NEWS

Always exciting to take the covers off a potentially promising first-starter and that's what trainer Joe Pride intends to do this week. NOT ON MAY WATCH (pictured), an unraced 3yo gelding by ALL TOO HARD, has been...

Our form analyst Nic Ashman is back from a winter hiatus and has found one at Caulfield for his first tip of the 2026 spring carnival. Randwick R5 N5 BONIFACE "Peak ratings are on wet ground. Last start on dry was...

Racing is a funny game. The ups and downs make the stock market look like tiddly winks. Last week 9 gallopers from Caulfield in the south to Eagle Farm in the north, went to the barriers bedecked in the black and lime...

A gutsy PRIVATE EYE may have run into one of the stars of the spring when finishing second in Saturday’s G2 PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Returning from a nine-week break, the old boy was heavily backed to defend...

Our form analyst Nic Ashman is back from a winter hiatus and has found one at Caulfield for his first tip of the 2026 spring carnival. Caulfield R6 N5 NATURAL FLING "Resumes and only first-up run saw her break the...

PRIVATE EYE is, to coin a well-worn phrase, an absolute marvel! Now a veteran of 9 equine years, he’s been to the races 52 times of which about 85% of those trips, were against BLACK TYPE opposition. His overall record...

“Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet” said the great Aristotle. Born 384BC, a student of Plato, who we have spoken about before in this column, and tutor to Alexander the Great, Aristotle wrote extensively on...

How seamless the transition is from season to season in Australian Racing! Unlike a number of overseas jurisdictions that have a distinct break, the domestic 2025/26 year concluded on Friday July 31 and kicked off the...

As the curtain is officially drawn on season 2025/26 regeneration is once again embraced. Will the mooted baton change from PRIVATE EYE to his little brother KING’S SECRET actually take place? Can IN FLIGHT win a Group...

With only a trio of NSW runners to hoist the Proven flag this week, the onus will be on the seven QLD entrants to keep the black and lime green in the limelight. And what a July it’s been! Nine winners and (hopefully...