Jungle Magnate powers to SA Derby win

A pro-Palestinian rally has been under way since 10:30am. Police have split the protesters of about 40 into two groups. Protesters say pepper spray has been used. Four policemen carried out one protester who was chanting "free Palestine". Damien Oliver has scored another win in his last Melbourne Cup carnival and it is a treasured win on Melbourne…

Stewards have been advised that the Ciaron Maher trained Future History will be ridden more forward in the Melbourne Cup. Hollie Doyle is riding the six-year-old gelding who drifted back from a wide draw in the Moonee Valley Cup before running third after leading all the way to win the Bart Cummings and win automatic entry to the Cup. Running…

Trainer Cliff Brown and connections of Yaphet were looking forward to the spring with the stayer. But those spring hopes were diminished after Yaphet wrenched a joint before stepping foot on a racetrack in the spring and plans were abandoned. After a spell and a steady build up, Yaphet is ready for his racetrack return in the Tile Importer Handicap…

If you listened to some people on the east coast recently, you'd think South Australian racing consists of donkeys running around for peanuts and should've been shut down yesterday. The negativity following the recent Adelaide carnival has spiralled out of control with broad emotive statements and lazy critiques being treated as gospel, when it's…

These are last Saturday's runners identified by the Racenet video analysts as horses to follow. Our video analysts have supplied you with their number one run from the weekend's metropolitan meetings. All you have to do is use Racenet's FREE blackbook service and we will email you when any of these horses are due to race. Did you back something…

The boys reckon hotpot Zaaki can get rolled in the Hollindale Stakes on Saturday. Every Thursday, News Corp's national editorial director of racing and wagering Matt Williams and senior racing writer Ben Dorries chat all things horse racing. Matty (left) and Benny (right) reckon Zaaki can get rolled. MW: Benny boy, we gave the Adelaide…

Jockey Michael Dee poses with the Victoria Derby trophy. Picture: Vince Caligiuri-Getty Images Jockey Michael Dee has had the golden touch this spring but he will be recognised as a deity if he can lift Dalasan to his maiden Group 1 win in Saturday's Champions Mile at Flemington. The hoop has already produced some magic to salute in the Caulfield…

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…

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…

Charlie Hemphrey, pictured in his playing days with the Queensland Bulls. Picture: AAP. Not so long ago, former Queensland Bulls batsman Charlie Hemphrey was earning $30 an hour as a casual worker helping to fix the Eagle Farm track. Now he is daring to dream about scoring the $2m Victoria Derby. Hemphrey was born and raised in England but moved to…

We have expert betting tips for the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy this Saturday at Hastings which features a quality field of nine runners. The Tarzino Trophy is the first leg of the Hawke's Bay Spring Carnival and there are some superstars in the field, including Imperatriz and La Crique. We have a runner-by-runner betting guide available for the Tarzino…

The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable hopes it has learned from their mistake of 12 months earlier with promising three-year-old Artzino. On a path towards the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on October 29, Artzino broke through for his maiden win in the Ladbrokes Market Control Plate (1500m) at Sandown on Wednesday. Ridden by…

Michael Kent Jnr has Victoria Derby favourite Cadazio running at Flemington this Saturday but the Cranbourne trainer hopes that on Wednesday one of his stablemates will demand he also be directed towards the $2 million staying Classic. Artzino gets the chance to put himself on a Derby path when he contests the $55000 Ladbrokes Market Control Plate…

Jungle Magnate wins the Group 1 South Australian Derby Picture: Atkins Photography A Caulfield Cup campaign awaits emerging stayer Jungle Magnate after a dominant victory in the Group 1 South Australian Derby on Saturday. Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr had the Morphettville feature circled on the calendar for the last six months and the long-range…

Mick Price is dreaming big after the scintillating display of Illation in Saturday's Listed Nitschke Stakes at Morphettville, putting the Cox Plate at the top of the wishlist. The three-year-old son of So You Think couldn't have been more impressive in his second start, exploding through along the rail early in the straight in the manner of a Group…

Mark Zahra guides Illation to victory at Morphettville. Picture: Atkins Photography Mick Price is dreaming big after the scintillating display of Illation in Saturday's Listed Nitschke Stakes at Morphettville, putting the Cox Plate at the top of the wishlist. The three-year-old son of So You Think couldn't have been more impressive in his second…

Trainer Mick Price's adherence to a proven formula has provided the stable another Victoria Derby chance after Gunstock's Neds Classic win. Gunstock is a son of the late Kiwi sire Tavistock, the same sire as Price's 2015 Victoria Derby winner Tarzino. Price also gained plenty of insight into the breed when he briefly trained Tavistock during the…

Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr look to have a strong hand in both of the three-year-old classics at Flemington after the win of Gunstock at Caulfield. A race after Daisies won the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) on Saturday, Gunstock took out the Group 3 Neds Classic over the same trip. Daisies booked her spot for the Group 1 Kennedy Oaks…

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…

Explosive Jack is the favourite for the South Australian Derby. Almost half a century of history will go on the line when star colt Explosive Jack puts a rare hat-trick of Derby triumphs in his crosshairs at Morphettville this Saturday. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained three-year-old is racing to become the first horse in 49 years to win…

A full field will greet the starter in this year's G1 Victoria Derby (2500m), with G3 Norman Robinson Stakes (2000m) winner Gunstock drawing horribly in barrier 19. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained colt will jump from barrier 15 - the second-widest alley - with the field consisting of 16 plus four emergencies. Gunstock will be one of two…

Adelaide has been a happy hunting ground for the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr trained Lombardo, who was previously unbeaten in four trips across the border, including a win in the Listed Mahini Classic (1100m) earlier this preparation. Despite his affiliation with Morphettville, Lombardo was sent around as an $18 chance in his first crack at Group…

Michael Kent Jnr can't help but think Gunstock has the talent to be targeting better races Tuesday's The Les Carlyon at Flemington, but that does not dampen his enthusiasm for the gelding's return. The four-year-old will be having his first start since his three-length win in the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on October 12, from which he…