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The Christmas Stakes at Caulfield will be one the last chances for consistent galloper Itsamonty to win a feature race.Trainer Dean Lawson admitted time was running out for the seven-year-old who h...
Maligned galloper Mind Your Head has rewarded the patience of his connections and delivered on a six month plan to give trainer John Ledger his second Christmas Stakes win in three years.The six-ye...
International sprint champion Takeover Target will not run in the Group One Telegraph Handicap in New Zealand.Trainer Joe Janiak told the Wellington Racing Club (WRC) on Friday the globe-trotting n...
Luke Oliver's faith in consistent stayer Good Red was rewarded when the gelding delivered on a seven-month plan to give the trainer the biggest win of his career at Flemington.Oliver pulled the ace...
Tye Angland repaid the faith Black Piranha's connections bestowed in him with a brilliant ride to win the $100,000 Goldmarket Handicap but they are already chasing a replacement for next week's Mag...
A horse who nearly severed his hind legs as a juvenile has emerged as an Australian Guineas prospect for Weekend Hussler's trainer Ross McDonald.Stravinsky gelding Swift Bay still bears the scars o...
David Hayes-trained Be That As it May is blazing a winning trail that is giving her sire Halo Homewrecker posthumous recognition.Halo Homewrecker, who died while standing at Swettenham Stud in 2005...
When astute Toowoomba trainer Richie Stephenson speaks his mind it sure pays to listen.A little more than 12 months ago, the reserved Stephenson was suitably moved to make an unusually bold stateme...
Rangirangdoo proved to Chris Waller he is something special after a commanding victory at Randwick and the trainer will now aim the four-year-old towards the Group One Epsom Handicap in the spring....
Mark Kavanagh is planning a light autumn campaign for star three-year-old Whobegotyou with a long range plan to race him overseas next year.Kavanagh said the Caulfield Guineas winner would most lik...
GET WELL BART!Bart is in hospital again, this time with a broken pelvis.Let's just use this blog to wish The Master of the Australian Turf a speedy recovery.Go Bart!
Hawkesbury Race 6 - TAB No. 6 (Mr Unforgettable) Caulfield Race 5 - TAB No. 5 (Arinosa)Caulfield Race 6 - TAB No. 3 (Vivid Vixen)Eagle Farm Race 3 - TAB No. 5 (Heartshaker)Morphetteville Race 6 - T...
RAIN, RAIN and MORE RAIN.Sydney's had the worst July week of rain in years and years. It means, for the punter, one word.It means DON'T.Two words?DON'T BET!!!IF they race, and personally I couldn't...
KEEPING THE FAITHAs promised, just a note here; and we can compare our thinking after the races are run.I've restricted myself to three. One's at Flemington and two are on the Gold Coast. As mentio...
You Wanted to KnowFor most of last year, we regularly received requests to stay with the progress of the pure white Newcastle filly, THE OPERA HOUSE.She races early on the program today at her home...
TRY THIS FOR FUN.But not for money! Let's just watch and learn (maybe) something useful.Certain well-fancied and spruiked horses can try the patience of a saint.Every week you see one of their ilk ...
QUADS? TRY EIGHTThere are twelve acceptors for the fifth race at Mackay.They are:CRAIGLEA MUSTANGCRAIGLEA MACCRAIGLEA ROMEOCRAIGLEA VIPERCRAIGLEA COBRACRAIGLEA SHANIACRAIGLEA FAITHCRAIGLEA PRISTINE...
THAT WAS INTERESTING.Here are the horses we identified (check my last blog to see why):Race 3: Zelsnitz and Sayahailmary (second at $8.00).Race 5: More Joyous (won, no prizes for that!) and King Mu...
SO WHAT HAPPENED?Check back on my blog, if you've forgotten.OK? Here we go then.UATE won, but that $4 was closer to the truth. A lip in it, but a win is a win to a punter! The caller got it wrong.P...
FIVE ALARM WARNINGIt's become crystal clear.DO NOT BET PREPOST.WHY???Well, let's take the Adelaide Cup. The market was out to blazes. Almost disgracefully so.Most of the more favoured horses were a...