Our video analysts have supplied you with their number one run from the weekend's metropolitan meetings.
The solid appetite for quality horses witnessed during Part I of the 2017 August Yearling Sale carried over to the third and final day, featuring Part II of the catalogue.
Purchasing a stallion may have been somewhat of an impulse for Little Yarra Lodge's Peter Grundy but the acquisition of the beautifully bred Widden Valley came on the back of a lifetime love of, and involvement in, the thoroughbred racing industry.
An unbeaten horse and jockey combination put their record on the line at Leeton on Tuesday and there will also be plenty of interest with a debut runner from the Neil Osborne yard.
There is a feeling of deja vu analysing the Horsepower Benchmark 60 Handicap (1000m) and that leads to our best bet at Muswellbrook on Tuesday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Tuesday’s meeting at Muswellbrook.
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This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Tuesday’s meeting at Leeton.
The first foals of a Golden Slipper winner are always eagerly awaited and a couple of the first Vancouvers have hit the Foal Gallery.
Punters will soon have a new tool to help with their betting on country races in Victoria.
The leading first season sire by winners for 2016/2017, Your Song gave us a ‘One to Watch’ on Monday with a debut winner at Echuca that carried the colours of outstanding mare Lucia Valentina.
Winx’s Warwick Stakes win at Randwick on Saturday was simply mind-blowing but how does it compare to past champions of the turf?
A smart jumpout and another look at the track will have Heatherly primed for a spirited defence of her Carlyon Stakes crown at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Fell Swoop and English had a look at Randwick on Monday morning as their mission towards being the first to scale The Everest begins to take shape.
Melbourne Cup winner Almandin is a notable nomination for Saturday’s Moonee Valley meeting.
Blue Diamond runner-up Pariah is set to face 12 rivals when the colt resumes in Saturday's Group III San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill.
Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey says only the on-course farrier knew Craig Williams had ‘borrowed’ tools to ensure he made the weight on PB Lawrence Stakes winner Hartnell.
Apprentice Jean Van Overmeire has got the all-clear for any fractures after a fall at Kembla Grange.
It was an unusually quiet day for the Racenet tipsters with Brad Waters finding the team’s sole winner at Caulfield.
Cornerstone Stud’s exciting shuttler Sir Prancealot (IRE) had two Group I placed fillies last weekend in the US with Beau Recall and Madam Dancealot finshing second and third in the Group I Del Mar Oaks.
She never reached the giddy heights of Bob Emery's glamour mare Champagne, but the Cambridge breeder has spoken glowingly of Charmont in announcing her retirement.
As the song goes I’m always looking on the bright side of life despite failing to find a collect on a day of rough results in Perth on Saturday.
Australian-owned Red Cardinal is on the second line of Melbourne Cup betting after his unplaced run in the Group II Prix Kergorlay (3000m) at Deauville in France on Sunday.
Saturday at Randwick was a day to remember and here are three horses to follow out of the meeting which should prove profitable during the spring.
REDZEL tuned up towards a first start of the preparation with victory in Heat 3 of the Randwick Trials on Monday morning.
Group racing returned to Caulfield on Saturday and there were a host of good performances to note as the spring period develops in Melbourne.
Arrogate has come out of his second place finish in Saturday’s Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar in good order and trainer Bob Baffert is sticking with his plan to go to the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
One of the confirmed runners in Randwick’s inaugural $10 million The Everest (1200m) scorched through a Gold Coast barrier trial on Monday.
A jumps jockey is being investigated after allegedly punching a horse in the head before a race.
Two horses having their first campaigns for new stables rate as the standout bets at Grafton on Monday.
With stewards posting a good (4) track for Gunnedah Cup Day on Monday the chances of two horses in the feature races have improved substantially.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Monday’s meeting at Gunnedah.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Monday’s meeting at Grafton.
A seven-figure son of top stallion Dubawi dominated the second day of trading at the August Yearling Sale, the final of the catalogue’s Part I before Part II unfolds on Monday.
The only proven sire son of the world’s best sire Galileo standing in Australia this spring is Darley’s Teofilo (IRE), who added a 13th Group I winner to his tally at Deauville in France overnight with Ajman Princess successful in the Group I Prix Jean Romanet.
Two proven performers showed they should be worth following with strong jumpouts last Friday.
Wells won a third Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) in a driving finish at Ballarat on Sunday.
Newgate Farm shuttler The Factor (USA) added a new stakes-winner to his tally when Kroy captured the $75,000 Tortugas Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
Sebring didn’t get a stakes-winner on Saturday, but he didn’t miss by much with two highly promising three year old colts in Gold Standard and Plutocracy beaten narrowly in Group III events.
The world's best turf racehorse Winxturned in one of her greatest ever performances when she overcome a horror start for a stunning win intoday's Group Two Warwick Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.
Windsor Park shuttle stallion, Charm Spirit, has enjoyed success on the second day of the Arqana Yearling Sale at Deauville with a colt by the three-time European Group One winner selling for 500,000 euros.
Two Hats left it until the last metre of Sunday’s $125,000 JJ Houlahan Hurdle (3200m) at Ballarat to get his nose in front.
I’m intrigued as to just how did the Craig Williams Weightgate situation occur and who, if anyone, was involved in assisting in the actual weight ‘adjustment’.
Toowoomba trainer Kevin Kemp is toying with the idea of the Group I Moir Stakes as a starting point for Sold For Song's Melbourne campaign.
The names of Mayfair Speculators, Galileo and Ecurie des Monceaux were all over the score sheet on the opening day of the ARQANA August Yearling Sale.
Trainer Bob Baffert saddled the quinella in Saturday’s Grade I Pacific Classic (1m2f) at Del Mar with the outsider of the pair winning.
Current 2017 Melbourne Cup favourite Red Cardinal puts his credentials to the test in Sunday’s Group II Prix Kergorlay (3000m) at Deauville.
The racing ramped up a couple of levels with the running on the PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield but plenty was happening off the track on Saturday.
The shock failure of former Horse Of the Year Lankan Rupee in Saturday’s $120,000 Group III Spring Stakes at Morphettville took the gloss of the rejuvenated Mio Dio who earned his first stakes win at the ripe old age of seven.
Order Of St George made it three straight wins in the Group III Irish St Leger Trial (1m6f) with a comfortable victory at the Curragh on Saturday.
Jockey Craig Williams was slapped with a $2000 fine after loading Hartnell with more weight than he needed to carry in his P B Lawrence Stakes win at Caulfield on Saturday.
Taylor Marshall had an eventful ride aboard Steel Caps at Seymour on Saturday which resulted in a suspension.
Winner of the Group I Goodwood Handicap at Morphettville at his first start for the Lindsay Park team, former Perth star Vega Magic staked his claim for a place in the $10 million Everest (1200m) with a fighting win in Saturday’s Listed Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Sunday’s meeting at Devonport Synthetic.
Here’s a look at the speed map, stats, market, value and an investment strategy for the Taree Cup on Sunday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Sunday’s meeting at Taree.
Poor old Hartnell (GB), even when he wins he seems to get upstaged by Winx.
What an amazing start Snitzel has made to the new season, the reigning Champion stallion chalked up a third stakes winner on Saturday when the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Sweet Redemption led every step of the way in the $150,000 Group III Sydney Markets Toy Show Quality (1300m) at Randwick.
A post-race scope has found the reason for Lankan Rupee’s poor performance in Saturday’s Group III Spring Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.
Champion sire Fastnet Rock was in hot form on Saturday with a Group double at Randwick courtesy of record breakers Formality and Deploy, while his royally bred son Comin’ Through indicated he’s in for a big spring with a sparkling return.
Vega Magic gave Lindsay Park Racing a treble on the day at Caulfield when proving too good in the Listed Regal Roller Stakes (1200m).
Jockey Damian Lane said his mount Brave Smash should have “blown them away” instead of finishing a long neck behind the winner Vega Magic in the Listed Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
The legion of Winx fans let at a collective groan when the great mare missed the start by four lengths in Saturday's $250,000 Group II Bob Ingham Warwick Stakes (1400m) at Randwick, however, for the 18th consecutive time, it was all cheers at the finish.
It was a lightning fast surface at Randwick on Saturday favouring on pace runners but there were a host of good performances on the day obviously including the return of star mare Winx.
Saturday saw the return of Australian racing’s pin-up girl Winx and after giving racegoers a genuine heart flutter, she duly delivered with one of her best ever wins at Randwick.
On a day when Winx gave her followers a heart attack, supporters of Hartnell had no such worries as he scored a dominant win in the Group II PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Godolphin galloper Hartnell made an emphatic start to his spring preparation with dominant win in Saturday’s Group II PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
The Ciaron Maher-trained Jukebox had to lift late before he remained unbeaten with a determined win in Saturday’s Group III Vain Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.
Last season at two, Menari and Dracarys showed plenty of potential without adding to Snitzel's record haul of stakes winners, however, it took just a few weeks of the new season to right that situation.
Trainer Ciaron Maher could not hide his admiration for Jukebox after the colt remained unbeaten in Saturday’s Group III Vain Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.
Havasay was backed for a stack and didn’t let his backers down by producing the most impressive win of the day at Doomben.
“This isn’t good, I don’t want to be here” is how Hugh Bowman felt after Winx missed the start badly before the champion mare produced a most memorable performance to win the $250,000 Group II Bob Ingham Warwick Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Winx had everyone holding their breath after blowing the start in Saturday’s Group II Warwick Stakes before producing a devastating turn of foot to get up in the shadows of the post.
Less than an hour after Snitzel colt Dracarys captured the Group III ATC Up and Coming Stakes at Randwick it was the turn of another rising star Snitzel colt in Jukebox to taste stakes success at Caulfield.
Residual fitness played a major part in Crown Witness holding out Catchy at the finish of Saturday’s Group III Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.
Unbeaten Star Witness filly Crown Witness claimed the scalp of Group I MRC Blue Diamond winner Catchy when she scored a determined victory in the Group III MRC Quezette Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
Queensland apprentice Ruby Ride has taken another successful step in her extraordinary comeback from when she was “split in two’’ and surgeons told her she would never ride again.
Crown Witness landed a good betting move when beating Blue Diamond winner Catchy in Saturday’s Group III Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.
Hamish McQuade has unwavering belief in Underthemoonlight’s ability to foot it at the elite level and he’s opened his wallet to back his judgement.
Right up with the very best two year-olds last season, Fastnet Rock filly Formality returned with a tenacious victory in the Group II ATC Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick on Saturday to record a new race record in the 1200 metre sprint.
Punters did their dosh on a short-priced favourite in the first at Doomben and jockey Robbie Fradd offered up an unusual post-race excuse.
Sunshine Coast horse trainers face a nervous day with mass evacuations of horses due to a large bushfire.
Racenet has analysed where the early money has gone for Saturday’s meetings at Randwick, Caulfield, Doomben and Morphettville.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Saturday’s meeting at Morphettville.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Saturday’s meeting at Narrandera.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Saturday’s meeting at Gilgandra.
A lightly raced four-year-old from the Bjorn Baker yard and an improving colt with the Peter and Paul Snowden stable represent the best investment opportunities at Kembla on Saturday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Saturday’s meeting at Kembla.
Former Coolmore shuttler Declaration of War (USA) will have his first Australian two year-old runners this spring and the son of War Front sired his second stakes-winner overnight in the UK with a victory in the Listed Newbury St Hugh’s Stakes for Eirene.
Of the eight trials run at Rosehill on Friday morning this promising three year-old Pierro colt was the fastest winner.
The powerful Darren Weir stable is not frightened to travel and unleashes promising winners all over Victoria with a debut victory at Mildura on Friday for a short priced daughter of in-form sire Star Witness.
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.
Spring racing is here 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.
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.
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.
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has discontinued proceedings against trainers Ricky Vale and Tony Gollan on positive swab charges because of procedural issues.
Scratchings have caused some changes to betting on the feature race at Morphettville on Saturday.
Punters have backed a Toby Edmonds-trained runner into odds-on in early betting at Doomben on Saturday.
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.
While most of the focus in Saturday’s Quezette Stakes (1200m) has been on the Lindsay Park runners, one stakes winner in the race with a Cox Plate nomination has gone relatively unnoticed.
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