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Every Thursday, News Corp Australia's national racing editor Matt Williams and senior racing writer Ben Dorries chat all things horse racing. Matty and Benny have reflected on a memorable spring carnival. MW: Benny, the spring carnival has been a resounding success. We've seen great crowds in Melbourne and Sydney. Wagering is challenged but it's…

Buckaroo will run in Saturday's Group 1 King Charles III Stakes. Picture: Jeremy Piper International raiders Buckaroo and Light Infantry are primed and ready to prove their up to Australia's best in Saturday's $5m King Charles III Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick. A wave of 10 internationals arrived in Sydney late last month and two of the most…

Global racing and breeding giant Darley is continuing its partnership with the Australian Turf Club's prestigious Princess Series for three-year-old fillies which starts with the Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. There are four legs of the Princess Series including the Group 2 Furious Stakes (1200m), Group 2 Tea Rose…

Star jockey Tommy Berry's VRC Oaks-Five Diamonds feature race two-state double last week is a sign of the changing times in Australian racing. Sydney's extended spring carnival has encroached on Melbourne's spring program, which meant Berry rode at Flemington during the Cup Carnival, winning the VRC Oaks on She's Extreme last Thursday then fronted…

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…

IF it's not the greatest day there is since days were invented, it'll do us till Tuesday. That most glorious of race meetings - VRC Derby Day - is upon us once again. A smorgasbord wrapped in an extravaganza of an afternoon, as steeped in history as in prestige, kicking off Australia's grandest week of racing - Flemington's four-day Melbourne Cup…

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…

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,…

If Frankie Dettori is feeling homesick before the start of the Golden Eagle, he will only need to glance at the barrier stall inside him to see a familiar face. The champion European hoop will ride in Sydney for the first time on Saturday, linking with Chris Waller-trained import Welwal in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) before heading to…

Hugh Bowman has declared track conditions crucial to the chances of Group 1 winner Fangirl finding her best form in the $10 million Golden Eagle. The mare has finished out of the placings at her past two starts in the George Main Stakes and Epsom Handicap but both were on tracks rated a soft 7 or worse. Prior to that, Fangirl was an eye-catching…

Vilana will looking to push Godolphin's already bulging prizemoney pool over $20m for the season when he contests the $10m Golden Eagle on Saturday. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Trainer James Cummings can continue Godolphin's sensational spring with Vilana and Brigantine leading the stable charge for the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill…

Jacquinot is in peak condition, he gets the right run from his good barrier, the likelihood of a very fast race tempo suits - the only box left to tick is the track conditions. This was trainer Mick Price's summation of crack colt Jacquinot's chances on the eve of the $15m The TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Price, who trains in…

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…

So too, some one-eyed Sydney racing bugles. The Everest is better than this, or more talked about than that. Only thing missing is a swing set, slide and monkey bars. Ever heard a Victorian compare the Caulfield Cup to another race? What about the Cox Plate? Let alone the Melbourne Cup? The short answer is no. Why? Because Victorians, in racing…

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…

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…

Humbled Waller to watch from afar as Fangirl leads charge in Royal Randwick main event The last time Chris Waller was invited to London for a royal event, he watched as Invincibella won the Tatts Tiara before lunching with Queen Elizabeth II at Royal Ascot in 2019. It will be a far more sober occasion this time as he represents Australia at the…

Again, it's the royal blue of Godolphin that opens the Sydney Everest Carnival, and its Anamoe who's the $2.10 Ladbrokes favourite for the Fijutsu General George Main Stakes. Already launching the Sydney Spring with a'workable' 1½ length victory in the Winx Stakes, Anamoe was first up from a 19 week spell in this the first Group 1 of this new…

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…

There are five Group 1s on the Rosehill card this week, which is what makes Golden Slipper day such a special one on the racing calendar. Add to that the All Star Mile down in Melbourne, and it's a day for the purist. The Golden Slipper is here again, and as ever a full field of colts and fillies will greet the judge for the mad scamper of…

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…