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The idea of moving the Cox Plate to the end of November - a radical change to the structure of the spring racing carnival - was always going to spark fierce debate among industry participants and fans. It is the biggest switch among a raft being considered by Racing Victoria, which includes the Thousand Guineas going back a month, new dates for the…

In 29 attempts, Patrick Moloney had managed just three placings at group 1 level. But the 28-year-old is now a Newmarket Handicap winner, following his boilover victory on rank outsider Roch'N' Horse in Saturday's feature event at Flemington. Punters were left bewildered while bookies celebrated the shock result, with the little known Kiwi sprinter…

May 3 (UPI) -- Just hours before Medina Spirit wired the Kentucky Derby, Poetic Flair won a nip-and-tuck victory in the first of the British Classics, highlighting a big weekend of international horse racing action. That Qipco 2000 Guineas showdown keyed a meeting at Newmarket that also included an upset in the Qipco 1000 Guineas, an impressive…

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…

Dr Adam Gay is a cardiologist, so without being Captain Obvious, he knows a few things about hearts - the human ones. Like in-between doing the wards at Western Health in Footscray, his private rooms have been inundated with heart check-up bookings since the tragic death of cricket legend Shane Warne last weekend. But none of this should lead you…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Scone. 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.10: CASINO LORD Barnstorming Tamworth gelding who will relish a…

The Melbourne Cup has rolled around again and that means it's time for a nation to have a punt. This year's race resembles an old school race with the field mostly made up by locally-trained gallopers with a few international raiders thrown in and heading up the market. The favourite is a horse called Deauville Legend and it's trained by a young…

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…

Duais is at the top of the markets for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images The Melbourne Cup won't be the only multimillion-dollar target for Duais in the spring. The mare's trainer Ed Cummings also has the Japan Cup on the triple Group 1 winner's agenda. Duais is high in betting for the Caulfield and Melbourne…

There will be a touch of Royal Ascot at Sunday's Coonamble Showcase meeting thanks to in-form trainer James Ponsonby. The former harness racing identity takes three horses west from his base at The Oaks on Sydney's outskirts, one a former stablemate of Nature Strip, another a son of 2003 King's Stand Stakes and Golden Jubilee winner, Choisir. That…

Turnbull Stakes winner Incentivise and runner-up Young Werther are both in the Caulfield Cup field. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Caulfield Cu p favourite Incentivise has eased in betting after a "scary" draw for the $5m feature. Incentivise, who drew barrier 20 but will jump from 18 after scratchings, was $1.90 with TAB before the draw…

The spacious Flemington racecourse is a mere postage stamp compared to the place trainer Phillip Stokes spent his childhood. Flemington sprawls over more than 140ha of Crown land in Melbourne's mostly cool climate where the worst that can happen is a drenching from a passing shower. Stokes grew up in one of the world's toughest environments, a…

Jack Fitzpatrick, punters.com.au from News.com.au The final field has been declared and barriers drawn for the $5m Cox Plate, with star import Zaaki set to jump from barrier six in the field of 10. Punters.com.au reports the two-time Group One winner was an odds-on chance in some futures markets before suffering a shock defeat as a $1.28F in the…