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The Melbourne Cup Carnival commences at Flemington on Saturday, with the feature $2m, Group 1 Penfolds Victoria Derby (2500m) attracting a big field of 18 runners. The rail is true the entire circuit with a forecast Good 4 track, and we are not expecting this to change despite the possibility of a few showers on […]

Group 1 spring racing returns to The Valley on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m). We have a small field of only nine runners contesting the $5m event, and the market is suggesting no clear favouritism.  Blue skies and warm weather in Melbourne have us racing on a Good

We are back at Caulfield this Saturday for the running of the Caulfield Cup. The rail is moved back to the +3m position after being posted +12m mid-week, and we have a forecast Good 4 track. With a relatively short home straight, we ideally want runners who can get themselves into a good position by

This Saturday sees Caulfield hosting the Caulfield Guineas, a Group 1 event for three-year-olds over 1600m. Good Melbourne weather has us racing on a Good 4 track, with the rail true for the entire circuit. The forecast southerly winds tend to suit the on-pacers, and Caulfield’s tight turns generally favour horses drawn closer to the

We’re back to Melbourne this week for the TAB Turnbull Stakes Day at Flemington. The rail is +9m the entire circuit and the track is current rated a Good 4. Flemington’s long home straight can make it hard to lead the whole way, but with plenty of room and a sweeping final bend, runners are

We are staying in Sydney this week for Golden Rose Day at Rosehill Gardens, and what a difference a week makes! Rain during the week gives us a forecast Heavy 8 track, and with more showers due we could see that deteriorate even further. The rail returns to the true position, and we will focus

The Sydney Everest Carnival commences at Royal Randwick on Saturday with the Sydney Surf to Turf Day. With sunshine and blue skies forecast, the track is rated a Good 4 and the rail is true for the entire circuit. Randwick tends to play fairly evenly across most distances, and with lots of room and a

We head north this week for Run to the Rose Day at Rosehill Gardens. The track is rated a Good 4, rail is +5m the entire circuit, and it looks to be a great day with a 10-race program. The home turn at Rosehill is quite sharp and typically favours those up on the pace,

We are back at The Valley on Saturday for Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes Day and a 10-race program. It is the start of spring and the stars of the track are starting to return, making for what should be an exciting day of racing. The rail is true the entire circuit, the track is

Racing returns to Caulfield on Saturday for the opening of the spring season. The rail is true the entire circuit, and despite a few showers around in Melbourne we should be racing on a Good 4 track. We normally like the look of runners who have had past success on the track, and statistics show