#Lindsey Smith

The Warrnambool racing carnival is not only a test for horses, jockeys and trainers, but also punters, bar staff, taxi drivers, livers - the list goes on... We caught up with a handful of punters, ranging in different levels of'Bool experience, to see how they tackle the famous three-day carnival. READ: Warrnambool racing insights from Ciaron…

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.…

Well hopefully you enjoyed the Christmas cheer with family and friends, and imbibed responsibly of course. Now it is on to a new year and all those fatuous resolutions will be thought about. Punters - as you are - might even suggest it worth keeping a record of your investments (well at least for the first week or so of January) so as to know your…

God Has Chosen is the only horse Ladbrokes.com.au punters want when it comes to the feature race at Belmont this Saturday, the Strickland Stakes (2000m). The Lindsey Smith trained gelding ran a narrow second in the Hyperion two weeks ago and gives every indication that 2000m will be fine. He dominates the market at $1.90 and holds around 70% of…

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,…

Meeting three of the revamped Pinnacles carnival in Western Australia has arrived, and for many it's their highlight of the Ascot racing season. The Winterbottom Stakes has produced some incredible races since its elevation to Group 1 level. An army of horses from over east have crossed the Nullarbor to try to take our premier sprint race, but…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Sunday's Jericho Cup meeting at Warrnambool. BEST BET STAR SPIRIT (Race 6 No. 1 - $3.20) Star Spirit has won tow of three first-up & was narrowly beaten in this class at her last run. The Archie Alexander-trained mare will be hard to hold out. NEXT BEST TANGO AND CASH (Race 2 No. 5 - $8) The Lindsey…

Archie Alexander has Star Spirit primed for a first-up win at Sunday's Jericho Cup meeting at Warrnambool. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images. News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Sunday's Jericho Cup meeting at Warrnambool. BEST BET STAR SPIRIT (Race 6 No. 1 - $3.20) Star Spirit has won tow of three first-up & was narrowly beaten in…

TOUGH SECOND: Lindsey Smith said Tuvalu ran a top race at Flemington considering the chance he may have gall-stones. Punters who took the odds-on for Tuvalu at Flemington on Saturday were left with worthless tickets but Warrnambool trainer Lindsey Smith said there were excuses for the shock defeat of the promising four-year-old. Tuvalu was beaten a…

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…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Tuesday's Casterton meeting. BEST BET HIGHLAND RAIDER (Race 2 No. 8 - $2.30) Enjoyed a step up to 1800m when improving at Casterton and another 2000m should be heavily in her favour on Tuesday. NEXT BEST GRASSMERE JEWEL (Race 8 No. 3 - $4.60) Grassmere Jewel has displayed good speed and kept…

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…

You know you are watching Group 1 racing anywhere in the world when you see the Godolphin blue salute at the highest level. Of course, it happened twice at Caulfield on Saturday with Anamoe and Golden Mile. And while Godolphin's James Cummings seemed to be channelling Barry Humphries true-blue Aussie character Barry McKenzie at The Heath with "that…

Nine races will be run and won at Caulfield on Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit. WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab * Above offers may only be available to select customers.Back Me 1 Merchant Prince (Bet Now: $9.00 TOP ODDS) looks to be well educated and for the very much in form…

Caulfield Racecourse hosted three Group 1 races on Saturday as spring racing begins to hit its straps. Rated a soft 5, the Caulfield track was able to produce exciting battles, particularly in the form of a thrilling finish to the Might and Power Stakes. Anamoe (Might and Power) and Golden Mile (Caulfield Guineas) scored wins with James McDonald on…

I Wish I Win (NZ) is favourite for the Toorak Handicap. Picture: Scott Barbour-Racing Photos via Getty Images Punters are backing boom galloper I Wish I Win to overcome a tricky draw in Saturday's Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield. I Wish I Win was $3.20 into $2.60 when TAB markets opened for the feature mile where Peter Moody's in-form…

Afternoon racing returns to Moonee Valley this Saturday where nine races have been set down. 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 5 Duchy Of Savoy (Bet Now: $2.50) looks the one they have to…

We head to Murray River country on Friday afternoon for Mildura Cup Day. Last year's winner of the Mildura Cup, Sierra Sue, went on to Group 1 glory in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, so there will be plenty of connections who will be hoping Friday's race is a springboard to greatness. The meeting is set to be run on a Soft 5, with the rail in the…

Top bets from Laurie Sainsbury for Saturday It's Cup day at Pakenham on Saturday. Photo: Brett Holburt/Getty Images. Off to Pakenham on Saturday and I'm banking on the track's wide-open spaces benefiting a horse that produced some outstanding closing splits on a much smaller track last start. Tips are listed in AEDT. HIGH'N' DRY (Pakenham) Two runs…

Racing returns to Sandown on Wednesday with eight races programmed for the Hillside circuit on a predicted Soft 5 surface. Race one gets underway at 12:25pm, with the quaddie legs starting at 2:45pm in race five - a 1300m Benchmark 64 for the boys. It looks to be a tough day for punters, so we have gone wide in our quaddie, but hopefully it pays…