#Jamie Kah

James McDonald had his careless riding ban overturned. Picture: Trackside Photography Star jockey James McDonald is free to ride Grace And Harmony in Saturday's Group 1 Queensland Oaks after successfully appealing a careless riding ban on Wednesday. And in a double victory for Sydney's leading hoop, he's been snapped up for the coveted ride on boom…

Ayrton returned to the winners' list after saluting in the Gunsynd Classic. Picture: Trackside Photography It wasn't quite the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap they had dreamt of, but boom horse Ayrton is back on track after a dominant win in Saturday's Group 3 Gunsynd Classic, prompting trainer Mick Price to put the super rich Golden Eagle on the…

The big day and 10 super races await us. With fine weather for most of the week the track should be good and if anything like last week on-pacers will have an advantage. History has shown that form stands up on this day and I will be with those that can keep out of trouble and have proved their credentials. BEST BET: INDISCREETLY (Race 10 No…

The Magic Millions Cup will feature a full field of 15 runners with five emergencies accepting for the $1 million race over 1425m. The 2023 Magic Millions field is littered with Group and Listed race winners as well as the top weight, Vega One, who is trying to win his second in four years. The winner of the Magic Millions Cup will take home…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes a look at horses to follow and forgive from Saturday's Sandown Hillside meeting. FIVE TO FOLLOW: MONARCH OF EGYPT: Showed something at Flemington first-up before going close to rolling the smart Worsfold at big odds at Sandown. He'll be fitter again for that and the former Hong Kong galloper is ready to win.…

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Jamie Kah is without a ride in Perth's Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes after Blue Army galloper Vilana was scratched with a lameness issue on race morning. Vilana, the last start winner of the $1m The Hunter at Newcastle, had been the $5 favourite for the Winterbottom and one of two Godolphin runners. But Vilana was scratched on race morning after…

Bjorn Baker believes there is improvement left in Infatuation for the Magic Millions Classic in a fortnight and is also toying with the addition of some headgear on the Gold Coast after she scored her first win at Randwick on Saturday. Infatuation ($4.40) confirmed her top prizemoney seeding for the Magic Millions by breaking her maiden with a…

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…

The year's biggest races are here again and as usual it's a tantalising puzzle, as the best horses from Australia and some of the best stayers from Europe descend on Melbourne. To hopefully help you find your way through the puzzle, here's five horses to follow this spring. Kayo is your ticket to the best sport streaming Live & On-Demand. New to…

CAROLINE trainer Belinda O'Loughlin could not have wished for a better way to end 2022. After winning the Hamilton cup in October with Muntham Missile, the O'Loughlin stable added another cup to the list when Runbro caused an upset by taking out last Monday's $30000 Nhill cup (1650 metres). Runbro won the Summer cup over 2100 metres at Penola back…

James McDonald and Jamie Kah highlight the Doomben meeting with big fields in most races and plenty looking to stamp their Magic Millions credentials. The weather has been mainly fine but there is always some give in the surface at Doomben and with the rail out four metres I am staying with the class animals that can travel near the speed and make…

Andermatt looks tough to beat at Sandown. Picture: Jenny Evans - Getty Images The James Cummings-trained Andermatt flies first-up and expect him to add to his record on Monday. BEST BET ANDERMATT Race 7 No.3 James Cummings rarely misses when sending his good horses down south and Andermatt looks well placed to score in the Christmas Stakes.…

Inundation crushed his rivals to break the 1000m record at The Valley. Picture: Morgan Hancock/Racing Photos via Getty Images Inundation has emerged as a stakes horse in waiting with a blistering 1000m victory at The Valley in track record time. Rated supremely by Jamie Kah, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained gelding stalked leader…

Form analyst Jett Hatton takes an early look at Saturday's meeting at The Valley. BEST BET RIVERPLATE (R7, No.5) VALUE BET ACCOUNTABILITY (R8, No13) EARLY QUADDIE 1,4,5/3,8/1,4,8,10/1,4,6,7 Big 6 1,4,8,10/1,4,6,7/5,6,13/5/5,7,13/1,4,8 Quaddie 5,6,13/5/5,7,13/1,4,8 RACE 1 Tough race for the opener at The Valley. CANTOLAGO (4) looked good at the…

Jamie Kah stunned the Eagle Farm crowd with her winning ride aboard Vega One in the Kingsford-Smith Cup. Picture: Grant Peters/Trackside Photography Jamie Kah morphed into Wonder Woman at Eagle Farm as she courageously snatched Group 1 triumph from the jaws of defeat and knocked her mate Michelle Payne out of the record books. Kah now has six Group…

Ben and JD Hayes have put one of the most famous names in Australian racing back up in lights with Mr Brightside's fast-finishing win in the $3m Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The brothers scored their first Group 1 win as a training partnership when Mr Brightside finished too strongly for I'm Thunderstruck to lead home a…

The challenge of having a profitable punt on the Melbourne Cup is never an easy one, but Daily Mail Australia readers were given a shortcut in the form preview which tipped the first and second finishers among four horses worth a bet. Gold Trip won only the second race of his life to take out the big race at odds of 20/1 while Emissary ran second…

Sydney trainer John Sargent will test two-year-old Perfect Thought as a Victoria Derby hopeful at Flemington on Anzac Day. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images. The Victoria Derby is months away but Randwick trainer John Sargent will audition a candidate at Flemington on Monday. Sargent will give Perfect Thought his debut in the Listed ANZAC DAY Stakes…

Zaaki and Jamie Kah have taken out the final Group 1 of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, winning the VRC Champions Stakes over 2000m. The win of Zaaki in the Champions Stakes gives Kah and Annabel Neasham their first Group 1 winner for the Melbourne Cup Carnival, defeating the two favourites in the race, I'm Thunderstruck and Anamoe, who didn't finish…

For the millions of Australians planning to have a bet on the Melbourne Cup, the best advice is not to look down at a form guide but to glance up at the skies. The weather is set to be a key factor in the running of this year's great race, with grim forecasts of rain and even hail across Melbourne on race day. The wild weather will do more than…

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Carnival time out West comes to a close with day five of The Pinnacles upon us, with the inaugural (kind of) running of The Gold Rush. The 1.5 million dollar Group 3 weight for age feature has grabbed all the headlines, but the stayers have put together a handy bunch for the running of the G.A. Towton Cup. It's a bumper 10 race programme, and…

Wednesday's Happy Valley races are highlighted not so much by the horses but the riders, as it's Longines International Jockeys Championship day. Seven jockeys from outside Hong Kong join five locally-based riders for the four-race event, which carries a first prize of HK$500000 (about $64000). The international challenge is headed by Ryan Moore,…

Horse racing has taken back its rightful place as king of the spring due to the strength of Sydney and Melbourne's competing carnivals, but the evolution must continue. For too long racing depended on Melbourne in the spring. While it will always have history on its side, competition has taken the sport to another level. In six years, The Everest…

Racenet's stable of bookies have come to the fore with their selections for a Saturday of racing across the nation, headlined by a trio of Group 1 contests at Flemington. The bagmen have done the form and provided their thoughts on the Blue Diamond Stakes at Flemington and the Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick. They have also offered their best…

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,…

The Flemington finale takes place at 4am UK time, so it will be an early start for punters looking to kick start their Tuesday with a winner. But it's a British raider who could reward bettors with James Ferguson's Deauville Legend heading the betting. Who does Sun Racing tipster Templegate fancy for the big one though? Read on for his tip below…

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,…

Rothfire is the narrow Winterbottom favourite Queenslander Rothfire is the narrow favourite for Saturday's Group One Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot prior to Tuesday afternoon's barrier draw. A full field of 16 runners and one emergency have accepted for the $1.5 million sprint over 1200m. The field includes five interstate contenders, with the…

Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $2m Schweppes Sydney Cup (3200m) at Royal Randwick. Rachel King (Knights Order): "He was the nicest horse ever to ride over 3200m and to get one for Gai (Waterhouse) it means a lot definitely. She's been such a huge supporter of mine and being apprentice to her for so long, it's just…

This year's LONGINES IJC will also be the first time that the two leading female jockeys in the world ride on the same card - Australia's Jamie Kah who makes her debut, while Hollie Doyle returns for a third time. Kah, 26, is the most successful female jockey in Australian racing history with eight Group 1 wins and over 1100 wins overall. In…

My Whisper is favourite for the Australasian Oaks. Picture: Vince Caligiuri-Getty Images Rising star My Whisper is set to be the horse to beat in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) after drawing perfectly for Saturday's main event at Morphettville. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained filly has drawn barrier three in a capacity field of 16 runners…

Versatile galloper Private Eye can round out a remarkable preparation with a second career Group 1 with the Joseph Pride-trained talent opening favourite for Saturday's Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington. Private Eye has announced himself as one of the most exciting horses in the country this preparation and can highlight his rise in the $3m…

Hitotsu is the favourite for the Australian Derby favourite. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Ciaron Maher has ruled out backing up star colt Hitotsu in next week's Queen Elizabeth Stakes with the stable's full focus on chasing a historic win in Saturday's Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick. Maher and co-trainer David Eustace plan…

Daqiansweet Junior has a new rider in the Sydney Cup. Picture: Scott Barbour-Racing Photos via Getty Images Star jockey Kerrin McEvoy has swiftly picked up a replacement ride aboard Daqiansweet Junior in the $2m Sydney Cup after Edward Cummings elected to head to the Queen Elizabeth Stakes with Duais. McEvoy's manager Bryan Haskins confirmed on…

Jamie Kah triumphs aboard Zaaki in the Champions Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. Picture: Darrian Traynor-Getty Images Champions just find a way, the will, to win. A lesson learned the hard way for punters as Zaaki clinched the inaugural $3m Group 1 Champions Stakes at Flemington. What a way to win, too. Trainer Annabel Neasham gave jockey Jamie…

She's the queen of Australian racing but don't expect to see her in a dazzling tiara. She could wallow in the trappings of her new-found fame but one close observer says don't expect to see Jamie Kah whizzing around town in a flash new car or showing off a new trendy haircut. "A lot of young riders have fast cars and groovy haircuts, she doesn't…

The winter carnival reaches its zenith with Stradbroke day at Eagle Farm and with the track playing fairly all horses will get their chance. Recent history shows that with the rail out four metres they can come from anywhere to win but on big days staying with top riders and trainers is usually profitable. Race 1- Oxlade Stakes (Two-Years-Old…

The spacious Flemington racecourse is a mere postage stamp compared to the place trainer Phillip Stokes spent his childhood. Flemington sprawls over more than 140ha of Crown land in Melbourne's mostly cool climate where the worst that can happen is a drenching from a passing shower. Stokes grew up in one of the world's toughest environments, a…

News Corp form analyst Glenn McFarlane looks at the chances of every runner in Saturday's $3m Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington. 1. KOLDING (1) - $71 Trainer: Chris Waller Jockey: Damien Oliver GLENN SAYS: Group 1 winner who hasn't saluted since April last year. His two runs this campaign have hardly inspired confidence, especially a…

Welcome to Champions Day at Flemington, a new concept designed by the Victoria Racing Club as we continue to see the evolution of racing in Australia since the inception of the Everest. Not so long ago we had the Mackinnon Stakes (2000m at weight for age) run on Derby Day, the Emirates Stakes (1600m handicap) run as the feature on Stakes Day, which…

With the new racing season underway we've put it to our stable of experts to lay their reputations on the line and hand out some predictions for the next 12 months, including their early selections for The Everest and Melbourne Cup plus what's the next'big thing' we've got to look forward to. THE NEXT BIG THING RAY THOMAS - Dylan Gibbons: The son…

Ciaron Maher (pictured) and training partner David Eustace will give the talented galloper Rising another start on a synthetic track at Thursday's Pakenham meeting. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images. News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Thursday evening's Pakenham Synthetic meeting. BEST BET RISING (Race 8 No. 4 -…

Class came to the fore in spades in the Kennedy Oaks (2500m) at Flemington on Thursday with She's Extreme justifying the weight of support in winning her second Group l race. Read on for the 2022 Kennedy Oaks Post Race Horse Ratings. 2022 Kennedy Oaks Replay 2022 Kennedy Oaks Race Horse Ratings 1. She's Extreme: The tempo of the race ensured the…

An elated Anthony Cummings extended the family's rich connection to the VRC Oaks to four generations after his classy filly She's Extreme silenced the doubters that she would be too brilliant to stay the 2500m journey. In the most popular win on a memorable Oaks Day, the daughter of sprinting star Extreme Choice started a hot $2.30 favourite and…

Coolangatta dominated on speed in the Moir Stakes. Picture: Pat Scala-Racing Photos via Getty Images Coolangatta burned off a quality field to win the $1m Group 1 Moir Stakes at The Valley, holding out the gutsy stablemate Bella Nipotina in a pulsating finish. Given a pearl of a steer from star jockey Jamie Kah the electric three-year-old, with…

Cox Plate winner Anamoe dominates the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the final Group l of the Spring, the Champions Stakes (2000m) this Saturday at Flemington. The four year old is 4/4 this time in, all at Group l level, and looks primed to end the prep on a high this weekend. He opened $2.15 and is rock solid at $2.20. A couple of other runners from…

If you find trawling through a Melbourne Cup form guide more daunting than public speaking, don't fret, we've got a simple way to help you choose which horse to back in the main event this afternoon - and it'll be over in 60 seconds. It's even quicker this year because the field is down to 22 after POINT NEPEAN and LUNAR FLARE were late…