#Sacred Falls

Promising type Piraeus can put himself on a path to a three-year-old stakes tilt when he hunts a hat-trick of wins in Wednesday's Huckel Excavations Benchmark 64 Handicap (1350m) at Wyong. Trainers Richard and Will Freedman have their son of Merchant Navy racing in top form and will raise the bar again in the gelding's fourth career start. Piraeus…

Buckpasser's unraced daughter, Sex Appeal, has made her mark on the breed in no uncertain terms and this year is to be found in the pedigrees of top thoroughbreds ranging from US Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) and Mecca's Angel (Dark Angel), winner of Friday's Gr1 Nunthorpe Stakes over 1000m. Sex Appeal's name is also…

The first race is off at 06h30. A reminder to get your selections in for the Hollywoodbets Punters' Challenge. The bonus jackpot is R415000 if you select all the winners on the card! R5000 will be shared if you place in the top 20 of the leaderboard. Entries close 5 minutes before the start of the first race so be sure to get your selections in…

Trainer John Thompson doesn't believe there is much between Jojo Was A Man and Purple Sector ahead of their clash in the Maroubra Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Jojo Was A Man is on the back-up after his good win at Randwick on Christmas Eve while Purple Sector has been racing well without much luck this campaign. "This is a race that…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over the Quaddie legs at Beaumont and Grafton. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 6, No.12: VELVET LADY A John Ramsey-trained…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for the Randwick meeting on Saturday. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here. Track: Soft 5. Rail: True. Overview: Supido Beauty…

The VRC Oaks is the first fillies-only staying Group 1 of the season and, therefore, every runner in the field is unknown over the 2500 metres. Below is a look at their breeding and whether they are likely to run out the trip strongly. 1 MONTEFILIA - Kermadec x Bana Wu (Shirocco) $1.80 favourite with Sportsbet With Kermadec's oldest progeny just…

Go on, ask yourself the question. "What just happened?" "Did that thing just show us that the upcoming Gr 1 Golden Slipper could be won by an as yet raced juvenile?" Couldn't be. No 2YO wins the Slipper having not started by late January. That's not how the system works. God, or the universe, or both conspiring, considering God created the damn…

Mugatoo is one of the value runners in the Cox Plate Terribly difficult weekend to confidently trade into the early markets with a potential thunderstorm predicted for Sydney and somewhere between 20 and 50mm of rain expected in Melbourne. As noted previously the best way I find to attack the rain-affected meetings is to reduce the amount of my…

Godolphin superstar Anamoe, racing's rarest gem, and his stellar showdown with powerhouse Zaaki should be the scene-stealer on Super Saturday at Royal Randwick. But their compelling clash in the Group 1 $1m George Main Stakes (1600m) is being challenged for race of the day status by a mini-Everest sprint classic. Nature Strip, the world's best…