#Pin-up

Garibaldi winning at Doomben. Picture: Grant Peters, Trackside Photography. Can Garibaldi go from a former problem child for punters to their pin-up and scoop a golden ticket into the Stradbroke Handicap? Tony Gollan says the proof will be in the pudding on Saturday as his talented sprinter steps into the big league and aims for his first stakes…

Giga Kick was a surprise winner of The Everest. Picture: DAVID GRAY AFP Mornington trainer Clayton Douglas can claim the credit if The Everest winner Giga Kick remains unbeaten in Saturday's Group 1 Champions Sprint at Flemington. Giga Kick shocked many punters when he soared to the top of Australian racing with his win in the $15m Everest at…

Dettori had just ridden a Williams-owned horse, Master Of Reality, to second past the post (he was later relegated to fourth on protest). He stood with his head in his arms on the side of a placegetter's stall, the horse's name on the saddlecloth in the background. It was his 17th ride in the Cup. Afterwards, all he said was: "I feel like…

Lady Laguna revelled in the heavy conditions when winning at Rosehill in November. Picture: Grant Guy Trainer Annabel Neasham is welcoming the likelihood of a wet track when her filly Lady Laguna takes on Golden Slipper favourite Coolangatta at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Lady Laguna and Coolangatta are among 12 entries for the Group 2 $200000…

Queensland's famous Stradbroke Handicap will be catapulted to one of the richest sprint races in the country after receiving a huge boost on the back of sweeping prizemoney reforms across the state. It can be revealed the time-honoured Group 11400m handicap will be doubled from $1.5m to $3m from next year, in what is the most significant boost in…

WILLIE MULLINS will be Galopin down the road to more big-race glory. The Closutton maestro may be knocking on a bit at 66 - but he has no plans to hand over the reigns to his son Patrick just yet. And his team of Galacticos will take some stopping. Such is his squad strength only a couple of star strikers from Britain would even make it into a…

Top tipster Simon Rowlands has four bets online for the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, including an each-way selection in the Champion Hurdle. The question of what is the ideal preparation for the Cheltenham Festival is usually confined to the horses, but I find myself wondering whether being battle-hardened or fresh as a daisy…

JAPANESE racing fans are preparing to roll out the red carpet for their new Pin-up girl. Excitement is growing in the Far East as it appears Arc de Triomphe heroine Alpinista will be given the green light for a money-spinning trip to Tokyo. Japanese punters are famously fanatical about the geegees, treating the horses like royalty and jockeys like…

At eight years of age, most racehorses minds are turning toward a nice retirement in a grassy paddock, but for Nature Strip the good life can wait - he has a $6.2 million first-prize cheque to collect in Saturday's running of The Everest. And collect it he will if the betting markets are to be believed, with the ace sprinter installed as an odds-on…

NBA Preseason Home: Detroit Pistons Visitors: Memphis Grizzlies Venue: Little Caesars Arena 14.10.2022, @02:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,85 Bet TypeIndividual Total 1 Over 103.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! The NBA Preseason will kiss us goodbye soon and we have to see what final cuts are made in just two-three days. The…

Last week I managed to win the Listed Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial over 2000m and I was really happy to have a winner on the day. I also had a couple of winners down in Durban through the week so I'm happy with the way things are going down there. I would once again like to thank all the trainers that continue to support me because without that,…

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…