NEWS
Nic Ashman’s best bet for Saturday
Our resident form analyst Nic Ashman is looking to get Blue Diamond Stakes day off to a fast start with his selection coming in the first race at Caulfield on Saturday. CAULFIELD R1 N3 PONDALOWIE “We've got a small...
The Week Ahead Feb 19
As many as 11 horses are set to face the starter for Proven Thoroughbreds this week. The busy week begins with FORTUNEER (pictured) at Ipswich's Wednesday meeting. The Matt Hoysted-trained mare is a short priced...
Sectionals Review – stick with VIA
VIA SISTINA is on track to sweep the Group 1 features this autumn despite tasting defeat for the first time since September last year. Her third placing in Saturday’s Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) was full of hidden...
Inglis Classic wrap – buyers’ paradise!
It’s a well worn cliche, but at last week’s Inglis Classic Sale, we really did 'buy the ones we wanted'. Armed with our usual short list of prospects, the expectation was to leave the auction with at least one...
A CART with a sprint!
In a welcome return to form, CARTWHEELS produced a sharp turn of foot to reel in her benchmark 62 rivals over 1200m at the Sunshine Coast Friday night. After winning two of her first four starts, the TRAPEZE ARTIST...
Nic Ashman’s best bet for Saturday
Our resident form analyst Nic Ashman is siding with a mare in the Apollo Stakes' clash of heavyweights at Randwick on Saturday. RANDWICK R8 N5 VIA SISTINA “Cox Plate winner in record time that went to a whole new level...
The Week Ahead Feb 12
A relatively quiet week of runners for Proven Thoroughbreds as the curtain comes down on another Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. Proven came away from the 2025 auction with a total of seven yearlings of which three will...
TERMAGANT’s redemption!
Connections of TERMAGANT breathed a collective sigh of relief after the mare made amends for a luckless defeat with victory at Doomben on Saturday. It was two weeks prior at the Sunshine Coast when TERMAGANT made her...
Nic Ashman’s best bet for Saturday
Our resident times analyst Nic Ashman is back from annual leave and is looking at a Melbourne 2yo to kick start his tipping segment for 2025. CAULFIELD R5 N1 MY GLADIOLA “Impossible to go past MY GLADIOLA. She...
The Week Ahead Feb 5
This Saturday marks the return of talented mare THE BLACK CLOUD and a chance at redemption for the luckless TERMAGANT. The Joe Pride-trained THE BLACK CLOUD (pictured) lines up in the 1000m BM94 Handicap at Randwick, a...
2025 Karaka wrap – Proven 7!
The only stat you need to know about NZ-breds is that they make up 8% of the racing population in Australia and yet win 21% of our Group 1 races. It’s no doubt at the forefront of buyers’ minds when every NZB Karaka...
The Week Ahead Jan 29
ACCREDITED is all set for 'Take 2' in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill this Saturday. After seeing last Saturday's Listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) scrapped due to a lack of acceptors, ACCREDITED...