Marishka, the sister of 2013 Golden Slipper winner Overreach, made a winning debut at Canterbury in a Maiden Handicap (1100m) on Wednesday.
Being a full sister to Golden Slipper winner Overreach, there was high expectation surrounding the debut of three year-old filly Marishka at Canterbury on Wednesday and she more than delivered for connections with an impressive performance.
We get a Saturday racing entree on Friday when the Listed Wyong Cup headlines the Wyong Race Club’s biggest meeting of the year and Racenet has the fields and form online.
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Faeger has claimed a deserved maiden victory at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Three-year-old filly Blondie made the perfect return from a hip fracture when beginning a possible Thousand Guineas campaign with a strong Sandown win on Wednesday.
The James Harron Bloodstock colours were carried to victory at Canterbury on Wednesday by flashy chestnut Choisir colt Faeger, a $560,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the draft of Bell View Park Stud.
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The 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Caulfield Spring Weight-For-Age Championship heats up on Saturday with the running of the second leg, the A$1m Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
A burgeoning stallion roster at Larneuk Stud in Victoria is set to feature five stallions this spring with O’Lonhro, Ilovethiscity, Cluster and Wolf Cry joined by high class galloper Honorius, the only son of reigning 2017 Champion Hong Kong Sire Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) standing in Australia.
If training conditions mean anything, Melbourne Cup fancy Admire Deus has a distinct advantage over his local rivals before he makes the trip to Australia.
A field of 12 has accepted to contest Saturday’s Group I Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Racenet has analysed where the early money has gone for Wednesday’s meetings at Canterbury, Sandown Hillside, Ipswich and Murray Bridge.
The Group II Chelmsford Stakes headlines a bumper card of spring carnival racing at Randwick on Saturday where superstar mare Winx will chase her 19th consecutive win and Racenet has the fields and form online.
New Zealand’s breeding industry has received a real feather in its cap with the news that Waikato Stud’s exciting new stallion Tivaci has been sought out for Northern Hemisphere shuttle duties by the iconic English National Stud.
Randwick trainer John Thompson is renowned for his patient approach to training his horses and Saturday marks an important date for the future career of his exciting sprinter Nieta.
It’s the final winter metropolitan meeting at Canterbury on Wednesday but plenty of these horses will figure in the spring, so let’s get involved.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Wednesday’s meeting at Murray Bridge.
A trio of blue-blooded fillies by champion sires stepping out in the second race at Canterbury on Wednesday make this the most interesting race of the day.
Making it two wins in as many starts at Vaal in South Africa on Tuesday was three year-old colt Alwahsh, the highest priced yearling by Sepoy from his second crop.
Not many Darren Weir trained debut winners get under the guard of punters, but this one did at Mildura on Tuesday.
Just four of last year’s field in the Caulfield Cup have made it through to be nominated for the 2017 running of Australia’s premier 2400m handicap.
Can a horse trained in Scotland win a Melbourne Cup?
Randwick trainer John O’Shea is free to continue training after stewards slapped him with a $30,000 penalty for his involvement in the Godolphin strangles affair.
Princess Of Queens could provide an emotional post-script to a sad occurrence if she can notch a win at Caulfield on Saturday.
We found a couple at good odds last Wednesday and while this week I couldn’t find one at double-figure odds, I probably head into the meeting with a higher degree of confidence.
Popular Sydney owners Greg and Donna Kolivos enjoyed the highs of racing with their champion colt Pierro, but he’s not the only Group I winner to carry their easily recognized royal blue colours with the red lightning bolt.
Most punters across the nation won’t know a great deal about Newcastle-based trainer Rod Ollerton but that could all change in the weeks ahead.
The success of a stallion is ultimately measured by the success of his progeny on the racetrack, albeit some three or four years after he first arrives at stud.
Stephen Baster got his first look at his Memsie Stakes ride Jon Snow at Flemington on Tuesday and liked what he saw.
Racing NSW has banished Canberra-trained horses from the rich Highway Handicap race series held most Saturdays during the year.
Trainer Ciaron Maher says punters will see a stronger Merchant Navy when he attempts to remain unbeaten in Saturday’s Group III HDF McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Trainers had to trust their track riders on Tuesday with fog blanketing the course for much of the morning.
Racehorse owners can spend a lifetime trying to get a good one, but Queensland truckie Cliff Beckmann has won horse lotto at his first attempt.
Le Romain’s last Melbourne raid proved lucrative and the triple Group I winner is ready for Saturday’s $1 million Memsie Stakes (1400m) after a spin around the Caulfield circuit on Tuesday morning.
For the 45th straight season, New Zealand Bloodstock is proud to sponsor the prestigious NZB Filly of the Year Series.
Linda Meech and Brandon Stockdale will miss riding at the weekend after incurring suspensions at Wangaratta on Monday.
Our video analysts have supplied you with their number one run from the weekend's metropolitan meetings.
The speedmap is the key to our best bet at Tamworth on Tuesday whilst it is hard to justify the early betting order in the benchmark 62 handicap.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Tuesday’s meeting at Tamworth.
An Australian bred daughter of Starspangledbanner is set to be offered at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale at Doncaster this week.
A stud tour around the Hunter Valley is always interesting and enjoyable and invariably gives me food for thought on many topics with the conundrum fourth season sires pose for broodmare owners an obvious place to start.
Dashing grey entire Reliable Man (GB) made a lasting impression when he powered to victory in the 2013 Group I ATC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and sired his first Australian winner at Wangaratta on Monday when Sully saluted as a short priced favourite.
Racing Victoria stewards have announced an investigation into a minor irregularity in a blood sample taken from a horse trained by premier trainer Darren Weir before a jumpout in June.
Vega Magic is the favourite to give trainer David Hayes his first Memsie Stakes win in a decade in Saturday’s renewal of the Group I feature.
Sydney colt Hualalai has fitted seamlessly into the Flemington stable of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott ahead of his Melbourne debut at Caulfield on Saturday.
Last year’s winner Almandin has rocketed to the top of Melbourne Cup betting but punters are better off waiting for 24 hours before having a bet on November’s great race.
Winx has been nominated in Saturday's Group II Chelmford Stakes at Randwick which also features another three Group races and has received 138 nominations.
Saturday racing in Perth returned to a good-rated track for the first time in seven weeks to suggest there was a touch of spring in the air.
Tiberian firmed in betting for the 2017 Melbourne Cup following his victory in Sunday’s Group II Grand Prix de Deauville (2500m).
Trainers have nominated 18 runners for the first Victorian Group I race of the season, Saturday’s $1 million Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
The Racenet team found six winners between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on Saturday while a few horses appear to be in for big spring campaigns after excellent performances without winning.
A New Zealand Group One performer is making all the right moves from her new Randwick quarters.
Only in the US can an actress swap the stage for a win at her first ride as a jockey.
A well-related recent arrival by Iffraaj (GB) could be worth a whole lot more in the coming weeks.
I had a rare weekend off but a look at the videos from Saturday’s Moonee Valley meeting showed plenty of good runs worth following through the month of September.
Beau Mertens will miss the first Group I meeting of the season in Melbourne after incurring a suspension at Cranbourne on Sunday.
Gear changes can be an excellent lead for punters when analysing a race and there is an excellent example at Dubbo on Monday.
Knowledge is everything on the racetrack and here's a fact punters need to know about Coffs Harbour before they launch into a favourite at the track on Monday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Monday’s meeting at Dubbo.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Monday’s meeting at Coffs Harbour.
Sending a small select number of mares to Japanese super sire Deep Impact is starting to bear fruit for Coolmore and partners in the Northern Hemisphere with two year-old colt Saxon Warrior scoring an impressive debut victory at the Curragh on Sunday, their results no doubt of interest in Australia to Arrowfield Stud and their partners who are following a similar path.
Well known Australian owner breeder Robert Anderson, who won the 2014 VRC Myer Classic with homebred Bonaria, tasted success in a different jurisdiction on Sunday when his new acquisition Beluga won on debut in Japan.
Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith enjoyed a lot of success with speedy stakes-winner Combat Kitty, so it was no surprise when he produced her first winner with a smart victory at Wyong on Sunday for her three year-old colt by Stratum.
All the attention was on the unbeaten Royal Symphony at Flemington last Friday but there were still plenty of other names to take note of.
You can’t help but get excited by the current crop of three-year-old’s as we move into the spring and I’ve got to say I’m excited.
The Macedon Lodge team were delighted with the return of Almandin on Saturday and have signalled they are likely to add to its 2017 Melbourne Cup team with Group winners from Europe.
Newgate Farm’s explosive Group winning sprinter Super One is cast in the image of his red hot sire I Am Invincible and his first foals would indicate he too is passing on his stunning good looks.
The Australian breeding industry celebrated its best and brightest on sunday with five prestigious awards handed out at a ceremony held in conjunction with Coolmore Australia’s annual stallion parade.
Savabeel colt Addictive Nature was one of the headline acts of the sale ring at Karaka 2016, and he is showing the same star quality on the racetrack.
Jockey Bridget Grylls will seek a review of a four-week suspension after stewards found her handling of a runner at the Gold Coast unacceptable.
A gallop between races at Moonee Valley has trainer Tony McEvoy in bullish mood about the chances of Hey Doc in Saturday’s Group I Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.
Nakeeta failed to make the field in 2016 but made no mistake in Saturday’s Ebor Handicap (1m6f) at York.
Cox Plate nominated Lightning Spear landed Saturday’s Group II Celebration Mile for the second time at Goodwood but would appear to be an unlikely traveller to Australia.
With seven winners from her last 16 rides punters shouldn't be concerned when they see apprentice Louise Day as the jockey on a Kris Lees-trained galloper with her only ride for the stable at Wyong on Sunday looking genuine value.
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 Port Augusta.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Sunday’s meeting at Wyong.
On pacers have a distinct advantage over the sprint journeys at Nowra which suggests there is a false favourite in the opening race on Sunday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Sunday’s meeting at Nowra.
Last seen finishing a brave second in the Group I SAJC Goodwood Handicap, talented Fastnet Rock mare Missrock resumed from a spell with a resounding win over speedy mare Heatherly in the Listed MVRC Norman Carlyon Stakes.
Valuable Redoute’s Choice colt Pariah went to the top of the Golden Rose charts following an impressive win in Saturday’s $150,000 Group III San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill.
Striking Savabeel colt Addictive Nature may be given his chance in the $1 million Group I Golden Rose following a thoroughly game performance in Saturday’s $150,000 Group III Monaco Cup-Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens.
Spendthrift Australia celebrated stakes success at Moonee Valley on Saturday when exciting I Am Invincible colt Overshare claimed his first Black Type win in the Listed MVRC McKenzie Stakes.
Missrock finished strongly to win Saturday’s Listed Carlyon Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.
Missrock finished best of all to win Saturday’s Listed Carlyon Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley and trainer Robbie Laing is eyeing a berth in The Everest.
Blake Shinn took out the San Domenico Stakes with the ride of the day while Rachel King picked up a double at Rosehill on Saturday.
A gear change for Winx, a Japanese rider that will be based in Sydney for the rest of the year and an update on the Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign headline this week’s around the track column from Rosehill.
Queensland apprentice Matthew McGillivray rode his first Saturday metropolitan treble and credited Sydney hoops Kerrin McEvoy and Tye Angland with helping turn his life around.
Overshare led all the way to win Saturday’s Listed Mitchell McKenzie Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley
Third behind Mongolian Khan and Volkstok'n'barrell in the 2015 NZ Derby, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Dee I Cee failed beat a runner home in his final race of last season and the result was the same when making his seasonal debut over 1400 metres at Rosehill on August 12.
Peter and Paul Snowden’s top colt Pariah made the most from a 10 out of 10 ride to win the $150,000 Group III San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
A more mature Overshare landed on the lead and was never headed in Saturday’s Listed Mitchell McKenzie Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.
Dee I Cee has claimed an upset, but timely first win for Tulloch Lodge in the Listed Premier's Cup at Rosehill as he heads to the Metropolitan Handicap.
Everything went to script in Saturday’s San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill with the heavily fancied Pariah given the dream run throughout by Blake Shinn to score a stylish win.
Reigning Melbourne Cup winner Almandin pleased connections with a strong second place finish when resuming in Saturday’s MSC Signs Handicap (2040m) at Moonee Valley.
Toby Edmonds will think about the Golden Rose with brilliant Gold Coast winner Whypeeo but says the riches of the Magic Millions carnival in January is a more likely mission.
Trainer Tony McEvoy gave punters the lead in his summation of the win of Roomooz in Saturday’s Johnnie Walker Plate (1200m) at Moonee Valley.
Matt Dale has upstaged Highway Handicap training rival Matthew Dunn as Mossman Gorge kept an unbeaten record this term with a strong all-the-way win at Rosehill.
Young Queensland apprentice Alannah Fancourt has posted pictures of her injuries and re-assured everyone she is in good spirits after a race fall at Murwillumbah on Friday.
Australian Hall of Fame trainer Lee Freedman will leave for Singapore to begin training from the beginning of next month.
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan’s day got off to a sunny start on the Gold Coast when promising mare Of The Day made it two-in-a-row.