#The Shorts

Champion sprinter Nature Strip remains a short-priced favourite to go back-to-back in The Everest (1200m) after Tuesday's spectacular barrier draw despite copping the widest gate. The Chris Waller-trained gelding drew barrier 12 for the $15m feature race at Randwick which is typically not ideal, however, there are some suggestions this will allow…

Andermatt looks tough to beat at Sandown. Picture: Jenny Evans - Getty Images The James Cummings-trained Andermatt flies first-up and expect him to add to his record on Monday. BEST BET ANDERMATT Race 7 No.3 James Cummings rarely misses when sending his good horses down south and Andermatt looks well placed to score in the Christmas Stakes.…

Punters will have the first leg of the quaddie locked in if The Everest and Royal Ascot form holds up on Sunday at Sapphire Coast. Goulburn trainer Danny Williams does the honours via the raw but talented Prince Nicconi whose CV includes a third to his giant-killer stablemate Shelby Sixtysix. Not only is Shelby Sixtysix a Group 1 winner, but he is…

News Corp form analyst Jett Hatton takes a look at the Flemington meeting on Saturday BEST BET POUNDING (Race 3, No.7) VALUE BET THE GUAVA (Race 1, No.5) EARLY QUADDIE 4, 5, 7/ 2, 3, 5, 7/ 7, 9, 14/ 4, 5, 6, 12 BIG 6 7, 9, 14/ 4, 5, 6, 12/ 1, 5/ 1, 4, 6/ 1, 8, 10/ 1, 2, 7, 12 QUADDIE 1, 5/ 1, 4, 6/ 1, 8, 10/ 1, 2, 7, 12 RACE 1 Not a bad race to…

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…

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Another weekend, another A$1 million race in New South Wales. For the ninth weekend in a row, there's a seven-figure race in Australia's most populous state; this time it's The Gong, a handicap over about a mile at Kembla Grange, near Wollongong, south of Sydney. TwinSpires' Rest of the World Bet Back offer, where those who opt in can get up to $10…

The Gong is the $1 million feature this weekend at Kembla Grange as the Illawarra track hosts a blockbuster nine-race program. Not only do we have The Gong, but a terrific field has assembled for The Warra as well, worth $300000 in prizemoney for the 1000m sprinters. We're set for perfect conditions with little to no rain predicted as we sit on a…

Welcome to Thursday, y'all. As I get ready to travel to the Middle East this evening, let's catch up on yesterday's news: St. Louis City unveiled its new primary jersey yesterday, and they'll have a distinct shade of red. It's unclear what the shorts will look like, but I think we all hope it's not monochrome. We now have details of the costs of…

The Brisbane Winter Carnival continues this Saturday at Eagle Farm with the Doomben Cup (2100m), where Zaaki is all the rage to defend his title from 12 months ago when a stunning winner. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Doomben Cup. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's…

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…

Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys has hinted at further stakes increases in coming months after releasing details of a massive $30m prizemoney package. "These increases are absolutely sustainable and fully funded, and there is a possibility we will be announcing further prizemoney increases in the next six months," V'landys revealed at a…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Champions' Day meeting at Flemington. BEST BET NATURE STRIP (Race 6, No.1) Beaten but not disgraced in The Everest. However, Nature Strip flies down the straight and can bounce back to square the ledger with Giga Kick on Saturday. VALUE BET LUNCIES (Race 4, No.9) Did it tough out…

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…

2. Wild Botanica battled on bravely at Rosehill last start in a genuinely run 1300m race against the older mares. The daughter of Spieth has been a handy pick up for Lee and Cherie Curtis and although she is giving away weight to most of her rivals, she brings genuine city-class benchmark form to the table. The same can't be said for many others…

At eight years of age, most racehorses minds are turning toward a nice retirement in a grassy paddock, but for Nature Strip the good life can wait - he has a $6.2 million first-prize cheque to collect in Saturday's running of The Everest. And collect it he will if the betting markets are to be believed, with the ace sprinter installed as an odds-on…

Nature Strip can secure his place in the pantheon of all-time great sprinters if he wins a second successive $15m The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This is the opinion of Bruce McAvaney, the venerable voice of Australian sport and host of Channel 7's spring carnival racing coverage, who believes Nature Strip is on the verge of…

Randwick will host its biggest raceday of the year this Saturday, with the running of the $15 million TAB Everest. The slot-holder race will be run over 1200m and features some of the best sprinters in the world since its inception in 2017. The winning connections will take home $6.2 million, with Nature Strip taking out last year's event. Other…

The sixth running of The Everest is upon us, and we can't deny that it's the weakest edition yet. The problem with The Everest was always going to be when there was an outstanding dominant sprinter. It's a concept that couldn't have been launched when Black Caviar was around, for instance. What this race has always needed is competition, and it has…

Father-and-son training team Peter and Paul Snowden are convinced Mazu has the ability to emulate their champion Redzel in Saturday's $15 million sprint race The Everest at Royal Randwick. Redzel won the first two editions of the world's richest race on turf in 2016-17, and Paul Snowden says Mazu shares many of the same traits. WATCH THE VIDEO…

Mazu will be out to give Team Snowden another Everest success. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Mazu's trainer Peter Snowden maintains Nature Strip's world champion status doesn't mean he has a mortgage on the $15m The TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "There is no doubt Nature Strip is the one to beat,'' Snowden said. "He's there,…

Eduardo is for his 12th clash with Nature Strip in Saturday's The Everest. Picture: Grant Guy There's only one horse in the $15 million The TAB Everest field who has beaten Nature Strip - and that's his old rival Eduardo. It's a remarkable statistic going into Saturday's big race at Royal Randwick that not only underlines Nature Strip's world…

Trainer Joe Pride is hoping Private Eye can give him a second runner in The Everest. Picture: Grant Guy Trainer Joe Pride has The Everest hopeful Eduardo set to barrier trial later this week as stablemate Private Eye moves closer to securing a start in the world's richest turf race. Eduardo is due to contest the Warwick Farm barrier trials on…

Nature Strip will follow the same path to the Everest as last year with a jumpout at Rosehill on Wednesday. Picture: Grant Guy Nature Strip, the world's best sprinter and hot favourite for the $15m The TAB Everest, is likely to have a jumpout at Rosehill Gardens on Wednesday morning. Trainer Chris Waller is mirroring the successful big-race…

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Let's start with a fact: The blue-chip Australian races can be notoriously difficult for the average punter to predict. The likes of the Melbourne Cup can be brutal on the favourites, and it can often lead to a lottery-like situation where tipsters end up looking a bit foolish. Of course, it's not always the case, as every so often you can come…

Overpass clashes with a number of Everest rivals in Saturday's Premiere Stakes at Randwick. Picture: Grant Guy Overpass, the ninth confirmed starter for The TAB Everest, gets another opportunity to prove he can compete with the nation's elite sprinters in the Group 2 $1 million Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Bjorn…

With TwinSpires offering its Rest Of The World Bet Back every Friday night on all races from Sydney, Edge will be analyzing at least one race on the card each week. Spring racing heats up in Sydney this weekend with the return of world champion sprinter Nature Strip and a second appearance this season for high-class four-year-old Anamoe. Nature…

Modern Games, shown winning the 2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, returns to North America for Saturday's Grade I Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Photo by Alex Evers, EclipseSportswire, courtesy of Breeders' Cup Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Racing moves back to Churchill Downs and Aqueduct this weekend, but the main focus is north of the border, where Woodbine stages an…

Nature Strip and Eduardo are so fast "Father Time" hasn't caught up with them yet. The two super sprinters seem to have been around forever but both retain their sheer speed and are ready to renew an enduring rivalry in the Group 2 $1m The Shorts (1100m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Shorts is their 11th clash with scoreboard reading Nature…

Dean Evans from Winning Edge Investments has given his selections for a handful of races this weekend. Evans has assessed the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, the Caulfield Guineas Prelude and the 1000 Guineas Prelude at Caulfield. He'd also had a look at the George Main Stakes and The Shorts at Randwick. See his selections below: "I thought Dragon Leap…

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…

The mind games have begun as the big guns of the sprinting ranks prepare to clash. Eduardo's trainer Joe Pride generally enjoys lighting the fuse ahead of any showdown between his top speedster and arch-rival Nature Strip, but this time around, Chris Waller has beaten him to the punch. Two of the leviathans of Australian short course racing for the…

Two big Group 1s in Melbourne and Sydney this week as spring racing continues to heat up. George Main Stakes - Randwick The George Main could finally gives us the clash we've been waiting for over the last 12 months, with Anamoe and Zaaki potentially meeting for the first time on a sporting surface. When the two were in the same race last time, the…

It's all one way traffic with Ladbrokes.com.au for The Shorts (1100m) this Saturday at Randwick in what will be a key lead up towards The Everest. Nature Strip makes his return to the track, having not raced since spanking them on the world stage in the King's Stand at Royal Ascot. He has been smashed in the market, now into $2.35 from $2.50 after…

Sydney will officially kick off their Everest Carnival on Saturday 17th September, with the running of the Group 1 George Main Stakes at Royal Randwick. Verry Elleegant took out the 2021 edition of the race, while other winners of the race include Winx (three times) and Lonhro (one time). Here's everything you need to know ahead of the G1 George…

Brenton Avdulla will fill in for Nash Rawiller on Eduardo in The Shorts on Saturday. Picture: Jenny Evans-Getty Images Star jockey Brenton Avdulla will play the role of super sub again on gun sprinter Eduardo in Saturday's $1m The Shorts but he takes confidence in the knowledge he's on "one of the best sprinters we've got". Eduardo will look to…