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The Magic Millions Carnival at the Gold Coast kicks off this Saturday where is Wave Day. Weather is fine, track is heavy (8) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. Back Me 14 Bedford Square (Bet Now: $8.00) is racing really well at the moment for Jack Bruce. This mare was 1800m to 2400m when racing at Eagle Farm a few weeks…

Tony Gollan and his veteran sprinter Baller. Picture: Getty Images. Baller's pair of summer runs have both ended out of the placings in fourth, but champion Queensland trainer Tony Gollan says both efforts have been great and the evergreen sprinter is primed to give Sydney a big shake on Saturday. Eight-year-old Baller has been to plenty of big…

Sunsource, a colt by Zoustar who fetched $370000 at last year's yearling sales has already tasted some form of Magic Millions success, but trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are hoping other factors can spark enough improvement to be competitive in Saturday's Magic Millions 2yo Classic. An exciting winner at Ballarat on soft ground, he was…

The daughter of I Am Invincible made it three from three this preparation at the Valley with what turned out the easiest of on speed performances. The odds-on favourite sprung from the barriers well and regular race rider Opie Bosson elected to allow her to hold a spot at the head of the field while her rivals were left to watch it all unfold. At…

Antino is a $2.50 favourite to win in his Melbourne debut. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography Racing in the Victorian spring carnival is a different gravy to racing in Queensland, but Tony Gollan insists untapped Antino is the perfect horse to set for a major Melbourne assault. Antino is the hype galloper who has won eight from nine in the…

Racing in the Victorian spring carnival is a different gravy to racing in Queensland, but Tony Gollan insists untapped Antino is the perfect horse to set for a major Melbourne assault. Antino is the hype galloper who has won eight from nine in the Sunshine State and was at one stage fancied for the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap before missing…

Tony Gollan can't speak highly enough of the group of three-year-olds he currently has within his Eagle Farm stable and with a pair of winners in Magic Millions features on Saturday his fondness is, understandably, growing by the day. Spiritualised won the $250000 Magic Millions Rising Stars (1300m) for three and four-year-old colts and geldings…

It wasn't the case for all who participated, but last week's Flemington jumpout only heightened excitement around this month's Royal Ascot meeting for those associated with Cannonball. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained three-year-old proved he was on track for the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes when first home of the three who will be flying out on…

Melbourne-based jockey Joe Bowditch has the ride on Manhatten Times. Picture Getty Images A lack of suitable races in Adelaide has forced veteran South Australian trainer Leon MacDonald to head to Melbourne with his consistent galloper Manhatten Times to run in a heat of the Winter Championships at Flemington on Saturday. MacDonald said he had no…

He was impressive winning the Wyong Magic Millions Classic a fortnight ago and the Peter & Paul Snowden-prepared Sovereign Fund ($1.70) would not have lost any admirers saluting by over three lengths at Doomben on Saturday. The son of Capitalist led from barrier to box to easily defeat Mishani Renegade ($9), with Sunsource ($2.45) a further three…

Form analyst Mitch Cohen 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 4, No.10: JUNQUEIRA A talented John O'Shea-trained filly on the rise. Can back up…

Platinum Jubilee pulled off an incredible last-to-first run to win the Gimcrack Stakes, but trainer Adrian Bott is expecting her to stay on pace in a red-hot Magic Millions 2YO Classic field. The two-start filly will go into the $2 million feature over 1200m with a $6 winning chance across betting sites, a dollar behind favourite Empire Of Japan…

Sydney's summer sprint find Dehorned Unicorn has surprised trainer Joe Pride with his form surge. "If you said to me at the start of Dehorned Unicorn's preparation that he would do what he has done, I would have said I don't think he is that good," Pride said. "But the way he has been able to win his races and the times he has run has been very…

Gai Waterhouse has boldly declared stablemates Platinum Jubilee, Summer Loving and Royal Entrance can trifecta the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday. "They are quite capable or running 1,2,3 - they are all in top form and there is no reason why they can't," Waterhouse said. "Platinum Jubilee is a top class…

On Thursday, two fascinating divisions of the Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Previews at Sandown-Hillside take place, with numerous first starters adding to the intrigue. Seven of the ten acceptors for the colts and gelding preview will be making their career debuts. The likely favourite is the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained The Instructor. The son…

Luke Henderson is still looking to win a Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Picture: News Corp Australia. Prominent Gold Coast owner Luke Henderson has had racing success most owners could only dream of, but the Magic Millions 2YO Classic is the nut he just can't crack. The real estate agent has won some of Australia's biggest races, but had the Magic…

Magic Millions' signature two and three-year-old races will be boosted to A$3 million (£1708000/€1939000) from 2024 and a $1 million (£569000/€646000) juvenile race for auction house graduates during the company's National Sale in late May will be run as part of a massive shake-up of the Gold Coast carnival. Night meetings on the Gold Coast,…

Trainer Cherie Curtis has come to expect her stable's snub from the bookies. The latest example is with their grey mare Bacio Del Mist, rated a $34 for the NJT Supports Jockeys Handicap (2000m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Certainly, there are some in-form stayers in the field including $2.80 favourite Secret Glamour, Worthily ($3.50), Zoumon…

Champion jockey James Mcdonald has declared Sovereign Fund a "readymade two-year-old" after the youngster booked his passage to the Gold Coast with victory in the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic. Despite conceding race experience to several of his rivals, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained colt proved superior, camping behind the leaders and…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Ballarat Cup meeting. BEST BET DETONATOR JACK (Race 10, No. 1) Exciting galloper that made an outstanding return to racing on Melbourne Cup Day. Wet or dry, he can win again. VALUE BET Looked a smart type blitzing her rivals on debut. She's up in class but tipping she'll measure…

Queensland's Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap could be the big 2022 goal for slashing Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas runner-up Me Me Legarde which will also have some big fish to fry in the Sydney autumn carnival. Me Me Legarde will trial on her home Gold Coast track on Monday in her first public outing since storming home from the back to finish…

Scorched Earth resumes at Flemington on Saturday in what will double as a trial for the $2m Magic Millions Guineas (1400m). Former Caulfield stalwart-turned-delighted Cranbourne trainer John Moloney will rely on champion jockey Damien Oliver to frank his own opinion of the explosive filly. The exciting multiple stakes-winning daughter of Nicconi…

Renowned trainer of stayers John Sargent expects Outlandos to relish a seven-day back-up into the Listed Australia Day Cup The gelding settled last from a wide draw and motored to the line to get within half a length of winner Sky Lab in the Magic Millions Trophy at the Gold Coast last week, leaving Sargent wondering what might have been if the…

While focus may be on the Gold Coast this Saturday for the stable's juveniles, Red Resistance ($3.70) backed up some smart trials to lead all of the way on debut in the Ned Australian Whiskey Handicap (1100m). Former leading Victorian jockey Brett Prebble, who has recently moved to Sydney, got off to the perfect start, able to control the race from…

The white silks adorned with multi-coloured chickens … yes, believe it … that's the colours that the connections of Emerald Kingdom hope will be carried to victory by their eight-year-old, still highly competitive gelding in the $1 million Magic Millions Cup at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The son of Bryannbo's Gift has had eight runs since…