feature races will be run for the fourth time on Sunday over a gruelling 4600m trip, making it Australia's…

Trainer John Thompson doesn't believe there is much between Jojo Was A Man and Purple Sector ahead of their clash in the Maroubra Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Jojo Was A Man is on the back-up after his good win at Randwick on Christmas Eve while Purple Sector has been racing well without much luck this campaign. "This is a race that…

Hall of Famer Darren Beadman was succinct in his appraisal of star apprentice Zac Lloyd's winning ride on Yoshino at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "It was a 10 out of 10 ride by Zac, and a 10 out of 10 performance by the horse,'' Beadman said. "Zac gave Yoshino a lovely run and he didn't panic when others started to make their move from the…

Star jockey Tommy Berry is ready to hit the ground running as he prepares for his first day back at the races from a timely break to recharge the batteries while preparing to fight a range of betting charges. Berry last rode in Sydney on December 9 but elected to hang up the saddle for a Christmas sabbatical to get his mental and physical health in…

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…

Nash Rawiller drives Think It Over to victory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in April. Picture Getty Images Kerry Parker was as stunned as everyone watching trackside. Nash Rawiller, riding Think It Over, had charged to the outside rail in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes. It was a daring move in the biggest race of Sydney's autumn carnival and…

Chris Waller's pursuit of excellence is indicative of the trainer's competitive nature. When asked what motivates him, the Hall of Famer's reply was almost instantaneous and says so much about why he has been so successful. "Knowing that there is still room for improvement," Waller said. "We have only scratched the surface." This might read like an…

New Year's Eve is fairly quiet for racing in Sydney, with most of the big guns resting, getting ready for either the Magic Millions carnival in Queensland in the next two weekends or for the start of the Sydney autumn carnival at the end of January. Betting opportunities continue to be strong, however. Royal Randwick plays host to a 10-race card,…

Form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Orange. 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 5, No.4: LISTEN TO THE BAND Made an amazing return from a two and a half year break with…

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…

The first two of the big three races on the Spring Racing Calendar - the Caulfield Cup and the Cox Plate - have been run and won. Now we're getting close to the first Tuesday in November, and that means it's time for the most famous horse race on the Australian sporting calendar. Find out everything you need to know ahead of the 162nd running of…

Trainer Cherie Curtis has come to expect her stable's snub from the bookies. The latest example is with their grey mare Bacio Del Mist, rated a $34 for the NJT Supports Jockeys Handicap (2000m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Certainly, there are some in-form stayers in the field including $2.80 favourite Secret Glamour, Worthily ($3.50), Zoumon…

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…

She says he is an adrenaline junkie. He says she can be a stress-head at times. But there is little doubting the admiration that Ciaron Maher and his former trusted lieutenant Annabel Neasham have for each other. It's a case of master (Maher) versus apprentice (Neasham) at Doomben on Saturday as the two square off in the race for a Group 1 with…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Gosford. 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 4, No.4: PER INAWAY After racing without luck last time, this Kris…

The moment that Gold Trip etched its name into racing folklore: Well the Melbourne Cup has been run and won for another year and there was no shortage of drama, emotion and, of course, fashion. Gold Trip won the 162nd edition of the great race, as co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace combined with jockey Mark Zahra to deliver the goods. It…

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…

You hear plenty of familiar names around the Magic Millions sales grounds. It seems like it was headed by either Gai and Adrian - and you didn't need to add Waterhouse and Bott, or thanks Maher/Eustace when another was knocked down to Ciaron Maher Bloodstock. Annabel, as in Neasham, was on the charts with a bullet. Or then there was "Vinnie", as…

Enthaar was back on the winners' list at Caulfield. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Sound gave us a fitting tribute to the four-time winner Zipping going back-to-back in the feature and we saw a promising type blast home in the last at Sandown. The track played as well as a firm Caulfield does. You didn't want to be back beyond midfield as…

The Chosen One will be the only New Zealand-trained runner in this year's Melbourne Cup and will be trying to make up for an unlucky ninth in last year's race. There is likely to be one New Zealand-trained horse and as many as six New Zealand-bred horses in next Tuesday's A$8million Melbourne Cup. The most prestigious handicap race in the southern…

Trainers David Eustace and Ciaron Maher with the Melbourne Cup after Gold Trip's victory last month. Picture: Michael Klein A $10m Melbourne Cup is part of a Victoria Racing Club New Year's resolution. News Corp has established the Flemington hierarchy intends to lobby Racing Victoria for a $2m boost for the race that stops the nation. It follows…

David Eustace (left) and Ciaron Maher (right) have Mexican Fiddler primed to break her maiden at Mornington on Thursday. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Thursday's Mornington meeting. BEST BET MEXICAN FIDDLER (Race 1 No.3 - $2.80) Mexican Fiddler raced handy and tried hard on debut but will be…

Steinem is favourite to take out Saturday's G2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) at Ascot and co-trainer David Eustace backs his Victorian mare to get the job done. A daughter of Frankel, Steinem continues her Perth campaign after an impressive third behind boom filly Amelia's Jewel in last fortnight's G1 Northerly Stakes (1800m). Steinem opened at…

Form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Canterbury. 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 4, No.4: CHENIN Can lead his rivals on a merry dance again from out in front. NEXT…

The barrier is the biggest obstacle for 5. Bandi's Boy. The Danny Williams-trained sprinter made his debut in the group 3 Kindergarten last preparation as a two-year-old, catching the eye late as an $81 chance, before backing that up with an impressive win at Randwick, getting the better of race favourite Zougotcha despite still doing plenty wrong.…

Harry Coffey piloting Detonator Jack in his debut win at Bendigo last March. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Detonator Jack has been backed to the exclusion of all others in Saturday's 1600m Benchmark 100 at Sandown. Sustained support for the untapped galloper has TAB holding six times more on Detonator Jack compared to $3.10 second…

Two horses are under Melbourne Cup eve scrutiny as a mare who has beaten the odds to race again emerged as the best chance of keeping one of sport's most iconic trophies on Australian soil. Lunar Flare and Interpretation will face additional veterinary inspections only hours out from the $8 million race. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Bleak weather in…

Jason Collett rides El Padrino (right) to victory in the Inglis Nursery at Randwick. Picture: Getty Images Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are aiming El Padrino and the luckless Boldinho at the Golden Slipper - but they still have to catch brilliant stablemate Coolangatta. The Maher-Eustace stable claimed their second successive…

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…

Gold Trip helped several TAB customers snare six-figure payouts after racing away to win the Lexus Melbourne Cup this afternoon at Flemington. While the majority of TAB customers money was riding on Deauville Legend, Gold Trip had his fair share of support at the eachway odds for trainers Ciaron Maher & Dave Eustace. Roughies Emissary and High…

Classy import and pre-race favourite Nugget is down in the order of entries for Saturday's The Ingham. Boom import Nugget has retained favouritism for the $2 million The Ingham even though he might not squeeze into the field for the rich Royal Randwick mile race on Saturday. Nugget, who has the limit weight of 54kg, is currently 22nd in order of…

Beating home a Cox Plate winner last start should give you a fair idea of why there is so much excitement - and concern from bookmakers - about what European raider Light Infantry might do in Saturday week's $10m Golden Eagle. The chestnut colt stretched his legs for the first time on Tuesday morning while in quarantine at Canterbury. Trainer…

Gold Trip has stormed home to win the 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington in a gut-busting, furious sprint to the finish line with jockey Mark Zahra delivering a hilarious X-rated spray at his rival jockeys as he crossed the line. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained import ran a close second at the Caulfield Cup and went one better to claim…

The Golden Slipper is the crown jewel of the Sydney Autumn Carnival, and we will be treated to another exciting edition of the world's richest two-year-old race this Saturday at Rosehill. The $5 million feature has attracted some of the top juveniles from around the country, including Ciaron Maher and David Eustace's undefeated filly Coolangatta,…

AN incredible week of Flat racing starts Down Under in the early hours of Tuesday and ends with a late night in the USA a week today. By the time the Melbourne Cup is run at 4am UK time I'll hopefully be at Keeneland to bring you all the news and build up for next weekend's Breeders' Cup on Sky. But that's not to say the'Race That'Stops A Nation'…

Melbourne Cup-winning trainers Ciaron Maher (right) and David Eustace (left) have a great chance of a win with Savvy Sovereign at Wangaratta on Thursday. Picture: Getty Images News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Thursday's Wangaratta meeting. BEST BET SAVVY SOVEREIGN (Race 7 No.8 - $2.90) Savvy Sovereign led and gave a good sight…

IT'S not the race that stops the nation. It's the other one. When Saturday comes it will bring in its duffel bag the time-honoured Caulfield Cup, which will be honoured for the 139th time at triangular eastern Melbourne racecourse, Caulfield. It's not the biggest thing on the Australian racing calendar but it is the major lead-up to it - that one,…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Coffs Harbour. 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 3, No.1: SHOW ME YOUR LOVE Kris Lees-trained mare who is…

The best two minutes in Australian sport is how racing fans down under describe the Cox Plate, and with the race growing in stature world wide, those from overseas are becoming more interested in claiming the WFA championship of Australasia. Here at Justhorseracing, we've put together a preview of key runners likely to take their place in the 2021…

Racing heads to the Kilmore Racing Club on Sunday afternoon for an eight-race program on the club's marquee day. The track is currently rated a Soft 7, but with plenty of rain forecast in the area on Saturday and Sunday, we expect to be racing on a Heavy track come the opening event at 1:30pm AEDT. The rail remains in the true position all the way…