Cascadian on the quick back-up heads to Flemington Racecourse on Saturday as clear favourite to win the Group 1 $3 million Australian Cup (2000m) at Headquarters. Cascadian on the back of an All-Star Mile second backs-up in the 2023 Australian Cup this weekend at Flemington. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The Godolphin stalwart was eye-catching again at The Valley last weekend running out of his skin for second to Mr Brightside in the $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m). The evergreen eight-year-old goes around now third-up and fit in Saturday’s Australian Cup field with Ben Melham continui ..read more

Two ace gallopers backing-up from runs in the Ranvet Stakes last weekend dominate markets for the Group 1 $1.5 million Tancred Stakes (2400m) this Saturday in Sydney. Group 1 winning mare Montefilia is one of the best backed runners in the 2023 Tancred Stakes in Sydney on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart. Rosehill Gardens is host to a double-shot of elite level autumn racing action on the weekend including the Tancred Stakes heading proceedings over the mile-and-a-half. Sitting top of the latest Tancred Stakes odds online at Ladbrokes is the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Gold Trip at ..read more

The money is coming for the resuming In The Congo to salute at The Valley first-up on Friday night in the Group 1 $1 million William Reid Stakes (1200m). In The Congo is the early 2023 William Reid Stakes market mover for Friday night at Moonee Valley. Photo: Steve Hart. The 2023 William Reid Stakes field is down to 13 starters following the early withdrawal of Godolphin’s widely-drawn Paulele (14). The latest William Reid Stakes odds online at Ladbrokes have the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained In The Congo as the early market mover heavily backed in from $14 to $7 to win under the ..read more

Trainer Joe Pride was full of post-race praise for his talented mare Mariamia who handed apprentice hoop Tyler Schiller a maiden Group 1 win in the Group 1 $1 million The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill on Slipper Day. Retirement has been delayed for Joe Pride’s The Galaxy 2023 winning mare Mariamia. Photo: Steve Hart. Pride had prepared two previous The Galaxy winners enjoying success in the feature autumn sprint with Tiger Tees (2014) and Eduardo (2020) before saluting a third time in 2023 with his Group 2 Expressway Stakes winning mare Mariamia. The six-year-old daughter of Toronado improved o ..read more

Mr Brightside has continued his purple patch of form for Lindsay Park trainers Ben & JD Hayes saluting at Moonee Valley in a thrilling fifth edition of the $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m). Mr Brightside wins the 2023 The All-Star Mile off a top ride by replacement hoop Luke Currie. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Fourth in the race at Flemington behind Zaaki last Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival, the now five-year-old son of Bullbars has gone from strength-to-strength since winning a number of races including Sydney’s Doncaster Mile with the lightweight in 2022. This campaign he has ..read more

Trainer Chris Waller has won his first Golden Slipper in 2023 with his Pago Pago winning colt Shinzo so brave on the quick back-up to take out the $5 million feature at Rosehill off a gun ride by international hoop Ryan Moore. Chris Waller celebrated his maiden Golden Slipper success with Shinzo scoring an upset win at 15/1. Photo: Steve Hart. It was a huge day in Sydney for Moore who won his 169th Group 1 aboard William Haggas’ UK raider Dubai Honour in the Ranvet Stakes before taking out his 170th on Snitzel colt Shinzo in the Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m). “Growing up t ..read more

Chris Waller‘s talented mare Fangirl had to settle for her third straight placing behind Godolphin hero Anamoe this campaign with an exciting finish to the George Ryder Stakes 2023 on Golden Slipper Day. Anamoe is onto the Queen Elizabeth Stakes off a gutsy win in the 2023 George Ryder Stakes on Slipper Day. Photo: Steve Hart. Champions always find a way to win and that is exactly what the James Cummings-trained Street Boss four-year-old Anamoe had to do in this year’s Group 1 $1 million George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill. Ridden by James McDonald the now nine-time Group 1 winning gallo ..read more

The UK visitor Dubai Honour was super impressive first-up in Australia handing trainer William Haggas with a second Group 1 $1 million Ranvet Stakes (2000m) success on Golden Slipper Day in Sydney. 2023 Ranvet Stakes winner Dubai Honour (pictured) is onto a clash with Anamoe in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Photo: Steve Hart. Haggas won the race back in 2020 with Addeybb who went on to win that year’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes during Randwick’s ‘The Championships’. The $5 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) held on April 8 is now also on the cards for this year’s runaway Ranvet Stakes ..read more

The Group 1 $2 million Australian Derby (2400m) on April 1 is unlikely for the Chris Waller-trained Lindermann despite the colt’s brave all-the-way upset in the 2023 Rosehill Guineas results on Golden Slipper Day. Lindermann was brave leading all-the-way to win the 2023 Rosehill Guineas on Golden Slipper Day. Photo: Steve Hart. Improving on a lead-up second in the Randwick Guineas over a mile the son of Lonhro was huge off a simply flawless Nash Rawiller ride in this year’s Group 1 $600,000 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) to narrowly deny the Godolphin-raced favourite Pericles victory right on the ..read more

Brisbane-trained Oakleigh Plate champion Uncommon James heads north this weekend sitting top of the odds to post another interstate Group 1 success in the 2023 The Galaxy at Rosehill. Uncommon James heads 2023 The Galaxy betting for the sprint feature at Rosehill on Saturday. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The Group 1 $1 million Kia Ora Galaxy (1100m) field features a dozen of the autumn’s top sprinters following the early withdrawal of the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained In The Congo (11). Heading markets on the quality handicap clash on Golden Slipper Day, which serves as a key le ..read more