Monday Racebook: Brad Waters’ horses to follow, forgive from Caulfield
Group racing returned to Caulfield on Saturday and the PB Lawrence Stakes meeting provided punters with a plethora of spring pointers.
Group racing returned to Caulfield on Saturday and the PB Lawrence Stakes meeting provided punters with a plethora of spring pointers.
Irish trainer Willie Mullins has his eyes on Flemington after Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban cleared two of three veterinary inspections required to be cleared for takeoff.
Sunday’s Cranbourne meeting could provide a couple of surprises for punters while a consistent Price and Kent Jr-trained filly is primed for a breakthrough win at Warrnambool.
Mr Brightside has gone to another level after going back-to-back in the PB Lawrence Stakes, according to jockey Craig Williams.
The judge found a margin in favour of $1.50 favourite Cylinder in the Vain Stakes to the relief of punters.
Ben Allen has a fresh look but will be out to remind trainers of his talents when he reunites with Pinstriped in the Lawrence Stakes.
Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien confirms one of his horses is being set for the Melbourne Cup, and discusses the possibility of superstar Paddington contesting the Cox Plate.
Darren Weir has met with integrity officials at the headquarters of Racing Victoria.
Peter Moody says reliable galloper Pounding, who resumes in the PB Lawrence Stakes, is capable of winning a low-grade Group 1 handicap.
A first-up specialist can repeat her heroics of the corresponding day last year while a Group 1 winner could spring a surprise in the last race of Saturday’s P B Lawrence Stakes meeting at Caulfield.
Star jockey Jamie Kah will challenge a charge of bringing racing into disrepute over images of her with a white powder after she fronted the Victorian Racing Tribunal.
One of Blake Shinn’s new-season objectives is to avoid getting into the stewards’ bad books as the Melbourne premiership winner returns from his latest suspension this weekend.
Jockey Jordan Childs could have some tough decisions to make in the next few weeks if his spring carnival goes to plan.
Patient punters can pin their hopes on apprentice Hannah le Blanc in the last race of Tuesday’s Ballarat Synthetic meeting.
Scott Brunton’s reign at the top of the Tasmanian training ranks could be over after the Federal Court ordered his business be wound up in the wake of a crushing debt to the Australian Taxation Office.
Shesallshenanigans banked more than $750,000 for connections last season but the Simon Zahra-trained filly needs to complete another objective in Saturday’s Quezette Stakes at Caulfield.
Lindsay Park has warmed to the idea of the King Charles III Stakes/Cox Plate spring double for Mr Brightside.
Ashford Street and Recommendation are among horses to follow, while forget the luckless Aspen Colorado went around The Valley on Saturday.
Trainer James Cummings will unleash star three-year-old colt Cylinder in the Group 3 Vain Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
On The Punt: Gilbert Gardiner’s best bets and value selection for Monday’s meeting at Pakenham.
The 10-time champion trainer is on a mission to improve his hit rate when he travels horses south for big carnivals, but is under no illusions as to the challenges that await his Magic Millions winner Skirt The Law in Victoria.
A consistent John Sadler-trained mare should find herself in the perfect race at Moe while punters can make a late strike at Sunday’s Casterton meeting.
Sweet Ride stormed to victory at The Valley to give Sydney trainer Annabel Neasham her first success since establishing a base in Melbourne.
Comeback stayer Floating Artist re-emerged as a Caulfield Cup or Melbourne Cup contender after scoring his first win in nearly two years.
Lindsay Park’s fast start to the season could be amplified at The Valley a speedy debut winner and a Caulfield Cup-nominated Irish import.
Racing Victoria stewards are working through an investigation into a positive swab taken from a sprinter from the Peter Moody stable at Flemington in May.
On The Punt: Best bets and value selections for Ballarat Synthetic meeting on Monday.
Monday Racebook: Gilbert Gardiner’s horses to follow and forgive out of Bletchingly Stakes day at Caulfield.
Punters should follow top jockey Blake Shinn at Sale while a Casterton specialist can again see off his rivals on a big Sunday’s racing.
Talented rising four-year-old Pavitra is set to race exclusively over shorter trips this spring.
Video of a young New Zealand rider showing outstanding horsemanship during a race at Tauranga on Saturday has gone viral on social media.
Peter Moody will need to start thinking about spring carnival options for brilliant Caulfield winner Mollynickers.
Before he is crowned Melbourne’s premier jockey next week, Blake Shinn capped an outstanding season with victory in the final Group race of the season at Caulfield.
Popular trainer Mitch Beer has promised a big night on the town should Mnementh win the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes on Saturday.
Mornington trainer Shane Nichols wants to reminisce from the winner’s stall with a brother of Streets Of Avalon and son of I Am A Star.
Form analyst Jett Hatton provides the early mail for Saturday’s nine-race Bletchingly Stakes card at Caulfield.
Unless a freak three-year-old emerges, legendary hoop and Hong Kong form Shane Dye jockey can’t see anything beating Romantic Warrior in Australia.
Darby Racing has an exciting spring ahead with the Melbourne Cup, The Everest, Caulfield Cup and Coolmore Stud Stakes in its sights.
Francesco Guardi inexplicably didn’t race in the 2022 Melbourne Cup but the Moonee Valley Gold Cup winner will attack the big race this year.
It’s been almost 1000 days since he last raced but a seven-time winner owned by Bob Peters is set to make his long-awaited return to the track at Caulfield on Saturday.
Form analyst Jett Hatton runs the rule over Tuesday’s meeting on the synthetic surface at Ballarat.
Grahame Begg is set to have a strong spring carnival team with Group 3 winning filly Magic Time an exciting proposition with plenty of options.
Dual Caulfield Cup-winner Nick Hall, also known as ‘Vimal’ in some parts of the world, opens up about the three years he spent living off the grid in a sacred Ashram in India and a commune in Costa Rica.
On The Punt: Best bets and value selections for Monday’s races at Echuca.
Stern Idol has turned on the afterburners to deliver a 20 length demolition of his opposition on his return to racing at Pakenham on Sunday.
Monday Racebook: Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner shares his horses to follow and forgive, plus sectional stars and track talk out of last Saturday’s Flemington card.
Te Akau Racing has declared the $3m Group 1 Champions Sprint at Flemington as the main goal for star mare Imperatriz, while New Zealand’s biggest stable has also confirmed the appointment of their assistant trainer to spearhead a Cranbourne expansion.
The greatest plunge, in the history of racing? North Melbourne premiership ruckman Peter ‘Crackers’ Keenan remembers a great friend, the late Flemington trainer Tommy Hughes Snr.
Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs a rule over Sunday’s jumps meeting at Pakenham.
Daniel Stackhouse says it was a “big honour” to win the Deane Lester Flemington Cup after denying Jye McNeil in a thrilling battle.
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