#Randwick Guineas

A capacity field has been assembled for the time honoured Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday, with Hitotsu looking to complete the VRC Derby/Australian Derby double. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Australian Derby. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's…

It's the last day of summer, which means that the autumn is just one sleep away. South-East Queensland tracks continue to get hammered by rain and floodwater, a clash of the titans beckons down in Victoria, while seven years on from'the other Weir runner', we get stung by'the other Waller runner'. It's never good to see natural disasters take…

The need to change calendars is as good a time as any to pull out the crystal ball and Brad Bishop has taken on the job of trying to find five horses who are not yet Group 1 winners but boast a ratings profile that suggests they have a strong chance to be in 12 months' time. A number of obvious contenders have been overlooked with the purpose of…

The need to change calendars is as good a time as any to pull out the crystal ball and Brad Bishop has taken on the job of trying to find five horses who are not yet Group 1 winners but boast a ratings profile that suggests they have a strong chance to be in 12 months' time. A number of obvious contenders have been overlooked with the purpose of…

Verry Elleegant and Nature Strip, the nation's best racehorses, are defying time - but for how much longer? Since the retirement of all-time great Winx three years ago, the Chris Waller-trained duo have reigned supreme. Nature Strip inherited the Horse of the Year title from his former stablemate in 2019-20 before Verry Elleegant claimed the honour…

The spring dominance of Godolphin superstar Anamoe is expected to continue during the Sydney Autumn Carnival with TAB installing the Cox Plate hero as favourite in multiple Group 1 markets. With Group 1 racing done for the year, TAB opened all-in betting for a range of features in Sydney and Melbourne throughout early 2023 on Monday. Anamoe, the…

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…

Anamoe returns to racing his own age in the Hobartville Stakes on Saturday where he is a short-priced favourite. Picture: Grant Guy Godolphin trainer James Cummings has avoided a clash of his crack colts and will rely on Anamoe in the Group 2 $400000 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Cummings had also nominated Paulele but…

Salute the Soldier wins Maktoum Challenge Round 3 on Super Saturday at Meydan, with the next stop the Dubai World Cup. Photo by Erika Rasmussen, courtesy of Dubai Racing Club March 8 (UPI) -- Super Saturday in Dubai, the highlight of weekend horse racing around the world, opened the door to World Cup night for some of the horses who have toiled…

Bookmaker TAB have released their fixed odds markets for a host of Melbourne feature races over the summer and autumn period. Identifying value in these markets is harder than it used to be - shrinking market percentages being the main reason - but below is our suggested $100 spend across four of the Group 1s. *Bets in chronological order BLUE…

Five horses who could star in the Sydney Autumn The Autumn Carnival is Sydney is almost upon us with the Golden Slipper, Doncaster Handicap and Queen Elizabeth Stakes among the features in store over the coming months. Who are the horses to follow and what are the horse racing tips predicting? Which unknown quantities could emerge as stars of the…

Kirwan's Lane is chasing back-to-back black-type wins in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Picture: Jenny Evans-Getty Images Rosehill hosts a quality packed off season card headlined by three black-type contests and a rich country race. The main events on the program are the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m), which acts as a lead-up to the…

Randwick Guineas winner Converge will head to the Doncaster. Picture: Grant Guy Converge will stay in Sydney and be aimed at the $3m Doncaster Mile (1600m) during The Championships next month. Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott ended speculation about last start Randwick Guineas winner Converge's main autumn carnival target by ruling out the…

Eduardo is on target for the Group 1 T.J Smith Stakes. Picture: Grant Guy Trainer Joe Pride's powerful presence for The Championships including stable stars Eduardo, Private Eye, Brutality and Shalatin, could provide him with a historic Group 1 treble at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Pride's done his job. His talented quartet are primed and ready but…

With the new racing season underway we've put it to our stable of experts to lay their reputations on the line and hand out some predictions for the next 12 months, including their early selections for The Everest and Melbourne Cup plus what's the next'big thing' we've got to look forward to. THE NEXT BIG THING RAY THOMAS - Dylan Gibbons: The son…

What do Overpass, Converge and In The Congo have in common? They have all beaten Godolphin superstar Anamoe. Given the trio boast the strongest form in Australian racing, it is telling that neither of them are favourite for the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. This is a reflection of the depth and quality of the field that…

Part one of our Caulfield Guineas-week feature on Weekend Hussler certainly sparked a bit of (largely one-sided) debate around jockey Brad Rawiller's Winx-related quotes. For those who missed it, Rawiller claimed Weekend Hussler - at his peak - could have beaten Winx over a mile. "He wouldn't have beaten Winx over 2000m, no way. But over the…

The stable of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott could count their morning's work at the Warwick Farm trials as well worthwhile after training the first three over the line in the opening heat, then In The Congo notched another trial win towards a likely Golden Eagle campaign. Should In The Congo line up in the $7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) on…

Since the introduction of Group racing in Australia, only four horses have won six or more Group 1s in a single season. Three of those are legends of the sport - Kingston Town, Black Caviar and Winx - the other is the underrated superstar Weekend Hussler. The 2008 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year put together one of the most extraordinary…

Gai Waterhouse goes back to where it all began with Grove Ferry and Sacramento in the Group 1 $750000 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The feature staying race has a special significance for Waterhouse as it provided the trainer with her first Group 1 winner 30 years ago. Then there was Herculian Prince's win in the 2010 The…

Group 1 weapons Fangirl and Hinged will headline a three-pronged Chris Waller assault on Saturday's Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick, which has attracted a small field of just 12 runners. Hinged opened as a $4.50 equal favourite with TAB alongside Icebath with Fangirl on the second line of betting at $6. Hinged has drawn barrier nine for the…

Race-by-race preview and tips for Rosehill on Saturday We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. 14. Lumber Dream beat Zounique at Wagga the last time. In his one trial ahead of his return he matched motors with Another One and Participator. The lightly raced five-year-old has been his…

Racing's "Mr Reliable" Tim Clark is riding for a unique three-peat in the Group 1 $600000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) when he partners classy mare Vangelic at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Clark has won the last two Coolmores on Krone (2021) and Con Te Partiro (2020). No jockey has ridden a hat-trick of winners in the feature fillies and mares race…