What better way to commemorate another thrilling edition of The Championships than to back in the winner in the last? Mitch Cohen and Shayne O’Cass debate all the key chances at Randwick on Saturday.
Trainer Mark Minervini has finally been able to repay jockey Luke Rolls for his assistance 20 years ago with three recent winners and they can add to their tally at Port Macquarie.
Still Excited, a David Pfieffer-trained daughter of Lonhro from The Galaxy winner I Am Excited, heads to Orange in search of an early career win. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Zardozi’s preparation for a tough two-mile test like the Sydney Cup is by no means conventional … but then again, James Cummings has always been a trainer who does things his way.
Tony Gollan mare Skirt The Law has overcome her health issues with some work at the beach ahead of her next target at Randwick on Saturday.
Trainer Luke Price believes gun grey Our Gold Hope will relish the Randwick mile as he and father Robert seek their first Group 1 win at Randwick on Saturday.
Harry Coffey will head to Randwick for just one ride on day two of The Championship confident he is on the right horse in the Group 1 Sydney Cup.
Trainer Sara Ryan can head into the Provincial-Midway Championship Final at Randwick on the back of a winning day at Gosford where she has with three leading contenders.
Three international contenders will give further star power to day two of The Championships at Royal Randwick this Saturday.
The Matthew Smith-trained Silencio Porfavor was too bad to be true first-up but can bounce back to form at Gosford on Thursday. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
The fields have been declared, and barrier draws conducted for the second day of The Championships this Saturday at Randwick.
Racing Victoria has made a big change to the Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup that will ensure our best jockeys can be involved in the two spring majors.
Emerging filly Recuperato has thrived since her maiden win and will now contest a $1m race at The Championships after a late entry fee was paid.
Superstar jockey Christophe Lemaire won the Melbourne Cup on his first visit to Australia and will be hoping to have a similar impact on day two of The Championships at Royal Randwick.
There will be no Queen Elizabeth Stakes defence for Pride Of Jenni, who will head towards the Queensland winter carnival instead.
Sydney Cup favourite Alalcance will need to conquer new ground if she is to maintain her phenomenal unbeaten autumn campaign on Saturday.
Owner/syndicator Scott Darby feels an improved run by Midnight Dynamite in his return to Sydney racing has the gelding ready to regain winning form when he heads to Hawkesbury.
The field has been declared and barrier draw completed for the $1 million Group 1 Australian Oaks at Randwick on Saturday.
The field has been declared and barrier draw completed for the $1 million Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Form analyst Adam Sherry presents his best bets, value selection, exotic and quaddie plays plus jockey to follow for Wednesday’s eight-race card at Hawkesbury.
The field has been declared and barrier draw completed for the $2 million Group 1 Sydney Cup at Randwick on Saturday.
The field has been declared and barrier draw completed for the $5 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Trainer Matt Laurie and connections have elected to spell their valuable colt after a sensational autumn carnival.
American John Stewart has parted with $2.6 million to secure the top lot on Day two of the Inglis Easter Sale.
Trainer Ciaron Maher has been rewarded for his patience with expensive import Light Infantry Man, who faces his biggest test against Via Sistina in Saturday’s Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick.
Star New Zealand jockey Andrew Calder can raise himself up one spot as the most successful rider for trainer Richard Collett should he strike twice at Goulburn on Tuesday.
Form expert Shayne O’Cass analyses Tuesday’s NSW cards at Goulburn and Ballina, presenting his best bets, quaddie picks and inside mail.
A familiar nemesis is standing in the way of yet another Australian Horse of the Year-elect claiming a crowning glory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick.
Trainer Adrian Bott is set to have his first international runner with Royal Patronage being aimed at the $5 million Champions Mile in Hong Kong later this month.
Trainer Chris Waller will make a call on Aeliana’s Australian Oaks prospects on Monday … but new stable addition Leica Lucy is ready to roll as she chases more Group 1 glory.
A son of Snitzel was one of the most-coveted colts at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale … and it took a seven-figure sum to get him on Sunday.
Mitch Cohen has analysed all 10 races on day one of The Championships at Royal Randwick and identified some key runners that he wants to back at their next starts.
Cassandra Schmidt trained gelding Gandolfini has turned into a winning machine of late and arrives at Monday’s Tuncurry meeting searching for a hat-trick
Form expert Shayne O’Cass presents his best bets and value selections for Dubbo and Tuncurry on Monday.
Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes is still an option for reigning champ Pride Of Jenni, with a crucial track gallop on Monday to determine her path ahead of a Queensland campaign.
Ray Thomas analyses four key Group 1s on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick, nominating his horses to watch and giving his verdict on who’ll win.
Champion mare Via Sistina is racing to emulate the great Winx in the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) on Day Two of The Championships at Royal Randwick this Saturday.
Apprentice jockey Emily Lang ignored instructions to win aboard Boomtown Boss at Eagle Farm before declaring the Tony Gollan galloper will be “very hard to beat” in the Queensland Guineas.
Team Hawkes won the TJ Smith Stakes for the fourth time with another brilliant grey as Briasa stamped himself as racing’s new sprint star.
Trainer Bjorn Baker was overcome with emotion after finally winning an “iconic Sydney race” he craved when Stefi Magnetica claimed the Group 1 Doncaster Mile at Randwick.
Aeliana produced a stunning performance in the Australian Derby to become just the 10th filly to win the race.
Unbeaten Victorian colt Vinrock created history with his thrilling win in the Inglis Sires’ at Randwick and provide trainer Matt Laurie with his second Group 1 win for the week.
This is what the jockeys had to say after the running of the Australian Derby at Randwick on Saturday.
This is what the jockeys had to say after the running of the Doncaster Mile at Randwick on Saturday.
Alalcance left many of her rivals for next week’s Sydney Cup in her wake with a dominant win in the Chairman’s Quality while Verry Elleegant’s relation, Belle Detelle, claims the Adrian Knox.
Know Thyself’s success in the Country Championships Final meant a lot to trainer Paul Messara after a number of near-misses in the race.
This is what the jockeys had to say after the running of the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Trainer Will Hulbert was testing Queensland winter carnival ambitions with Thee Creek on Saturday at Eagle Farm and the young colt passed with flying colours.
Although Cascan is dropping back considerably in trip, trainer Craig Clegg feels she can still prove too strong for her rivals.
Trainer Ben Brisbourne has won two of the three Gundagai features and is looking to Star Buyer to help him complete the set.
Federalist may lack experience but co-trainer Michael Hawkes is adamant the lightly-raced prospect is still a worthy contender for Saturday’s Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes.
The ability has always been there but Invade And Conquer delivered it at the races with a big win last start and can go back-to-back when he heads to Hawkesbury.
The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained She Conquers won at Hawkesbury at her only run last campaign and can repeat that when she resumes this weekend. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Inverell trainer Todd Payne admits it’s a life-changing experience just to have a runner in a $1 million race on Day One of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Star jockey Tyler Schiller is confident Briasa is ready stamp himself as one of Australia’s best sprinters in Saturday’s Group 1 $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick.
Godolphin trainer James Cummings concedes this year’s Doncaster is ‘full of depth’ but he couldn’t be happier with Tom Kitten and Pericles heading into Saturday’s $4 million mile.
Trainer Gary Portelli has stable star Kimochi primed for another giant-killing performance in the Group 1 $3 million TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Ron Dufficy thinks a talented filly can beat the boys in Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Derby. Get Duff and Ray Thomas’s race-by-race tips and analysis for Day 1 of The Championships at Royal Randwick.
The experience of former jockey Corey Brown has been invaluable for young stars Zac Lloyd and Tyler Schiller as they prepare for lightweight rides in the Doncaster Mile.
Drawing an inside barrier in the Group 1 Australian Derby has filled King Of Thunder rider Zac Lloyd with confidence.
A popular podcaster got a tattoo before his horse had won a race, but the young galloper now has a cult following after a promising start to his career.
The quality of the Doncaster Mile again highlights the need to recognise Australia’s strength in racing and create a Grand Slam race series for sprinters and milers.
English maestro William Haggas has Al Mubhir poised to produce the ultimate form reversal in the Group 1 $4 million Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Tommy Berry’s comeback Group 1 win on Gringotts gave him reason to recall some sage advice he was given by Hall of Famer Glen Boss nearly a decade ago.
Ciaron Maher is set to break the trainer’s prizemoney record for a season on Day 1 of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday – and there is still nearly four months of 2024-25 racing year remaining.
Kris Lees has paid smart colt Rivellino a huge compliment ahead of the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes, rating him higher than his former superstar Samantha Miss at the same age.
VRC chief Leigh Jordan has hailed the new-look Flemington autumn carnival a success, and the form could dominate The Championships in Sydney.
Sex worker Carly Electric admits she is “quite polarising” in the racing industry but that won’t stop her going to the races on Saturday to watch her first Group 1 runner.
The most important thoroughbred auction in the southern hemisphere starts on Sunday, with close relations to TJ Smith Stakes contenders Switzerland, Sunshine In Paris and I Am Me to go under the hammer.
Form expert Shayne O’Cass dissects the 10-race card Day 1 of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday, presenting his tips and race-by-race analysis.
Trainer Scott Collings heads to the Sapphire Coast with three leading chances before turning his attention to the Country Championship Final at Randwick on Saturday.
Racenet’s Clinton Payne presents his tips and form assessment for each of the runners in Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Derby at Randwick.
Mitch Cohen and Shayne O’Cass debate all the key chances on Day 1 of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Jett Hatton presents his tips and form assessment for each of the runners in Saturday’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.
Choisir daughter Cholate has trialled exceedingly well ahead of her return to racing at the Sapphire Coast which marks her first run for new trainer Scott Collings. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Racenet’s Clinton Payne presents his tips and form assessment for each of the runners in Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile at Randwick.
Superstar jockey Hugh Bowman was always going to come back to Earth after his partnership with Winx ended six years ago … but he’ll be riding high in the saddle again at Randwick on Saturday.
New Zealand trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy will have a final shot at history with Willydoit in the Australian Derby before the young stayer moves to the Ciaron Maher stable.
South Australian trainer Andrew Gluyas isn’t panicking after Goldrush Guru’s failure in the Rosehill Guineas as he pushes on towards the Group 1 Australian Derby.
Kimochi hasn’t raced in close to a month but is ready to make her presence felt on day one of The Championships at Royal Randwick.
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