Horse Racing

Warwick Farm trainer Paul Cave has secured his first metropolitan win in Sydney this season through maiden-breaking gelding Monsieur Sisu at Canterbury.

Eight solid races at Happy Valley tonight– Our man Campo has been in dashing form. Check out Campo’s hot mail. Good luck

Jockey Michael Walker has high hopes for Fighting Harada after he scored his first city success in the Clabrooke Racing Handicap at Sandown.

Brisbane’s premier rider Jeff Lloyd will need a medical certificate before he rides three-year-old Perast in the Stradbroke Handicap.

Nordic Empire has led home his opposition under apprentice Stephanie Thornton to take out the Dream Thoroughbreds Handicap at Sandown.

The Greg Hickman-trained gelding Braces can look forward to a rare trip to Rosehill after recording consecutive city wins at Warwick Farm and Canterbury.

Co-trainer Simon Zahra is hoping for a strong performance from Propelle at Flemington in a bid to boost the filly’s rating ahead of a possible spring campaign.

The Stradbroke Hcp will be run as race five at Doomben on Saturday in a flashback to the 1970s when major races were run mid afternoon.

Dogged mare Perizada is looking to continue her consistent preparation for Canberra trainers Ron Weston and John Nisbet with more black-type in the June Stakes.

Trainer Bjorn Baker believes things have fallen into place for Champagne Cuddles to shine in the Group One Stradbroke Hcp on Saturday.

Despite drawing the outside barrier, stud-bound Spieth is primed to break a couple of hoodoos in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben.

The Bjorn Baker-trained three-year-old filly Champagne Cuddles is the outright favourite for the Stradbroke Handicap after drawing gate one.

Luck Favours has spiked a temperature and will not make the trip to England for the Royal Ascot meeting.

It’s a heavy track at Canterbury but that won’t stop our man Richie Boy from finding a few winners then he suggests we double up with NSW tonight in the State Of Origin. Good punting all.

The Bob Baffert-trained Justify has drawn barrier one for his bid to win the Belmont Stakes and complete the US Triple Crown.

Our man Shane Ciurleo is looking to go bang in the first with his best bet at the Gold Coast then carry that form for the rest of the day then the night with Queensland in the State Of Origin. Good luck all.

It’s State Of Origin night in Melbourne but before that we need to get some cash and what better way than backing a winner at Sandown. Check out Bruce Clark’s full preview and best bets. Good punting.

Group One-placed sprinter Derryn will stand at New Zealand’s Grangewilliam Stud in the upcoming breeding season.

Jason Coyle has no fears about upgrading Siren’s Fury into the Stradbroke Handicap is she happens to make the field for the $1.5 million feature at Doomben.

Crossing The Abbey kicks off a light winter campaign at Flemington in preparation for a tilt at the three-year-old fillies races in the spring.

Blake Shinn has had a careless riding suspension reduced by the Racing NSW Appeal Panel.

Cranbourne trainer Mick Bell believes sprinter Jungle Edge is poised to make a successful return in the June Stakes at Randwick after a freshen-up.

Care To Think has been dogged by bad barriers in his recent races and is due for a change of luck in the Stradbroke Handicap.

The random barrier draws haven’t been working in favour of Rossman who has again drawn off the track in a three-year-old race at Sandown.

Are Victorian jockeys poorer horsemen than there interstate counterparts? Are they more reckless? Does everywhere outside Victoria have lanes that the horses have to keep to? Or is there a bias coming out in the way stewards in Victoria view the things that happen in any race?

Matt Smith can finally run slow maturer Tonsor at a metropolitan meeting after the four-year-old made a winning debut at Kembla Grange.

Jockey Jamie Mott has had an eight-meeting suspension reduced to six by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.

Trainers Chris Waller and Darren Weir will be allies with the Australian Bloodstock-owned Brave Smash to run for Waller in the $13 million Everest.

Queensland Oaks winner Youngstar will attempt to become the first filly in a decade to add the Derby to her Classic victory.

Trainer Matthew Leek has been disqualified for 12 months after being found guilty of two charges relating to attempted race day treatment.