Close Up took the honours in the first Group I contest of the season in New Zealand at Hastings on Saturday but Gingernuts stood out on his return to action.
It may well be a first for the Moree Racing Club to have a Group II winning jockey at Randwick Saturday turn up at their Cup meeting the day after but that's the case on Sunday.
The saying "winning form is the best form" comes to mind when analysing the feature race at Mudgee on Sunday.
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 Moree.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Sunday’s meeting at Mudgee.
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A prolific winner of seven races before Saturday, talented Not a Single Doubt mare Hell or Highwater finally gained the Black Type victory she so richly deserved when taking out the Listed MRC Heatherlie Stakes at Caulfield.
Pat Webster and Josh Adams have applauded each other after Happy Clapper made a stylish return to racing in the Tramway Stakes at Randwick.
Twice second in Group I sprints last season, classy six year-old I Am Invincible gelding Voodoo Lad resumed from a spell to score a comfortable win in the Group III MRC The Heath Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
Despite earning over $2 million, a Group I win has proved elusive for Happy Clapper, however, the strapping son of Teofilo (IRE) will be among the main fancies for the Group I Epsom Handicap after earning a ballot exemption with his win in Saturday’s Group II Tattersalls Club Tramway Stakes at Randwick.
Champion sire Fastnet Rock had a great crop of two year-olds last season and that success has quickly translated into serious spring aspirations with exciting Group wins on Saturday for Formality in Sydney and unbeaten Merchant Navy in Melbourne.
Champion young Indian jockey Trevor Patel will be a trailblazing pioneer when he rides in Australia next weekend.
Brad Rawiller put a positive spin on his 10-meeting suspension at Caulfield on Saturday.
The Lindsay Park team had a big day with a treble at Caulfield on Saturday but not everything went the way of trainers David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig.
In the end it was not the heart stopping finish of the Warwick Stakes, however, Saturday’s $250,000 Group II Tatts Club Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick proved no less intriguing.
Shelley Hale’s previous success with the family of Close Up was trumped at Hastings where the eight-year-old came off the ballot to triumph in Saturday’s Group I Tarzino Trophy.
Kerrin McEvoy made sure he played to Redzel’s strength in Saturday’s $150,000 Group III Concorde Stakes (1000m) at Randwick, firing the son of Snitzel from the barriers then grinding his three opponents into the ground with a brilliant display of speed.
Tony Pike won’t be rushed into any decision on the immediate future of the well-related Bostonian.
A star in his native Western Australia, Vega Magic is making a believer of even the most cynical easterner with another flawless performance when downing another former WA star Black Heart Bart in Saturday’s $1million Group I New Zealand Bloodstock Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Kerrin McEvoy announced his return home to Sydney with five of the nine Randwick winners and he closed out his handful of victories with success aboard the Gerald Ryan-trained Washington Heights.
Top jockeys Kerrin McEvoy and Hugh Bowman rode eight of the nine winners at Randwick on Saturday.
Vega Magic led all the way to win Saturday’s Group I Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Sunshine Coast trainer Stuart Kendrick is dreaming of spring carnival riches with his well-bred colt Rancho Montoya after the impressive three-year-old beat older rivals at Doomben on Saturday.
Just when you think Winx is all out of party tricks she again defies what you think a thoroughbred is capable of.
David Hayes will still wait another two weeks to decide his Everest runner despite Vega Magic’s comfortable on-pace win in Saturday’s Group I Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Formality will target the Group One Golden Rose rather than The Everest after the classy filly claimed another black-type win by a narrow margin at Randwick.
Ben Melham spent the greater part of the Caulfield straight trying to extract Savanna Amour out of a zip fastener pocket, but once the daughter of Love Conquers All found clear air she accelerated quickly to claim the $150,000 Group III Ladbrokes Cockram Stakes (1200m).
A firmer surface and a gear change made the winning difference to Savanna Amour in Saturday’s Group III Cockram Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Group I-winning sprinter Redzel has staked an emphatic claim for inclusion in the country's richest race with his triumphant return in the Concorde Stakes at Randwick.
Sydney and the Golden Rose is the next stop for unbeaten colt Merchant Navy following a dominant win in Saturday’s Group III HDF McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Trainer Anthony Freedman has Group I aspirations for talented gelding Mr Sneaky who returned from a spell with a dominant win at Caulfield on Saturday.
Chris Waller's search for Metropolitan-class runners has identified Up 'N' Rolling as a potential lightweight contender for the Group One feature later this next month.
Cairns races will resume on Saturday afternoon after an earlier electrical explosion caused a power blackout and forced the evacuation of many patrons.
John Ramsay needed just $5,000 to take home the broodmare Superb Lady at the 2016 Magic Millions Broodmare Sale and the foal she was carrying at the time, Super Ex, led home the $1,600,000 Frankel colt Merovee and Godolphin’s blue-blooded Street Cry colt Beau Geste, who is out of a $1,150,000 mare, in Saturday’s ANZ Bloodstock News Hcp (1300m) at Randwick.
A full field of 14 will line up in Saturday’s A$200,000 Inglis China-Australia Cup Final (1200m) at Yulong Racecourse in Shanxi.
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 Grafton.
A recent trial benchmark achieved by a former Hayes and Dabernig-trained three-year-old suggests the lightly raced gelding is primed for a first-up win at Hawkesbury on Saturday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Saturday’s meeting at Hawkesbury.
Standing at Coolmore Australia in the Hunter Valley this spring, Starspangledbanner sired a stakes-winner overnight in France when classy mare Meliora took out the Listed Grand Prix de Fontainbleau for the second year in a row.
Group III placed last season in the Kembla Classic, talented Snitzel mare Lubiton put the writing on the wall she was in for a good campaign when winning first up at Canterbury last month and went right on with the job when taking out the Listed Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyong on Friday.
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.
Punters couldn’t get enough of the odds-on favourite Sayed but they were left lamenting when he was swamped late in the $160,000 Listed Wyong Gold Cup (2100m) on Friday.
Ageless warrior Destiny’s Kiss kicked off his seventh season on the track with a typically fighting win in Friday’s $160,000 Listed Carlton Mid Wyong Cup (2100m).
The big punters have fired up in early pre-post betting with some big bets being written by Australia’s largest bookies on this weekend’s meetings.
Lubiton proved too strong as she led home the quinella for trainer Bjorn Baker in Friday’s Listed Mona Lisa Stakes (1350m) at Wyong.
AS a full brother to Group I winner Sweet Idea it’s no wonder this colt made $1,100,000 when offered at the Magic Millions by Arrowfield Stud.
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.
Winter form is meeting spring potential and the Racenet analysts have put their heads together to give punters another tool to help them turn a profit with the Racenet lays of the day.
Having to compete for exposure with Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA) as the new boys on the Coolmore sire roster in 2017 would seem a daunting task, however, breeders have flocked to Air Force Blue (USA) and it’s not difficult to see why.
A day after three-year-old Savabeel colt Addictive Nature recorded his first stakes success by winning the Group III ATC Ming Dynasty over 1400m at Rosehill Gardens, his dam Generous Nature foaled an impressive half-sister at Sledmere Stud.
Racenet's stable of bookies have come to the fore with their selections for a big weekend of racing.
Leading Memsie Stakes fancy Black Heart Bart will be inspected by veterinarians on arrival at Caulfield on Saturday.
The major focus on any Saturday is metropolitan racing but there's plenty of us out there that don't mind a dabble at the support meetings across the country so here's our best bets.
Any number of three-year-old’s nominated for Saturday’s Group III H D F McNeil Stakes (1200m) would be a worthy candidate for Best On Breeding, however, we have settled on a colt that comes from the family of the highly promising High Chaparral filly Anchor Bid who did the right thing by us at Flemington recently.
All is in readiness for next week’s official breeze-ups ahead of the 2017 Inglis Ready2Race Sale.
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Welcome to Weekend Winners, your one-stop tipping sheet for Saturday's big meetings.
A simple mathematical fact means punters can expect more winners from the Flemington stable of Tony McEvoy in the coming weeks.
Racenet has analysed where the early money has gone for Friday’s big Wyong Cup meeting.
Punters have been cautious betting in the early races at Doomben on Saturday but have fired up in later in the day.
Punters have come for an interstate visitor late in the day at Morphettville Parks on Saturday.
The Racenet Speedmaps and form analysts have combined to give punters a leg-up in the $200,000 Group II Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Popular tipster Laurie Sainsbury has turned to some punting advice given to his by an astute associate to grab what he thinks is overs about a genuine winning chance at Caulfield on Saturday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Friday’s meeting at Goulburn.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Friday’s meeting at Wyong.
Aquis Farm shuttler Dream Ahead (USA) has been in hot form during the month of August adding yet another new stakes-winner to his tally with a victory in the Listed Abergwaun Stakes at Tipperary in Ireland overnight for promising filly Gorane.
He will never trouble his famous older half-brother Flying Artie, but three year-old Helmet colt Give is now a winner after scoring at Pakenham on Thursday as favourite.
A Hayes’ and Dabernig-trained runner which boasts a last start placing behind Hey Doc is fancied to be too good in the Comcater Open Handicap (1400m).
The early money suggests a Chris Waller-trained galloper will run a big race she resumes in Saturday’s Schweppes Benchmark 95 Handicap at Randwick.
Mornington trainer Pat Carey has been fined $4000 for hitting a fellow trainer at trackwork in May.
One newcomer to the stallion ranks in 2017 that impressed just about everyone who inspected him was the former Champion 2YO in England and France, Shalaa (IRE).
Being honest with you – I’m not overly excited about Saturday as a betting day as those that I’m keen on are firm enough in markets but if you must, here you go.
Confident with some value plays at Randwick and tempted by the huge odds about a proven weight-for-age performer in the Group I Memsie Stakes at Caulfield – it could be a fat day!
It doesn’t get much better than spring in Melbourne and hopefully the change in seasons can produce a boost in the coffers leading into the peak racing period.
Quality New Zealand three-year-old Joyfilly Ours is set to line-up in Saturday’s Group II Furious Stakes (1200m) at her first start for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
A man with experience in the three major football codes in Australia has been announced as the new chief executive of the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC).
Craig Newitt has decided to head home to continue his riding career from a base in Tasmania.
In the week of the anniversary of the legendary Bart Cummings' death, a horse that holds a special place in the family's hearts will start a campaign that could result in one of Australian racing's most sentimental wins.
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Dee I Cee surprised many at long-odds at Rosehill last Saturday but is out to prove it was no fluke in Friday’s Listed Wyong Gold Cup (2100m).
Legless Veuve caught punters unaware when resuming last time in but trainer Stuart Webb admits he has also underestimated the talented mare in the past.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott's stable stalwart Ecuador has proven age has not slowed him down, placing behind Winx first-up and is 'thriving' heading into Saturday's Group II Tramway Stakes at Randwick.
I’ll be heading to the spring carnival for Racenet soon enough – and packing my thermals for a permanent Melbourne move early next year – so keen to focus on some Melbourne bets as well as my usual Brisbane assortment.
UK trainer Hughie Morrison has set Prix Kergorlay winner Marmelo for a crack at “one of the great flat races in the world” at Flemington in November.
The case of the Irish jockey that punched a horse before a race might take another turn.
Fifteen Lots as part of an unreserved sale on account of Te Runga Stud feature as highlights in the current gavelhouse.
Champion mare Winx will not be afforded any special treatment when she is loaded into the barriers chasing a 19th straight win in the Group II Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.
I’m teeing up my shots at Caulfield this weekend where I’m keen on a few at nice odds and one I reckon is a really good thing.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Thursday’s meeting at Wagga Wagga.
It’s that time of year when studs open their doors and welcome broodmare owners and racing fans to inspect their champion sires and star stallions of the future, so Breednet has been on tour once again to go looking at horses, rather than feeding and working them at home!.
Apprentice Brandon Stockdale has left Sandown $800 lighter in the pocket following two separate fines, one for misconduct.
Golden Slipper-winning rider Ben Melham was one of four jockeys suspended on a busy day for stewards at Sandown on Wednesday.
Racehorses of the highest calibre, charismatic champions American Pharoah (USA) and Maurice (JPN) brought a multitude of new fans to the sport.
It was a good day at the office for Darley heavyweight Exceed and Excel at Canterbury on Wednesday with not one, but two promising three year-old winners with stakes aspirations.
A brilliant debut winner at Moonee Valley in January, three year-old Reward for Effort filly Blondie went straight into the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes at her second start and while that plan went pear shaped, there is now a new Group I goal on the horizon.
Godolphin colt Malahat produced an excellent performance to defeat the older horses in the Schweppes Benchmark 72 Handicap (1200m) at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Experienced jockey Mark Pegus will relocate to Queensland to link with Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie.
Bookmakers believe the Winx formline will prove superior in Saturday’s Group II Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.
Jockey Ryan Maloney has a lot of faith in unbeaten Lina's Hero after the gelding remained unbeaten at Sandown.
Vega Magic has maintained his grip on Memsie Stakes favouritism after the declaration of the final field for Saturday’s Group I feature at Caulfield.