#Mark Zahra

The big day and 10 super races await us. With fine weather for most of the week the track should be good and if anything like last week on-pacers will have an advantage. History has shown that form stands up on this day and I will be with those that can keep out of trouble and have proved their credentials. BEST BET: INDISCREETLY (Race 10 No…

Racing is never short of a storyline and 2022 was certainly no different. Be it the good, the bad or the sometimes ugly, racing can at times resemble a soap opera as much as it does a billion dollar industry. With 2022 now in the rear view mirror we look back at the 30 biggest stories to shape the year with Part 2 today covering 15-1. 15) Melbourne…

Nash Rawiller drives Think It Over to victory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in April. Picture Getty Images Kerry Parker was as stunned as everyone watching trackside. Nash Rawiller, riding Think It Over, had charged to the outside rail in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes. It was a daring move in the biggest race of Sydney's autumn carnival and…

The moment that Gold Trip etched its name into racing folklore: Well the Melbourne Cup has been run and won for another year and there was no shortage of drama, emotion and, of course, fashion. Gold Trip won the 162nd edition of the great race, as co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace combined with jockey Mark Zahra to deliver the goods. It…

The Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup Runner By Runner Guide Tuesday 5:00pm | Flemington Race 7 Not sure who to back with your annual punt on the Melbourne Cup? Maybe you've got no idea what you've just drawn in the office sweepstake? The TAB's runner-by-runner guide has all you need to know about the strengths and the weaknesses of all the horses in the…

THE world's best jockey has been crowned - with a load of top Britain-based talent having to play second-fiddle to Kiwi James McDonald. The Royal Ascot-winning rider - who is reported to have an'eye-watering' salary - topped the Longines standings. McDonald, who recently welcomed a child with former jockey and model turned TV presenter Katelyn…

Gold Trip has stormed home to win the 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington in a gut-busting, furious sprint to the finish line with jockey Mark Zahra delivering a hilarious X-rated spray at his rival jockeys as he crossed the line. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained import ran a close second at the Caulfield Cup and went one better to claim…

The Golden Slipper is the crown jewel of the Sydney Autumn Carnival, and we will be treated to another exciting edition of the world's richest two-year-old race this Saturday at Rosehill. The $5 million feature has attracted some of the top juveniles from around the country, including Ciaron Maher and David Eustace's undefeated filly Coolangatta,…

The Flemington finale takes place at 4am UK time, so it will be an early start for punters looking to kick start their Tuesday with a winner. But it's a British raider who could reward bettors with James Ferguson's Deauville Legend heading the betting. Who does Sun Racing tipster Templegate fancy for the big one though? Read on for his tip below…

The'Great Race' is officially over. And for a lucky few punters, there will have been a big payout based on the Melbourne Cup results. Horse racing fans are waking up to a bit of a surprise result in the Melbourne Cup - unless you got up early to watch the event unfold! To cut right to the chase, Gold Trip was the horse that won the Melbourne Cup…

Imported stayer Without A Fight is the Ladbrokes.com.au favourite for the feature race this Saturday at Caulfield, the Zipping Classic (2400m). The UK stayer is now with Team Freedman and is having the first run for the new camp since a down the track effort in the Melbourne Cup. He heads the marekt at $3.70. Vow And Declare and Luncies sit on the…

Two of Australia's biggest racing websites - Racenet and Punters - have recorded their best spring carnival in history. During the 11-week carnival, which ran from late August until Champions Day on November 5, both websites had a combined audience of 5.1 million for a total of 73 million page views. On Melbourne Cup day, both websites topped 1…

US rapper Eminem's lyrics might be the soundtrack for star racecaller Matt Hill's Melbourne Cup Day. Eminem's massive hit'Lose Yourself' urged the world to "lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go". The line'you only get one shot, do not miss your chance …" sums up the task confronting Hill at Flemington on…

My Whisper is favourite for the Australasian Oaks. Picture: Vince Caligiuri-Getty Images Rising star My Whisper is set to be the horse to beat in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) after drawing perfectly for Saturday's main event at Morphettville. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained filly has drawn barrier three in a capacity field of 16 runners…

Gypsy Goddess has barrier 22 for Saturday's Queensland Oaks. Picture: Grant Peters - Trackside Photography Handy filly Gypsy Goddess has drawn extremely wide for her latest Group 1 mission in Saturday's Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. A full field of 18 plus five emergencies accepted for the race on Tuesday morning. The daughter of Tarzino…

There was a lot that was good about this year's Melbourne Cup, some bad, and one big ugly moment that marred the first Tuesday in November. Tuesday's race was the second successive Melbourne Cup run fatality free. The spotlight has certainly been on the racing industry since the death of Anthony Van Dyck in 2020, but stringent vetting requirements…

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…

Jockey Mark Zahra stands in the irons after winning the Melbourne Cup on Gold Trip. Picture: Getty Images Mark Zahra is unlikely to join fellow Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Damien Oliver among the riding ranks during the upcoming Perth carnival. Oliver will ride Queensland sprinter Rothfire in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on…

Verry Elleegant: nine-time Group 1 star and Melbourne Cup heroine misses Sunday's Arc Trainer Francis-Henri Graffard slammed the French authorities after he felt he was left with no choice but to rule superstar international challenger Verry Elleegant out of Sunday's €5 million Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Despite the seven-year-old having been…

The 2022 Melbourne Cup has been run, with Gold Trip taking out the victory while Kiwi trainer Mike Moroney also impressed as Emissary finished runner-up. There were also a few disappointments though, so foxsports.com.au has run the rule over the studs, duds and pass marks from Tuesday's race. STUDS GOLD TRIP - 1st Incredible staying performance…

Welcome to Champions Day at Flemington, a new concept designed by the Victoria Racing Club as we continue to see the evolution of racing in Australia since the inception of the Everest. Not so long ago we had the Mackinnon Stakes (2000m at weight for age) run on Derby Day, the Emirates Stakes (1600m handicap) run as the feature on Stakes Day, which…

THE world's most glamorous racegoers - and Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson - lit up a rain-soaked Melbourne Cup… where punters had to stick to a'no thongs' rule. Winner Gold Trip, a 20-1 shot, bagged a £2.5million windfall for jockey Mark Zahra and trainers Ciaron Maher and English-born David Eustace. And while that horse stole the show…

The Melbourne Cup has a new hard-partying'Wheelie Bin Girl' - with a racegoer embracing viral TikTok fame after she was caught being sick at Australia's biggest race day. Stephanie Browne, 20, said she became'friends' with the wheelie bin around midday at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse after travelling from Geelong with a group of friends. 'I…

Cox Plate winner Anamoe dominates the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the final Group l of the Spring, the Champions Stakes (2000m) this Saturday at Flemington. The four year old is 4/4 this time in, all at Group l level, and looks primed to end the prep on a high this weekend. He opened $2.15 and is rock solid at $2.20. A couple of other runners from…

Top-weight Gold Trip, trained by David Eustace and Ciaron Maher, landed the world-famous two-mile contest in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with the former Newmarket handler watching on with pride back in England. "It was just brilliant, it really was. It is great," said Eustace senior, who handed over the reins at Park Lodge Stables to his…

The results for the 2022 Melbourne Cup are in with the punters' favourite - Gold Trip - storming to victory. 1. Gold Trip (FR) 2. Emissary (GB) 3. High Emocean (NZ) 4. Deauville Legend 5. Realm of Flowers 6. Daqiansweet Junior 7. Smokin' Romans 8. Stockman 9. Knights Order 10. Vow and Declare 11. Arapaho 12. Hoo Ya Mal 13. Without A Fight 14. Grand…

Racenet's stable of bookies have come to the fore with their selections for Saturday's racing, headlined by the Group 1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. The bagmen have done the form and provided their thoughts on the Australasian Oaks, Hawkesbury Cup and Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm. They have also offered their best and value bet. James Way -…

Former Hawke's Bay jockey Michael Dee and Durston, winners of the Caulfield Cup on October 15. Now he goes for the double, booked for Lunar Flare in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. Photo / Getty Images Hawke's Bay could hold two of New Zealand's more significant hopes in the 2022 Melbourne Cup, the three minutes and 20 seconds gallop that stops two…

Caulfield Cup favourite Smokin' Romans has drawn barrier five. Picture: George Sal-Racing Photos via Getty Images Jamie Kah's Caulfield Cup mount Smokin' Romans has drawn perfectly for Saturday's $5m Group 1 to comfortably hold favouritism. Smokin' Romans leapt to the top of Caulfield Cup betting after his last-start win in the Group 1 Turnbull…

The most improved horse among Australian staying ranks has finally received a ringing Caulfield Cup endorsement from his stable as Smokin' Romans bids for one of the spring's signature races. Master trainer Ciaron Maher concedes Smokin' Romans has confounded him twice in the past month, creating a spring detour that has catapulted the horse into…

The Caulfield Cup takes place at Caulfield on Saturday. Raced over 2400m under handicap conditions and worth $5 million with winning connections to rake in $3m. Last year, Incentivise won in dominant fashion while Verry Elleegant (2020), Mer De Glace (2019) and Best Solution (2018) are recent winners. See our guide below: Ciaron Maher & David…

One of the best days of racing comes to us from Caulfield this Saturday afternoon. We have a fantastic edition of the Group 1 Caulfield Cup to look forward to as well as plenty of other quality races. Our full 2022 Caulfield Cup Day Preview can be found below. The Patrick Payne trained Quang Tri has proven herself to be a really classy filly in her…

Verry Elleegant (right): runs in the Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot Francis Graffard might feel he is due a change of luck after recent events but his chief hope for Verry Elleegant's challenge in the Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (2.40) at Ascot on Saturday is that she can show European audiences her true…

The seven-year-old was runner-up to King Of Change in the 2019 running of the Qipco Champions Day Group One and went one better 12 months later. He could finish only fourth behind the brilliant Baaeed when defending his crown last year, but Graffard is looking forward to seeing his stable stalwart return to Berkshire after finishing second to…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at the chances of every runner in Saturday's $3m Group 1 Caulfield Guineas. $3m GROUP 1 CAULFIELD GUINEAS 1600m, Caulfield race 8 Saturday at 4:30pm 1. TIJUANA (10) - $11 Trainers: Ben & JD Hayes. Jockey: Mark Zahra 57kg BRAD SAYS: Quality three-year-old proven at 1600m after winning the Stutt Stakes.…

Verry Elleegant could miss Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Picture: Brett Holburt/Racing Photos via Getty Images Verry Elleegant's hopes of securing the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2400m) could be over before they've began with the champion mare a chance of being balloted out of the group 1 feature. 27 horses remain in the mix for Sunday's…

Verry Elleegant's hopes of securing the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2400m) could be over before they've began with the champion mare a chance of being balloted out of the group 1 feature. 27 horses remain in the mix for Sunday's showpiece event at Longchamp where the field limit is set at 20. Verry Elleegant's ownership group is expected to pay the…

Hinged will carry just 50.5kg in Saturday's Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Picture: Grant Guy Hinged could set the tone for a weekend to remember for owner Brae Sokolski by winning the Group 1 $1.5 million Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "If she can draw a barrier, I will be supremely confident," Sokolski said. "I have been…

The Group 1 Underwood Stakes is run at Sandown on Sunday. Raced over 1800m at weight-for-age level, the Underwood is worth $1 million, with $600000 going to winning connections. We have only a small field of six runners in 2022, much the same as last year when Zaaki saluted in a field of five. See our guide below: Annabel Neasham / Jamie Kah…

Kissonallforcheeks dominates the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the get out at The Valley tonight, the Stocks Stakes (1600m). The former WA mare has done an exxcellent since joining Nick Ryan and looks primed for tonight after winning the Let's Elope. She heads the market at $2.30, albeit slightly out from $2.15. The firmer has been Foxy Frida, who is…

The Ladbrokes Friday Night Lights season gets underway at The Valley this week and the action is headlined by the 2022 Moir Stakes. The Moir Stakes has drawn an excellent field of sprinters and the market suggests that we are set for a very competitive race. We have analysed every single race on the card and our complete 2022 Moir Stakes Night tips…

Kiwi raider Dragon Leap heads the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the Sandown Stakes (1500m) this Sunday at Sandown. The four year old was down to run last Saturday in the Sir Rupert Clarke but was first emergency and didn't get a run. Instead, he comes here and is favourite at $3.80, in from $4.20. $4.20. The in form Miltary Expert, 2/2 this time in,…

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…

Doncaster Mile winner Mr Brightside just holds the call with Ladbrokes for the feature race at Caulfield on Saturday, the PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m). The Team Hayes trained gelding is first up with an eye towards the Cox Plate, but is the class runner of the field hence why he's favourite, just, at $3.40. The early firmer has been Bletchingly…

Alpha One, 2/2 this time in, is the Ladbrokes.com.au favourite for the Vain Stakes (1100m) this Saturday at Caulfield. The Team Snowden trained colt was a dominant winner at The Valley two weeks ago and with hard fitness under the belt, he holds the call at $3.60. Giga Kick is on the second line of betting at $4.50 with a gap to Millane at $6.00,…