Kallos ready to go in the Caulfield Sprint

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Champions Day meeting at Flemington. BEST BET MURAMASA (Race 4, No.9) Muramasa has been a revelation this spring with two impressive wins. He's up in trip but expecting him to see out the 2600m and score again. VALUE BET RIVER NOIRE (Race 9, No.11) River Noire was grabbed on the…

The $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) has drawn together an outstanding field for just its fifth running at Rosehill on Saturday and here is our assessment of the form of each of the runners. The four-year-old set weight contest is the second richest race in Australia after it was introduced to the racing calendar in 2019. Watch the Melbourne…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Caulfield Cup meeting. BEST BET CLIMBING STAR (Race 8, No.11) Climbing Star had no luck but was only beaten two lengths in a Group 2 race at Flemington but will find this easier. She'll be hard to beat with even luck. VALUE BET KONASANA (Race 3, No.5) Konasana showed plenty of…

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…

In Secret can lock in an Everest spot with a big run in the Concorde Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Picture: Jeremy Ng-Getty Images Trainer James Cummings has revealed Godolphin's glamour mare In Secret is their stable's first-choice sprinter for the $20m The TAB Everest next month. Slot-holder Godolphin has historically waited until the week of…

Dylan Gibbons currently leads the Sydney apprentice premiership by two wins. Picture: Getty Images Trainer Kris Lees is happy for star pupil Dylan Gibbons to do anything he can to win this year's Sydney apprentices' title, even if it means his young gun is riding against him. Lees has been a proud supporter of his emerging rider throughout this…

Star jockey Tim Clark wasn't even in the saddle when he got an appreciation of Aft Cabin's blinding acceleration last start. Clark was riding Toronomica in the Eskimo Prince Stakes and appeared to be travelling well as he raced to the front at the top of the straight - only for Aft Cabin to sprint past him in a few strides. As Aft Cabin cleared out…

Dehorned Unicorn ran one of the fastest 1200m at Royal Randwick in history last start - and didn't win! The Joe Pride-trained Dehorned Unicorn recorded a flying 1m 7.97s but was when beaten just over a length by brilliant mare I Am Me two weeks ago. Both sprinters are racing again this weekend but they won't be clashing this time with Dehorned…

November is upon us and that means the Melbourne Cup is too, with the annual running of the $8 million'race that stops a nation' set to take place on Tuesday, November 1st at Flemington Racecourse. The race will be run over 3200m and will include the best staying horses from Australia and abroad under handicap conditions. The winning connections…

IF it's not the greatest day there is since days were invented, it'll do us till Tuesday. That most glorious of race meetings - VRC Derby Day - is upon us once again. A smorgasbord wrapped in an extravaganza of an afternoon, as steeped in history as in prestige, kicking off Australia's grandest week of racing - Flemington's four-day Melbourne Cup…

James Cummings and Godolphin are looking at winning form to hold Kallos in good stead when he returns to stakes level at Caulfield. Kallos runs in the Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m) on Saturday and is looking for back-to-back wins after a return to form at Warwick Farm in a Benchmark 92 race on October 3. Just over 12 months ago, Kallos won a…

Don't give up on Duais for the Caulfield Cup on Saturday. That was trainer Ed Cummings' message to punters regarding the $11 winning chance with Neds. Cummings' high opinion of his five-year-old mare has not dropped, despite finishing eighth in the Turnbull Stakes last start on October 1. And the Sydney conditioner was pleased with the work his…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes meeting at Caulfield. BEST BET AFT CABIN (Race 4, No.2) Far from disgraced when back in trip in the McNeil Stakes and the step back up to 1400m will help the colt bounce back to winning ways. VALUE BET LAVISH GIRL (Race 8, No.1) Lavish Girl is a…

The News Corp racing and sports wagering team has 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 six 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…

Jacquinot has made a stunning three-year-old return with his first-up Caulfield victory Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have a vast number of three-year-olds in their stable and they collected an early'black type' victory for that age group with the success of Jacquinot at Caulfield. It was an imposing win by the colt who took out the Group 3 H D F…

Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden are keen for Cythera to enhance her reputation and Ebhaar to restore hers when they clash in the Group 2 $250000 Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Cythera is out to prove she is a legitimate Golden Slipper contender after making a winning start to her race career with a tough effort to…

Anamoe returns to racing his own age in the Hobartville Stakes on Saturday where he is a short-priced favourite. Picture: Grant Guy Godolphin trainer James Cummings has avoided a clash of his crack colts and will rely on Anamoe in the Group 2 $400000 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Cummings had also nominated Paulele but…

It's here again, the most fabulous day on the Australian turf - Derby Day at Flemington. While the Melbourne Cup is rightfully No 1, and the Cox Plate can lay claim to being the country's top quality race, the Saturday before the first Tuesday in November is where it's at for racing purists. There are four Group 1s - all in a row - on Day One of…

FORMER champion jockey and 15-times Group 1 winner Simon Marshall gives us his insights into all the runners in the 2018 Melbourne Cup. 1. BEST SOLUTION (Barrier 6) Approx win/place odds: $15 / $4. Gutsy Caulfield Cup winner who's drawn perfectly in gate six. It was a terrific win at Caulfield, and came after back-to-back of Group 1 wins in…

FORMER champion jockey and 15-times Group 1 winner Simon Marshall gives us his insights into all the runners in the 2018 Melbourne Cup. 1. BEST SOLUTION (Barrier 6) Approx win/place odds: $15 / $4. Gutsy Caulfield Cup winner who's drawn perfectly in gate six. It was a terrific win at Caulfield, and came after back-to-back of Group 1 wins in…

FORMER champion jockey and 15-times Group 1 winner Simon Marshall gives us his insights into all the runners in the 2018 Melbourne Cup. 1. BEST SOLUTION (Barrier 6) Approx win/place odds: $15 / $4. Gutsy Caulfield Cup winner who has drawn perfectly in gate six. It was a fantastic win at Caulfield, and came after back-to-back of Group One wins in…

The Winter Challenge will be a campaign starting point for Sibaaq, but Annabel Neasham is looking for a bold performance as the import bids to reignite his career after a lacklustre autumn. Placed in the Five Diamonds Prelude and the Big Dance last spring, Sibaaq just missed out on a $2 million payday when a narrow second to Ellsberg in the Five…

Training trio Ben, JD and Will Hayes are looking forward to Little Brose's upcoming springtime starts with more than one pathway and feature race options in mind. The winner of the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Sandown last February, Little Brose is set to line up in the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) for three-year-old colts and geldings at…

A bigger, more muscular Gangitano is set to make his return ahead of a spring campaign at Caulfield. The Amy and Ash Yargi-trained two-year-old resumes in the Quayclean Handicap (1200m) on Saturday after two runs earlier in the season, both at Stakes level. Gangitano ran third on debut in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield in…