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Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Kembla. 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! BEST BET Race 1, No.3: DENILIQUIN Been itching to get out to 2000m, which he is…

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…

Racing is never short of a storyline and 2022 was certainly no different. Be it the good, the bad or the sometimes ugly, racing can at times resemble a soap opera as much as it does a billion dollar industry. With 2022 now in the rear view mirror we look back at the 30 biggest stories to shape the year with Part 2 today covering 15-1. 15) Melbourne…

Form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Canterbury, Orange and Port Macquarie. 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! BEST BET Race 4, No.2: FRENCH MARINE Talented Kris Lees-trained…

Form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Warwick Farm. 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! BEST BET Race 4, No.3: VILLADEN Winner at the track and trip last time, the Chris Waller-trained…

Count Da Beans is all the rage with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Vo Rogue Plate (1350m) this afternoon at Doomben in what is a key lead up towards the Magic Millions Guineas. The Tony Gollan trained three year old was very good from off the speed in defeat last time and has been kept on ice for this race en route to the Guineas, and gets J Mac for this…

Brigantine has been well tried with Ladbrokes.com.au for one of the key races at Doomben this afternoon, The Buffering (1350m). This race gives the winner ballot exemption for Magic Millions and Godolphin they can get that win via their four year old, who is fitter and up to 1350m with J Mac to steer. Opened $2.90 and is now into $2.40. Ucalledit,…

We start group 3 Belle of the Turf day with a very competitive maiden for the boys at set weights on a surface that could settle closer to a good 3 with no rain in sight. Drawn to sit right behind the speed on debut, like Real Impact three-year-old 5. Bias who starts as a gelding. Given plenty of maturing time at the trials, the latest at the…

Colin Cowherd: "My bet of the week is the Dolphins beat, and beat soundly the Green Bay Packers. It's nice beating the rebuilding Rams and the Bears. Miami has been told for three weeks that they don't belong, they stink, and they get 48 hours of extra prep, at home with that super smart coach. That Miami loss in Buffalo was one of the best losses…

Form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Canterbury. 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! BEST BET Race 4, No.4: CHENIN Can lead his rivals on a merry dance again from out in front. NEXT…

The barrier is the biggest obstacle for 5. Bandi's Boy. The Danny Williams-trained sprinter made his debut in the group 3 Kindergarten last preparation as a two-year-old, catching the eye late as an $81 chance, before backing that up with an impressive win at Randwick, getting the better of race favourite Zougotcha despite still doing plenty wrong.…

The James Cummings-trained Mr Wallace looks hard to beat at Wyong on Wednesday. Picture: Michael Klein News Corp form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over Wednesday's Wyong Magic Millions meeting. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and…

A ten race card has been set down for Rosehill on Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out five metres for the entire circuit. WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab * Above offers may only be available to select customers.Back Me 2 Secret Glamour (Bet Now: $6.00) is a progressive mare for the Maher/Eustace camp that has good…

The Cox Plate (2040m) is regarded as the best race on the Australian calendar and the 2021 edition rolls around this Saturday at the Valley, attracting an intriguing field of ten runners, including two internationals. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2021 Cox Plate. 2021 Cox Plate Speed Map Callsign Mav…

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Thursday's VRC Oaks meeting at Flemington. SIRILEO MISS (Race 2 No.1 - $2.40) Sirileo Miss is flying this time in, winning at Group 3 level last time out and she drops back to open mares' grade with only 2.5kg above the minimum. She's perfectly placed. NEXT BEST JUST BENJAMIN (Race 4 No.9 -…

A crack bunch of four year olds head to Rosehill on Saturday for what is shaping up to be a strong edition of the Golden Eagle (1500m), now worth $10 Million. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Golden Eagle. There looks to be a stack of early speed here, ensuring a fast tempo. In The Congo, Lavish Girl,…

Eight races will be run and won at Canterbury under the lights this Friday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out two metres for the entire circuit. WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab * Above offers may only be available to select customers.Back Me Not much of a race this so leaning towards the first starter, 10 Nostalgia (Bet…

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…

There were a couple of surprises for Tyler Schiller on King Frankel in his Beauford (2300m) victory at Newcastle on Saturday. The first was that he found an easy lead on the $3.30 favourite, but more important with an eye to the future was what happened at the top of the straight. "I didn't want to lead and then I got there and there was no…

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…

There will be no Winx or Verry Elleegant racing at Coonamble on Sunday but both of their riders will be there. Hugh Bowman and James McDonald, who together have won eight Sydney jockeys premiership titles and 161 Group 1s between them, are both honoured guests of the Coonamble Jockey Club on WRC Country Championships Qualifier day. Bowman's visit…

Australian racing delivers a sensory overload this Friday night, with stakes riches and fabulous wagering opportunities in both Sydney and Melbourne. A gigantic field of 4-year-old horses - and some famous European jockeys - will chase a $10 million purse at Rosehill Racecourse in the Golden Eagle, while racing "purists" will relish one of the…

At eight years of age, most racehorses minds are turning toward a nice retirement in a grassy paddock, but for Nature Strip the good life can wait - he has a $6.2 million first-prize cheque to collect in Saturday's running of The Everest. And collect it he will if the betting markets are to be believed, with the ace sprinter installed as an odds-on…

James McDonald and Chris Waller started what would could be a massive week for the pair, combining with Madame Pommery to win the Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfeild on Wednesday in atrocious conditions. Read on for the 2022 The Everest Post Race Horse Ratings. 2022 Thousand Guineas Replay 2022 Thousand Guineas Post Race Horse Ratings 1. Madame…

A full field of 12 will line up for The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, where all eyes will be on Nature Strip, who will look to defend the title from 12 months ago. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 The Everest. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's apply. Gamble…

There's a Cox Plate to die for, a Caulfield Stakes looking almost as good, a Melbourne Cup promising a boost in European talent, a handful of fortunes and stud careers to be made or lost, and a hundred other plotlines. As the Sydney Swans and a Parramatta would say, thank God the footy's done and we can focus on racing and the spring carnival. For…

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…

James will be attempting to deliver Icebath into the Group 1 winner's enclosure for the first time in Saturday's Epsom Handicap. Photo: Mark Evans/Getty Images. Australia's best jockey James McDonald will be writing exclusively for News Corp for the rest of the spring carnival and we'll be getting inside his head to find out what he thinks of each…

Leading form analysts Dean Watling (The Barrier Attendant) and Mick Gannon (The Great Tip Off) have assessed the fields at Randwick and Flemington this Saturday. They have looked over some of the key races on a big day of Group 1 and Group 2 racing. Read their assessment of the Flight Stakes, Premiere Stakes, Epsom Handicap, Breeders' Plate, The…

Three black-type races are set to be run and won at Newcastle on Friday, including the time-honoured Newcastle Gold Cup between the stayers. The Gold Cup has always been an ideal lead-up into The Metropolitan and the Epsom Handicap, and we've previewed every race on the card below. Communist won his maiden two back at Hawkesbury and was far from…

Here's the latest batch of midweek metro value runners courtesy of Punter's Edge, including one at odds in the Balaklava Cup as well as a strong push for an unbeaten Waller galloper late in Sydney. SANDOWN HILLSIDE Race 6 No. 13 - Queen Of Nations Punter's Price: $4 Best Odds: $34 Punter's Edge: 22% This is not an easy race but resuming Price and…

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Thursday's VRC Oaks meeting at Flemington. SIRILEO MISS (Race 2 No.1 - $2.40) Sirileo Miss is flying this time in, winning at Group 3 level last time out and she drops back to open mares' grade with only 2.5kg above the minimum. She's perfectly placed. NEXT BEST JUST BENJAMIN (Race 4 No.9 -…