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Trainer Peter Snowden maintains the right decision was made to postpone the rich Magic Millions race meeting due to concerns over the Gold Coast track surface last Saturday. The Gold Coast track was downgraded to a heavy 10 after two races and a section of the track near the home turn was particularly dangerous prompting the decision to move the…

James McDonald had his careless riding ban overturned. Picture: Trackside Photography Star jockey James McDonald is free to ride Grace And Harmony in Saturday's Group 1 Queensland Oaks after successfully appealing a careless riding ban on Wednesday. And in a double victory for Sydney's leading hoop, he's been snapped up for the coveted ride on boom…

The race is loaded with superbly-bred colts potentially worth millions of dollars - and then there is Raging Bull. He's the epitome of a "bargain basement buy". The maestro, David Payne, spotted the gelding roaming the paddock as a yearling and purchased him for just $6000. At Royal Randwick on Saturday, Raging Bull has an opportunity to put a dent…

The Bopper resumes at Randwick on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images Newcastle trainer Kris Lees is expecting a bold performance from his sharp galloper The Bopper when the gelding resumes in the Schweppes Benchmark 78 Handicap (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday. The four-year-old son of Nicconi, also the sire of The Everest winner Nature Strip, has been…

Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy turned down the opportunity to compete at the rich Magic Millions carnival to build some winning momentum at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. "I didn't have a lot doing at the Gold Coast in the major races," McEvoy explained. "So, I thought it was a better option to stay here and hopefully boot home one or two winners. "I…

Spacewalk and Steel City have attracted plenty of support from TAB Fixed Odds punters going into the Rosehill Gardens meeting on Saturday. "When markets opened on Wednesday, Spacewalk was the first horse backed," TAB spokesman Andrew Georgiou said. "We wrote a lot of big bets against him in the first 20 minutes of betting and since then, although…

King's Gambit is on target for a big autumn after trialling brilliantly at Randwick on Monday. Picture: Julian Andrews Golden Slipper favourite King's Gambit made a resounding statement with an effortless barrier trial win at Royal Randwick on Monday. But Godolphin's boom unbeaten two-year-old colt Barber also impressed despite being beaten in his…

Golden Slipper favourite King's Gambit made a resounding statement with an effortless barrier trial win at Royal Randwick on Monday. But Godolphin's boom unbeaten two-year-old colt Barber also impressed despite being beaten in his comeback heat. The Randwick trials session featured a number of potential autumn carnival contenders but none made…

Rachel King, rider of talented filly Infatuation, believes the absence of a standout two-year-old makes the barrier draw even more crucial ahead of the $2 million Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) on the Gold Coast on Saturday. "It's one of the more open Magic Millions we have seen in the last few years,'' King explained. "There is usually one or…

Star jockey Sam Clipperton joins forces with Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller to try and secure a second successive Listed $160000 January Cup (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Clipperton and Waller team up with the handy English import Aleas, the $6.50 TAB Fixed Odds favourite to win the feature race. "I actually won this race last year…

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…

Brilliant mare I Am Me has burst onto the radar of The Everest slot-holders after blitzing her rivals at Royal Randwick last Saturday. I Am Me scored her third win in as many starts this preparation - and improved her overall race record to six wins from 11 starts - when she blazed home in 1m 7.77s for the 1200m course. There was a strong tailwind…

The Peter and Paul Snowden stable is set to smash the $100m prizemoney barrier if Mazu and Mirra Vision can snare a feature race double across two states on Saturday. Boom sprinter Mazu is favourite for the Group 1 $1m Doomben 10000 (1200m) at Eagle Farm and Mirra Vision among the main chances in the Group 3 $200000 Arrowfield Dark Jewel Classic…

Champion sprinter Nature Strip will attempt to win a fourth win consecutive TJ Smith Stakes during The Championships in the autumn. Picture: Getty Images Champion sprinter Nature Strip and Caulfield Cup winner Durston will spearhead trainer Chris Waller's all-star team for the Sydney autumn carnival. Reigning Horse of the Year Nature Strip is a…

Dehorned Unicorn ran one of the fastest 1200m at Royal Randwick in history last start - and didn't win! The Joe Pride-trained Dehorned Unicorn recorded a flying 1m 7.97s but was when beaten just over a length by brilliant mare I Am Me two weeks ago. Both sprinters are racing again this weekend but they won't be clashing this time with Dehorned…

Trainer Annabel Neasham prepared Anavinci to go from a maiden win to an upset victory in the Gosford Guineas. ANAVINCI completed the quantum leap from provincial maiden to stakes level and maintained her unbeaten record in the Listed $160000 Gosford Guineas (1200m) at Gosford on Wednesday. The Annabel Neasham-trained Anavinci, who had won a Wyong…

Chris Waller claimed his first Lexus Melbourne Cup after Verry Elleegant ($16) raced away to win the race that stops the nation. The champion mare, who scored her 10th Group One win, drifted out to as much as $18 throughout the afternoon but a late rally saw her start a $16 chance. Although extremely popular with punters, she held less than a third…

Sydney's superstar jockey James McDonald has dismissed speculation he is considering riding overseas long-term as he sets his sights on one of racing's most revered records. The champion jockey is in hot demand wherever he rides and could command a prized position in the northern hemisphere with a leading stable or jurisdiction. But although…

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…

Few would have ever expected to see De An Andretti going around at a midweeker at Warwick Farm a few days shy of Christmas but trainer Ron Quinton is just happy to have her back. The Gerry Harvey-owned sister to Libertini earned an atomic sized boom after her dazzling debut win at Hawkesbury on April 14 in 2021. So incredible was the performance…

Brookspire has gone from a dominant race favourite one week to almost be a forgotten runner the next. But jockey Jay Ford has suggested punters should be more forgiving of Brookspire going into the Group 3 $200000 Arrowfield Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at the Scone stand-alone meeting on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained Brookspire was all the rage…

Jacquinot is in peak condition, he gets the right run from his good barrier, the likelihood of a very fast race tempo suits - the only box left to tick is the track conditions. This was trainer Mick Price's summation of crack colt Jacquinot's chances on the eve of the $15m The TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Price, who trains in…

Sydney's star apprentice jockeys Tyler Schiller, Zac Lloyd, Dylan Gibbons and Reece Jones have more in common than just their riding skills. On the racetrack, the four young men are fierce rivals and each has premiership ambitions but away from it they often team up to take on the world … in video games. "We like to get on our Xbox or PlayStation…

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…

When the gates fold back at 9.19pm for the SENTrack Inter Dominion Pacing Championship a breath-taking inhale will engulf the Melton course as drivers, connections, fans and punters learn whether their speed maps were correct. Who will lead? It's the defining question of the race that will define the 2022 season. Let's work from the inside out with…

Classy import and pre-race favourite Nugget is down in the order of entries for Saturday's The Ingham. Boom import Nugget has retained favouritism for the $2 million The Ingham even though he might not squeeze into the field for the rich Royal Randwick mile race on Saturday. Nugget, who has the limit weight of 54kg, is currently 22nd in order of…

Sam Clipperton and Cavalier Charles (blue silks) win the Furphy Handicap at Rosehill. Picture: Jeremy Ng-Getty Images Cavalier Charles provided reason to reminisce about retired champ Happy Clapper after his determined win at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The talented Cavalier Charles produced a stirring finishing sprint to catch Cotehele in…

Best Of Bordeaux remains unbeaten after winning the Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill. Picture: Getty Images Best Of Bordeaux showed he is the real deal while Magic was outstanding on debut as the colts muscled the fillies aside at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Queensland flying machine Best Of Bordeaux again demonstrated brilliant natural speed to…

Trainer Peter Snowden will recommend Mazu miss the rest of the Brisbane carnival to concentrate on the $15 million The TAB Everest in spring after the boom sprinter's breakthrough Group 1 win in the Doomben 10000 at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Snowden, who trains in partnership with his son Paul, said Mazu proved he is a legitimate The Everest…

Hope In Your Heart, the talented mare named after a famous song, is lucky to be alive. If fate had not intervened 11 years ago, Hope In Your Heart would never have been born but here she is lining up in the $10m XXXX Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. This story is about an owner's love of the thoroughbred, a trainer's belief,…

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…

Alligator Blood has been banned from racing in the Victorian spring carnival. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography Headline horse Alligator Blood has been sensationally banned from racing in the Victorian spring carnival. In a bombshell development, News Corp can exclusively reveal the two-time Group 1 winner has been barred by Victorian…

John Singleton's Strawberry Hill Stud is providing significant financial backing and sponsorship to the inaugural Thoroughbred Sport Horse Association Nationals Championships at Stonewall Equestrian in the Central Coast hinterland this weekend. Leading racing industry figures and over 200 thoroughbreds are competing for over $160000 prizemoney at…

Trainer Peter Snowden is buoyed by jockey Tommy Berry's optimism that Old Flame can overcome a horror draw in the $1m The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday. Old Flame has retained TAB fixed odds favouritism at $6 despite being drawn to start out of barrier 15 in the feature race. "It's not pretty, I've got to say," Snowden said. "But it is…

The finish of the Premiere Stakes proved champion Nature Strip will have some real competition for the $15m The TAB Everest in a fortnight. Lost And Running narrowly defeated Mazu and Masked Crusader with the trio showing they will be worthy rivals to Nature Strip in the world's richest turf race at Royal Randwick on October 15. Throw spectacular…

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…

Anamoe could resume in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes at Randwick in March. Picture: Grant Guy Godolphin superstar Anamoe will resume in a Sydney weight-for-age sprint before a final decision is made on whether he campaigns overseas next year. Trainer James Cummings indicated the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) in March is the likely comeback race…

James Cummings covets the Golden Slipper with a zeal that borders on religious fervour. The Godolphin trainer gave an insight into just what this race means to him by revealing a telling conversation he had with one of his stable staff earlier this week. "My foreman said to me the other day this is just a race,'' Cummings said. "I said it is not…

Zaaki is not a certain absentee from Saturday's George Main Stakes The showdown between superstars Anamoe and Zaaki is still a possibility in the Group 1 $1m George Main Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Anamoe and Zaaki were among the 11 nominations for the weight-for-age feature although only the former is a certain starter. Godolphin…

Australia's leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today's betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's apply. Gamble responsibly. FUTURES Zaaki $8-$4.50 AND THEN $4 (after winning…

Eleven Eleven is certainly not in the field to make up the numbers in the $1 million The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle on Saturday. Trainer Greg Hickman is adamant stable star Eleven Eleven is "going as good as ever" which suggests the talented six-year-old sprinter will be hard to beat. "The Hunter is one of those races where there are plenty of…

Hugh Bowman returns to scale on Barber following his victory in the Golden Gift. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Barber blew the start then produced a Belle Du Jour-like effort to come from nowhere and win at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Godolphin's unbeaten juvenile Barber was a clear last out of the barriers but he was in front when it mattered…

If the theory is right that you need to lose one to win one then Kris Lees and the Australian Bloodstock team are overdue. There has been three renewals of the $1m The Hunter at Newcastle and each time the trainer and owners have had to settle for second place. In the inaugural running of The Hunter, they had Tactical Advantage beating all but…

Queen Of The Ball is the early favourite for Saturday's Silver Slipper at Rosehill. Picture: Grant Guy The possibility of a $1m bonus could attract the biggest Silver Slipper field this century at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. There are 23 entries for the Group 2 $250000 Silver Slipper (1100m) with the final field and barrier draw released on…

James McDonald believes Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will prove a benefit heading into Saturday's Golden Slipper. Picture: Getty Images Champion jockey James McDonald is convinced Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will actually prove a "blessing" when she contests the $5m Longines Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on…

Trainer Gary Portelli says there is a bit of "deja vu with She Will Reign" about brilliant colt Sejardan going into the $5m Golden Slipper in two weeks. "When you've got one of the best two-year-olds, you can do different things with those horses,'' Portelli said. "What Sejardan has done today shows me he is the real deal. He is still a bit…

Champion sprinter Nature Strip can edge closer to Winx's world prizemoney record if he wins the Group 1 $3 million Darley Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. Nature Strip, the world's number one-ranked sprinter, took his career earnings to just over $20 million when he ran fourth to Giga Kick in The Everest last start. In latest TAB…

Trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou can continue their successful Sydney spring carnival with stable star Ellsberg in the $2m Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Ellsberg is racing for a hat-trick of wins after his dead-heat (with Top Ranked) in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap and his last start romp in the Five Diamonds…

Anamoe franked the Blue Diamond form, Profiteer, Home Affairs and Stay Inside didn't have their reputations diminished by defeat, Remarque is out of the Golden Slipper mix. That was the wash-up after a thrilling Group 2 $300000 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday that proved compelling but far from conclusive. The connections of…