Trainer Dean Mirfin is hoping Greg Ryan’s ability to ride plenty of winners at Wellington rubs off on Harmonica, while Dame Kiri stands out as the pick of the bunch at Wyong.
Racing Victoria chairman Brian Kruger says the Melbourne Racing Club would be “negligent” not to consider the sale of Sandown racecourse.
Moonee Valley Racing Club has raised the stakes in a bid to lure the world’s best horses to this year’s $5m Cox Plate.
Matthew Vella reckons the in-form I’m A Legend and jockey Sam Clipperton can provide the Hawkesbury trainer with his first city winner at Canterbury Park. MATT JONES’S BEST BETS
Trainer Phillip Stokes has two chances entered for the Sandown meeting but he will monitor the track rating before deciding whether Too Good Too Hard runs.
Disqualified jockey Nash Rawiller is preparing for a comeback to race riding next month, but his immediate goal is working on his general riding fitness as he builds to his long-awaited return.
Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes has warned Everest slot-holders not to forget about Vega Magic, as his immediate attention turns to the Wagga meeting and his three live chances. BEST BET, INSIDE MAIL
Jockey Larry Cassidy’s belief that Princess Posh is “a genuine chance” in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap is the driving force behind his attempt to ride at his lightest in eight years.
Sky Racing form analyst Brad Davidson runs the rule over every race at Cessnock and comes up with some interesting options to rekindle some of our expenses from the weekend. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Tony McEvoy will ignore recent form and push on with a three-pronged attack towards the $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm after deciding to run Manuel and Dollar For Dollar with Despatch.
Rising star Begood Toya Mother will head for a brief spell in the paddock before returning to work for the spring, but if his performance at Caulfield is an indication he doesn’t need time out.
Although it took Spectre some time to open his winning account, he is now shooting for a hat-trick when he lines up at Goulburn and looks a standout, says form analyst Adam Sherry. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
They say when it rains it pours and that was the case for trainer Mark Newnham, who had never won a race at Doomben before he landed back-to-back stakes winners in the space of 40 minutes.
Tommy Berry didn’t realise he was cruising in the comfort zone until he received some honest feedback from a close friend and he tells Ray Thomas that’s not where he wants to be.
Finding winners just became a whole lot easier with The Courier Mail racing editor Nathan Exelby and the bookmaking team from Ladbrokes on the case for the Queensland Oaks Day meeting.
Jim Conlan has reduced his numbers to a handful but he could be a factor in the spring with ex-German galloper Beau Balmain and Singapore champ Debt Collector joining his stable.
Foxdown looks beautifully placed at Scone after running well in higher grade this preparation when not disgraced, according to leading form analyst Matt Jones. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Bart Cummings will forever be known as the Cups king, but in the equine world he has a worthy combatant in warhorse Destiny’s Kiss, who is to contest a 49th “cup” race.
Queensland has produced some of Australia’s greatest jockeys, including Mick Dittman, the man they called ‘the enforcer’. Here’s a look at our favourite riders of all time.
The Magic Millions Racing Women syndicate always knew they were on a winner with their gun galloper Global Glamour but even they could not have envisaged the tidy sum she would fetch as a broodmare.