Racing

Top apprenticeRising jockey Jade McNaught takes reigns of Trutiara

Top apprentice Jade McNaught has picked up the mount on smart sprinter Trutiara when needing only one win to outride her city claim at Belmont Park tomorrow.

Ernie Manning

Saturday tipsWeekend best bets: Hugh adds to Crown’s appeal

Four winners last week and our tipsters are confident of landing a few more blows against the bookies on Stradbroke Day. Check out their best bets and value tips for the major meetings across the nation.

Fighting spirit‘I didn’t realise how sick I was’: Racing doyen’s health scare

As a punter, owner and racing administrator, Bob Charley has fought his share of battles but nothing like what he went through when he was struck down with coronavirus.

Ray Thomas

MILITARY THEMEOverlord chasing his own D-Day triumph

The horse named after the WWII D-Day invasion runs in the JJ Atkins Stakes on the same date, June 6, as the Allies launched a land, sea and air invasion of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France in 1944.

Ray Thomas

Friday racesDonald tips: Backpedal worth the wait

The best bet of the day has form around Group 1 winner Loving Gaby, while trainer Matthew Williams has two good each-way chances at Donald. BEST BETS & LATEST ODDS

Leo Schlink

Spring plansTrainers hit out against Caulfield Cup switch

Melbourne Racing Club’s bold bid to reschedule its feature spring races — including moving the Caulfield Cup to the end of November — has hit a roadblock.

Michael Manley and Gilbert Gardiner

Racing integrityRV knocks back former Aquanita trainer’s return bid

Racing Victoria has rejected a bid by a former Aquanita trainer to return to the sport after serving an 18-month disqualification.

Leo Schlink

On the puntUltimate form guide: Prez can set up big day

Punters can get the money early at Flemington, while TAB punting guru Nick Quinn has found a great value bet in the Group 1 Stradbroke at Eagle Farm. BEST BETS, ANALYSIS

Michael Manley and Nick Quinn

Saturday racesDavo’s tips: Keep faith with Phaistos

Sky Racing form analyst Brad Davidson reckons the Godolphin-trained Phaistos can bounce back into the winners’ circle at Royal Randwick. FULL ANALYSIS & TAB MARKET MOVERS

Brad Davidson

PacingKaiden’s devotion a trump card

While many of us are still waking up and pondering a day at work, Bunbury trainer-reinsman Kaiden Hayter is busy feeding and attending to his horses.

Justin Fris

RacingJim Byrne fired up for Group One result

Hard work to overcome a broken leg injury has given jockey Jim Byrne a chance to win the Group One JJ Atkins on Rothfire.

Mark Oberhardt

PacingPunters reckon Expresso beatable

Throughout her breathtaking 19-start career, you can count on one hand the amount of times red-hot filly Double Expresso has not gone into a race as the clear favourite.

Justin Fris

RacingYuill rides a comet in Northam

It is not everyday you get to ride a “comet”, let alone win a race aboard one, but Bunbury rider Kyra Yuill managed to achieve the feat in Northam on Monday.

Justin Fris

What now?!Shockwave preparation shattered by Inters axing

Shockwave looked an Inters fancy after his $200,000 Golden Nugget victory at Gloucester Park early this season and he notched four straight wins before a recent spell.

Ernie Manning

Belmont winnerCity run beckons for Foo Trouble

Foo Trouble flagged a successful switch to city sprinting ranks when he won yesterday’s Amelia Park Handicap (1200m) at Belmont Park.

Ernie Manning

Big chanceTeam Edmonds closing in on Group 1 dream

It wasn’t too long ago trainer Toby Edmonds only had two horses in his stable. Now, in partnership with his son Trent, they have four genuine hopes of snaring the family’s first Group 1 success.

Nathan Exelby

RacingDoomben double hands Gollan training mark

An early midweek double at Doomben has enabled trainer Tony Gollan to set a new record for metropolitan winners in a Brisbane season.

Mark Oberhardt

RacingCernan gets Moody back on city scoreboard

Cernan has provided trainer Peter Moody with his fourth winner and his first in town with a narrow victory at Sandown.

Craig Brennan

Black Heart BartBart’s back for final fling in 2020 features

Grand galloper Black Heart Bart will continue his racing career — but only for this year — after impressively winning a Lark Hill barrier trial by almost five lengths.

Ernie Manning

Back to normalOwners: Axe Cup shuffle, focus on prizemoney, crowds

Racehorse owners have pushed back on a proposed Spring Carnival reshuffle and urged the Melbourne Racing Club to instead focus on bringing back full prizemoney – and crowds.

Gilbert Gardiner

Bart marches onImpressive trial win sees Bart’s career kick on

Connections considered retirement when he ran last of 12 in the Roma Cup (1200m) won by Vega Magic at Ascot on May 16.

Ernie Manning

Crowds are back!Perth Racing allows crowd of 300 to return to Belmont

Get excited, folks, real crowds are back this Saturday. Here's how you can score your place in WA's first sporting crowd in almost three months.

Ernie Manning

RacingRegional raiders have a day out on tough track

Dardanup four-year-old Costa Del Santo held out his short-priced Capel counterpart Tollman in Saturday’s gripping Byron Bay Premium Lager Handicap (1600m) at Belmont Park.

Justin Fris

PacingAlways An Angel shines for Prentice in bold win

Hot favourite Always An Angel notched her fifth straight win for North Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice in an incident-packed $100,000 Diamond Classic for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park.

Ernie Manning and Justin Fris