Firmer track to suit Brereton in Danehill Stakes

We have expert horse racing tips for the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington on Saturday, which features the likes Imperatriz and Buenos Noches. We have a runner-by-runner betting guide available for the Newmarket Handicap, which runs at 3:05 pm. Best Bet: #1 Imperatriz @ $2.50 Best Each Way: #3 Buenos Noches @ $4.80 Best Roughie: #14 Cylinder…

Imperatriz wins the Lightning Stakes. Matty is predicting her winning streak will come to an end on Saturday. Every Thursday, News Corp Australia's national racing editor Matt Williams and senior racing writer Ben Dorries chat all things horse racing. Matty (left) and Benny (right) disagree about Imperatriz's chances in the Newmarket. MW: Benny,…

We have expert horse racing tips for the card this Saturday at Randwick, which features 10 quality races. The Apollo Stakes headlines the Sydney card, and we have our best horse racing tips available for betting with the best betting sites! - #2 - Switzerland @ $1.90 Switzerland is a leading Golden Slipper chance following a debut win…

Craig Williams has already upended champion sprinter Nature Strip on a three-year-old in a feature race this season and he will be looking to do it again next weekend. Williams will partner the Matthew Smith-trained Buenos Noches in the $1 million Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. The son of Supido was beaten a nose by Giga Kick in the…

Keen to back the 2023 Melbourne Cup winner and claim bragging rights over your friends, workmates, and family? Racenet has compiled some critical form indicators for this year's big race. Racing and Sports Wakeful Stakes Punters have many theories during the Melbourne Cup Carnival and some look to land a roughie or two during the massive four-day…

Australian horses are bred for speed, and no race in Australia encapsulates this more perfectly than The Everest. Here, our pedigree expert Shayne O'Cass dives into the breeding of every Everest runner and evaluates their chances in the world's richest race on turf. See Shayne's tips for the race at the bottom of this story. - 1. I WISH I…

Mazu trialled on Tuesday after missing the Premiere Stakes last Saturday. Picture: Bradley Photos Shinzo and Mazu secured their places in the field for the $20m The TAB Everest with impressive efforts in a star-studded Rosehill barrier trial on Tuesday morning. The 1000m trial included five The Everest runners - Mazu, Buenos Noches, In…

It wasn't the case for all who participated, but last week's Flemington jumpout only heightened excitement around this month's Royal Ascot meeting for those associated with Cannonball. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained three-year-old proved he was on track for the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes when first home of the three who will be flying out on…

Trainer Clayton Douglas is pinching himself on the news that Giga Kick will line up in The Everest Connections of smart three-year-old Giga Kick have leapt at the opportunity to compete in the $15 million The Everest at Randwick instead of sticking to more familiar scenes in Melbourne. A deal completed overnight saw James Harron select Saturday's…

From a $21 winner to now being favourite for the Caulfield Cup, that's the rise of Turnbull Stakes winner Smokin' Romans but can he repeat the effort in a fortnight? FIVE TO FOLLOW SMOKIN' ROMANS (Race 7) How could you not? History says Group 1 Turnbull Stakes winners usually go on with it in the spring and Smokin' Romans, apart from being in the…

Giga Kick (right) hangs on to win the Danehill Stakes over Buenos Noches at Flemington. Picture: George Sal-Racing Photos via Getty Images Giga Kick has taken trainer Clayton Douglas a huge step closer to a reward for years of hard work with his latest win in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) at Flemington. Douglas hails from one of Mornington's…

Trainer Peter Moody is banking on a dry track bringing out an improved showing from Brereton. Peter Moody has assembled a strong arsenal of quality three-year-olds and is looking to Brereton landing a stakes race win at Flemington. Already a winner down the Flemington straight, Brereton runs in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) on…

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…

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's huge Turnbull Stakes card at Flemington. BEST BET YEARNING (Race 4, No.1) Yearning charged home when close-up in the Let's Elope Stakes first-up. She'll only be fitter and is well in at the weights. VALUE BET VOW AND DECLARE (Race 6, No.2) Vow And declare showed he was on the way…

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…

You thought this column was dead and buried, but not to worry, Payney's Punt is back and we've got pockets that need filling up. Just like your local watering hole - that's pubs for you non-drinkers - hosting a members' draw jackpot that must go off, punters from far and wide will race to pick up the latest Payney's Punt. It's been a long time…

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…

Stay Inside is nowhere to be seen in the finish of the San Domenico Stakes at Kembla on Saturday. Photo: Mark Evans/Getty Images. Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside could only manage to beat one runner home in his first start as a three-year-old in Saturday's Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Kembla. Golden Slipper winners have had a less than…

Anthony and Sam Freedman have taken high-priced yearling Doull to the country to get that winning feeling back ahead of bigger autumn riches. A $1.2 million yearling purchase, Doull took out The Morning Crew on TR FM 3YO Handicap (1008m) at Sale on Wednesday. A debut winner at Flemington last May, Doull then competed in quality three-year-old…

Matthew Smith had a feeling Supido would leave a mark on Australian racing and he is hoping his faith in the bloodline will be rewarded as soon as this Saturday. The Warwick Farm trainer prepares untapped colt Buenos Noches, who runs in the $1 million Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington. Buenos Noches is a son of Supido, who was…

Exciting sprinters Doull (Snitzel) and Arkansaw Kid (Harry Angel), as well as G1 VRC Derby prospect Sunsets (Dundeel) advanced their credential for future stud careers with stirring black type victories on a productive day for Inglis graduates at Caulfield. Four-year-old entire Doull (pictured), a $1.2 million purchase at the Inglis Easter Yearling…

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…

Peter Moody has ruled out running I Wish I Win in the All-Star Mile preferring to keep the gelding for sprint races at Flemington. I Wish I Win sits on the third line of betting for the All-Star Mile, but Moody has the Group 1 sprint double of the Lightning Stakes (1000m) and Newmarket Handicap (1200m) in mind for the gelding he part-owns with New…

Peter Moody has ruled out running I Wish I Win in the All-Star Mile preferring to keep the gelding for sprint races at Flemington. I Wish I Win sits on the third line of betting for the All-Star Mile, but Moody has the Group 1 sprint double of the Lightning Stakes (1000m) and Newmarket Handicap (1200m) in mind for the gelding he part-owns with New…