Horse Racing: Doncaster Handicap

In form galloper Amor Victorious is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Ajax Stakes (1500m) this afternoon at Rosehill. The winner gets a free ticket into the Doncaster Mile, so there is importance in winning this afternoon and the market likes his in form Bjorn Baker galloper. He holds the call at $3.60. Glory Daze is at $5.50 on the second…

An upset winner of the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes in the spring, Navajo Peak is on a mission to prove it was no fluke, starting in the Apollo Stakes at Randwick. The David Payne-trained gelding is among a final field of 10 for Saturday's 1400-metre feature, the race attracting a high-class line up headed by Think It Over, Fangirl, Cascadian and…

Doncaster is the venue for an exciting afternoon of action on Sky Sports Racing, with the feature an exciting Class Three handicap hurdle including Pentland Hills and Jipcot. Nicky Henderson's nine-year-old Pentland Hills returned with a solid second over this course and distance in December and looks to concede weight all round under 5lb claimer…

Golden Eagle winner Obamburumai will return to Sydney this autumn for the Doncaster Mile with Josh Parr confirming he has been booked for the Group 1 ride. Parr partnered the Japanese-trained horse to win the $10 million Golden Eagle in the spring, replacing superstar jockey Yutaka Take, who was injured in a race day incident at Tokyo in the…

Two in-form milers are battling for top spot in Doncaster Mile 2023 betting this weekend in Sydney with the reigning champion Mr Brightside and the talented Chris Waller -trained mare Fangirl tipped to fight it out in the $4 million Royal Randwick showdown. The Championships Day 1 features four elite level autumn events led by the Group 1 Doncaster…

Team Hawkes last won a Doncaster Mile with Brutal four years ago and Michael Hawkes reckon they have a shot at repeating the dose with sprinter-miler Bandersnatch. The under-rated gelding secured his spot in next weekend's elite field with victory in the Doncaster Prelude (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday and given he drops 5.5kg to 51kg in the…

Punters Inside Run pair Matt Campbell and Mick Sharkie are going with a couple of double-figure hopes in Saturday's Group 1 Doncaster Mile at Randwick. In a typically wide-open running of the famous handicap, reigning champion Mr Brightside heads betting at $5 with Betr ahead of Fangirl at $8. Sharkie is going with a proven formula - William…

Punters have a staged a late plunge on today's $3m Doncaster Mile at Randwick with heavy support coming for a long shot out of the Godolphin yard. The Godolphin owned Cascadian has been subject of a late plunge on the G1 Doncaster Mile at Randwick today with the geldings price tightening from $18 into $8.50 and continues to shorten with heavy…

There was no shortage of wincing from connections on Tuesday morning when barriers were drawn for the Epsom Handicap, one of three Group 1s to be run at Randwick this Saturday. The 1600-metre event has drawn a huge field of 20, plus two emergencies, meaning some big numbers were allocated and several leading contenders were among those to draw off…

Ben Hayes will chase Group 1 success this weekend in Brisbane, but the Lindsay Park co-trainer can't help but be excited by what will take place in Victoria this week. Stable star Mr Brightside returns to work as he strives to assert himself as Australia's premier middle-distance performer. The son of Bullbars hasn't started since winning…

Trainer Matt Dunn has some big fish to fry at Doomben on Saturday. Picture: AAP. Matt Dunn is hoping he has Group 1 JJ Atkins and Doomben Cup contenders on his hands, but he will know much more after they race at Doomben on Saturday. The Murwillumbah trainer has a team of eight Doomben runners including one in each of the three Stakes races on a…

All Star Mile winner and defending champ Mr Brightside is the Ladbrokes.com.au favourite for the Doncaster Mile (1600m) this Saturday at Randwick. The Team Hayes trained gelding won the race last year and comes here in better form after winning the $5 Million All Star Mile two weeks ago at The Valley. In what is a wide open race, he heads the…

Champion sportsman Joao "Magic Man" Moreira has ridden on the biggest stages throughout the world but says it's Australia that reminds him most of home. The Brazilian native has ridden winners in England, Hong Kong, Japan, Dubai, Singapore, South Africa, Singapore, South America, and Australia and says he is "grateful" to be here to ride in Sydney…

A lucky punter has won a remarkable £440000 from a small stake multiple bet. The William Hill customer hit the jackpot when all five of his selections romped to victory on Saturday. The 50p each-way Lucky 31 was placed on the opening day of the turf Flat season. The male customer placed the online bet at 10.30am on Saturday morning. The punt…

I Wish I Win has taken out the TJ Smith Stakes, while Mr Brightside has gone back-to-back in the Doncaster Mile in wet conditions at Randwick on Saturday. Earlier, Militarize won the first Group 1 of the day with a long-odds victory for Joao Moreira and Chris Waller in the Inglis Sires. I Wish I Win gave veteran trainer Peter Moody his third TJ…

Mr Brightside, the horse that has delivered Ben and JD Hayes nearly every'first' of their training partnership, has given them another reason to celebrate with successive wins in the Doncaster Mile. Ridden by champion Hong Kong-based jockey Zac Purton, Mr Brightside ($6 fav) fought doggedly in the heavy conditions to fend off My Oberon ($31) by a…

The Championships Day 1 hits its peak when a capacity field steps out for the $4 million Doncaster Mile. Winx, More Joyous and Sunline are but a few of the horses to be named Doncaster Mile winner since the turn of the century, and another galloper will join the incredible list at Royal Randwick on Saturday. I've run the rule over the entire field,…

With two big races on the calendar at Bendigo each year, the aim for any local trainer is to try and capture one of the those prizes. Josh Julius has his eyes on the Listed Golden Mile (1600m) at Bendigo on Saturday with Just Folk, the horse that provided him with his biggest wins in racing, the Group 2 Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley in 2021 and…

Cepheus won his way into the Doncaster when landing the Ajax Stakes. Picture: Getty Images Matt Dunn feels some have written off the last-start win of Doncaster Mile contender Cepheus as a fluke - but he is having none of it. Despite being six years old, import Cepheus remains something of a mystery and he could be the X-factor in the $4m Group 1…

Sydney is the next stop on Joao Moreira's global farewell tour but the superstar jockey wants to make it crystal clear he is not in town for fun. Moreira handed in his Hong Kong licence last year due to ongoing struggles with a hip issue, returning to his homeland of Brazil with plans to compete at selective international meetings as he begins the…

A couple of years ago, Racing NSW handicappers dropped the rating of Icebath after she ran fourth in the Emancipation Stakes, which put her out of the field and Surround Stakes winner Forbidden Love in at her expense. Icebath ended up getting a start because of a scratching and ran second to Cascadian. There was also the controversy with the Golden…

Chris Waller remains comfortable with his decision to scratch Zougotcha from the Group 1 Coolmore Classic despite the filly scoring an impressive win on the Rosehill under card. The three-year-old was withdrawn from Saturday's feature race due to a wide barrier, instead going around in the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) where she justified her…

Adrian Bott has cautioned punters to forgive Cross Talk's first-up defeat as an odds-on favourite, convinced the gelding can rebound in the Group 3 Newcastle Stakes. The five-year-old led and was overhauled by Zeyrek over 1400m at Rosehill last month and stays at that journey for Friday's feature, formerly known as the Newcastle Newmarket…

Racing heads to the Hunter on Friday afternoon for a competitive eight-race program highlighted by the Group 3 Newcastle Stakes over 1400m. It should be supreme conditions for racing with the Newcastle track currently listed as a Good 4 surface and only a minor chance of rain heading into race-day. The first race is set to get underway at 1:10pm…

Mr Brightside has claimed its first Group 1 victory, winning the $3 million Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The four-year-old, trained by brothers Ben and JD Hayes, had been travelling soundly this preparation and was coming off a solid run in the All-Star Mile a fortnight ago, finishing in fourth place behind the winner Zaaki. But…

Trainer Mike Moroney will look to follow a recipe to Doncaster Mile success with Bankers Choice in 2023. The first three home in last year's edition of the Doncaster all came through Zaaki's All-Star Mile and Moroney will set Bankers Choice on a similar path. UNLOCK EVERYTHING PUNTERS HAS TO OFFER FOR JUST $4.99 The son of Mongolian Khan has…

A Doncaster Mile start awaits Japanese visitor Kluger who is settling into the quarantine facility at Canterbury racecourse having arrived in Sydney in preparation for The Championships. Kluger arrived on Tuesday ahead of a planned start in the $3 million Doncaster Mile (1600m) on April 6 at Randwick and the horse was out on the track at Canterbury…

All roads lead to Newcastle for the running of the $1m The Hunter over 1300m. The race has drawn together a capacity field of 15 runners with four emergencies. There's not a huge amount of pace in the race with Prime Candidate the likely leader. It's an even race with a few winning chances given the handicap conditions. 1. LOST AND RUNNING He ran…

Forbidden Love is set to overcome the favourite's jinx and keep her Group 1 winning streak going in the $3m The Star Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. After brilliant wins at weight-for-age in the Canterbury Stakes and George Ryder Stakes in recent weeks, the Richard and Michael Freedman-trained Forbidden Love dominates…

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…

Annabel Neasham is chasing more Group 1 glory during the Queensland winter carnival. Picture: Getty Images Annabel Neasham's quest for her second Group 1 win is gathering momentum with Saturday's Gold Coast meeting to provide a springboard for a couple of contenders at the elite level. The English-born trainer, who scored her maiden Group 1 win…

Our little data bot Punter's Edge tries to flush out the overs for you, and here's a sample of a few runners it's identified as value for this Saturday's racing. UNLOCK EVERYTHING PUNTERS HAS TO OFFER FOR JUST $4.99 SANDOWN Race 4 No. 8 - Tasman Park Punter's Price: $2.35 Best Odds: $5.10 Punter's Edge: 23% Many esteemed form experts are in the…

The 2022 edition of The Ingham, formerly known as the Villiers Stakes, is the time-honoured classic Group 21600m race at Randwick for a free ticket into 2023 Doncaster Mile. We've got a full field of acceptances with 20 runners (plus four emergencies) set to compete in this year's wide-open affair. The Randwick track is currently listed as a Soft 5…

Royal Randwick is set to host three massive weekends of racing - and it will all start this Saturday with Day 1 of The Championships. With four massive Group 1 races including the Doncaster Mile and TJ Smith Stakes, fans will be keen to see their favourite horses in action. But the horses, jockeys and trainers will all have to contend with a heavy…

Alan Thomson picked out an 11/1 winner at Windsor earlier this week and returns with a look at Friday's best betting race, live on Sky Sports Racing. The Sky Sports Racing cameras are at Doncaster on Friday for an eight-race card and the Vertem Very Different Stockbrokers Handicap (4.38), a one-mile-and-two-furlongs Class Three contest featuring…

Alan Thomson takes a close look at the At The Races betting Race of the Day on Friday, a competitive handicap hurdle to round-off the card at Doncaster. On Friday I'm following the Sky Sports Racing cameras to Doncaster and the most interesting race on their card from a punting perspective is the two-mile-three-furlong Leisure Combo Handicap…

Mr Mozart doesn't hold a nomination for the Doncaster Mile, but connections are keen to find him another autumn carnival target after he continued his form resurgence at Newcastle. The Hawkes Racing three-year-old added Monday's Doncaster Prelude (1500m) to his resume, justifying his $3.50 favouritism to outmuscle Our Playboy ($4.20) by a length…

A dominant winner from last Saturday has been an early firmer with the TAB in their all in market for the Doncaster Mile (1600m) this Saturday at Randwick. Yao Dash needed to win the Doncaster Prelude last Saturday at Rosehill to secure a start in the race. He led throughout and was dominant. Was $51 to $13 after that win but on Monday, the firm up…

All Star Mile winner Mugatoo is the favourite with Sportsbet for the feature race at Randwick this Saturday, the Doncaster Mile (1600m). The star galloper got his big win at the Valley in the All Star Mile and looks primed to run well. Market agrees, having him as a dominant $4.40 favourite. Only two other runners sit at single figures, with that…

The Doncaster Mile is Funstar's main goal. Photo: AAP Image/Simon Bullard A date with the Apollo Stakes next month is shaping as the likely starting point for star mare Funstar as trainer Chris Waller targets more Group 1 success and a potential Doncaster Mile tilt. The Waller-trained mare broke her Group 1 duck at the first time of asking when…

Randwick Guineas winner Converge will head to the Doncaster. Picture: Grant Guy Converge will stay in Sydney and be aimed at the $3m Doncaster Mile (1600m) during The Championships next month. Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott ended speculation about last start Randwick Guineas winner Converge's main autumn carnival target by ruling out the…

Rock heads the Sportsbet market for the golden ticket into the Doncaster Mile next Saturday via a win in the Doncaster Prelude (1500m) this Saturday at Rosehill. The Team Hawkes trained gelding was good late fresh in the Ajax behind I Am Superman and looks suited on the weekend. Market agrees given he is the $4.60 favourite. Yao Dash is the equal…

Chindit (left): Greenham winner has class edge on his Doncaster Mile rivals This is the smallest turnout for the Doncaster Mile since Group 1 winner Belardo beat three rivals in 2016 and the hopeful assumption is that the presence of Chindit has acted as a deterrent to many. That would be understandable as he was not far off top class at three, has…

Track conditions at Randwick will be crucial to the chances of In The Congo adding another Group 1 win to his resume in the All Aged Stakes. The Tulloch Lodge colt was having just his second run off an extended break when finishing a game second to the in-form Mazu in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) last weekend. Co-trainer Adrian Bott said In…

Much like a few races on the card, punters are casting the net far and wide when it comes to the Doncaster Mile (1600m) this afternoon at Randwick. A host of runners have firmed at odds to win the big mile race, namely Avilius ( $15-$11), Cascadian ( $18-$11), Dalasan ( $51-$35), Funstar ( $21-$1 6), Best Of Days ( $41-$26), Nettoyer ( $101-$61),…

Kissonallforcheeks is chasing Doncaster Mile glory. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Daniel Morton is in an elite group of Australian trainers to win Group 1s in both hemispheres but the West Aussie conditioner admits his latest major raid wasn't even "on the radar" until last week. Morton, the man who put the polish on 2009 Royal Ascot hero…

A capacity field of 20 runners will face the starter in Saturday's G1 Doncaster Mile at Randwick on Saturday.Group One-winning three-year-olds Mo'unga and Forbidden Love will wear the number 19 and 20 saddlecloths respectively, with Icebath and Wheelhouse the two emergencies.Mo'unga ($7), a last-start winner of the G1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m), and…

Tommy Berry drives Stay Inside clear for an impressive win in the 2021 Golden Slipper. Photo: Jason McCawley/Getty Images for the ATC Stay Inside, one of the highest-rated Golden Slipper winners this century, will remain in training for the Group 1 $1 million ATC Inglis Sires at Royal Randwick next week. Michael Freedman, who trains in partnership…

Forbidden Love, the form mare of the Autumn, is a clear favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the feature race at Randwick this afternoon, the Doncaster Mile (1600m). The Team Freedman trained mare has won a couple of Group l races on the bounce and appears so well in at just 50kg for the contest, with Jamie Kah to steer. Opened $4.50 and is now…