Melbourne Racing

Weekend Best Bets

LATEST TAB ODDS/PODCAST: OUR experts give you an early shot at finding a winner as they look at the major races around the nation.

Perfect match Caviar filly finds home with Hayes

THE training partnership headed by Hall of Famer David Hayes has been selected as the first to prepare the incomparable Black Caviar’s progeny.

Rupert Clarke X-rated horseplay proving quite a distraction

MAYBE it was the abundant distractions of Flemington, maybe it was the tricky straight course, maybe it’s a family curse or maybe it was an untimely surge of spring adrenaline.

Expert opinion Analysis: Underwood Stakes

THE cards should fall Bart Heart Bart’s way, even with that lingering query beyond 1400m, when he contests the $500,000 Group 1 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.

Mornington Jade just a step off perfection

JADE Darose almost had the perfect start as Victoria’s first professional jockey/trainer when she rode Parwan Prince to second place at ­Mornington.

Expert opinion Beat The Bookie value bets

PODCAST: OUR experts try to boost your bank balance with the best value bets of the weekend in the major cards around the nation.

Expert opinion The Early Oil: Caulfield

HERALD Sun’s leading form analyst Michael Manley says stick Black Heart Bart now that he returned to his favourite track and been reunited with Brad Rawiller.

VRC Oaks New queen for Payne

MICHELLE Payne has been given a VRC Oaks prospect to train and ride, thanks to a Melbourne-based syndicate.

Disqualification McGill ‘no guarantee’ to get Riley horses

RACING Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey said it’s not “a rubber stamp job” that Logan McGill will take over the training of Mark Riley’s team.

Cox Plate Hartnell switch opens door for super showdown

POLL: A DREAM Cox Plate clash of Winx and Hartnell now appears likely as global giant Godolphin plots its raid on the Melbourne spring carnival.

The mail Melbourne preview: Caulfield

A COMPREHENSIVE preview of every race for Saturday’s meeting at Caulfield with Ray Hickson.

Rosehill Shinn’s stellar cast has Seal appeal

PODCAST: NO jockey in Sydney racing is riding in better form than Blake Shinn and he looks set for another big day at Rosehill on Saturday.