The Winning Post crew preview the weekend in Australian racing.
The Queensland carnival action switches to Eagle Farm on the last day of autumn for the Group 1 Queensland Derby and Kingsford Smith Cup plus the $1 million BRC Sires. THere's black type at Caulfield and Rosehill too, as well as a big day at Sandown Sunday.
The Cox Plate of the north looms as an intriguing contest, pitting the mercurial Pride of Jenni against local hero Antino. Or is there a spoiler in the field? Plus specials at other Saturday metro venues and Lazy Lobsters,
The Group 1 caravan rolls into Brisbane for the 10,000, there's plenty of black type at Scone in the heart of thoroughbred country and the stayers battle for a Melbourne Cup golden ticket at Flemington.
This week, the Adelaide carnival concludes with the return of Giga Kick in the Group 1 Goodwood. It's Hollindale Stakes day on the Gold Coast while in NSW all eyes are on Gosford for the Coast, the Gosford Cup and the Takeover Target.
It's South Australian Derby day in Adelaide, the Brisbane winter carnival heats up with a pair of Group 2's, Hawkesbury hosts a strong Cup day program and Pride of Jenni goes around at Caulfield. The boys have it all covered.
Can Overpass make it three Quokka victories? Will a filly win the Australasian Oaks and not prove to be a disappointment thereafter? Does the Sangster go to the locals? These questions and more will be pondered over by the gang.
The final Group 1 races of the Sydney Autumn are upon us with the All Aged Stakes and Champagne Stakes highlighting a big card at Randwick.
The $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes is the big one among four Group 1 races on day two of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday. Plus, the SA Carnival heats up and it's Golden Mile Raceday at Bendigo.
The skies are clearing up and we should be in for a drying track at Randwick for a huge day one of The Championships featuring the Doncaster Mile, the Derby and the TJ.
Weather permitting we're in for a huge weekend across Melbourne and Sydney with Group 1 action. The Australian Cup and the Tancred are the two highlights.
A whopping six Group 1 races are up for grabs on Saturday, five at Rosehill where it's Slipper day. It doesn't get any better and the experts from Winning Post have it covered.
It's the Group 1 Coolmore Classic in Sydney and Chris Waller has decided to test his star filly Lady Shenandoah against the older mares. Is she a good thing, or worth taking on at $2.20? The team discusses this and more on this weeks podcast.
Group 1 action aplenty this weekend and the podcast had called in an old friend to help find all the winners. Joel and Richo are both with one of the 3yos in the Newmarket, but are in opposite corners when it comes to the All-Star Mile.
Three big Group 1 races highlight the first Saturday in March. In Sydney it's the Verry Elleegant for the WFA stars and the Surround for the 3yo fillies. In Melbourne, it's Australian Guineas day.
Three Group 1s at Caulfield highlight a huge day of racing. The Blue Diamond Stakes looks wide open, but it's the unbeaten gelding Field of Play attracting plenty of support.
The 3yos look set to dominate in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes. Do the boys agree, or is there danger lurking from one of the older sprinters?
Group 1 racing is back and so is Mr Brightside, but the boys discuss why they think he's vulnerable. Plus the 2yo picture will become clearer after four key races for the youngsters.
Three stakes races for the babies highlight this weekend's action on the track and the gang have it all covered.
It's a bumper long weekend of action on the track with stakes racing from Friday to Monday and the team has it all covered.
The Gold Coast racecourse will be shining under the lights for take two of the Magic Millions race meeting on Friday night. The gates are open for all and the boys have the new-look seven race program covered on this weeks podcast.
It's Magic Millions day on the Gold Coast (for now anyway!). The track has been given the green light and the boys have given their specials. It's also the Lakes at Wyong and the Standish at Flemington.
The boys have it all covered from the Magic Millions action on the Gold Coast to The Coastal at Geelong.
The Brisbane summer carnival takes centre stage with the running of the Vo Rogue and the Nudgee plus Valley and Randwick action.
The boys have all your pre-Xmas racing weekend action covered. Let's get some turkey!
The boys talk all things racing with the spotlight this week on the $2 million Ingham in Sydney and the Gold Rush over in the West.
Perth's Pinnacles carnival rolls on with the running of the $1.5 million Group 1 Northerly Stakes while in Victoria it's Ballarat Cup day, with black-type racing at Eagle Farm too. Sunday all eyes turn to Hong Kong for the international races.
Previewing all the black-type action at Ascot, Caulfield, Rosehill, Doomben and Ellerslie.
This week there's big-money racing at three venues as Perth's Pinnacles carnival gets into gear with the running of $1.5 million Group 1 Railway, Kembla Grange hosts the $1 million Gong and Cranbourne is the venue for the inaugural $1 million Meteorite. There's also black-type racing at Doomben.
The carnival kicks on, with a dual Group 1 card at Caulfield and the $1 million Hunter at Newcastle. Queensland racing heads to the Sunshine Coast for Mooloolaba Cup day, things are warming up out west and it's New Zealand Cup day at Riccarton.
With three weight-for-age Group 1s worth $3 million apiece, the stars of the spring come out to play for one last time at Flemington. It's Five Diamonds day at Rosehill and the Riccarton carnival kicks off in Christchurch.
It's the race that stops a nation, and the team is back to go through it runner by runner. Plus we've got previews for Tuesday's other big races at Flemington and Randwick.
Talking a top-quality all-group program at Flemington, the $10 million Golden Eagle and $3 million Russell Balding at Rosehill and Saturday specials around Australasia.
It's the best race in Australasia, with Pride of Jenni, Mr Brightside, Via Sistina and Broadsiding taking on the raiders Prognosis and Docklands. The $5 million Cox Plate is one of nine black-type races at The Valley on Saturday, while at Randwick the classic generation duke it out in the $2 million Spring Champion, one of four seven-figure races on the card. Plus Saturday specials at other venues and Lazy Lobsters.
This week, two of the great races on the Australian calendar go head to head, one of them 145 years old and the other just seven years young. The local, imported and overseas stayers do battle in the Caulfield Cup, while the best sprinters in the land duke it out in the $20 million Everest at Randwick, where enigmatic ex-Kiwi I Wish I Win is sure to be among the main fancies. The King Charles III Stakes for the milers and the Kosciuszko for the country sprinters add intrigue to the Randwick card, while the Sportsbet Classic for the derby-bound three-year-olds, the Thousand Guineas Prelude for the fillies and the Millennium Sprint are on the undercard at the Heath. In Adelaide, more Victoria Derby contenders will be going around in the Hill Smith Stakes at Morphettville.
This week, one of the great racedays of the spring at Caulfield, with the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas, Might And Power and Toorak Handicap leading the way. There are short-priced favourites in all three, but are there surprises in store? Meanwhile there's rich racing again in Sydney, where the $2 million Hill Stakes is the highlight. It's Murray Bridge Cup day in SA, Queensland Cup day at Eagle Farm and Ascot opening day in Perth.
This week, it's the traditional Sydney spring showpiece at Randwick, featuring the Group 1 Epsom, Metropolitan and Flight Stakes. Things get serious at Flemington, with the major contenders facing off in the Turnbull Stakes and the Melbourne Cup contenders vying for a golden ticket in the Bart Cummings. Plus we get to see the first two-year-olds of the season in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
One of the great weekends on the Australian sporting calendar is upon us, with the AFL grand final, the NRL preliminary finals and Group 1 racing in two cities. We kick off on Friday night, as the Valley lights return. Opening night is headlined by the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1000m), where crack sprinter I Wish I Win will be looking to get back on the winning list ahead of the Everest. Rosehill is the venue in Sydney on Saturday for the Golden Rose and Golden Pendant, Saturday's Melbourne racing is at Sandown, where the Group 3 Sandown Stakes is the feature. Queensland metro action is at Toowoomba for the Weetwood Handicap while it's Black Heart Bart Stakes day at Belmont.
This week, the Group 1 action heads to Caulfield for the Underwood Stakes while the three-year-old milers tune up in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude. At Randwick it's Fangirl and co in the $1 million 7+ Sport Stakes and a strong undercard.
This week, three of the top five Cox Plate fancies clash in the Makybe Diva Stakes to headline Girls Day Out at Flemington while the top Sydney three-year-olds match motors in the Run to the Rose at Rosehill and it's W.H. Wylie Handicap day at Morphettville.
This week, a crack field of speedsters battle it out in the Group 1 Moir Stakes at The Valley, and more top sprinters match motors in the Concorde Stakes at Randwick. With a high-quality supporting card at both venues, spring has definitely sprung.
This week, Pride Of Jenni takes on Mr Brightside in the Memsie Stakes, first Group 1 of the Melbourne season while the Sydney three-year-olds clash in the San Domenico and Up And Coming at Rosehill.
The first Group 1 of the new season, as Fangirl and co battle it out in the Winx Stakes, one of five black-type races on the Randwick card. There's black type in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth on Saturday too, then Grand National Steeple day at Ballarat Sunday.
There's a scent of spring in the air in Melbourne and Sydney, with the running of the Lawrence, Vain, Quezette and Regal Roller at Caulfield this Saturday and the Rosebud at Rosehill.
The first Sydney group race of the season, the Behemoth Stakes in Adelaide, Melbourne racing returns to the Valley and a massive card at the Sunny Coast.
The team discuss the spring ahead, Saturday's Aurie's Star, Sunday's Grand National Hurdle meeting and weekend specials around Australasia.
Talking the Bletchingly at Caulfield, the Lightning at Morphettville and Saturday specials around Australasia.
We're nearly at the end of the season but there's still a few features about: the Byerley and Flemington Cup in Melbourne, the Winter Challenge at Rosehill and the SA Sires' Produce at Morphettville. Plus the team's specials for Eagle Farm, Belmont and NZ, not to mention Lazy Lobsters.
Black type at Caulfield and the Sunshine Coast plus Saturday specials around Australasia.
Nine finals at Flemington, the Winter Stakes at Randwick, black type at the Sunshine Coast and more
The last Group 1 of the season, huge meetings in Sydney and Melbourne plus Saturday specials around Australasia
Black type at Ipswich and Randwick, winter heats at Flemington and Saturday specials around Australasia