#No Compromise

Don't know where 23. Devine Miss gets to from the draw, but like the way she closed off in BM72 company last start at Warwick Farm behind Bitcoin Baby and Tashi. The four-year-old didn't get a lot of room in the straight either. She is racing like she'll relish 1200m now fourth up. We've seen her once before in Highway Handicap company, but it was…

Sports betting has been a favourite past time for many through the ages. However, in more recent years we have seen a huge shift in how people actually bet on sports, mostly down to the advancement of the modern world and its technology. This in turn has led to a marked rise in sports betting popularity due to its ease and convenience. Gone are the…

Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $2m Schweppes Sydney Cup (3200m) at Royal Randwick. Rachel King (Knights Order): "He was the nicest horse ever to ride over 3200m and to get one for Gai (Waterhouse) it means a lot definitely. She's been such a huge supporter of mine and being apprentice to her for so long, it's just…

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…

Chris Waller's import Soulcombe has attracted plenty of bets for his local debut at Flemington on Saturday. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Every carnival has a plunge horse and Queen's Cup favourite Soulcombe could be the one. Whispers franked by a sustained wagering push suggest the prized import, having his first Australian start for Chris…

Blake Shinn as been booked for the Melbourne Cup ride on Vow And Declare. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images. Blake Shinn has been booked to partner former winner Vow And Declare in the Melbourne Cup but the champion jockey could yet could be lost to Victorian racing. Vow And Declare, the 2019 Melbourne Cup champion, now has a golden chance to…

Trainer Chris Waller has nearly half the field for Saturday's The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick, supplying seven of the 15 runners that accepted on Tuesday morning. The champion horseman has taken the race out three times, including in back-to-back years with Patrick Erin (2018) and Come Play With Me (2019). Classy grey Benaud wasn't included in…

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 on the same day as The Everest is a wonderful thing for racing fans, as they get to watch two of the biggest four races in the country within an hour of each other. One for the stayers, and one for the sprinters. Like The Everest though, this year's edition of the Caulfield Cup looks a weak one, although perhaps that is being…

Ethan Brown has won three Group 1s this year and is riding with confidence. Picture: AAP Confidence could take jockey Ethan Brown a long way in Saturday's Caulfield Cup. Brown will tackle the $5m event during his biggest year in the saddle, which has produced the three Group 1 wins of his career. Brown broke through for his maiden Group 1 win on…

The Caulfield Cup (2400m) this Saturday shapes up to be an intriguing contest, where up and comer Smokin Romans dominates the market in a full field for one of the majors on the calendar. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Caulfield Cup. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's…

The Metropolitan (2400m) is a time honoured race of the Sydney Spring and the 2021 edition rolls around this Saturday at Randwick. The rail is true, but the track pattern will depend on what the weather does and how much rain hits the track. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2021 The Metropolitan. 2021 The…

Jockey Craig Newitt will ride Metropolitan Handicap winner No Compromise in wet conditions in Saturday's Caulfield Cup. Picture: AAP The jockey roundabout and La Nina could combine to break a six-year drought for jockey Craig Newitt in Saturday's $5m Caulfield Cup (2400m). Newitt has ridden 33 Group 1 winners but none at the highest level since he…

Christmas for punters is finally here, with the best month and a half of racing in Australia kicking off last Saturday with two massive Group 1 meetings at Randwick and Flemington. We have focused this week's Follow Files on those two meetings, where we have found some horses that produced very good runs on their way to Victoria's top Cup…

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Like the last fighter standing after a rain-soaked street brawl, Alpinista and her connections now look around after Sunday's sparkling win in the Qatar Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe thinking, "Who's next?" The 5-year-old Frankel mare overcame day-long rains and very soft turf to win Europe's premier race by 1/2 length, running…

It was another thrilling finish in a Group l at Randwick on Saturday, with No Compromise just getting the verdict in The Metropolitan (2400m). Read on for the 2022 The Metropolitan Post Race Horse Ratings. 2022 The Metropolitan Replay 2022 The Metropolitan Post Race Horse Ratings 1.No Compromise: He would have been a tragedy beaten if he didn't get…

Surefire has drawn barrier 13 for The Metropolitan. Picture: Mark Evans - Getty Images Trainer Chris Waller nearly makes up half the field for Saturday's The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick having seven of the 15 which accepted on Tuesday morning. The champion horseman has taken out the race three times, including in back-to-back years with…

Chris Waller will flex his muscle at Randwick's traditional spring meeting and could have the favourites in each of the three group 1s on Saturday, which may turn into ladies' day for the premier stable. The champion trainer has swept the October long weekend majors before, in 2019, when he also won the Turnbull Stakes in Melbourne to achieve the…

With TwinSpires offering its Rest Of The World Bet Back every Friday night on all races from Sydney, Edge will be analyzing at least one race on the card each week. Spring racing heats up in Sydney this weekend with the return of world champion sprinter Nature Strip and a second appearance this season for high-class four-year-old Anamoe. Nature…

The New Corp Racing and Wagering team have 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 Melbourne Cup…