Ray and Duff’s Randwick, Eagle Farm tips: Best bet to ‘go right on with job’
Ray Thomas and Sky Ron Dufficy discuss all the chances on the 10-race program at Royal Randwick, as well as the three Group 1 races at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
QLD Racing
Derby delay positive and blow for Victorian pair
The rescheduling of the Queensland Derby has boosted the chances for grey gelding Statuario but Phillip Stokes isn’t so bullish about his filly Femminile’s hopes.
‘Sobriety is the key to everything I do’: Why every day is a victory for Vandyke
David Vandyke has trained four Group 1 winners and has the favourite for Saturday’s Queensland Oaks in Philia. But undoubtedly his greatest achievement is his 26 years of sobriety.
‘How do they work that out?’: Trainer queries Joliestar ‘best horse’ tag
Trainer Clayton Douglas insists Giga Kick should be held in the same regard as Joliestar with the stage set for an epic Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup clash on Saturday.
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Good gate can set up Kimochi boilover in Kingsford Smith
Trainer Gary Portelli has Kimochi primed to enhance her “giant-killer” reputation in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Hawkes declares Gallo Nero ‘horse to beat’ in Sires’
A confident Michael Hawkes says the stable isn’t wary of anybody as Gallo Nero aims to put a luckless first-up run behind him in the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes
Littlefield locks in flight as Muffin Man snares Derby start
Victorian trainer Charlotte Littlefield can confirm her Saturday plans after The Muffin Man snuck into the Group 1 Queensland Derby field.
‘We’ve had a good season’: Milestone beckons for Team Hawkes
The training partnership of John Hawkes and sons Michael and Wayne are certain to break their previous best season’s prizemoney return.
‘The horse meant a lot to him’: How Bosustow kept a footy legend kicking
When Kingsford Smith Cup hope Bosustow steps out onto the track at Eagle Farm on Saturday, he’ll be running for much more than Group 1 glory.
One-time Derby fancy can bounce back from second-up syndrome
Beau Dazzler had his Queensland Derby odds blow out after a flat second-up run, but the Maddy and Tony Sears training team is bullish the young colt can bounce back.
Callow to miss Derby after jockey altercation
Noel Callow will miss the Queensland Derby after he was stood down from riding following a physical altercation with fellow jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor at Doomben races on Wednesday.
‘Heavy bone bruising’: Injured Shinn out of winter carnival
Champion jockey Blake Shinn has turned his attention to the Spring Carnival after sustaining an injury at the jumpouts last Monday.
No Frankie, no worries for Giga Kick in Group 1 attack
Frankie the pint-sized pony hasn’t been by Giga Kick’s side in Brisbane this week, but there is a growing sense of optimism the former Everest champion can surge back to Group 1 glory at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Hayes’ ‘ugly duckling’ can Rise to Group 1 challenge
Rise At Dawn may not be a picture to look at but trainer Will Hayes says he has plenty of heart which can take him a long way in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup.
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