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Victoria's extreme weather conditions claimed the last two races at Wednesday's Geelong meeting as well as Thursday's Ballarat fixture due to excessive heat.The eight-race program at Gawler in Sout...
The meteoric rise of Gold Trail continued when he out sprinted a class field in the Canterbury Classic to win the Listed race in a deceptive finish from Desuetude.It was the third successive victor...
Friday's Sandown fixture is the third meeting in two days to be abandoned due to excessive heat, with Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) calling the seven-race program off on Thursday.RVL CEO Rob Hines ...
Gai Waterhouse believes blinkers will make Manhattan Rain even harder to beat on debut at Rosehill on Saturday.The much-hyped colt is providing Waterhouse with something to smile about following a ...
Greg Eurell is very confident Apache Cat can make it back-to-back wins in Saturday's Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington despite the presence of reigning Horse of the Year Weekend Hussler.Apac...
Emerging apprentice Nathan Berry's momentum has been stalled after he suffered a suspected shoulder injury in a fall at Canterbury on Thursday night.Berry's mount Trinitarian came down rounding the...
It's usually considered bad luck to wear green on a racecourse but it wasn't that way for Gai Waterhouse who got into the spirit of the carbon neutral race day at Rosehill and duly greeted three wi...
West Australian Scenic Blast beat the best sprinters in the land and gave trainer Danny Morton his first Group One winner in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.Among those left in his wake were Wee...
Plans to run Group One winner Northern Meteor in England have been cancelled by the colt's owner, Eduardo Cojuangco of Gooree Stud.Trainer Gai Waterhouse was keen to campaign the colt at Royal Asco...
Fair Trade came into Australian Guineas calculations in a big way when he made it two Flemington wins from as many starts with an impressive victory in the CS Hayes Stakes.The Danewin gelding had b...
Betting on politics, according to many, is going to be the “next best thing” as far as punting is concerned. In fact, right now it’s booming worldwide. Fancy having a crack at the US presidenti...
Who’s going to win the next UK and Australian general elections? Who’s going to be the next US president? You probably have an opinion but are you willing to put money on it? Well, around the w...
It is often said that a week is a long time in politics and the same cart often be said of the "punt". Since writing the April column, the revised Australian tipster's poll selections have had a b...
What's the most important factor in horse racing? Is it speed or pace, pedigree or trainer, the jockey? Nope. The most important factor is luck. Luck is defined as "good or bad fortune acquired u...
Last month I wrote about the absolute basics of racing. I touched on the subject of horses' names and how the use of names allows one to maintain accurate records of a horse's form. The names of...
Luck. It's the second most famous four letter word in the world. Or is it the third, behind love and that other one. Whatever ... luck means everything to punters. Without luck we are usually los...
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