It was a fantastic local result for trainer Phillip Stokes and young hoop Lachlan Neindorf in Saturday’s 2024 Robert Sangster Stakes with the in-form Climbing Star saluting at a big price. The four-year-old daughter of Zoustar hit her peak on Grand Final day after good lead-up runs winning the Listed Matrice Classic (1200m) and running second to Benedetta a fortnight back in the Group 3 RN Irwin Stakes (1100m). She made a mess of the jump and so Neindorf was forced to abandon plans of going to the outside in the Group 1 $1 million Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m). Instead, the jockey kept his co ..read more

Vibrant Sun just held on in a brave effort showing true grit to salute in the 2024 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville on Saturday. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained daughter of The Autumn Sun was third-up and fit despite a little set back having missed the traditional Oaks lead-up in the Auraria Stakes. Even without the extra tune-up, she was too good for her rivals up in distance after winning the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley last time out on March 23. One of the country’s best hoops, Mark Zahra, took over riding duties in the Group 1 and timed his run to abso ..read more

Seonee rolled up and joined the leader Legacy 150m out from the line before powering home to take out the 2024 Queen Of The South Stakes under the riding of Billy Egan on Saturday afternoon in South Australia. The Patrick Payne-trained Winning Rupert mare was excellent in her first Adelaide run since the Listed Leon MacDonald Stakes that she won back in August last year. The five-year-old had been knocking on the door this prep with back-to-back placings in Melbourne before finding her stride to claim a dominant Group 2 $250,000 Queen Of The South Stakes (1600m) win over the mile at Morphettvi ..read more

The Mitchell Freedman-trained filly Skybird has scored an impressive win in the 2024 Tobin Bronze Stakes results at Morphettville on Robert Sangster Stakes Day. The progressive and nicely-bred daughter of Exosphere was given a masterful ride by Beau Mertens to beat home the boys in the Group 2 $250,000 Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m) in her maiden Adelaide run. The filly went around an $8 pop in Tobin Bronze Stakes betting, but exceeded expectations chiming in a furlong out from the line with a powerful late run. Once she hit the lead she tore away putting a commanding two length gap on her rivals ..read more

It is a wide-open edition of the 2024 Australasian Oaks on Robert Sangster Stakes Day in Adelaide this weekend with the airborne Wings Of Song narrow favourite to extend her winning streak in the Group 1. Wings Of Song is favourite in Australasian Oaks 2024 betting for this weekend in SA. Photo: Jenny Barnes. Two elite level autumn races steal the show at Morphettville on Saturday including the three-year-old fillies facing off in the Group 1 $1 million Australasian Oaks (2000m). A capacity field of young staying types is gathered and the bookies are having a hard time separating the best fr ..read more

The fillies are tipped to finish on top in Saturday’s Robert Sangster Stakes 2024 with the in-form Estriella heading markets on the Group 1 at Morphettville. Estriella is clear favourite in 2024 Robert Sangster Stakes betting for Morphettville this weekend. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Punters are treated to a double shot of elite level racing as the Adelaide Autumn Carnival gets into full swing on the weekend. The meeting’s marquee race is the Group 1 $1 million Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) for fillies and mares. The latest markets on the field of 14 are led by Ciaron Maher’s three-year ..read more

Perth’s richest race runs for the second time on Saturday with Ascot Racecourse coming alive for the $5 million The Quokka 2024, betting tips and best bets for which are detailed below. Amelia’s Jewel heads betting on The Quokka 2024 in Perth on Saturday. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. A crack line-up of local and interstate sprinters takes to WA’s top track looking to claim the $2 million first prize in the weight-for-age contest including last year’s winner Overpass defending his title first-up. The best in The Quokka betting is Amelia’s Jewel with Simon Miller’s Group 1 winning mare looki ..read more

Michael Freedman’s Inglis Sires’ winning filly Manaal is tipped to keep the Group 1 wins going when she lines-up favourite in Champagne Stakes 2024 betting in Sydney on the weekend. Inglis Sires’ winner Manaal chases another Group 1 as favourite in 2024 Champagne Stakes betting this weekend. Photo: Steve Hart. The final elite levels of the Autumn Carnival in New South Wales take place at Royal Randwick on Saturday including the Group 1 $1 million Champagne Stakes (1600m) for two-year-olds. The final leg of the juveniles’ Triple Crown has drawn a small but class field of eight youngsters led ..read more

The final Group 1 race of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival takes place as Randwick Race 8 on Saturday with an open All Aged Stakes 2024 field set to face off. Espiona is narrow favourite to return to winning form in the 2024 All Aged Stakes this weekend. Photo: Steve Hart. The weight-for-age event has drawn 14 final acceptors with markets on the $1.5 million showdown led by the Chris Waller-trained Espiona. She pays $4.20 in the latest All Aged Stakes betting markets at Ladbrokes.com.au drawn gate eight in the 1400m clash with Nash Rawiller to ride. Fourth-up and fit, Waller’s five-year-old ..read more

Simon Miller’s class mare Amelia’s Jewel has retained favouritism in The Quokka 2024 betting despite drawing out wide in gate 12 for the second running of the now $5 million slot race. Amelia’s Jewel is favourite to take out the 2024 The Quokka in Perth this weekend. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. WA racing ran the inaugural The Quokka (1200m) event last year with Ameila’s Jewel running second to Overpass as the beaten favourite at Ascot in Perth. The now four-year-old daughter of Siyouni gets a second shot at the title this weekend at her pet track with the $2.8 million earner out to go one ..read more