A daughter of emerging Fastnet Rock sire Highly Recommended, Greenpark Gem will be a force to be reckoned with next year, but she might still rise to a more immediate Group One challenge.
Astute horseman Richard Freedman has needed to call on all of his knowledge to work out the idiosyncrasies of French import Auvray to get him back into the winner’s circle after three years and is confident the gelding’s good form can continue at Rosehill on Saturday.
The way this column is going recently, it could be easily renamed ‘Racenet Lays’ for the time being but we’ll butter up again at Caulfield on Saturday.
When Brisbane jockey Jim Byrne declares a horse as the “nicest in Tony Gollan’s stable”, it might pay for punters to take note.
The Godolphin stable of James Cummings heads into Saturday’s Group III Gloaming Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill sitting on pocket aces.
It’s been a case of chipping away for the start of the spring carnival but as we get into full swing on Golden Rose day - it’s time to ramp it up.
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A small weight rise will be enough for Melbourne-based jockey Damian Lane to ride a Sydney mare in Saturday week’s Group I Epsom Handicap (1600m).
With five horses in the red in early betting and little reason to tip against them it will be hard to make a buck at Hawkesbury on Thursday but the class two looks a race where punters can get some value.
It's Lismore Cup Day on Thursday with eight races to be decided and plenty of chances in most of the races but we have found three solid bets on the program.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Thursday’s meeting at Lismore.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Thursday’s meeting at Hawkesbury.
The rise of underdog sire Kodiac and his quest to set a new world record for two year old winners is something that has captured the attention of our audience, with a new milestone passed overnight in the UK where he sired his 44th two year-old winner of the year.
The stalwart on the roster at Darley Victoria, Reset is the sire of quality Group I placed performer Disposition who gave popular WA owner breeders Bob and Sandra Peters another stakes success on Wednesday when taking out the Listed Hannans Handicap at Kalgoorlie.
Sepoy sired his first Australian stakes-winner last Saturday when Alizee powered home to win the Group II ATC Tea Rose Stakes and may not have to wait long for his second with promising Regimen staking her claim for future Black Type success with a stylish win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
It’s Wednesday so it means Happy Valley at night and if you’re planning on having a punt, the Racenet tipsters have done all the hard work for you.
One of Australia's biggest racing operations has taken to social media to deny rumours that a stable runner has returned a cobalt positive.
James Cummings is hoping to seek some revenge on his father and brother in next month’s Listed Reginald Allen Quality after odds-on favourite Nai’a was outdone by Anthony and Edward Cummings’ Memento at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
The Federal Court has thrown the proposed $11 billion merger between betting giants Tabcorp and the Tatts Group into jeopardy at a hearing on Wednesday.
Torryburn Stud have been enjoying a great run of success with their homebred sprinter Deploy and were back in the winner’s circle at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with talented Your Song filly Memento.
Star Of Africa is being aimed at the $2 Million Gold Coast Magic Millions Guineas after the colt made a determined winning debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
The Ciaron Maher-trained Naantali has defied a tough run to score in maiden company at Cranbourne on Wednesday and looks destined for better things.
In the wake of Racing NSW stewards warning trainers about potentially contaminated horse feeds, a second member of the Ron Quinton stable has returned a positive test to cobalt.
Vinery Stud’s champion sire More Than Ready (USA) is seldom without a good horse and posted an impressive debut winner at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when Star of Africa surged clear to win in the China Horse Club colours.
Xbox cut the prettiest of pictures on Wednesday for equine photographer Trish Dunell.
Bookies have the Tulloch Lodge-trained Stampede as the favourite to earn a Caulfield Cup start in Saturday’s Group III MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) at Caulfield.
Leading Caulfield Cup hope Gingernuts is set to start favourite in Saturday’s Group I Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings as he looks to join an honour roll that includes champion New Zealanders Jimmy Choux and Mufhasa.
A fast stayer with an exceptional pedigree by an outstanding shuttle sire in Shamardal, Crackerjack King (IRE) is all class and stands at Wyndholm Park Stud in Victoria this spring.
Champion trainer Chris Waller has chosen the next start for superstar galloper Winx with the race sure to prove a massive surprise to many.
A field of 16 will chase a guaranteed Caulfield Cup berth in Saturday’s Group III MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) at Caulfield.
Golden Slipper-winning jockey Ben Melham has conceded defeat in his battle to ride She Will Reign in The Everest.
The Golden Rose field was announced on Tuesday but the fields for the eight supporting races have now been declared for Saturday’s Rosehill card and Racenet has the fields and form online.
A stop at Caulfield for a crack at a $1 million event is a possibility for Irish Cox Plate hopeful Riven Light.
A good track awaits at Warwick Farm on Wednesday and at this time of year these midweek meetings can throw up some genuine carnival contenders.
Racing NSW stewards have issued a warning to horse trainers about “some commercially available feeds that have been found to contain levels of cobalt above that specified on the labels”.
Another Frankel is ready to step out for the first time at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
There’s never been a better time for Australasian breeders to experience the new Horseco Exchange with an exciting announcement on Tuesday.
The second highest priced offering at the NZB Ready to Run Sale last year was a clear pick as the ‘One to Watch’ on Tuesday after bolting in at Wangaratta.
Monday’s official trials at Cranbourne kept the numbers down a bit but there were a few performances to follow out of Tuesday’s jumpout session at Caulfield.
A Victorian trainer has been issued with two charges over presenting a horse at the races with a prohibited substance in its system.
Canberra trainer Matthew Dale has finalised the riding arrangements for Fell Swoop in the $10 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on October 14.
There are differing views on whether the new $10 million The Everest will be of any benefit to a stud-aspiring colt.
Trainer Tony McEvoy agonised over gelding one of his Listed winners but after last Saturday is glad he did.
I’ve come up with a couple of hot performers from the trials at Warwick Farm on Wednesday and two horses I think can make drastic improvement off their last runs.
Blinkers will probably go on Brave Smash in The Everest and the Japanese import is likely to have his final lead-up run in Saturday’s Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
A brilliant early two year-old that won the 2014 Magic Millions 2YO Classic, Unencumbered fired up with his first two year-old trial winner with a fast finishing win at Gosford on Tuesday for well named colt Swoop.
Sir Patrick Hogan is urging racing participants to vote New Zealand First in reaction to the party's announcement that it is backing the establishment of an all-weather track.
A rethink of spring plans led Cranbourne trainer Greg Eurell to delay the return of smart three-year-old I Did It Again until Saturday’s Caulfield meeting.
In-form jockey Josh Parr refuses to see barrier 11 as a negative for the Golden Rose favourite Menari.
The field and barrier draw are out for the first Group I event of the season for three year-olds, the $1million ATC Golden Rose, so let’s take a look at who bought and sold these 14 runners that do not include a single horse for Godolphin, who have won four of the last eight runnings of this race.
Two of Sydney’s most accomplished jockeys both had a taste of Group I performers at Tuesday’s Rosehill barrier trials and gave their mounts rave reviews.
Several horses nominated for races at Caulfield at the weekend produced some sharp gallops at Flemington on Tuesday.
Leading South Australian trainer Phillip Stokes expects to have a new Victorian facility at Pakenham up and running next year.
The majority of bookmakers remain cautious with the favourite Menari after the Gerald Ryan colt drew out in Saturday’s $1 million Group I Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill.
Royal Symphony’s freakish win in the Listed Pin & Win Plate at Flemington on Saturday, has again shone the spotlight on Inglis online trading.
Cranbourne hosted a huge session of 26 trials in windy conditions on Monday and we’ve tried to pick the eyes out of them for the coming weeks.
Trainer Kris Lees has lost one of his aces for the remainder of the spring carnival.
A field of 14 of the best three-year-olds in the land have been assembled to contest the $1 million Group I Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
Our video analysts have supplied you with their number one run from the weekend's metropolitan meetings.
Horses for courses is a well-known maxim in racing and that saying is the basis of our best bets at Armidale on Tuesday.
Bjorn Baker has dominated at Bathurst in recent seasons winning more than twice the number of races of his nearest rival it would be a fool-hardy punter that bets against the trainer on Tuesday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Tuesday’s meeting at Bathurst.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Tuesday’s meeting at Armidale.
Outside of the official two year-old trials at Canterbury on Monday morning there were also two heats for the babies at Cranbourne in Victoria, both won by graduates of the 2017 Magic Millions Yearling Sale.
Champion sire Fastnet Rock has come out firing with his three year-olds this season posting four stakes-winners since August 1, which is the most of any stallion and has a blue-blooded filly making her debut on Tuesday that could easily add to the tally.
Sir Owen Glenn’s Go Bloodstock enjoyed a winning weekend with the success of Criterion’s progressive half-brother Comin’ Through and the arrival of another stunning foal by Criterion himself.
Coming off a weekend when he sired a new stakes-winner in Fox Swift and stakes performers Foxplay and Albumin, Foxwedge kept the momentum going with an impressive debut winner at Goulburn on Monday.
Stampede will aim to secure his place in the Caulfield Cup with victory in Saturday’s Group III Naturalism Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield.
Humidor rocketed to the top of the latest Caulfield Cup order of entry with his dominant win in Saturday’s Group I Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.
The public has had their first look of this season’s most precocious two-year-olds as 12 trials for the juveniles were conducted at Canterbury on Monday.
Two three-year-olds and a gelding of more than 50 starts comprise this week’s edition of horses to follow around the tracks in New South Wales.
Veteran imports Libran and Who Shot Thebarman are set to share topweight honours in Saturday week’s Group I The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick.
It was a big day of spring racing across Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday with the Racenet team picking up four winners and finding a number of blackbookers that can be followed into feature races in the coming weeks.
Epsom Handicap favourite Happy Clapper is set to run as the default topweight in Saturday week’s feature mile at Randwick.
Humidor’s stunning victory in the Group I Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) provided his New Zealand connections with a result to savour.
Next month’s Group III Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield will be a campaign deciding run for Summer Passage.
Trainers have nominated 24 stayers for a crack at a guaranteed Caulfield Cup berth in Saturday’s Group III Naturalism Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield.
The Group I Moir Stakes is the first-up target for dual Group I winner Malaguerra unless a phone call convinces connections to head elsewhere.
The wrong horse ran in a race at Remington Park in North America at the weekend and won.
It's been a progressive weekend in both hemispheres for Animal Kingdom, thanks to his third stakes-winner, an impressive debut winner, a repeat winner and a Grade II placegetter.
The Australian Turf Club has released the final order of entry for Saturday’s Group I Golden Rose (1400m) ahead of the field declaration on Tuesday morning.
While Flemington produced a bumper day’s racing on Saturday, there were plenty of promising performances elsewhere during the last seven days for punters to follow in the coming weeks.
Helen ‘Penny’ Chenery, who famously raced and bred 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, has died at the age of 95 after complications from a stroke.
Damien Oliver has confirmed he has the prize seat aboard last year’s winner Almandin in the 2017 Melbourne Cup.
I'm not at Canterbury, but watching these on Sky Thoroughbred Central, so let's take a look at the bloodstock and breeding angles behind these first season two year-old trial winners at Canterbury on Monday morning.
Winx faithful who loaded up ‘in-the-run’ were rewarded with some nice overs while I’m convinced we saw our second best middle distance galloper when Humidor stormed home to win the Makybe Diva at Flemington.
With the top four in betting carrying 60.5kg or more in the Benchmark 55 Handicap at Goulburn on Monday it's straight to the statistics and they provide some interesting reading.
A Todd Howlett-trained three-year-old shouldn't be contesting a maiden race on Monday but that's where he finds himself after being the victim of pilot error at his last-start but is set to make amends at Taree and heads our three best bets for the program.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Monday’s meeting at Taree.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Monday’s meeting at Goulburn.
Medaglia D’Oro (USA) already has a very good three year-old colt stepping out for him in Astoria, who won the Group III Spring Stakes last Friday at Newcastle and at Morphettville on Saturday we saw a filly that looms as the next ‘Guru’ to taste Black Type success.
Class miler Twickenham, a seven year-old Australian bred son of Artie Schiller (USA), posted his second successive win in the $200,000 Committee’s Prize Sng G3 at Kranji on Sunday.
Sonntag delivered Henry Dwyer with his first Group I winner when taking out the Queensland Derby in 2014 and his three year-old half-sister had the trainer back in the winner’s circle at Geelong on Sunday.
Patient followers of the column were rewarded with a $9 debut winner during the week.
Aquis Farm’s Artie Schiller (USA) added a new stakes-winner to his tally in the US on Saturday with a stylish win in the $80,000 Shakopee Juvenile Stakes at Canterbury Downs for unbeaten filly Amy’s Challenge.
Kerrin McEvoy will be aboard Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign when she resumes in the Moir Stakes, replacing Craig Williams' who has been sidelined by suspension.
The Tetsuya Kimura-trained Primo Scene, a daughter of Fastnet Rock’s 4-time Group I winning daughter Mosheen, was sent off favourite in her career debut in a Newcomer race over 1600 metres for 2-year-old fillies at Nakayama on Sunday but ran into one who may be very smart.
An in-form Brisbane jockey heads to Melbourne this week to try her luck during the spring carnival.
In great news to supporters of Group I winning stallion Charge Forward, the son of Red Ransom (USA) has got his first two mares in foal since moving from Arrowfield Stud to Murrulla Stud under the guidance of Tim and Celie Nolan.
Joao Moreira is one short of another milestone after riding five winners at Sha Tin on Saturday.
There’s little doubt two of the most noteworthy performances on a champagne day of racing at Flemington and Randwick on Saturday came from the imported stayers Almandin (GER) and Libran (IRE).