Plenty of attractively priced favourites on Saturday 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.
Our story published on Thursday detailing the rise of super sire Invincible Spirit and the quest for a world record number of two year-old winners by his three-quarter brother Kodiac generated massive interest from our audience, so warrants a follow up story on a sire who promises to write the next chapter of success for this influential family.
The Racenet Speedmaps and form analysts have combined to give punters a leg-up in the $150,000 Listed Winter Challenge (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
Racing Queensland hopes to begin implementing action recommended in a report into the closure of Eagle Farm racecourse as early as next week.
Laurie Sainsbury holds the title of "Racenet's most popular ever tipster" and this week he’s looking for the Waller stable to have some luck at Rosehill and Caulfield and advises those who backed Sheer Madness and O’Rachael last start to stick.
Lindsay Park Racing will saddle two runners in Saturday’s feature event at Caulfield and co-trainer David Hayes is adopting a realistic approach
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A first starter from the Tony McEvoy yard has been well-supported in early betting at Morphettville on Saturday.
There’s no better way to end a Saturday than landing a healthy quaddie so here’s another tool to help you turn a profit.
A last start runner-up has been backed to go one better in the Limes Hotel And Rooftop Bar QTIS 3YO Handicap (1600m) 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.
Racing NSW has enhanced the prizemoney for the finals of next years Country Championships and Provincial Championships to $500,000.
The fate of punters at Ballina on Friday lies in the hands of leading Queensland jockey Jeff Lloyd.
The barrier stats and speedmap suggest punters should give a Nick Olive-trained gelding another chance at the Canberra meeting on Friday to be run on the Acton surface.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Friday’s meeting at Ballina.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Friday’s meeting at Canberra Acton.
The wrong horse won a race at Yarmouth in England on Thursday at 50/1, defeating an odds-on favourite.
It’s been a ground breaking season for Newgate Farm’s foundation sire Foxwedge, who will be crowned Australia’s leading second crop sire for 2016/2017 and added a promising debut two year-old winner to his tally on Wednesday.
Aquis Farm is launching the stud career of three exceptional young stallions this spring in Divine Prophet, Kiss And Make Up and Furnaces.
It was only a juvenile maiden at Echuca, but this Godolphin homebred gapped them by eight lengths and ran more than a second and a half faster than the two other maiden races at the same trip.
I’m sure it has happened before, it’s just that I can’t remember when, the last time a stallion was crowned champion sire of two-year-olds without capturing one of the rich plumbs, the Golden Slipper, Blue Diamond Stakes or Magic Millions 2yo Classic.
Jockey Michael Walker only has one ride but says he has a great chance of notching his first city win in almost six months at Saturday’s Caulfield meeting.
A Chris Waller-trained two-year-old having its second start at Rosehill on Saturday has been heavily supported in early betting.
Punters are backing-up on a Darren Weir-trained galloper at Caulfield on Saturday after it had no luck when beaten as favourite last start.
The 2017 Breednet Foal Gallery will be up and running for the horse’s birthday on August 1, but already we have our first foal of the season with a gorgeous babe by our champion sire elect Snitzel born at Torryburn Stud.
West Australian star Scales Of Justice will target Caulfield’s Group I handicaps during the upcoming spring carnival.
The horses and this old has-been are having birthdays this week so I’m hoping the punting gods will be kind and we have reason to celebrate come Saturday night.
Punters seem to be pleased an old favourite is returning in Saturday’s Group III Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
The China Horse Club colours were carried to victory at Newcastle on Thursday by promising filly Sasso Corbaro, a $290,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Mill Park draft.
Trainer Lindsay Hatch believes his promising Queensland apprentice Baylee Nothdurft is on track to return to the saddle earlier than expected from a betting suspension.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will use Saturday’s #THERACES Benchmark 72 Handicap (1200m) at Rosehill as a launch pad for Slumber Party to target the spring carnival.
Classy sprinter Shiraz revealed a rambunctious streak in his last run when biting an opposing runner but rider Jason Collett believes the real challenge at Rosehill this Saturday will be the 1500m journey.
I’m casting my net far and wide (well at least to Townsville anyway) as I search for a few winners to build on a couple of successful specials in the last fortnight.
Champion trainer Chris Waller has dominated the late season juvenile races in recent years but 2017 has been lean – this Saturday he brings the impressive debut winner D’argento to town for the Rydalmere CBC 2YO Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill.
The sporting world is full of miracle wins and apprentice Beau Mertens will need one of those to snatch the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership at Caulfield on Saturday.
Former Victorian Flying Light will try to fulfil his owner’s lifelong dream when he runs in the $100,000 Townsville Cup (2000m) on Saturday.
Thoroughbred breeders will have their first opportunity to get up close and personal with dual Group One winner, Palentino, at the 2017 Sun Stud Stallion Parade, Industry Expo and Open Day on Friday 18 August.
One last chance to run against his own age group has resulted in Arbeitsam coming back sharply in trip on Saturday to contest the Sydney Spring Carnival On Sale 3YO Plate (1400m) at Rosehill.
You’ve got to love a stallion that exceeds expectation.
New Zealand Bloodstock has signed a two-year deal with the Melbourne Racing Club to continue its title sponsorship of the Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock Memsie Stakes, the New Zealand Bloodstock Spring WFA Championship and the Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Ethereal Stakes.
The drought broke in a good way last Saturday but there will be no resting on one’s laurels at Saturday’s Caulfield meeting.
Star Perth jockey William Pike will be a major draw card at the Darwin Cup meeting next month.
With odds ranging from a $2.50 favourite to a $36 outsider – Saturday’s Rosehill meeting is sure to be an interesting one.
Superstar galloper Winx is in line to win three awards at the 2016/17 New South Wales Racehorse Owners Association (NSWROA) racehorse of the year awards.
There's a few shorties on the program at Beaumont on Thursday and it is hard to disagree with the bookies assessment so waiting till the last to find a bit of value.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Thursday’s meeting at Beaumont Newcastle.
Snitzel has been setting new benchmarks in Australia this year with a record breaking haul of two year-old winners for an Australian sire, but in the UK the talk is all around Kodiac, who sired his 30th two year-old winner for 2017 overnight and it’s still only July.
Larneuk Stud's Neville Murdoch is delighted to support Bloodstockauction's partnership with Ronald McDonald House, Westmead by donating to the cause nominations to each of the Euroa farm's well credentialled stallions.
July is not normally the time of year for stopwatches to be brought out but blustery conditions amid an unseasonably dry winter resulted in new class records for five of the seven races at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Turangga Farm bred Miss Arabella has given Tony Gollan his 100th Queensland winner and a chance to snatch the state trainers' premiership.
Bob and Sandra Peters are among the most successful breeders in the country and they produced a debut two year-old winner at Belmont on Wednesday by champion sire Redoute’s Choice that has all the hallmarks of being a real star for them next season.
Miss Arabella has given Tony Gollan his 100th Queensland winner and a chance to snatch the state trainers' premiership.
Brenton Avdulla has resolved to ‘go down fighting’ in his pursuit of a maiden Sydney jockeys’ premiership despite Hugh Bowman establishing a commanding 2-1/2-win lead with just one meeting remaining.
Young trainers always need a smart horse to get them going and Cranbourne-based Nathan McPherson might have found one in the form of Sandown winner Eurack.
Veteran Cairns trainer Roy Chillemi realises it may be mission impossible for his “little bulldog’’ Tyzone to conquer Saturday’s Cleveland Bay Open Handicap (1200m) in Townsville.
Mudgee galloper Nictock enhanced his imposing record to five from six when winning the All Too Hard @ Vinery Handicap (1100m) at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Some punters have chipped at the opening quote for an interstate runner as soon as markets opened on Saturday’s Group III Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Peter and Paul Snowden’s Brave Song has proved too strong at his second start in the Ascot Restaurant 2YO Handicap (1200m) at Canterbury on Wednesday.
The Triple Crown colours were carried to victory in the opening race at Canterbury on Wednesday by promising Your Song colt Brave Song, a $67,500 Inglis Classic purchase from the Yarraman Park draft.
Unraced and inexperienced horses comprised the bulk of the runners engaged in the six heats at Caulfield on Tuesday morning but there could be a few nuggets to follow in the next few weeks.
The controversial Eagle Farm track will be out of action until at least March, and probably longer, with the top layer of sand and the turf likely to be torn up and replaced.
TBV never expected to be writing a story about Saturday’s Randwick winner Suncraze (a gelding who previously had a run of six straight second place finishes).
A field of 13 sprinters has accepted to contest Saturday’s Group III Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Racenet’s free formguide for Saturday’s Rosehill meeting is now available online.
Racenet has analysed where the early money has gone for Wednesday’s meetings at Canterbury, Sandown Hillside, Ipswich and Murray Bridge.
The Canterbury course proper will be opened to feature race day entries for Tuesday morning gallops in the coming weeks.
The newly formed Western Australian Pattern Committee has decided that the Group II Perth Cup and Group III WA Oaks will remain at 2400m.
The early bird punters have been up and about in final field betting on Wednesday's Canterbury, Sandown Lakeside, Ipswich and Murray Bridge meetings.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Wednesday’s meeting at Murray Bridge.
The catalogue for Australia’s most lucrative 2YO Sale continues to grow, with the 2017 Inglis Ready2Race Sale shaping as the best ever.
Trainer Shane Nichols cannot wait to get his Group I-winning filly I Am A Star back to the races.
There’s two meetings left for the 2016/17 racing season and there’s only half a win between Hugh Bowman and Brenton Avdulla as they chase the Sydney jockeys' premiership.
Digits mean plenty when John Sadler assesses the chances of Divine Chills at Saturday’s Caulfield meeting.
Co-trainer Scott Cameron had his first metropolitan winner this month and will venture interstate for the first time with The Thug at Rosehill on Saturday.
Uncanny is probably the only way to describe trainer Ron Quinton’s affinity with fillies and mares.
Keen to get involved at Canterbury on Wednesday where I think I’ve found two worthy wins bets at decent odds.
Black Caviar’s half-brother All Too Hard added a tenth winner to his tally at Wyong on Tuesday when two year-old filly Za Zi Ba scored a stylish victory.
Unbeaten colt Jukebox will have another jumpout before he races after a quiet outing at Caulfield on Tuesday morning.
A relatively quiet morning of grass gallops ahead of course proper jumpouts on Friday but still some solid work from horses engaged at the weekend.
It simply didn’t make sense for the connections of in-form sprinter Ability to bypass Saturday’s Group III Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Having a team of fit and happy stallions at the start of a busy breeding season is number one priority at Newgate Farm.
Racenet’s readers were keen to debate the potential of smart galloper Comin’ Through after his trial effort at Randwick on Monday so we decided to get the thoughts of the man that was on his back in the hit-out.
Cornerstone Stud’s young shuttler Sir Prancealot (IRE) featured this week in the US when his daughter Madam Dancealot won the Group II San Clemente Stakes at Del Mar.
ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes runner-up Summer Passage will trial on both sides of the Tasman before a Melbourne spring campaign.
Our video analysts have supplied you with their number one run from the weekend's metropolitan meetings.
Rasa Lila has been retired without a top-flight victory to her credit, but those closest to her have no doubt that only bad luck denied her the perfect breeding CV.
Legendary Irish trainer Dermot Weld could have his first Melbourne Cup runner since 2012 when the first Tuesday of November rolls around.
Relying on a trainer-jockey combination to send us home from Warren on a winning note on Tuesday.
The Marc Connors-trained Coys is the favourite for the Wyong Rugby League Group Benchmark 65 Handicap (1600m) on the back of comfortable win at Gosford when he was the beneficiary of a soft lead.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Tuesday’s meeting at Warren.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Tuesday’s meeting at Wyong.
The Daily Debutants list for Tuesday features plenty of interesting runners including a Godolphin blue-blood that is the second last foal of blue hen Chiara.
Spendthrift Australia will host multiple stallion parades this year on Friday, August 18th and Saturday, August 19th.
Godolphin’s strangles inquiry has claimed a high-profile scalp after the resignation of Australian managing director Henry Plumptre.
Black Caviar’s first foal Oscietra is getting closer to racing again.
Persistent problems have caused the retirement of a former boom New Zealand galloper.
Winx may have attracted all the attention at the Randwick barrier trials on Monday but there were a few others which I will be keeping an eye on when they are presented at the races.
There are 151 nominations in total for Saturday’s meeting at Rosehill including 19 for the $150,000 Listed Winter Challenge (1500m).
Jockey Blake Shinn has had his suspension dates from last Saturday’s Randwick meeting altered.
Connections of an English stayer with form around the current 2017 Melbourne Cup favourite have confirmed their intention to tackle Australia’s greatest race.
A system that allows a manager to take a break at an important time will always be hard to beat and Craig Williams has had such a set-up in his bid for the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership.