THE Triple Crown is set to go off this Sunday (8:50am AEST) and the masses will be watching to see if American Pharoah can become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. After winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes with ease, the Bob Baffert-trained colt is set for stardom and the punters[...]

RACING Victoria's international recruiter Leigh Jordan is hoping the prospect of a $2.2 million pay day will persuade the owners of Aerovelocity to run in the Melbourne spring carnival. Immediately following its win in the Group 1 International Sprint last Sunday at Kranji, its trainer Paul O'Sullivan told reporters that the sprinter would not be[...]

OUR friends at Sportsbet have released a market for the upcoming Doomben 10,000 and Stradbroke Handicap. The two Group 1's are the featured races of the Brisbane winter carnival, with the Doomben 10,000 kicking off this Saturday at 3:57pm AEST. Sportsbet's double promotion gives punters better value over the two races, providing they think the[...]

Meeting: Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase and Warrnambool Cup Date: Thursday, May 7, 2015 Start time: 11:15am AEST Day 3 of the Warrnambool Cup features both the $253,500 Grand Annual Steeplechase and the $203,500 Warrnambool Cup which features talented import Tall Ship for trainer Darren Weir. Day 1 winner Thubiaan returns in the Hammonds Champion Hurdle[...]

CONNECTIONS of 2014 Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist say its career is likely to continue into the spring. Protectionist was a flop in the Group 1 Sydney Cup and was subsequently sent for vet checks. Vets are still examining the Kris Lees-trained runner after running 15 lengths behind Grand Marshal in the $1.6 million staying event.[...]

GUST Of Wind scored an upset win at odds of $17 with CrownBet.com.au to win the 2015 Australian Oaks at Randwick on Saturday. The John Sargent-trained filly has now won three from five and has amassed over $700,000 in stake money – after being purchased for just $90,000. Connections had a tough call to make[...]

THE 2015 Australian Derby field may only feature 10 runners, but they are all high quality and it's setting up as a race in four at this stage. The 2400-metre staying race is run at Randwick this Saturday – the first weekend of The Championships – and is worth AUD$2 million. Many punters believe the[...]

THE Belinda McCarthy-trained Three Squared is the dominant favourite to take out Saturday night's Group 1 Gold Tiara final at Bathurst following on from the bay filly's dominant heat victory last Thursday. The well-named daughter of Mach Three and Three Eagles is currently the $1.75 top elect with Bet 365, having recorded a solid mile[...]

THE Golden Slipper is one of Australia's most iconic horse races as it captures youth, speed and the power of the thoroughbred. The richest race for two-year-old's in the world at $3.5 million, the 1200 metre sprint has been won by many champions of the turf and has often been regarded as one of the[...]

THE Gai Waterhouse-trained Vancouver has firmed into favouritism for the 2015 Group 1 Golden Slipper after scoring a terrific victory in Saturday's Group 2 Todman Stakes at Randwick. The colt recorded the fastest 1200 metres ever run by a two-year-old at the famous Sydney course, running a scintillating 1min 8.83sec. The son of Medaglia D'Oro[...]

A record 43 Northern Hemisphere-trained horses are set to pursue Caulfield Cup glory in 2014 as nominations for the Melbourne Racing Club's Spring Racing Carnival features closed today. That number represents almost one-fifth – an even greater benchmark – of the 221 total entries the club received for its flagship event, itself an uplift of[...]

The Bart and James Cummings trained Precedence has shortened from $501 into $71 at Sportingbet for the 2013 Melbourne Cup following his impressive win in Saturday's Drake International Cup at Moonee Valley.   When betting on the 2013 Melbourne Cup commenced last November, Precedence was a $201 chance.   “A couple of $50 punters took[...]

Punters are confident Dandino ($6) can go one better in the Melbourne Cup after an eye-catching second in the Caulfield Cup.   The Marco Botti-trained stayer was $21 to win the Melbourne Cup before putting in a slashing effort to finish behind Fawkner yesterday.   The seven-year-old was immediately elevated from equal ninth in betting[...]