It’s a new season and a clean slate and the first stallion to put a stakes-winner on the board is Yarraman Park’s flagship sire I Am Invincible.
Jockey Jim Byrne’s big day out with four Doomben winners was soured slightly when he was suspended for eight days for careless riding.
Kris Lees quinellaed the $200,000 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday but it wasn’t the order that punters expected, with Invincible Gem getting the better of her more favoured stablemate Le Romain.
Volpe Veloce will head to Hastings in fine fettle in her quest for a full house of stakes victories.
Trainer Mike Moroney attributed a freshen-up and a perfect ride to see the best of Rhythm To Spare in Saturday’s John and Denise Cobcroft Handicap (1600m) at Flemington.
Kate Cowan repaid the faith placed in her by Adrian and Harry Bull when she guided Nashville to another feature race victory at Riccarton.
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The Kris Lees-trained Invincible Gem took the rise to weight-for-age conditions in her stride when a convincing winner of Saturday’s Group II Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.
Making his first start since finishing second to Big Duke in the Group II Chairman's Hcp at Randwick back in April, the team Williams stayer Aloft kick-started his campaign towards the Melbourne Cup with a fighting win in Saturday’s $120,000 The Nursery Handicap (2000m) at Flemington.
Yogi made John Allen earn every cent of his riding fee when winning the Oliver Street Plate (2500m) at Flemington on National Jockey Celebration Day.
Trainer Stuart Webb will consider chasing a stakes race with Crown Witness after the three-year-old remained unbeaten with her win at Flemington.
Reigning champion sire Snitzel has made a quick start to the new season and he looks to have a top prospect in the Tony McEvoy-trained Azazel.
Trainer Robert Hickmott gave punters a good lead before Aloft won Saturday’s The Nursery Handicap (2000m) at Flemington.
Whether Wahng Wah gets the chance to improve on her record remains to be seen but the mare has expanded her pedigree page with a win over 1800m at Randwick on Saturday.
Top Queensland trainers have given their cautious approval to Eagle Farm track recommendations despite some continuing reservations over sand-based tracks.
Trainer Tony McEvoy admitted to being pleasantly surprised by the win of Azazel in Saturday’s VRC Members’ Pavillion Handicap (1000m) at Flemington.
Chris Waller’s first winner from his new Gold Coast satellite stable was a dour stayer but the bigger plan is for his juveniles to target the riches of the Gold Coast Magic Millions carnival.
Racenet has analysed where the early money has gone for Saturday’s meetings at Randwick, Flemington, Doomben and Morphettville Parks.
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.
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 Kempsey.
A confirmed form line and a proven form pattern provide the best investment opportunities at Kembla on Saturday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Saturday’s meeting at Kembla.
The Daily Debutants list for Saturday features a three year-old son of Frankel from the family of Australian Horse of the Year Might and Power.
This Lonhro youngster caught the eye in a recent Juvenile Trial Watch report finishing second to Thursday’s smart winner Albumin, so it was no surprise to see him come out and win his debut on Friday.
A date has been chosen for Black Caviar’s daughter Oscietra's return to the racetrack.
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.
Godolphin's former Australian boss Henry Plumptre is hoping to salvage a career as a bloodstock agent after admitting his fault in the strangles case.
Eagle Farm racecourse, which has been closed for two months, should be ready to resume hosting race meetings in April.
The first foal born at Newgate Farm this spring is a special one indeed.
Some smaller fields around the country on Saturday could give punters donuts but 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.
Racenet's stable of bookies have come to the fore with their selections for a big weekend of racing.
Welcome to Weekend Winners, your one-stop tipping sheet for Saturday's big meetings.
With the change in seasons there is now obviously no two-year-old barrier trials for a while but there’s still interest in the three-year-olds as they build up for the spring so here’s the list of barrier trial placegetters from around the country in the past week with breeding and sale details.
An interstate visitor has been well-backed to win at Morphettville Parks 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.
A Chris Anderson-trained runner has been hammered in early betting for the seventh race at Doomben on Saturday.
Flemington may have been shrouded in fog but trainer James Cummings was still pleased with the jumpout effort of Hartnell at Flemington on Friday.
The Racenet Speedmaps and Racenet form analysts have combined to give punters a leg-up in the Group II Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Darley will stand a roster of 24 stallions in 2017 which includes 15 stallions whom have arrived safely in Australia after shuttling from the Northern Hemisphere.
Former Godolphin trainer John O'Shea has pleaded not guilty to two charges laid against him for failure to report a case of strangles in the stable and giving false evidence to stewards.
Berkely Stud resident Highly Recommended is off to a flying start following the performances last season of his first crop of two-year-olds.
Laurie Sainsbury is putting his eggs in the ‘Waller Basket’, hoping for some luck after last weeks’ Caulfield races were abandoned.
Three second favourites in early betting at Wyong on Friday rate strong chances of toppling the favourites in their respective races.
Punters need to be wary at Goulburn on Friday working on a heavy (10) track but there are two runners that have the credentials to win in the conditions.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Friday’s meeting at Wyong.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Friday’s meeting at Goulburn.
Cornerstone Stud’s shuttle stallion Zebedee (Invincible Spirit) has a new superstar 2YO colt in Europe.
Flashy grey Foxwedge three year-old Albumin was an easy winner when resuming from a spell at Hawkesbury on Thursday and owes his colouring to his famous grand-mother Tristanagh, the darling of the 1989 Melbourne Spring Carnival when winning the Thousand Guineas, Wakeful Stakes and VRC Oaks.
I’m casting the net across the Randwick meeting and have caught five horses ranging from odds of $3.
Timeless jockey Robert Thompson posted his third Coffs Harbour Cup success after piloting the Paul Murray-trained Darci’s Affair to victory in the $80,000 country feature on Thursday.
Early money suggests that a Lloyd Williams and Robert Hickmott trained runner will be hard to beat first-up in The Nursery Open Handicap (2000m).
Returning star Lankan Rupee is the opening favourite in the adjusted line-up for the rescheduled Group II Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Sandown on Sunday.
A Kris Lees-trained galloper has been well-supported to take out the TAB.com.au Benchmark 80 Handicap (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Trainer Kris Lees says race-fitness could be the decisive factor in Saturday’s Group II Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.
Injury and bad luck have restricted the career of So You Think four year-old Reata to just two starts before today, but he showed with this dominant win at Pakenham that the tide may be turning at last.
Simply returning to race riding for the first time since 2013 won’t be enough for Tasmanian jockey Jason Maskiell.
Most jockeys wouldn’t want to be seen in McDonald’s but the fast food empire was where young Queensland apprentice Jag Guthmann-Chester cooked up his passion for racing.
Gerald Ryan is set to resume a stakes-performed colt at Randwick on Saturday which has been off the scene for almost a year.
A field of 12 sprinters have accepted to contest Sunday’s Group III Bletchingly Stakes at Sandown.
One of the first sons of champion sire Lonhro to go to stud and his only son standing in Victoria, Larneuk Stud’s O’Lonhro has now established himself as a proven source of quality winners at an affordable fee.
They only ran four races last Saturday but they were enough to produce a frustrating day’s punting from which I’d love to bounce back at Flemington on Saturday.
Leading Perth trainer Adam Durrant made a triumphant return to racing at Belmont on Wednesday as three-year-old colt Miracle Man won impressively on debut.
A happy (belated) birthday to all the horses and let’s hope we can join in the celebrations with a few Queensland winners at the start of a new racing season.
Entries for the 2018 Inglis Select Yearling Sale Series and the 2017 Inglis Ready2Race Sale close tomorrow, Friday August 4.
Former Godolphin employees John O’Shea and Henry Plumptre will answer charges at a stewards’ inquiry on Friday for their involvement in failing to report a case of the highly contagious strangles disease.
A high-level meeting between Queensland racing industry movers and shakers on the Gold Coast on Thursday will determine the fate of the Eagle Farm track.
There is a winning way for punters at Hawkesbury on Thursday with a 50 percent winning strike rate and only two factors need to be considered.
Punters that plan to launch into the $2.15 favourite Pelethronius in the Coffs Harbour Cup on Thursday will be sobered by the fact that the North Coast track is somewhat of a graveyard for favourite punters.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Thursday’s meeting at Hawkesbury.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Thursday’s meeting at Coffs Harbour.
It was a blast from the past at Goodwood overnight with seven year-old Danehill Dancer gelding Here Comes When scoring a surprise win in the Group I Sussex Stakes.
The Daily Debutants list for Thursday features another blue-blood from the powerful Godolphin stable seeking to add his name to a flurry of recent promising three year-old winners trained by James Cummings.
Keeneland have announced the expansion of its lucrative September Sale Bonus Program to include a Sellers Program, which, together with the previously announced Book 1 Bonus, will offer cash rewards to horses sold at the September Yearling Sale that win graded or group stakes.
Jason Collet, Glyn Schofield and Josh Adams have copped suspensions for incidents that occurred at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Sometimes punters can miss a coming winner when controversy reigns elsewhere during a race.
Rachel King was stood down from the remainder of her rides following a fall in the opening event at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Magic Night Stakes runner-up Alizee has signalled she is a real spring contender after an impressive first-up performance in the The Everest Is Coming Handicap (1100m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Bookmakers are expecting class to prevail in Saturday’s Group II Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.
Godolphin’s Piracy has proven too strong for a couple of more fancied rivals in the Pluck@Vinery Maiden Handicap (1100m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
The powerful Godolphin stable won the first two races at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with two promising three year-olds in Piracy and Alizee, a half-sister to last year’s Group I ATC Golden Rose winner Astern.
Aquis Farm has announced a new senior management team, including the appointment of Racing NSW executive Paul Weekes to the position of Chief Financial Officer.
Trans-Tasman Group I winner Gingernuts is due to begin his anticipated spring campaign in next month’s Group I Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hawke’s Bay.
Rockhampton trainer Ricky Vale has lost an appeal against conviction and the severity of a 12-month disqualification on three charges relating to cobalt.
A busy weekend of Melbourne racing starts with a 10-race card at Flemington on Saturday.
In another coup for the Darwin Turf Club, top Sydney jockey Blake Shinn will join Perth’s William Pike at the 2017 Darwin Cup meeting on Monday.
Racenet has analysed where the early money has gone for Wednesday’s meetings at Warwick Farm, Sale, Gold Coast and Morphettville.
A gallant Big Orange was denied a history-making third consecutive Group I Goodwood Cup (2m) by the John Gosden-trained three-year-old Stradivarius at Glorious Goodwood overnight.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Wednesday’s meeting at Morphettville.
It’s a new season with a new group of young sires poised to make their mark and Northern Meteor’s Group I winning son Zoustar was in the frame at the trials at Te Teko in New Zealand on Monday with a good win for Quattro Katie.
There has never been a great deal separating quality young sires Star Witness and Hinchinbrook and at the end of their third season less than $20,000 split the pair on seasonal earnings.
The foundation sire for Newgate Farm, Fastnet Rock’s Group I winning son Foxwedge has enjoyed a fruitful past 12 months that has seen him soar past his rivals to finish as the Champion Second Season Sire for 2016/2017.
As the finest son of one of the most loved racehorses of our time in Lonhro, Pierro has always carried the aura of greatness and in claiming Champion Australian First Season Sire honours he has achieved something even his illustrious sire did not.
It was fitting that Blackfriars gelding Foxinator landed the last race of the Western Australian season at Kalgoorlie on Sunday.
Injury curtailed her two-year-old season but speedy filly Blondie started her comeback to racing with a jumpout at Caulfield on Tuesday morning.
Trainer Tony McEvoy will start one of his better three-year-olds at Flemington on Saturday with the Group I Caulfield Guineas the ultimate spring aim.
The adage about mares in form is certainly in play at the Robert Smerdon stable now.
A highly-rated galloper from New Zealand was one of the star performers at the Rosehill barrier trials on Tuesday morning.
How does a horse that has won 10 races post a win in a maiden at Warrnambool on Tuesday?
The punters' pal combination of jockey Jeff Lloyd and trainer Toby Edmonds may not be seen quite as much in the future.
If you think there are a lot of first season sires in Australasia you're right! With 40 plus new boys retiring this year there are double the number of freshman stallions in 2017 compared to last season.