#Peter Moody

Caulfield Cup winner Incentivise has been given a 1.5 kg Melbourne Cup penalty for his dominant win on Saturday, seeing his handicap rise to 57 kg for the iconic two-mile race at Flemington. Incentivise will now carry the same weight as Verry Elleegant, Spanish Mission and Gold Trip, while 2020 winner Twilight Payment is the top weight with 58…

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.…

Peter Moody and Luke Nolen are back in business as one of the more formidable partnerships in Australian racing. A trainer and jockey combination best known for their association with unbeaten champion Black Caviar, Moody and Nolen teamed up to win the $10 million Golden Eagle with former New Zealander I Wish I Win. WATCH IN THE VIDEO ABOVE: Moody,…

Chris Waller's pursuit of excellence is indicative of the trainer's competitive nature. When asked what motivates him, the Hall of Famer's reply was almost instantaneous and says so much about why he has been so successful. "Knowing that there is still room for improvement," Waller said. "We have only scratched the surface." This might read like an…

Race 10: The John O'Shea-trained Quantico has stamped himself as a real star of the future with a slashing victory in the Listed MSS Security Sprint (1200m). Winner at five of his first nine starts at home in Sydney, the five-year-old son of I Am Invincible savaged the line to score comprehensively at his first experience up the straight. The…

If horseracing could be purely calibrated by a stopwatch and mathematical tables, if you were good enough at the game, you would literally never lose. Every result would be inevitable - and the story of Winx would be a boring one. But that ignores the abilities and character of horses - the fascination with champions of racing has little to do with…

The 2021 Melbourne Cup is the feature race held at Flemington on Tuesday afternoon. The Handicap race is run over 3200m and is worth $8000000 in prize money. Find out all the information on the Melbourne Cup below including how you can live stream the Melbourne Cup, the full field and barriers and how to get the best odds on the race. The 2021…

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…

Chris Waller claimed his first Lexus Melbourne Cup after Verry Elleegant ($16) raced away to win the race that stops the nation. The champion mare, who scored her 10th Group One win, drifted out to as much as $18 throughout the afternoon but a late rally saw her start a $16 chance. Although extremely popular with punters, she held less than a third…

Andermatt looks tough to beat at Sandown. Picture: Jenny Evans - Getty Images The James Cummings-trained Andermatt flies first-up and expect him to add to his record on Monday. BEST BET ANDERMATT Race 7 No.3 James Cummings rarely misses when sending his good horses down south and Andermatt looks well placed to score in the Christmas Stakes.…

Inundation crushed his rivals to break the 1000m record at The Valley. Picture: Morgan Hancock/Racing Photos via Getty Images Inundation has emerged as a stakes horse in waiting with a blistering 1000m victory at The Valley in track record time. Rated supremely by Jamie Kah, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained gelding stalked leader…

Enthaar was back on the winners' list at Caulfield. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Sound gave us a fitting tribute to the four-time winner Zipping going back-to-back in the feature and we saw a promising type blast home in the last at Sandown. The track played as well as a firm Caulfield does. You didn't want to be back beyond midfield as…

Good Morning Bloodstock is Martin Stevens' daily morning email and presented online as a sample. Here he reflects on the sudden and way too premature death of the Classic heroine Billesdon Brook, who leaves behind just the one foal - All you need do is click on the link above, sign up and then read at your leisure each weekday morning from…

Verry Elleegant has won the Melbourne Cup to give trainer Chris Waller his first ever Cup victory after Kiwi jockey James McDonald piloted the horse to a perfect position before she exploded down the final straight to blow the field away. Verry Elleegant was positioned perfectly to make her run down the straight past the grandstand, shooting past…

News Corp form analyst Jett Hatton takes a look at the Flemington meeting on Saturday BEST BET POUNDING (Race 3, No.7) VALUE BET THE GUAVA (Race 1, No.5) EARLY QUADDIE 4, 5, 7/ 2, 3, 5, 7/ 7, 9, 14/ 4, 5, 6, 12 BIG 6 7, 9, 14/ 4, 5, 6, 12/ 1, 5/ 1, 4, 6/ 1, 8, 10/ 1, 2, 7, 12 QUADDIE 1, 5/ 1, 4, 6/ 1, 8, 10/ 1, 2, 7, 12 RACE 1 Not a bad race to…

Tips and best bets for racing around the country on Melbourne Cup day, including Flemington, Royal Randwick, Eagle Farm, Morphettville and Ascot on Tuesday, November 2. - Flemington preview and tips, Melbourne Cup day - Melbourne Cup runner-by-runner preview, tips and betting strategy - Eagle Farm preview and tips, Melbourne Cup day MELBOURNE CUP…

The Inglis Digital Online sales have been the platform for a number of bargain buys along the way, but with the growing popularity of digital sales, we are now seeing some big bucks spent at the auctions. In Part One, we take a look at the sale-toppers from January to June, not including those sold purely as broodmares. The list includes a host of…

We take a look at the big bets that landed, and the ones that misfired, from racing around the country on Saturday. HITS $10000 on Detonator Jack @ $1.95 (Sportsbet) $10000 on Detonator Jack @ $1.95 (Pointsbet) $7850 on Detonator Jack @ $1.95 $6000 on Detonator Jack @ $1.95 (Betr) $5200 on Detonator Jack @ $1.95 (TAB) $5200 on Detonator Jack @…

We have expert betting tips for the cards this Sunday at Hawkesbury and Werribee. There is plenty of value available with bookmakers at the Sunday meetings and we have our best bets across the two cards. New Betting Brand!100% Australian!Best Mulitbet Odds! - - #4 - Lady Gold @ $3.50 - Lady Gold has improved by one position every start and if that…

News Corp form analyst Jett Hatton runs the early rule over Saturday's Sandown card. BEST BET ARKTIKA (Race 4, No 10) Smart mare from the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable that looks to have a bright future. Well placed here at 1600m. VALUE BET PRINCESS RHAENYS (Race 7, No 13) Peter Moody-trained galloper that was never on the track last start…

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,…

A crack bunch of four year olds head to Rosehill on Saturday for what is shaping up to be a strong edition of the Golden Eagle (1500m), now worth $10 Million. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Golden Eagle. There looks to be a stack of early speed here, ensuring a fast tempo. In The Congo, Lavish Girl,…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Sunday's Traralgon meeting. BEST BET FUZZ BUZZ (Race 9 No. 5 - $3.30) Fuzz Buzz ran on well at score first-up at Wangaratta and has been freshened since. She'll be hard to beat from the perfect draw. NEXT BEST VICTORY BAY (Race 6 No. 1 - $2) Peter Moody has provided apprentice Emily Pozman with…

Do It La heads the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the MV Fillies Classic (1600m) this Saturday at Moonee Valley. The Peter Moody trained filly was far from disgraced last start in the Edward Manifold when fourth to She's Licketysplit and looks primed for this weekend in a very winnable race. She is favourite at $3.80. Hell Hath No Fury is on the…

Caulfield will play host to a nine race card on Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is oiut eleven metres for the entire circuit. WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab * Above offers may only be available to select customers.Back Me 3 Starry Legend (Bet Now: $2.50 TOP ODDS) will jump on the punny and give his all. Dominant win two…

All around the world, racing has reached saturation point. One race blurs into another, carnivals gasp for air as they pile on top of each other. In Australia yesterday, you had to strap yourself in to take it all in. It was Adelaide's brief time in the late autumn sun with a Group One. But there was also a Group Two up at the Gold Coast, some sort…

Trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou can continue their successful Sydney spring carnival with stable star Ellsberg in the $2m Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Ellsberg is racing for a hat-trick of wins after his dead-heat (with Top Ranked) in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap and his last start romp in the Five Diamonds…

The latest running of one of the world's iconic handicaps, the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse, takes place in the early hours of Tuesday (4am, UK time). Twenty-four runners go to post for the Group 1 handicap over two miles, which was first run in 1861. European runners have dominated the race in recent years, but tough new vetting…

Jamie Kah guides Boogie Dancer to victory at Sandown in her first ride back from a holiday. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images Star jockey Jamie Kah was quick to remind punters of her talents on her first day back from a month's holiday at Wednesday's Sandown meeting. Kah spent a month in the sun in Europe before heading back to the cold of a…

I Wish I Win has given his rivals a start and then given them a beating in the Listed Testa Rossa Stakes. The Peter Moody-trained gelding looked to be held up halfway down the straight and we all thought he was going to end up in one of those horror watches for punters. However, Luke Nolen found the gap and punched this very smart gelding through…

Rosehill will host its final major raceday of the spring carnival, with the running of the $10 million Golden Eagle set for Saturday. The race will be run over 1500m and features the best four-year-old horses in the country under set-weight conditions. Since its introduction in 2019, it has become the world's fourth richest race on turf behind The…

Friday night racing continues on for another week at Moonee Valley, as they host a competitive nine-race program this Friday. The track is currently rated as a Soft 5 and with some rain on the forecast over the next couple of days, we may not get to out of the Soft range on race-day. The rail will be in the 4m position for the entire circuit when…

Melbourne Cup second favourite Spanish Mission during trackwork at Werribee. Picture: Getty Images It seems extraordinary in a 24-horse Melbourne Cup, but punters have already declared the big race a two-horse war with overseas invader Spanish Mission the only threat to raging favourite Incentivise. With several injured contenders falling by the…

Nature Strip can secure his place in the pantheon of all-time great sprinters if he wins a second successive $15m The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This is the opinion of Bruce McAvaney, the venerable voice of Australian sport and host of Channel 7's spring carnival racing coverage, who believes Nature Strip is on the verge of…

Waltz On By will attempt to complete a miraculous family feat in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. Picture: Getty Images Craig Williams will play a big part in a possible world first if Waltz On By wins Wednesday's Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. Waltz On By could become the third consecutive generation of her family to win…

Peter Moody will be looking for redemption in the Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Wednesday via Boogie Dancer after I Wish I Win failed in the Toorak on Saturday. His filly is the current favourite in what looks a solid edition of the race. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Thousand…

Caulfield will host their traditional Australia Day meeting on Wednesday, with several blacktype races across the eight event meeting. 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 1 Philosopher (Bet…

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…

Leading Nanango jockey Hannah Richardson was undefeated at Eidsvold last Saturday. She watched on as Kelly Gates booted home No Better Affaire for local trainer Bob Murray in the opening event before leaving Murray's remaining seven hopefuls in her wake. Hannah landed a double for the Corey and Kylie Geran's Toowoomba stable in the Maiden with…

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's blockbuster Caulfield Guineas meeting. BEST BET QUEEN OF THE BALL (Race 6, No.9) Speedy Sydney filly that was simply too quick for her rivals at The Valley. She's up in class but she's going to be hard to run down with only 51kg on her back. VALUE BET CROSSHAVEN (Race 4,…

There's a Cox Plate to die for, a Caulfield Stakes looking almost as good, a Melbourne Cup promising a boost in European talent, a handful of fortunes and stud careers to be made or lost, and a hundred other plotlines. As the Sydney Swans and a Parramatta would say, thank God the footy's done and we can focus on racing and the spring carnival. For…

Caulfield Guineas day is one of the best raceday's in the country, with three Group 1's and a support card of top quality. The big three-year-old races have certainly changed complexion throughout this season so far. Kibou was the early Golden Rose favourite before going amiss, Jacquinot won the Golden Rose but has chosen the Everest rather than…

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.…

The New Corp Racing and Sports 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 five 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…

To say fortune favours the brave would do a disservice to Hitotsu's win in Saturday's Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington. Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace were brave enough to aim the Victoria Derby winner at the Australian Guineas first-up. But Hitotsu was classy enough to get the job done for his trainers and Melbourne Cup-winning…

Two big Group 1s in Melbourne and Sydney this week as spring racing continues to heat up. George Main Stakes - Randwick The George Main could finally gives us the clash we've been waiting for over the last 12 months, with Anamoe and Zaaki potentially meeting for the first time on a sporting surface. When the two were in the same race last time, the…

The Parks track at Morphettville will play host to a nine race card on Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is soft (5) 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 4 Party Princess (Bet Now: $SP.00) is a filly I have time for. Macdonald/Gluyas…

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,…