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Beadman marshals troops for early attack
BEST BETS: DARREN Beadman is treating his metropolitan debut as a trainer at Canterbury just like any other but he wouldn’t mind getting off the mark quickly.
Upstart Pride aiming high in Group 1 sprint
CHANGES to the Doomben 10,000 have given Toowoomba trainer Michael Nolan every reason to think Upstart Pride can be competitive in Saturday’s Group 1 dash.
Mallyon proves edict that hard work pays off
TAB BIG BETS/SUNDAY FIX: THE rise of the “other’’ Mallyon continues to blossom as Andrew Mallyon steps up for a couple of long-time supporters at Flemington.
Track Talk, with Lincoln Moore and Ben Scadden
ADVERTISER racing experts Lincoln Moore and Ben Scadden with their Track Talk preview for Saturday’s Morphettville races.
Weekend Best Bets
LATEST TAB ODDS: OUR experts give you an early shot at finding a winner as they look at the major races around the nation this weekend.
Ruthven shapes as strong hope in SA Derby
CIARON Maher hopes Ruthven’s significant staying qualities can offset the colt’s outside gate in Saturday’s $600,000 UBET South Australian Derby.
Koreans work to join world stage
FORMER Bendigo trainer Peter Wolsley is big in South Korea — and may be even bigger on Sunday when he saddles up Royal Ruby in the Korean Derby.
Sedation a ‘kind thing’ for horses
THE sedation of thoroughbreds is common and essential practice, according to two leading trainers.
The Early Oil: Caulfield
TAB BIG BETS: KENJORWOOD is due a change of luck and the Herald Sun’s Michael Manley believes the horse has found a much easier race at Caulfield on Saturday.
Saturday Best with Ray and Duff
TAB BIG BETS: THE Daily Telegraph’s Ray Thomas and Sky Thoroughbred Central’s form expert Ron Dufficy analyse all eight races at the standalone meeting at Scone.
Snowdens take cream to Scone
PETER Snowden hopes his team have more luck at Scone’s two-day carnival than they did when they sent a strong team to Hawkesbury last month and left without a winner.
Veteran hoop still riding high
ROBERT Thompson, the Hall of Fame jockey who will turn 59 on Saturday, is proving that age doesn’t matter as he keeps churning out winners.
Order Again can keep winning Habit going
TRAINER Brian Smith is convinced last-start runaway Eagle Farm winner Order Again is a Queensland Derby winner in the making, but fears he may not make the field.
Nathan’s Racebook: Doomben
THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby looks for the winners on a big day of Group 1 racing at Doomben on Saturday.
Newgate won’t rush rising star
RUSSIAN Revolution is giving his future stallion barn mates 12 months’ headstart as his major owners Newgate Farm sweat on him fulfilling his “extreme talent”.
Perth to stage first Good Friday race meeting
WESTERN Australia will break with tradition and hold a race meeting on Good Friday, leaving Christmas Day as the only race-free day in Australia.
Owner’s magnificent seven
LEVIATHAN owner Bob Peters scored a record-equalling seventh Perth Cup victory when Star Exhibit held off Neverland in a thrilling finish.
Cup dream back on deck for Miller
THE Perth Cup dream that eluded Jason Miller as a jockey could come true for him as a trainer with Kia Ora Koutou in Saturday’s iconic 2400m race at Ascot.
