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).
The Brisbane Race Club will lose 10 meetings while remedial work is carried out on Eagle Farm racecourse.
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PART 2: Cameron Happ takes an in-depth look at how your money performed and pinpoints some future winners from Flemington as he analyses the last four races from Flemington on Makybe Diva Stakes day.
PART 1: Cameron Happ takes an in-depth look at how your money performed and pinpoints some future winners from Flemington in a race-by-race analysis of the first five races on Makybe Diva Stakes day.
The Australian Turf Club has announced which horse it has chosen to fill its place in the Everest next month.
On the same day as Winx won her 20th consecutive race she also welcomed a younger sibling.
The James Cummings-trained Schubert is the $1.75 early favourite for the Kids Day Out Class 1 Handicap (1500m) and has only three rivals to beat but there is plenty of strength in his opponents with the short quote looking decidedly skinny.
Paul Joice takes an in-depth look at how your money performed and pinpoints some future winners from Randwick in a race-by-race analysis of George Main Stakes day.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Sunday’s meeting at Halidon.
Fresh from a Highway Handicap win at Randwick on Saturday, happy to jump on the Greg Ryan bandwagon at Dubbo on Sunday for our best bets with double-figures odds appealing for an in-form gelding in the Cup.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Sunday’s meeting at Devonport Synthetic.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Sunday’s meeting at Kembla.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Sunday’s meeting at Dubbo.
Peter O’Brien of Segenhoe Thoroughbreds has Tweeted the happy news that Vegas Showgirl, the dam of superstar Winx, safely delivered a filly by Exceed and Excel last night.
It must have been heartbreaking for the Moodie family with the loss of their much-loved mare Razor Blade but the homebred daughter of Blazing Sword is still the gift that keeps on giving with her granddaughter Sword Of Light claiming Saturday’s Group II Let's Elope Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.
Leading Melbourne jockey Craig Williams simply threw his hands up and admitted he was careless in an inquiry into Damian Lane’s fall at Flemington.
Camaraderie between jockeys went out the window during a tense inquiry into interference suffered by exciting colt Royal Symphony at Flemington on Saturday.
Tony McEvoy’s blood pressure skyrocketed while Everest decisions are imminent for two Lindsay Park runners in The Everest after a busy day at Flemington.
Former champion Sepoy has five stakes winners to his credit in Europe but was still waiting for his first on Australian soil when Godolphin’s giant filly Alizee took her place in Saturday’s $200,000 Group II Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.
The Group I ATC George Main Stakes won by Winx was not the only Group I event run in Australia on Saturday with the VRC Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington throwing up a hugely impressive winner that was not the favourite Hartnell.
Australian Cup winner Humidor produced a blistering last 400m to dispose of his rivals in Saturday’s Group I Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.
Almandin showed he is on course to defend his Melbourne Cup crown with a ridiculously easy win in Saturday’s Listed Japan Racing Association Trophy (2500m) at Flemington.
Redzel continued his march to the top of the sprinters ranks with another thoroughly professional performance, setting a new track record in Saturday’s Group II The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick.
Jockey Brenton Avdulla has sounded an ominous warning to rivals in The Everest after Chautauqua broke 11 seconds in each of the last four furlongs in the Group II The Shorts at Randwick on Saturday.
Damian Lane bounced back from a fall to ride consecutive winners at Flemington, highlighted by Humidor’s dominant performance in the Group I Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m).
There was plenty to discuss on my travels around Randwick on Saturday with subjects relating to Asia and Australia on the agenda.
Resurgent galloper Libran gave Chris Waller his fourth consecutive Group III Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Not for the first time there were more than a few worrying moments but in the end it was again a matter of who can doubt her as Winx ran her winning sequence to 20 in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Colgate Optic White George Main Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.
Peter and Paul Snowden’s speedster Redzel has enhanced his Everest credentials with a hard-fought win in the Group II The Shorts (1100m) in track record time at Randwick on Saturday.
A brilliant winner of the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes at two, powerhouse Fastnet Rock filly Catchy is no stranger to beating up on the colts and she did it again at Flemington on Saturday when surging clear to win the Group II VRC Danehill Stakes.
Catchy gave Regan Bayliss a race-to-race double when winning the Group II Danehill Stakes (1200m) at Flemington when Damian Lane was lucky to escape serious injury in a fall near the finish.
Jockey Hugh Bowman has never exerted so much energy aboard super mare Winx but in the end she made it look easy, claiming her second Group I George Main Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Making his first start of the season, Redkirk Warrior (GB) blew away his opposition with a display of sustained speed in Saturday’s $200,000 Group II Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m).
Now heading straight into the Group I ATC Epsom Handicap in two weeks time is royally bred Fastnet Rock stallion Comin’ Through, a half-brother to $7million earner Criterion.
Godolphin filly Alizee caught punters off guard with a comprehensive victory in the Group II Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Exceptional five-year-old Dolcetto took his career to another level at Awapuni where he comfortably put away a talented field of black type hopefuls.
Co-trainer David Hayes declared Redkirk Warrior’s win in Saturday’s Group II Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at Flemington as better than his Newmarket Handicap victory.
Prom Queen capped a dream home meeting on Saturday for her trainers when the dashing filly once again proved too slick for her rivals.
With winners at Epsom, Doncaster, Turffontein and Evreux in the past week, Dubawi’s son Poet’s Voice has been having a fine run of late particularly when adding in Poet’s Word’s excellent second in the Group I Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown and Perfect Rhyme’s brave performance when second to Zanbagh in Friday’s Group III Tibbies Stakes at Newcastle.
Robert Smerdon described Theanswermyfriend as the perfect horse to train after his win in Saturday’s Listed The Sofitel (1400m) at Flemington.
Criterion’s half-brother Comin’ Through staved off maligned stablemate Tom Melbourne in a desperate finish to Saturday’s Group III Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) at Randwick.
Sadly no longer with us, High Chaparral (IRE) is well known for his classic horses and stayers, but he can get a speedier steed and one of those is Theanswermyfriend, who won the Listed VRC Sofitel Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.
Roget’s Thesaurus was given a thorough thumbing to accurately describe Royal Symphony’s win in Saturday’s Listed Pin And Win Plate (1400m) at Flemington.
Aquis Farm’s Domesday may very well have the best three year-old colt in the country with unbeaten colt Royal Symphony scoring a remarkable victory in the Listed VRC Pin & Win Plate at Flemington on Saturday.
Progressive Foxwedge filly Fox Swift had her first taste of stakes company in Saturday’s $120,000 Listed Cap D'Antibes Stakes (1100m) and passed the test in style.
Stewards dismissed a protest by Brad Stewart who finished second on My Giuliano at Doomben, despite finding he was correct in saying winning jockey Ron Stewart whipped his mount too many times before the 100m.
Racenet has analysed where the early money has gone for Saturday’s meetings at Randwick, Flemington, Doomben and Morphettville Parks.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Saturday’s meeting at Morphettville Parks.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Saturday’s meeting at Wagga Wagga.
Two Koby Jennings rides resuming on Saturday with metropolitan form look the standout bets on the program at Newcastle but keen to have something on a $21 chance later in the day with a significant gear change.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Saturday’s meeting at Newcastle.
It seems a lifetime ago when Zanbagh came off a Ballarat maiden win to finish second to Kirramosa in the Group 1 Victorian Oaks.
Debut winners from the powerful Darren Weir stable at this time of year by High Chaparral (IRE) are always worth a much closer look.
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Broadside kept up a relentless down the long Broadmeadow straight to earn a career highlight victory in Friday's $175,000 Group III Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m).
Unplaced in his past five starts, locally trained gelding Got Under pulled off a $26 shock in Wednesday’s $150,000 Group 111 Cameron Handicap at Newcastle and credit his trainer Jay Hopkins with the biggest win of his career with a horse he purchased for just $1,250.
John Thompson’s top mare Zanbagh produced a courageous effort to take out the Group III Tibbie Stakes (1400m) at Newcastle on Friday.
Each week Racenet's video review analysts highlight a runner from each state to follow and here are the horses recently blackbooked that are racing around Australia on Saturday.
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Broadside produced a massive form reversal to win Friday’s $175,000 Group III Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m).
Godolphin’s Medaglia d'Oro (USA) colt Astoria displayed a superior turn of foot to defeat the favoured Frankel colt Merovee in Friday’s $150,000 Group III NJC 3YO Spring Stakes (1600m) at Newcastle.
Racing Queensland officials have settled on a new couch grass for the controversial Eagle Farm track and awarded the contract for the supply and laying of the turf.
Local trainer Jay Hopkins has only been training for about a year and on Friday he tasted a career-defining win when Got Unders caused a boil-over in the $150,000 Group III Cameron Handicap (1400m) at Newcastle.
Punters have opened up the shoulders on a couple of star Group I performers at Flemington on Saturday.
Astoria came from last to win Friday’s Group III Spring Stakes (1600m) at Newcastle.
Two Aquis Farm sires combined to produce a promising debut winner at Newcastle on Friday for Team Hawkes.
Racenet's stable of bookies have come to the fore with their selections for a big weekend of racing.
Inglis graduates will be represented in 10 of the 12 season-opening two-year-old barrier trials at Canterbury on Monday.
The major focus on any Saturday is the metropolitan meetings but there's plenty of us out there who don't mind a dabble at the support cards across the country so here's our Country Crackers.
We struggled to find favourites we were keen to bag on Saturday but the team at Racenet never walks away from a challenge so here’s Racenet Lays for this weekend.
Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Mike Moroney is known for not getting ahead of himself so when he says Metson is one of the better horses in his stable it is worth taking notice.
You would think a horse beaten less than 2-1/2 lengths in the Group I Epsom Handicap should probably be winning a Class 3 Plate at Doomben.
The bullish market at Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale continued to generate strong trade among a global contingent of buyers on Thursday, producing healthy results and the sale of two fillies for $1 million each.
Record-breaking sprinter Exosphere and multiple G1 winner Kermadec joined the Darley stallion roster at Kelvinside in the Hunter Valley in 2016.
Welcome to Weekend Winners, your one-stop tipping sheet for Saturday's big meetings.
Racenet has analysed where the early money has gone for Friday’s Newcastle Gold Cup meeting and a John Thompson-trained runner has been well-supported to take out the Cameron Handicap (1500m).
Racenet’s editorial team has scoured the nominations and provided you with their futures tip for the Group I Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and Group I Thousand Guineas (1600m).
Punters have ripped into one of Robbie Fradd’s mounts in early betting at Doomben on Saturday.
Punters are expecting a proven mare to salute at Morphettville Parks on Saturday if early betting is anything to go by.
The Racenet Speedmaps and form analysts have combined to give punters a leg-up in the $150,000 Group III Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday.
There is nothing better than cheering home the final leg to land a fat quaddie and Racenet’s analysts have put their heads together to give you a chance at a big dividend on Saturday.
Champion trainer Chris Waller has for the first time publicly declared his intention to showcase Australia’s superstar Winx on the international stage.
The official two year-old trials will be held at Canterbury on Monday featuring 12 heats over 900 metres with Newgate Farm’s first season sire Sizzling represented by an impressive five runners with only Exceed and Excel, I Am Invincible and Snitzel listed as having more runners.
Laurie got a reminder of the old punting proverb last “you can’t eat value” but he’s back to do it all again and chomping at the bit to get into Saturday’s Flemington meeting.
It's Saturday class racing on Friday at Newcastle on a day when four Group III's will be decided with the Kris lees stable prominent in each of them.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Friday’s meeting at Newcastle.
There were four promising three year-old winners at Bendigo on Thursday and all have been nominated for either the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas or Thousand Guineas.
It’s often a hard slog to make a shuttle sire work in this country and for many, a season or two is all we see of them, and two that have fallen into that category are Camelot (GB) and Declaration of War (USA), who have both made a promising start in the Northern Hemisphere this year where their oldest progeny are two year-olds.
I’m going to have an each-way throw at a couple of good priced runners at Flemington and I’m confident we’ll get a good sight but I’m even more excited about the future with them while keen on a couple at shorter odds at Randwick.
Waikato Stud have offered heady support to the current 43-Lot gavelhouse New Zealand auction with five yearling and eight broodmare entries.
The Snitzel dominance looks set to continue at Flemington on Saturday.
Group I-placed Odeon struck twice early in his last campaign and co-trainer Simon Zahra says the four-year-old will show the same sharpness when he resumes at Flemington on Saturday.
Early betting has given a clear indication as to which of Lloyd Williams’ six runners in the Listed Japan Racing Trophy (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday is the top seed.
Godolphin supporters have declared their hand settling on one of the three James Cummings-trained runners in the Listed Heritage Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Champion trainer Chris Waller has a big team set for the Group III Kingston Town stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday and is confident that two gallopers in particular have their hooves on the till.
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees will be searching for an elusive first win in the Newcastle Cup on Friday.
A Kiwi galloper claimed last Saturday’s Melbourne feature race but Murray Baker isn’t expecting a similar result with Australian Derby winner Jon Snow in Saturday’s Group I Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m).
Champion trainer Peter Snowden is renowned for not getting ahead of himself with his horses so when he labels one it makes sense to take notice and the horse in question saddles up at Randwick on Saturday.