#John Allen

Trainer Peter Snowden maintains the right decision was made to postpone the rich Magic Millions race meeting due to concerns over the Gold Coast track surface last Saturday. The Gold Coast track was downgraded to a heavy 10 after two races and a section of the track near the home turn was particularly dangerous prompting the decision to move the…

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.…

The youngest horse in the field has shown stamina and staying prowess beyond his years with Russian Camelot claiming the South Australian Derby. Bred to northern hemisphere time, Russian Camelot was giving away six months to most of his rivals in Saturday's 2500m-Classic at Morphettville. Ridden by John Allen, the Danny O'Brien-trained Russian…

Warrnambool Racing Club will host the Port Fairy Cup and Koroit Cup on Sunday, with both of those races being the highlight events on the eight-race card. The current track rating of a Good 4 looks like it will hold until Sunday, with warm weather forecast for the Warrnambool area all weekend. The rail will be in the+3m position for the entire…

Form analyst Jett Hatton runs the rule over Friday night's meeting at The Valley. BEST BET SENEGALIA (Race 8 No.8 - $3.90) The Maher/Eustace stable scratched this mare from Mornington to run here and she looks well placed despite the tricky barrier. Bolted in last start by five lengths and a repeat effort has her hard to beat. NEXT BEST RHINOCEROUS…

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…

Jockey John Allen has a good book of rides on Tuesday. Picture: Vince Caligiuri - Getty Images Massive 10-race card at Terang on Tuesday where jockey John Allen looks set to have a big day, legging aboard seven runners that are hard in the market. BEST BET UNDER THE PALAIS Race 6 No 6 This Symon Wilde-trained filly looks to have a bright future and…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Thursday's Ballarat Synthetic meeting. BEST BET BROOKLYN BOSS (Race 6 No.8 - $7) Brooklyn Boss is unbeaten first-up and won on the turf course first-up last time in. He has the quality to score fresh on the Ballarat Synthetic track. NEXT BEST ROCKET BOY (Race 4 No.8 - $2.60) Rocket Boy was…

Enthaar was back on the winners' list at Caulfield. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Sound gave us a fitting tribute to the four-time winner Zipping going back-to-back in the feature and we saw a promising type blast home in the last at Sandown. The track played as well as a firm Caulfield does. You didn't want to be back beyond midfield as…

SHE'S a living treasure, a sporting legend, the best thing since sliced bread and Black Caviar, and up there with our national pastime of "Flick the Prime Minister" as the most famous thing about Australia just now. The beauty part is, she's still racing in our lifetimes. And the even beauter part is, this Saturday could be the biggest celebration…

Steinem is favourite to take out Saturday's G2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) at Ascot and co-trainer David Eustace backs his Victorian mare to get the job done. A daughter of Frankel, Steinem continues her Perth campaign after an impressive third behind boom filly Amelia's Jewel in last fortnight's G1 Northerly Stakes (1800m). Steinem opened at…

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…

Harry Coffey piloting Detonator Jack in his debut win at Bendigo last March. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Detonator Jack has been backed to the exclusion of all others in Saturday's 1600m Benchmark 100 at Sandown. Sustained support for the untapped galloper has TAB holding six times more on Detonator Jack compared to $3.10 second…

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…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Tuesday's Ararat meeting. BEST BET LET'S SEA (Race 7 No.1 - $3.20) Scratched from a couple of races recently but finds the perfect assignment at Ararat. Blinkers go on and he'll be hard to hold out. NEXT BEST CELTIC GLORY (Race 5 No.10 - $4) Celtic Glory scored impressively at Seymour after an excellent…

Imported stayer Without A Fight is the Ladbrokes.com.au favourite for the feature race this Saturday at Caulfield, the Zipping Classic (2400m). The UK stayer is now with Team Freedman and is having the first run for the new camp since a down the track effort in the Melbourne Cup. He heads the marekt at $3.70. Vow And Declare and Luncies sit on the…

The Melbourne Cup Carnival is set to come to an end on Saturday and what a week it has been! From countless losing betting tickets, to more mystery trifecta's than you could count, some of still missed out on backing Gold Trip in his emphatic Melbourne Cup victory. However, today's Punt Drunk goes a little bit off broadway as we head to Pakenham's…

Lafargue can continue on his winning way when he heads to The Valley on Friday night. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Friday night's meeting at The Valley. BEST BET LAFARGUE (Race 5 No.1 - $3.30) Lafargue sprinted well to score at Geelong third-up. He'll be fitter and should continue to…

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…

It might have come as a surprise to some that the four-year disqualification penalty imposed on Darren Weir runs its course on February 6 next year. That is not to say he can resume training, even if he wants to, the very next day. There is a bridge over some many troubled waters to cross before that. But such news did not stop a raft of hastily…

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…

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…

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…

Jockey John Allen (right) and trainer Ciaron Maher could have something to celebrate at Friday's Pakenham Synthetic meeting. Photo: Michael Klein. Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Friday's Pakenham Synthetic meeting. BEST BET NICSTAR (Race 4 No.7 - $2.20) Raced handy and fought on well second-up at Pakenham. Drawn to roll…

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…

The results for the 2022 Melbourne Cup are in with the punters' favourite - Gold Trip - storming to victory. 1. Gold Trip (FR) 2. Emissary (GB) 3. High Emocean (NZ) 4. Deauville Legend 5. Realm of Flowers 6. Daqiansweet Junior 7. Smokin' Romans 8. Stockman 9. Knights Order 10. Vow and Declare 11. Arapaho 12. Hoo Ya Mal 13. Without A Fight 14. Grand…

Friday night racing continues on for another week at Moonee Valley, as they host a competitive nine-race program this Friday. The track is currently rated as a Soft 5 and with some rain on the forecast over the next couple of days, we may not get to out of the Soft range on race-day. The rail will be in the 4m position for the entire circuit when…

Jack Fitzpatrick, punters.com.au from News.com.au The final field has been declared and barriers drawn for the $5m Cox Plate, with star import Zaaki set to jump from barrier six in the field of 10. Punters.com.au reports the two-time Group One winner was an odds-on chance in some futures markets before suffering a shock defeat as a $1.28F in the…

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…

To say fortune favours the brave would do a disservice to Hitotsu's win in Saturday's Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington. Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace were brave enough to aim the Victoria Derby winner at the Australian Guineas first-up. But Hitotsu was classy enough to get the job done for his trainers and Melbourne Cup-winning…