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Saturday sees us back at Caulfield for the Victorian Owners and Breeders Race Day and the running of the Group 2 Sportsbet Peter Young Stakes over 1800m.  The track is rated a Good 4 with the rail +6m the entire circuit and we should see some even racing throughout the day. MRC Chairman John Kanga […]

We are back at Flemington on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 Howden Australian Guineas for 3-year-olds. The rail is +2m for the entire circuit and we have a Good 4 track forecast. With little rain and moderate temperatures forecast for Melbourne, we’re not expecting much change to this.  The Flemington 1600m tends

Caulfield hosts the Group 1 Sportsbet Oakleigh Plate (1100m) on Saturday. The rail is +4m the entire circuit and with warm and windy weather forecast for Melbourne, we might see the current Good 4 track upgraded. Runners will be faced with a headwind from the start to the home bend, so we will ideally be

  We are commencing the 2025 autumn carnival racing with a preview of the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington.  The rail is in the true position for the entire circuit, with the track currently rated a Good 4. With a few showers forecast in Melbourne over the next day or two we

We are staying at Ascot on Saturday for the running of the Group 1 Tabtouch Northerly Stakes (1800m). Perth’s weather remains warm, and we expect that the track will be in the Good 3-4 range. The rail is +9m the entire circuit, which will likely make it challenging for runners drawn wide and those coming

  We are racing at Ascot on Saturday for the running of the Group 1 MCA Polytrack Winterbottom Stakes (1200m). Perth is having some warm weather lately and it would not surprise us to see the forecast Soft 5 track upgraded during the day. The rail is +7m the entire circuit, and the Ascot track

  We are back at Caulfield on Saturday for Thousand Guineas Day and what looks to be a great day of racing. Temperatures are forecast to hit 35 degrees with moderate northerly winds and the rail is +6m the entire circuit. The tight turns of Caulfield tend to favour inside barriers and with that in

The Melbourne Cup Carnival concludes on Saturday with the Champions Stakes Day, and the feature Group 1 TAB Champions Stakes over 2000m. The rail moves out to +8m the entire circuit and the track is expected to be in the Good 4 to Soft 5 range. Light southerly winds may again tend to favour those

We’re back at Flemington on Thursday for the running of the Crown Oaks, a Group 1 for 3-year-olds fillies over 2500m. The rail moves out to +5m the entire circuit, the track is a Good, and we’re not expecting this to change despite the possibility of a few showers on Thursday morning. Light southerly winds

The 2024 Melbourne Cup is here. The rail is +2m the entire circuit with a forecast Good 4 track, and with warm weather forecast it will only get firmer. Light winds and Flemington’s wide open spaces gives every runner a chance. Let’s take a look at each runner and see if we can find a