#Home Affairs

In 29 attempts, Patrick Moloney had managed just three placings at group 1 level. But the 28-year-old is now a Newmarket Handicap winner, following his boilover victory on rank outsider Roch'N' Horse in Saturday's feature event at Flemington. Punters were left bewildered while bookies celebrated the shock result, with the little known Kiwi sprinter…

Below are detailed notes on the individual lots: Lot 3: Cadenza - colt by Rafeef out of Casadesus: By the same sire as Gr1 winners Aragosta, Master Archie and Thunderstruck, as well as recent G2 Dingaans winner Union Square, Cadenza hails from a truly exceptional female line. She is out of the smart race mare Casadesus, who won three times up to…

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…

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…

It's been a wild ride over the last four days at the Royal Ascot festival, and there could be a few more ups and downs to come with a cracking card of seven races to round it all off. And our top team of tipsters will be holding on tight with their best bets for Saturday's action. Matt Chapman, Ruby Walsh, Jason Weaver, Mick Fitzgerald and Rory…

Sydney's superstar jockey James McDonald has dismissed speculation he is considering riding overseas long-term as he sets his sights on one of racing's most revered records. The champion jockey is in hot demand wherever he rides and could command a prized position in the northern hemisphere with a leading stable or jurisdiction. But although…

Day five of Royal Ascot has plenty of promise and our tipster Gavin Beech hopes to end the week on a high with another set of tips. Don't forget to check out the latest before placing your bets on Saturday's action. 1pt each-way Broome - best odds 11/2 with William Hill Hurricane Lane looks worth taking on given this is his first run since he…

I rarely turn down work, but the enquiry on Saturday as to whether I would be interested in writing something about a fascinator modelled on the Scales of Justice that the lady asking was wearing had to be politely declined. Such a request would never happen at Cheltenham, though in most other ways Royal Ascot is the Flat's version of 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…

The daughter of No Nay Never, who also holds an entry in the Group One Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at the three day meeting, is one of 22 remaining entries for the six furlong contest on Saturday 9th July following Tuesday's scratchings deadline. This year the Darley July Cup is worth a record £600000 and continues to form part of the QIPCO British…

They're not wasting any time in giving the well-heeled racing fans at Royal Ascot the meet's main attraction. On Tuesday's first day of the 2022 Royal Ascot meet, those fans get Golden Pal vs. Nature Strip in the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes. Only the top North American turf sprinter against his Australian counterpart in a Breeders' Cup "Win and…

Newsboy's tips for the final card of Royal Ascot 2022 on Saturday, which has an international field for the Group 1 Platinum Jubilee Stakes. Frankie Dettori bids to add to his sole success on Friday Australian racing fans look set to enjoy another Royal Ascot as the five-day extravaganza draws to a close. But it's not Home Affairs, the stablemate…

Royal Ascot's final day features a stunning field of 27 in the Group One Platinum Jubilee Stakes and Sky Sports Racing's Kieran O'Sullivan has cast his expert eye over every single one. Of all the top-class races at Ascot, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes (and perhaps the King's Stand) has become the most targeted race for international horses. Open to…

Unbeaten thoroughbred Baaeed and two of the best sprinters in the world open the show at Royal Ascot 2022. Crowds return to the huge sporting event to see Australia's Nature Strip and American hope Golden Pal race for top honours in the King's Stand Stakes. Up against the star pair is the Queen's first runner of the week, King's Lynn, who tries to…

After an enthralling five days of action, Royal Ascot draws its curtains on Saturday for another year with the headline race, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes, seeing fans out The final day of action at Royal Ascot is upon us Racing fans will say goodbye to Royal Ascot for another year on Saturday, but there is still plenty to get excited about on the…

Home Affairs takes on fellow Australian runner Artorius in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes. Alfred Munnings and Hurricane Lane are hot favourites on the Saturday racecard Australia hold the key to the Platinum Jubilee Stakes, with Home Affairs out to give Chris Waller a memorable double. The trainer sent out Nature Strip to win the King's Stand Stakes…

Royal Ascot is the racing event of the summer and it promises to be extra special in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year. For the first time since 2019, a full crowd will soak up the atmosphere over the five days. From June 14, fans are looking forward to fast-paced action on the track and perhaps a winner or two. Queen Elizabeth II will have runners…

Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle discusses her four rides on the opening day of Royal Ascot 2022 on Tuesday, including leading Coventry Stakes contender Bradsell. I have ridden Archie Watson's exciting juvenile Bradsell in all his work and there's no doubt he deserves to take his chance in the Coventry Stakes (3.05) on the opening day of…

Sky Racing's form analyst Brad Davidson runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for the Gosford stand-alone meeting on Saturday. 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! GOSFORD Track: Heavy 8. Rail: True R1: 2YO…

Kirwan's Lane is chasing back-to-back black-type wins in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Picture: Jenny Evans-Getty Images Rosehill hosts a quality packed off season card headlined by three black-type contests and a rich country race. The main events on the program are the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m), which acts as a lead-up to the…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Matt Jones runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for the Kembla meeting on Saturday. 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. KEMBLA Track: Good 4. Rail: True Overview: Atmospheric Rock…

The Jazz and Blazers have been two of the NBA's biggest early surprises, but something must give tonight, and with Utah on a road back-to-back, it might be tough to muster enough scoring. Find out why with Saturday's NBA picks. The Utah Jazz eked out a Friday night victory against the well-regarded Phoenix Suns, but now they must take their show on…

Another weekend, another A$1 million race in New South Wales. For the ninth weekend in a row, there's a seven-figure race in Australia's most populous state; this time it's The Gong, a handicap over about a mile at Kembla Grange, near Wollongong, south of Sydney. TwinSpires' Rest of the World Bet Back offer, where those who opt in can get up to $10…

Royal Ascot concludes this Saturday night, with all eyes on the Aussie pair of Artorius and Home Affairs in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes (1207m). WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab Back Me 1 Alfred Munnings (Bet Now: $2.00) is short, but all things being equal, he should be winning. Not sure what he beat on debut at Leopardstown but the change up speed he…

Racing NSW should be looking to help bigger punters with a raise in minimum bet level and some sort of guarantee they can get on, or risk watching funding levels drop in the future. Meanwhile, Victoria, which has the biggest race fields fees in the country, is set to establish another tier for races worth more than $5 million. What is ridiculous…

Royal Ascot is not just a celebration of the best of British and Irish racing, it attracts talent from across the world like wasps to a discarded champagne glass. With plenty of top class breeding and training operations spread over the globe, Planet Sport have taken a look at the best overseas raiders at Royal Ascot 2022 so you don't underestimate…

Wesley Ward: five-strong team for Royal Ascot Day one of Royal Ascot is expected to start with a bang with superstar milers Baaeed and Coroebus in action, but they could be overshadowed by King's Stand favourite Golden Pal according to Wesley Ward, who describes the four-year-old as "the fastest of the fast". No trainer quite encapsulates the…

The first of the Group l races at Flemington this Saturday is the Newmarket Handicap (1200m), with a high class bunch of sprinters engaged to tackle the time honoured contest. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Newmarket Handicap. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's apply.…

Artorius will have another jumpout at Flemington next week before he leaves for England. Picture: Getty Images Artorius will have a final hitout at home before he travels to England to represent Australia at next month's Royal Ascot carnival. Artorius is one of three Australian sprinters entered for races during the famous international…

RSN Form Guru Deane Lester has the tips, best bets, value plays and race-by-race selections for the spectacular day of Group 1 racing at Victoria Racing Club, Flemington on'Super Saturday' Race Day. Top: #5 NANAGUI 2. #8 RUTHLESS DAME 3. #9 MOKO 4. #7 KIKO Top: #4 FLYING MASCOT ** 2. #1 TURAATH 3. #9 GROOVY KINDA LOVE 4. #3 ROCHA CLOCK Top: #8…

Anamoe franked the Blue Diamond form, Profiteer, Home Affairs and Stay Inside didn't have their reputations diminished by defeat, Remarque is out of the Golden Slipper mix. That was the wash-up after a thrilling Group 2 $300000 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday that proved compelling but far from conclusive. The connections of…

Naval Crown (blue) won the Platinum Jubilee as Home Affairs (left) faded. Picture: Ryan Pierse-Getty Images Artorius ran a luckless third, Home Affairs faded out of the placings and Godolphin may have found their sprinter for The Everest. The Platinum Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday didn't go to script for Australian sprinters Artorius…

Home Affairs was favourite for the Platinum Jubilee Stakes on Saturday afternoon. Alfred Munnings and Hurricane Lane were two of the key runners for Royal Ascot 2022's grand finale, but they could not claim a win Racing fans are under starter's orders for the grand finale of Royal Ascot 2022. The big meeting has already reached its fifth day, after…

Classic Causeway, shown winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes earlier in the meeting, is morning-line favorite for Saturday's Tampa Bay. SV Photography photo, courtesy of Tampa Bay Downs March 11 (UPI) -- With the Kentucky Derby picture still very much uncertain, Saturday's Tampa Bay Derby looms as a golden opportunity for one or more of the 3-year-olds…

For a race that seems to be run and won in a blink of an eye, the first Golden Slipper Chris Waller ever attended left a lasting impression. It was 1996 and Waller was then an unknown 23-year-old from New Zealand and was asked to lead a horse for the nation's dominant big-race trainer, Lee Freedman. "I can't remember who asked me but I can…

Racenet's stable of bookies have come to the fore with their selections for Saturday's racing, headlined by the Group 1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. The bagmen have done the form and provided their thoughts on the Australasian Oaks, Hawkesbury Cup and Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm. They have also offered their best and value bet. James Way -…

IF it's not the greatest day there is since days were invented, it'll do us till Tuesday. That most glorious of race meetings - VRC Derby Day - is upon us once again. A smorgasbord wrapped in an extravaganza of an afternoon, as steeped in history as in prestige, kicking off Australia's grandest week of racing - Flemington's four-day Melbourne Cup…

Swiss Exile winning at Eagle Farm. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography Zaaki was set to be Annabel Neasham's star attraction at Eagle Farm on Saturday despite not even racing, but Swiss Exile stole the show, breaking his maiden in impressive fashion in the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic. The colt was a beaten odds-on favourite in a midweek…

Nature Strip - dynamic, dominant, brilliant, breathtaking. There were not enough superlatives to describe Nature Strip's virtuoso performance on racing's biggest stage to prove he is the world's best sprinter at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. The Chris Waller-trained Nature Strip defeated an elite field to score a famous win in the Group 1 King's Stand…

AS one The Everest champion prepares to take on the world, another is about to resume trackwork after injury. Nature Strip, winner of The Everest last year and the number one ranked sprinter in the world, has arrived in England to prepare for the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes (1000m) at Royal Ascot on June 14. But back in Sydney, the "grey flash"…

The Chris Waller numbers continue to astound as the master trainer fell just short of $50m in prizemoney with 352 winners while the Wizard of the West headed east to put his wares on show landing 189 winners to be the most prolific jockey in the land. James McDonald kisses the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Quinn Rooney-Getty Images THE NATIONAL HONOUR…

After being deported from Australia earlier the year over his Covid-19 vaccination status, Novak Djokovic now faces an anxious wait as whether he will be granted permission back into the country to compete in early 2023. The first major of the year in Melbourne is where Djokovic has collected the most trophies among the four Grand Slams, winning…

Australian sprinter Nature Strip surged clear to take the King's Stand Stakes from Twilight Calls after American rival Golden Pal was slowly away. "He's an absolute freak of a horse," said winning jockey James McDonald. Baaeed extended his unbeaten run to eight in the Queen Anne Stakes, while 2000 Guineas winner Coroebus landed the St James's…

Big crowds will return as a week of top-class racing and high fashion mix when Royal Ascot starts on Tuesday. A highlight of the British summer social scene, the five-day meeting features 35 races with a record £8.65m in prize money. The Queen will not attend on Tuesday although she may be there on another of the days in her Platinum Jubilee…

James McDonald won't ride Stay Inside in the Golden Slipper. Picture: Getty Images Two-time winner Tommy Berry has picked up the coveted Golden Slipper ride on Stay Inside after the decision by James McDonald to commit to ride for the Chris Waller camp in the juvenile feature next week. McDonald had been in pole position to ride Stay Inside in the…

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…

Japanese raider Shahryar headlined the overseas stars on show at the International Challengers Media Morning in Newmarket. Shahryar ranks as one of the world's top middle-distance performers following his victory in March's G1 Dubai Sheema Classic. Last year's Japanese Derby winner aims to provide his nation with a first Royal Ascot success in the…

It was the wonkiest, most lopsided and confusing Newmarket Handicap in living memory. New Zealand sprinters won both "divisions' including a $101 winner that most punters had never heard of. The last New Zealand trained winner (as Roch'N' Horse had been until a fortnight ago) had been Lochiel … in 1887. For the star sprinters, it was collective…

Coolmore's Tom Magnier has a unique description for the $3.5 million Longines Golden Slipper: "This is the race that changes people's addresses." Simply translated, if a well-bred colt wins the race, then he becomes very hot property. His owners will collect a cool $2 million first prizemoney - but wait, there's more. If the Slipper winner is a…