#Gimcrack Stakes

Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have The Novelist heading for Brisbane. Picture: AAP Doncaster Mile winning rider James Innes Jr will head to Doomben on Saturday on a hit-and-run mission to pilot Magic Millions hopeful The Novelist in Saturday's Group 3 BJ McLachlan Stakes (1200m). Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will maintain the…

Platinum Jubilee was a sensational winner of the Gimcrack Stakes. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Sydney punters will get an early Christmas gift when unbeaten juveniles Empire Of Japan, Godfather and Platinum Jubilee face off in a mouth-watering Magic Millions dress rehearsal at Randwick this Saturday. In what shapes as an absorbing showdown on…

Ross Millar provides his expert analysis on the leading juveniles we have seen so far this season and also suggests a couple of ante-post bets for next year at large odds. Finally, he got the job done! Ebro River justified my high opinion of him and put it all together to win the Group One Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

It's fair to say that the phrase an "embarrassment of riches" could have been coined at the Moulton Paddocks stables of Charlie Appleby with the Godolphin Empire having access to top notch racehorses. Yet, it takes the best to train the best and Appleby has won a succession of Group One races since being unveiled as Godolphin trainer in 2013,…

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…

Kyprios is fancied to continue his reign at the top of the staying division in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup (3.35). Aidan O'Brien's stayer continued his relentless upward curve with a half-length call over Mojo Star in the Royal Ascot feature. The way the race was run marks it down as an excellent renewal and Galileo's son will have no issue with the…

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,…

EIGHT months ago I highlighted a filly in Australia as'One for the Notebook', such was the impression this daughter of Siyouni (Pivotal) had made on both of her juvenile starts at the time. This is what I wrote. "Keep an eye on racing down under. Amelia's Jewel is a name to remember, though you have likely not seen her win on both of her juvenile…

The finish of the Premiere Stakes proved champion Nature Strip will have some real competition for the $15m The TAB Everest in a fortnight. Lost And Running narrowly defeated Mazu and Masked Crusader with the trio showing they will be worthy rivals to Nature Strip in the world's richest turf race at Royal Randwick on October 15. Throw spectacular…

There was little doubt that Highfield Princess was the sprinter who achieved the highest profile during the season, thanks mainly to completing a Group 1 hat-trick in three countries in the space of not much more than a month in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, the Nunthorpe at York (replay below) and the Flying Five at the Curragh. The…

Tommy Berry had a big few days with a two-state feature double taking out the VRC Oaks and the Five Diamonds. Picture: Daniel Pockett-Getty Images Star jockey Tommy Berry's VRC Oaks-Five Diamonds feature race two-state double last week is a sign of the changing times in Australian racing. Sydney's extended spring carnival has encroached on…

James McDonald believes Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will prove a benefit heading into Saturday's Golden Slipper. Picture: Getty Images Champion jockey James McDonald is convinced Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will actually prove a "blessing" when she contests the $5m Longines Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on…

Rocket Rodney leads Eddie's Boy (second left) home at Sandown last time out This race is about speed. Raw speed. Just look at the recent winners to get an idea of the fast horses who have excelled in this test. Cotai Glory (2013), Havana Grey (2015) and Liberty Beach (2019) were at their best at five furlongs and fast juveniles have won the last…

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…

Form analyst Greg Polson is keen to get stuck into Monday's meetings at Scone and Lismore. SCONE Best Bet: Race 4 (1) African Daisy This looks a nice race for the Annabel Neasham-trained African Daisy to return to racing. A four-year-old daughter of American Pharoah, African Daisy has had a couple of trials and she was a five-length winner at Wyong…

It will be a sweet moment on Saturday at Ascot for William Buick, who looks set to finally get his hands on the Jockeys' Championship trophy. Buick takes an unassailable lead of over 60 winners into the final week of the season, moving over the 150 mark with success on Pogo last Friday at Newmarket. The 34-year-old Norwegian rider secured 151…

2022-10-06Friday's Newmarket racing tips: Polly Pot, Sacred and Crystallium have a good chance Here's a quick run through of our selections from Newmarket with a bit more detail on our highlighted horses below that. You can follow all the racecards, results and live odds by using the Planet Sport live centre. 13.50 Clearpoint 14.25…

The ITV Racing team are set for a big weekend, with Saturday's programme of four races from Ascot, three from Newmarket and one from Redcar serving as a very tasty appetiser for Sunday's broadcast from Arc day at Longchamp. The Group 1 Royal Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket gets top billing on Saturday, when the action is on ITV4…

The 15:44 at Salisbury on Thursday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. Ony six runners go to post for this conditions race over six furlongs but it looks competitive enough with a nice mixture of more experienced types and some unexposed ones who are entitled to progress a…

King Charles III is set to have his first Australian runner at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Picture: Jon Super-WPA Pool/Getty Images King Charles III will have his first Australian starter in the famous royal silks when Chalk Stream contests the Group 1 $750000 The Metropolitan at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Chalk Stream was raced by the late Queen…

There's a feast of ITV Racing action on Saturday with eight live races from Newmarket, Haydock and the Curragh in a packed offering. The bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket is preceded by Group 1 action as the top two-year-olds in Britain and Ireland do battle the Cheveley Park Stakes and Middle Park Stakes. The broadcast is on ITV4 from…

There is a push from within the Sydney training ranks to have the season's first juvenile races, the Breeders' Plate and Gimcrack Stakes, moved to Everest Day from next year. The proposal suggests delaying the start of the two-year-old season by two weeks will bolster the prestigious The TAB Everest meeting at Royal Randwick. Under the existing…

It was a hot renewal of the Gimcrack Stakes, perhaps the most strength in depth in the race for many a year, a contest which has produced Group One winners like Muhaarar, Blue Point, Sands Of Mali and Emaraaty Ana in the last decade. The first two home this year, Noble Style and Marshman, pulled over three lengths clear of the rest and they look…

HorseBetting's Western Australian racing analyst presents his top selection in the Group 3 WA Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m), as well as his best bets and quaddie numbers for Saturday's nine-race meeting at Ascot. Currently rated a Good 4 with the rail out 5m from the 1400m until the 300m and then 2m for the remainder, the course should play fairly…

Karl Burke is confident Cold Case can make his mark in Group-race company before the season is out after edging a thrilling renewal of the Weatherbys Scientific £300000 2-Y-O Stakes at Doncaster. On the strength of a third-placed finish in the Gimcrack Stakes at York last month, the Showcasing colt was the 11/4 favourite to claim the majority of…

Cold Case (yellow): finished third to Noble Style and Marshman in the Gimcrack in August Two horses stand out in this sales race and the market has found them - Group 1-entered pair Cold Case and Magical Sunset. Both arrive with differing profiles but similarly appealing claims. Cold Case ran third to Noble Style and Marshman in the Gimcrack in…

Fortune could favour the brave as Gemma Tutty prepares her ever-improving Mostly Cloudy to run at Group level for the first time in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup Stakes at York. The three-year-old had not found the scoresheet in five starts before May this year - but his career has exploded into action since, winning five on the bounce and…