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Ten rivals for Winx in Turnbull Stakes

Champion mare Winx will have up to 10 rivals when she contests the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington this Saturday. Among the nominations for Saturday’s
Bad omen for the Tigers

The Tiger army is up and about this week after making their first Grand Final in 35 years but it might not be such good news for omen punters. Daniel Rioli took home the Goal of the Year award at Monday night’s Brownlow Medal and Tiger fans would no doubt… Read More »
Punters go like the Clappers in G1

Punters appear to have made their mind up early when it comes to the Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick this Saturday with the top-weight best backed in the field of 14. Happy Clapper is the $3.00 favourite for the Group 1 feature, having been backed in from his opening quote… Read More »
Punter goes all-in on G1

One punter faces a nervous wait ahead of Friday night’s Moir Stakes (1000m) after placing a $56,000 bet on a runner that’s gone on to draw a wide barrier. The TAB punter placed the sizable bet on Russian Revolution on Tuesday, a day before the final field and barriers were… Read More »
Key Epsom Handicap contender in doubt

Egg Tart will be required to pass a veterinary inspection if she is to run in Saturday’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller advised Racing NSW Stewards that the 4-year-old mare had developed an eye irritation and was treated with anti-inflammatories and antibiotics. Egg Tart was examined… Read More »
Big bet comes through for Epsom contender

One TAB punter has placed a whopping $5,000 bet on a star 4-year-old in Saturday’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap to be run at Randwick on Saturday. Comin’ Through was $11 on the TAB all-in market before being trimmed in to $8.00 with the big bet taking place. The Chris Waller-trained… Read More »
JRA Cup nominations – 2017

View the nominations for the 2017 JRA Cup. The JRA Cup will be run on Friday 29th September at Moonee Valley racecourse. [crownbetoffer] Horse 1 ABBEY MARIE 2 AMRALAH (IRE) 3 ANNUS MIRABILIS (IRE) 4 BALF’S CHOICE 5 BERISHA 6 BOOM TIME 7 ECUADOR (NZ) 8 ETYMOLOGY 9 EXTRA ZERO 10… Read More »
Key contender ruled out of Melbourne Cup

A key Melbourne Cup contender has been ruled out of travelling to Australia after he was found to be lame. The Sir Mark Prescott-trained St Michel was well fancied in Melbourne Cup betting with connections of the UK stayer planning to make the trip to Australia after being given just… Read More »
Racing gods predict Cats upset

Adelaide Crows fans might want to look away now, especially those supporters who like their racing and believe in superstitions. The Crows are set to take on Geelong in a blockbuster preliminary final tomorrow night and one Adelaide fan was quick to find two ‘omen’ bets at Lismore and Hawkesbury… Read More »
Winx scares off Hartnell once again

James Cummings is set to avoid champion mare Winx once again with long time rival Hartnell now heading to the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield on October 1st. With just a six day turn around between the Underwood Stakes and the Turnbull Stakes it is very unlikely we will see Hartnell… Read More »
Interesting bet taken on The Everest

A punter has taken a massive risk or knows something that we don’t know placing a $4,000 bet on an Everest runner without a confirmed slot in the race. The TAB punter placed the $4,000 bet on the Gerald Ryan-trained Deploy who was at $21 in all-in markets for The… Read More »
Peter Moody sends rumour mill into overdrive

Former champion racehorse trainer Peter Moody sent the rumour mill into overdrive on Wednesday when he fired off two tweets suggesting that a leading Victorian stable had allegedly returned a positive cobalt test in NSW. 1/2 Any truth a leading vic stable has COBALT positive in nsw where they have… Read More »
Cash Out costs punter $340,000

One Flemington punter will be kicking themselves after cashing out of a 5-leg multi that would have seen them take home $347,490. The punter still managed to collect a very tidy profit after the first three legs of their multi bet got up, including a $13 winner when Sword of… Read More »
Big Bets come for Golden Rose contender

Two big bets on Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Rose have changed the market considerably with the favourite being backed heavily to win the 1400m feature. Bets of $10,000 at $2.50 and $16,000 at $2.30 on Menari have seen the Gerald Ryan-trained 3-year-old shorten to $1.90 on the TAB. Menari is… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner gets a new jockey

Last years Melbourne Cup winner Almandin will have a new jockey for his 2017 Melbourne Cup campaign. Champion jockey Damien Oliver announced today that he has secured the spot on the back of the 2016 Melbourne Cup winner during his Spring Carnival campaign. Oliver was on the back of Almandin in… Read More »
Punters plunge on 5YO maiden

Punters have been quick to smash the odds of a runner in Corowa maiden race with the 5YO’s odds slashed from $21 into $1.85 before drifting back out to her current odds of $3.60. Allan Fitzgerald trains Gens Miss at Wangaratta and she daughter of in form stallion Written Tycoon… Read More »
Pakistan Star suffers injury setback

An aggravation of a foot injury will delay the return of Hong Kong’s cult figure Pakistan Star to the racetrack. Pakistan Star had originally injured his front right foot during trackwork in August when he took a misstep and twisted a toe. The injury in August resulted in Pakistan Star… Read More »
Regally bred filly to step out at Canterbury

She’s one of the most exciting juveniles in Australian racing and is sure to attract plenty of attention when she steps out for her raceday debut at Canterbury today. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly Woman, who is by Frankel and out of champion mare More Joyous, is expected… Read More »
Changes made to Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup handicapping

Racing Victoria has today announced a change in policy around the re-handicapping of the Caulfield Cup winner in the Melbourne Cup. The Racing Victoria handicapping panel announced today that the winner of the Caulfield Cup will not be re-handicapped in the Melbourne Cup if they have already been allocated 56kg… Read More »
Jockey hits out at media after horse punch

Irish jockey Davy Russell has lashed out at the media over the coverage surrounding his four-day ban for punching a horse in the neck. Russell originally recieved a caution for the incident however Josh Byrne, registrar of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee, used his powers to appeal the ‘unduly lenient’ sanction. Speaking at… Read More »