#Coventina Bay

Sky Racing and Brisbane Racing Club's turf expert Nathan Exelby runs his eye over Saturday's Stradbroke Handicap meeting at Eagle Farm. Track: Good 4. Rail: +4m. Robusto, R1 No.10 - $4.80 Got into an awkward spot in the Sires and found himself with too much to do. Drops back several cogs here and drawn to get the gun run. Sweet Thomas, R3 No.4 -…

Quality filly Barb Raider is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the key lead up towards the Queensland Oaks, The Roses (2000m) this Saturday at Doomben. The Jerome Hunter trained filly has been up a while but continues to race at a high level, her last run being a narrow second in the SA Oaks. She opened $4.40 and remains there after…

Veteran Queensland jockey Jim Byrne has taken to the pool in a quest to shed the extra kilos required to ride Stradbroke Handicap hopeful Apache Chase on Saturday. While many jockeys do the hard yards hiking in sweat gear or sitting in a sauna, Byrne has opted for 2.5km a day in the pool as he attempts to properly condition his body to ride at the…

The Brisbane Winter Carnival continues this Saturday at Eagle Farm with the Doomben Cup (2100m), where Zaaki is all the rage to defend his title from 12 months ago when a stunning winner. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Doomben Cup. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's…

The winter carnival reaches its zenith with Stradbroke day at Eagle Farm and with the track playing fairly all horses will get their chance. Recent history shows that with the rail out four metres they can come from anywhere to win but on big days staying with top riders and trainers is usually profitable. Race 1- Oxlade Stakes (Two-Years-Old…

Zaaki is all the rage with Ladbrokes.com.au for the feature race at Doomben this afternoon, the Doomben Cup (2000m). The star galloper is looking to win his second straight Doomben Cup and follow an identical path to last year from the Hollindale, winning that race for the second time two weeks ago. He's at $1.35 to win this afternoon and holds…