Darwin trainer Phil Cole with his in-form apprentice Emma Lines, as well as Lines’ mother Rosa, are all smiles following a recent win at Fannie Bay. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) Darwin’s Phil Cole, who has kept champion trainer Gary Clarke honest in the Top End and Country premiership in recent years, dominates Friday’s feature race at Fannie Bay. Cole has six starters in the 10-horse field – a $24,500 1200m open handicap – with the Clarke stable having three representatives. The in-form Mighty Murt from the Garry Lefoe yard completes the line up, but Cole’s e ..read more

Griff, ridden by Ben Melham, wins the 2023 Caulfield Guineas. (Photo: Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Betfair, the only betting exchange in Australia, continues to lead the way in terms of value for punters during the Spring Carnival. If a punter were to place a $20 bet on all spring Group 1 winners to date, your payout would’ve been approximately $684.21 more than Sportsbet. Betfair averaged a remarkable 15.85% better odds compared to Sportsbet across Group 1 winners during the spring. Disclaimer: Payout price stated is based on all winners across all Australian Group 1 races from the 19 August 2023 ..read more

Vow And Declare will be seeking back-to-back Zipping Classic victories on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) The Group 2 Zipping Classic will headline the final day of the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, with 11 stayers accepting for the $750,000 feature over 2400m. The reigning champion, Vow And Declare (+450), will carry the number one saddlecloth as he attempts to win back-to-back Zipping Classics and join the likes of Sound, The Taj Mahal, Zipping and Second Wind to win the race multiple times. After finishing second in the Group 1 ..read more

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Summoned Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $160,000 Distance: 1500m The Summoned Stakes is a group 3 race that is held at Caulfield Racecourse and is run for mares under set weight and penalty conditions, with a prize pool of $160,000. Since the inaugural running of the Summoned Stakes in 1995, the race has been run over 1500m and 1600m; however, since 2021 it has been run over 1600m. The Summoned Stakes was classified as a Listed race from 1995 ..read more

Joshua Parr will travel to Perth to link up with Overpass in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes on Saturday. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes will headline the third day of The Pinnacles at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday afternoon. With 18 runners accepting for the $1.5 million feature, a full field of 16 is expected to compete in the 1200m contest. Overpass heads the field and will return to Ascot for the first time since his success in the $4 million The Quokka in April. The Bjorn Baker-trained gelding will carry the number one saddlecloth and will go into the race as th ..read more

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Zipping Classic Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $750,000 Distance: 2400m The Zipping Classic is a Group 2 race that is held at Caulfield Racecourse and is run under weight for age conditions for stayers, boasting a prize pool of $750,000. Since the inaugural running in 1888, the race has had four different names; Williamstown Cup (1888-1962), Sandown Cup (1963-1998), Sandown Classic (1999-2010) and Zipping Classic (2011 onwards). Although the race dista ..read more

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Kevin Heffernan Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $160,000 Distance: 1400m The Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes is a 1400m event held at Caulfield Racecourse under weight for age conditions for open class horses, boasting a prize pool of $160,000. The Kevin Heffernan Stakes has been run over 1200m, 1300m and 1400m over the years; however, since 2021 the race has been run over 1400m. After being classified as a Listed race from 2001 to 2012, the Kev ..read more

2023 Country Championship Final Sizzle Minizzle winner. Racing NSW today announced the 2024 dates and venues for the Country Championships Series. In 2024, the series of seven regional qualifiers and two Wild Card races of $150,000 prizemoney will culminate in a Final with $1 million in prizemoney. Total prizemoney, for the Country Championships series in 2024 will be a record $2.35 million. “The Country Championships have been a tremendous success since their inception. “This will be the tenth running in 2024 which is being marked by prizemoney for the Final increasing to $1 million,” said Ra ..read more

Jimmysstar on his way to his fourth career victory. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli New Zealand import Jimmysstar kept his unblemished Australian record intact with a super-impressive win in Saturday’s Shooting Stars (1500m) at Cranbourne. It was the third victory in a perfect spring for the Per Incanto gelding, and his fourth win overall from five career starts. He kicked off with two wins and a placing from three runs for Hastings trainer Guy Lowry, culminating with a dominant performance on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival in September. A majority share in Jimmysstar was then sold ..read more

Leading NT jockey Sonja Wiseman celebrating a win at Fannie Bay in Darwin with husband and Top End trainer Tom Logan. It would be difficult to confirm, but it’s unlikely a jockey has sealed a winning treble in three consecutive meetings in Alice Springs. Darwin-based jockey Sonja Logan, who won her first ever NT title last season when she claimed the Alice Springs and Provincial Premiership achieved the feat at Pioneer Park on Saturday. There were three meetings in the Red Centre in November and Logan dominated to suggest that she is back in town after a quiet start to the season in Alice Spri ..read more