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Exciting colt Coleman easily won the Group 3 Chairman's Stakes at Caulfield. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images. Two-year-old colt Coleman impressed with his Chairman's Stakes blitz but there were several other runners to follow out of Saturday's Caulfield meeting. DIAMOND DECORATOR: The pattern of the day may have been slightly in Diamond…

Two horses at juicy double figure odds feature in our top tips and quaddie selections for Thousand Guineas Day at Caulfield on Saturday. Race 4: Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m) Bet: $50 win SALTAIRE (2) at $3.20 Bursting to win another race after narrow defeats at The Valley and Flemington the past two starts. Get back run on pattern…

Keen to back the 2023 Melbourne Cup winner and claim bragging rights over your friends, workmates, and family? Racenet has compiled some critical form indicators for this year's big race. Racing and Sports Wakeful Stakes Punters have many theories during the Melbourne Cup Carnival and some look to land a roughie or two during the massive four-day…

Doull has won the sprint, race six today, just edging out Spacewalk at the line. Today's racing will be delayed by 30 minutes should lightning strike near Caulfield during the race meeting. It was nearly a year ago when the Friday night Manikato Stakes meeting at Moonee Valley was abandoned when a thunderstorm hit Moonee Ponds. The stewards tried a…

Which spring feature Duais heads to will not be determined until after her performance in the Might And Power Stakes at Caulfield. The Edward Cummings-trained mare remains in the entry for the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday week and the Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on October 28. But Saturday's Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) at…

It does not take jockey Blake Shinn long to get an affinity with a horse. After one ride on Queensland sprinter Rothfire, Shinn could feel the quality the gelding possesses. Rothfire is back in Melbourne for a second Spring Carnival campaign and is looking to start it the way he did 12 months ago with victory in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) at…

The Summit (left) arrived in time to win the Travis Harrison Cup at The Valley ahead of Junipal and Interpretation. Picture: Brett Holburt-Racing Photos via Getty Images Saturday's Moonee Valley meeting was conducted on a track which was a speed lane on the inside and impeded those running on out wide dramatically, however the track manager did…

Galileo and Dubawi might have been the dominant sires at Royal Ascot in recent years, but there is an emerging force who will soon challenge for top honours - Siyouni. Siyouni's first representative at Royal Ascot was successful in 2015. That was Ervedya in this race and the sire has since had another two winners at the meeting. Le Brivido won the…

Last start Matron Stakes winner Sirileo Miss is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Sunline Stakes (1600m) this Friday night at Moonee Valley. The Symon Wilde trained mare led throughout to win over the mile at Flemington last time and hard fit now, on speed, she'll take beating and the market thinks she is the one to beat, heading betting…

Trainer Ben Foote is hoping The Valley can give his mare Babylon Berlin the upper hand on Kiwi superstar Imperatriz in Friday night's William Reid Stakes (1200m). While beaten by Imperatriz twice this year, Babylon Berlin's ability to "rail like a greyhound" has Foote confident they can turn the tables on New Zealand's pin-up mare around the tight…

Blake Shinn has locked in the All-Star Mile ride on favourite Alligator Blood ahead of five Sydney Group 1s including the Golden Slipper. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images. Champion jockey Blake Shinn has chosen to lock in the All-Star Mile ride on favourite Alligator Blood, ahead of riding at Sydney's Golden Slipper day and its five Group…

We have expert betting tips for the card this Friday night at Moonee Valley that features eight quality betting races. It's always an exciting night in Melbourne and we have our best horse racing tips available. Top 4 Betting on Racing!New Betting Brand!Great Sports Odds!Great Racing Odds!Modern & Fast! - #1 - No Secret @ $3.30 - No Secret comes…

Bjorn Baker believes there is improvement left in Infatuation for the Magic Millions Classic in a fortnight and is also toying with the addition of some headgear on the Gold Coast after she scored her first win at Randwick on Saturday. Infatuation ($4.40) confirmed her top prizemoney seeding for the Magic Millions by breaking her maiden with a…

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,…

He might only be 29, but Ciaron Maher and David Eustace's bloodstock manager, Will Bourne, certainly knows how to pick out talented young horses. His name was deservedly mentioned after Coolangatta's courageous 1/5-length win in the $1 million Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley last Friday night. It was Bourne who saw great value in the…

Hinged will carry just 50.5kg in Saturday's Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Picture: Grant Guy Hinged could set the tone for a weekend to remember for owner Brae Sokolski by winning the Group 1 $1.5 million Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "If she can draw a barrier, I will be supremely confident," Sokolski said. "I have been…

Troach has added some Black Type to her pedigree page with a solid win at Moonee Valley The Group 1 Thousand Guineas could be on the agenda for Troach after the Godolphin filly scored a comfortable win at Moonee Valley. The victory in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m) on Saturday was the filly's third from eight starts, coming at her first…

The Quezette Stakes (1100m) has gone the way of $34 chance Bound For Home, with jockey Declan Bates giving the Archie Alexander-trained filly a perfect ride in the Caulfield feature. Although going into the race with a win and a second to her name from two career starts, punters didn't want to be with the Rubick filly. Positioned awkwardly on the…

Mark Zahra rounded out a successful evening with one of the rides of the night aboard Daisies in the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained three-year-old filly started a drifting $8.50 chance in the 3YO Fillies' event, with punters getting the race wrong as the heavily-backed So You See dropped…

Jockey Blake Shinn says Alligator Blood only has to hold his form to be the one to beat in the All Star Mile at Moonee Valley. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained galloper was taken to Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning for his final hit-out ahead of Saturday's $5 million All Star Mile. Alligator Blood resumed from a break to win the Group 1…

In form Melbourne jockey Blake Shinn has been booked for the ride on Rothfire in his upcoming Group 1 engagement. Rothfire is set to contest the Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday for which he is the second favourite in latest markets. The Robert Heathcote-trained gelding has been plagued by injuries throughout his career after…

The Ladbrokes Friday Night Lights season gets underway at The Valley this week and the action is headlined by the 2022 Moir Stakes. The Moir Stakes has drawn an excellent field of sprinters and the market suggests that we are set for a very competitive race. We have analysed every single race on the card and our complete 2022 Moir Stakes Night tips…