#Lost And Running

He has won a Group 1 race over a mile, finished runner-up in The Everest and is now the winner of the $3 million Nature Strip Stakes. The Joe pride-trained Private Eye is nothing if not versatile, just ask winning jockey Brenton Avdulla. "Joe used to always tell me, what do you reckon his best distance is?' Avdulla recalled. "I said, 'if you send…

In 29 attempts, Patrick Moloney had managed just three placings at group 1 level. But the 28-year-old is now a Newmarket Handicap winner, following his boilover victory on rank outsider Roch'N' Horse in Saturday's feature event at Flemington. Punters were left bewildered while bookies celebrated the shock result, with the little known Kiwi sprinter…

The Bopper resumes at Randwick on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images Newcastle trainer Kris Lees is expecting a bold performance from his sharp galloper The Bopper when the gelding resumes in the Schweppes Benchmark 78 Handicap (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday. The four-year-old son of Nicconi, also the sire of The Everest winner Nature Strip, has been…

All roads lead to Newcastle for the running of the $1m The Hunter over 1300m. The race has drawn together a capacity field of 15 runners with four emergencies. There's not a huge amount of pace in the race with Prime Candidate the likely leader. It's an even race with a few winning chances given the handicap conditions. 1. LOST AND RUNNING He ran…

Champion sprinter Nature Strip remains a short-priced favourite to go back-to-back in The Everest (1200m) after Tuesday's spectacular barrier draw despite copping the widest gate. The Chris Waller-trained gelding drew barrier 12 for the $15m feature race at Randwick which is typically not ideal, however, there are some suggestions this will allow…

Verry Elleegant and Nature Strip, the nation's best racehorses, are defying time - but for how much longer? Since the retirement of all-time great Winx three years ago, the Chris Waller-trained duo have reigned supreme. Nature Strip inherited the Horse of the Year title from his former stablemate in 2019-20 before Verry Elleegant claimed the honour…

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…

The barrier is the biggest obstacle for 5. Bandi's Boy. The Danny Williams-trained sprinter made his debut in the group 3 Kindergarten last preparation as a two-year-old, catching the eye late as an $81 chance, before backing that up with an impressive win at Randwick, getting the better of race favourite Zougotcha despite still doing plenty wrong.…

Dangers: 12. Key Largo has a strong finish on him, which often comes too late, but he also has a good platform to run well fresh. Yet to win first-up but was narrowly beaten fresh at the start of last prep. He'll be charging. 4. Queen Bellissimo ran well first-up then very game second-up before failing behind a smart one and spelled. Given a nice…

Five horses who could star in the Sydney Autumn The Autumn Carnival is Sydney is almost upon us with the Golden Slipper, Doncaster Handicap and Queen Elizabeth Stakes among the features in store over the coming months. Who are the horses to follow and what are the horse racing tips predicting? Which unknown quantities could emerge as stars of the…

Racenet's stable of bookies have come to the fore with their selections for a Saturday of racing across the nation, headlined by a trio of Group 1 contests at Flemington. The bagmen have done the form and provided their thoughts on the Blue Diamond Stakes at Flemington and the Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick. They have also offered their best…

Thousands of punters are packing racecourses in Sydney and Melbourne for two of Australia's biggest races. At Sydney's Royal Randwick Racecourse thousands began arriving for The Everest, one of the biggest days on Australia's horse racing calendar. But drama unfolded on Saturday after the race's second-favourite Lost And Running was scratched,…

Trainer Peter Snowden will recommend Mazu miss the rest of the Brisbane carnival to concentrate on the $15 million The TAB Everest in spring after the boom sprinter's breakthrough Group 1 win in the Doomben 10000 at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Snowden, who trains in partnership with his son Paul, said Mazu proved he is a legitimate The Everest…

Lost And Running finished second in a trial at Randwick on Friday. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Hall Of Famer Hugh Bowman gave his tick of approval as gun sprinter Lost And Running took early strides towards another $15m The Everest tilt with a comfortable trial at Randwick on Friday. Bowman, who hadn't sat on John O'Shea's talented galloper…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Matt Jones gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Warwick Farm. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 6, No.6: VIENTIANE She gets in nicely here at the weights and with…

There was never any likelihood Promise Of Success, Kirwan's Lane and Berdibek would meet with the same fate as their boom stablemate Waihaha Falls. The John O'Shea-trained trio are rated 101 or higher and safely made the field for the $1m The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday. This wasn't the case with Waihaha Falls last week when he was…

The finish of the Premiere Stakes proved champion Nature Strip will have some real competition for the $15m The TAB Everest in a fortnight. Lost And Running narrowly defeated Mazu and Masked Crusader with the trio showing they will be worthy rivals to Nature Strip in the world's richest turf race at Royal Randwick on October 15. Throw spectacular…

Race-by-race preview and tips for Newcastle on Saturday We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. The barrier looks problematic for 1. Cylinder but we'll leave that to James McDonald to overcome. The Godolphin colt has the benefit of two trials and he has looked professional in both…

Hall of Fame jockey Hugh Bowman can leave for his three-month riding stint in Hong Kong with winning momentum from The Hunter meeting at Newcastle on Saturday. Bowman has eight rides including the Kris Lees-trained Gem Song in the $1 million The Hunter (1300m). Lees has trained three successive second placings in The Hunter with Wandabaa (2021),…

If the theory is right that you need to lose one to win one then Kris Lees and the Australian Bloodstock team are overdue. There has been three renewals of the $1m The Hunter at Newcastle and each time the trainer and owners have had to settle for second place. In the inaugural running of The Hunter, they had Tactical Advantage beating all but…

The first of the Group l races at Flemington this Saturday is the Newmarket Handicap (1200m), with a high class bunch of sprinters engaged to tackle the time honoured contest. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Newmarket Handicap. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's apply.…

RSN Form Guru Deane Lester has the tips, best bets, value plays and race-by-race selections for the spectacular day of Group 1 racing at Victoria Racing Club, Flemington on'Super Saturday' Race Day. Top: #5 NANAGUI 2. #8 RUTHLESS DAME 3. #9 MOKO 4. #7 KIKO Top: #4 FLYING MASCOT ** 2. #1 TURAATH 3. #9 GROOVY KINDA LOVE 4. #3 ROCHA CLOCK Top: #8…

With the new racing season underway we've put it to our stable of experts to lay their reputations on the line and hand out some predictions for the next 12 months, including their early selections for The Everest and Melbourne Cup plus what's the next'big thing' we've got to look forward to. THE NEXT BIG THING RAY THOMAS - Dylan Gibbons: The son…

The world's richest race on turf, The Everest (AU$15 million), will be staged for the sixth time this Friday night at Sydney's Royal Randwick. The wildly successful innovation, under a slot-holder format, has been brilliantly marketed and attracts a large crowd of significantly younger fans - the demographic that horse racing covets. This year's…

Gilbert Gardiner and Clinton Payne Four-time Cox Plate-winning jockey Hugh Bowman is set to be reunited with Duais in the $8m Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Josh Parr has been Duais's regular pilot this year, following early success winning the Australian Cup and Tancred Stakes in back-to-back Group 1 autumn starts. Duais ran eighth at Caulfield on…

Derby Day at Flemington is one of the most famous days of racing in Australia. It used to be where the best horses in the country would gather, but it's status has been one of diminishing returns in recent years. The invention of the Golden Eagle in Sydney, and a reshuffling of the racing calendar across Cup week has meant the last day has more…

Australian racing delivers a sensory overload this Friday night, with stakes riches and fabulous wagering opportunities in both Sydney and Melbourne. A gigantic field of 4-year-old horses - and some famous European jockeys - will chase a $10 million purse at Rosehill Racecourse in the Golden Eagle, while racing "purists" will relish one of the…

What do Overpass, Converge and In The Congo have in common? They have all beaten Godolphin superstar Anamoe. Given the trio boast the strongest form in Australian racing, it is telling that neither of them are favourite for the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. This is a reflection of the depth and quality of the field that…

What a Golden Eagle we've got this year - and that's before we even get to the actual race. Controversy reigned this week when actions were taken to allow the Chris Waller import Welwal to take his place in the field. The horse's rating was bumped up and the field was expanded from 18 to 20 to ensure he could make the cut. Another mitigating factor…

With the profile of horse racing at an all-time high, thanks to The Everest, the Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) is happy to ride the wave of popularity, too. Already, 2500 tickets have been purchased, between general admission and packages, for next month's The Hunter on Saturday 12 November - and that number will rise substantially over the coming…

At eight years of age, most racehorses minds are turning toward a nice retirement in a grassy paddock, but for Nature Strip the good life can wait - he has a $6.2 million first-prize cheque to collect in Saturday's running of The Everest. And collect it he will if the betting markets are to be believed, with the ace sprinter installed as an odds-on…

You don't have to look far to find the comparisons between Jacquinot and Yes Yes Yes. Both sons of Rubick, both Coolmore colts, both standout three-year-olds and come Saturday afternoon they both could be Everest winners. Yes Yes Yes, of course, surged home down the Randwick straight to claim the 2019 edition of the lucrative event, securing $6.6…

The world's richest race on turf, The Everest (US$ 9.4 million), will be staged for the sixth time Friday night at Sydney's Royal Randwick. The wildly successful innovation, under a slot-holder format, has been brilliantly marketed and attracts a large crowd of significantly younger fans - the demographic that horse racing covets. This year's post…

Randwick will host its biggest raceday of the year this Saturday, with the running of the $15 million TAB Everest. The slot-holder race will be run over 1200m and features some of the best sprinters in the world since its inception in 2017. The winning connections will take home $6.2 million, with Nature Strip taking out last year's event. Other…

The sixth running of The Everest is upon us, and we can't deny that it's the weakest edition yet. The problem with The Everest was always going to be when there was an outstanding dominant sprinter. It's a concept that couldn't have been launched when Black Caviar was around, for instance. What this race has always needed is competition, and it has…

Father-and-son training team Peter and Paul Snowden are convinced Mazu has the ability to emulate their champion Redzel in Saturday's $15 million sprint race The Everest at Royal Randwick. Redzel won the first two editions of the world's richest race on turf in 2016-17, and Paul Snowden says Mazu shares many of the same traits. WATCH THE VIDEO…

A full field of 12 will line up for The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, where all eyes will be on Nature Strip, who will look to defend the title from 12 months ago. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 The Everest. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's apply. Gamble…

Mazu will be out to give Team Snowden another Everest success. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Mazu's trainer Peter Snowden maintains Nature Strip's world champion status doesn't mean he has a mortgage on the $15m The TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "There is no doubt Nature Strip is the one to beat,'' Snowden said. "He's there,…

Eduardo is for his 12th clash with Nature Strip in Saturday's The Everest. Picture: Grant Guy There's only one horse in the $15 million The TAB Everest field who has beaten Nature Strip - and that's his old rival Eduardo. It's a remarkable statistic going into Saturday's big race at Royal Randwick that not only underlines Nature Strip's world…

John O'Shea could win two of the biggest prizes in Australian racing within an hour of each other on Saturday as Lost And Running looks for Everest glory before Maximal and Benaud chase the Caulfield Cup. There is a calmness around O'Shea leading into a week when he will have to split his time between Sydney and Melbourne. It comes from a…

Trainer Joe Pride is hoping Private Eye can give him a second runner in The Everest. Picture: Grant Guy Trainer Joe Pride has The Everest hopeful Eduardo set to barrier trial later this week as stablemate Private Eye moves closer to securing a start in the world's richest turf race. Eduardo is due to contest the Warwick Farm barrier trials on…

Nature Strip will follow the same path to the Everest as last year with a jumpout at Rosehill on Wednesday. Picture: Grant Guy Nature Strip, the world's best sprinter and hot favourite for the $15m The TAB Everest, is likely to have a jumpout at Rosehill Gardens on Wednesday morning. Trainer Chris Waller is mirroring the successful big-race…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Goulburn. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 1, No.4: IOWA Galileo import who sent out all the right signs that a…

While the advent of the A$15 million Everest has changed the focus of the Sydney spring carnival, the biggest day in terms of Group 1 racing remains this weekend's fixture. Usually held on the first Saturday in October depending on how the calendar falls, the card features three Group 1 races. The richest of them is the Epsom H. over about one mile…

James will be attempting to deliver Icebath into the Group 1 winner's enclosure for the first time in Saturday's Epsom Handicap. Photo: Mark Evans/Getty Images. Australia's best jockey James McDonald will be writing exclusively for News Corp for the rest of the spring carnival and we'll be getting inside his head to find out what he thinks of each…

Let's start with a fact: The blue-chip Australian races can be notoriously difficult for the average punter to predict. The likes of the Melbourne Cup can be brutal on the favourites, and it can often lead to a lottery-like situation where tipsters end up looking a bit foolish. Of course, it's not always the case, as every so often you can come…

Leading form analysts Dean Watling (The Barrier Attendant) and Mick Gannon (The Great Tip Off) have assessed the fields at Randwick and Flemington this Saturday. They have looked over some of the key races on a big day of Group 1 and Group 2 racing. Read their assessment of the Flight Stakes, Premiere Stakes, Epsom Handicap, Breeders' Plate, The…

Overpass clashes with a number of Everest rivals in Saturday's Premiere Stakes at Randwick. Picture: Grant Guy Overpass, the ninth confirmed starter for The TAB Everest, gets another opportunity to prove he can compete with the nation's elite sprinters in the Group 2 $1 million Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Bjorn…

It was the wonkiest, most lopsided and confusing Newmarket Handicap in living memory. New Zealand sprinters won both "divisions' including a $101 winner that most punters had never heard of. The last New Zealand trained winner (as Roch'N' Horse had been until a fortnight ago) had been Lochiel … in 1887. For the star sprinters, it was collective…

Sky Racing form analyst Brad Davidson runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for the Newcastle meeting on Saturday, which features The Hunter. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! NEWCASTLE Track: Soft…