#Life Lessons

Sandown Hillside is where Melbourne metro racing heads to this Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out six metres for the entire circuit. WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab * Above offers may only be available to select customers.Back Me 6 All Sassed Up (Bet Now: $4.00) is a maiden but I think she has a bit on these.…

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.…

News Corp form analyst Jett Hatton runs the early rule over Saturday's Sandown card. BEST BET ARKTIKA (Race 4, No 10) Smart mare from the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable that looks to have a bright future. Well placed here at 1600m. VALUE BET PRINCESS RHAENYS (Race 7, No 13) Peter Moody-trained galloper that was never on the track last start…

Sandown Hillside will play host to a nine race meeting on Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab * Above offers may only be available to select customers.Back Me 3 Cantolago (Bet Now: $SP.00) on top. Team Hayes trains this daughter of Per Incanto,…

Cody's Wish following his magical Breeders' Cup triumph (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire) By Lucas Sigurdson As we wrap up the season and look forward to next year, I can't help but think: 2022 has been the year of the feel-good story in thoroughbred racing. There have been many exciting moments, inspiring viewers everywhere. Lots of folks - whether…

SOUTH BEND - No program restocked more aggressively through the transfer portal last offseason than USC. The sixth-ranked Trojans, 10-1 as they face No. 15 Notre Dame on Saturday night in Los Angeles, found a whopping 20 new players via that avenue after hiring coach Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma. That includes the former Sooners combo of…

Starring Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor, this 1944 film tells the story of a young girl from a small town in England who wins a special gelding in a raffle and decides to take him all the way to the famed Grand National steeplechase. Based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Enid Bagnold, National Velvet is a heartwarming and bittersweet…

News Corp tipster Gilbert Gardiner runs the rule over Friday night's Pakenham meeting. BEST BET LIFE LESSONS (R3 No.10 - $2.50) First-up in six months but debut performance, second at Sandown last April, good enough to be winning here. NEXT BEST BEDFORD ESTATE (R1 No.1 - $3.30) Great return at Mornington, third beaten less than half a length,…