#Concorde Stakes

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…

The Gong is the $1 million feature this weekend at Kembla Grange as the Illawarra track hosts a blockbuster nine-race program. Not only do we have The Gong, but a terrific field has assembled for The Warra as well, worth $300000 in prizemoney for the 1000m sprinters. We're set for perfect conditions with little to no rain predicted as we sit on a…

Punt Drunk takes a look back over the weekend that was, which saw some of our best horses race. Eduardo paid ridiculous odds and won like Winx, the Queensland form rang true once again in Melbourne, and the return of two horses got us thinking: could the Cox Plate be a three-horse match race this year? A few punters that were keen on the nation's…

Champion sprinter Nature Strip can edge closer to Winx's world prizemoney record if he wins the Group 1 $3 million Darley Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. Nature Strip, the world's number one-ranked sprinter, took his career earnings to just over $20 million when he ran fourth to Giga Kick in The Everest last start. In latest TAB…

Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys has hinted at further stakes increases in coming months after releasing details of a massive $30m prizemoney package. "These increases are absolutely sustainable and fully funded, and there is a possibility we will be announcing further prizemoney increases in the next six months," V'landys revealed at a…

Randwick will host its biggest raceday of the year this Saturday, with the running of the $15 million TAB Everest. The slot-holder race will be run over 1200m and features some of the best sprinters in the world since its inception in 2017. The winning connections will take home $6.2 million, with Nature Strip taking out last year's event. Other…

Trainer Joe Pride is hoping Private Eye can give him a second runner in The Everest. Picture: Grant Guy Trainer Joe Pride has The Everest hopeful Eduardo set to barrier trial later this week as stablemate Private Eye moves closer to securing a start in the world's richest turf race. Eduardo is due to contest the Warwick Farm barrier trials on…

Nature Strip and Eduardo are so fast "Father Time" hasn't caught up with them yet. The two super sprinters seem to have been around forever but both retain their sheer speed and are ready to renew an enduring rivalry in the Group 2 $1m The Shorts (1100m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Shorts is their 11th clash with scoreboard reading Nature…

The New Corp Racing and Sports Wagering team have put together an expert panel to give you, the audience the early inside running on feature races in Melbourne and Sydney this spring. The panel of five will be offering their early thoughts on all of the Group 1 races and other feature contests during the spring, through until the end of the…

Brenton Avdulla will fill in for Nash Rawiller on Eduardo in The Shorts on Saturday. Picture: Jenny Evans-Getty Images Star jockey Brenton Avdulla will play the role of super sub again on gun sprinter Eduardo in Saturday's $1m The Shorts but he takes confidence in the knowledge he's on "one of the best sprinters we've got". Eduardo will look to…

Nine-year-old gelding Eduardo belied a betting drift as he dominated the Concorde Stakes from the outset as he showed his usual speed and then cleared out early in the straight. He thrives on heavy tracks and is again shaping as a legitimate Everest contender. Eight-year-old Zaaki also showed he had lost nothing as he ploughed through the mud to…

Jockey Nash Rawiller rides Handle The Truth to victory in race 5, The Kosciuszko during The TAB Everest race day at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Saturday, October 19, 2019. (AAP Image/Simon Bullard) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY The Kosciuszko winners Handle The Truth, It's Me and Art Cadeau are in line to clash in the world's richest…

Gun 1000m horse Eduardo dominates the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the Concorde Stakes (1000m) this Saturday at Randwick. The Joe Pride trained veteran is nine years of age but is still racing as well as ever and the trials indicate that'll continue this time in. He opened $2.40 and has been crunched, now into $2.10. Andermatt, a gun fresh horse, is…