Month: April 2025

Australian Derby favourite, Aeliana. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The three-year-old take centre stage in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a stacked field of 18 set to take their place in the $2 million staying feature. The lone filly Aeliana has been installed as the $3.50 favourite with horse racing bookmakers post-barrier draw, with the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) runner-up drawing perfectly in barrier two. Damien Lane is booked to ride the daughter of Castelvecchio as trainer Chris Waller seeks back-to-back wins in the three-year-old…

Group 1 Randwick Guineas winner, Linebacker. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The time-honoured Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) headlines the action for Day 1 of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a capacity field of 20 set to battle it out for the $4 million prize. The Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) winner Linebacker has opened favourite at $6 with horse racing bookmakers after drawing barrier 14, with Zac Lloyd set to continue his association with the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton-trained gelding. Group 1 All Star Mile (1600m) winner Tom…

Royal Flower will contest Saturday’s Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m) at Wanganui. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Foxton trainer Gail Temperton feels she has some unfinished business with the Group 3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m) and she is hoping to rectify that on Saturday at Wanganui. Temperton placed in last year’s edition of the race with Royal Flower, a mare she bred and races with her partner Stanley Alexander under their Taikorea Thoroughbreds banner, and she is hoping for an improved result this weekend. The six-year-old daughter of…

Just Folk winning the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Just Folk will attempt to win the Group 1 Doncaster Mile at his second try, following his dominant victory in the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude at Rosehill on Tuesday afternoon. The Gavin Bedggood-trained gelding competed in the Group 1 classic in 2022 when he finished 13th of 20, and he will return to the same contest in much better form in 2025. The son of Magnus jumped as a +1300 outsider with horse racing bookmakers, and after leaving the barriers…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025 Location: Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1600m The Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds, run over 1600m under set weights and penalties at Royal Randwick by the Australian Turf Club. First held in 1981, the race honours the legendary 19th-century stayer Carbine, a dual Sydney Cup winner and Melbourne Cup champion who became a highly influential sire. Originally a Listed…

Dubai Honour and Tom Marquand combine to win the 2025 Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The William Haggas-trained Dubai Honour ($3.10) has remained undefeated in three starts down under, adding the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) to his resume in a stunning display at Rosehill on Tuesday afternoon. The Pride Of Dubai gelding returned to Australia for the first time since claiming the 2023 editions of the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) and Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), with the world traveller looking to bounce off…

General Salute arrived in time to claim the Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au General Salute has come with a withering burst of speed to claim his maiden Group success in the Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes at Rosehill on Tuesday afternoon. The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained gelding returned with a nice victory in a Benchmark 94 Handicap at Kembla Grange, and he has bounced through that well to claim a narrow win second up as the +320 favourite with Picklebet. Uncommon James (+900) pushed forward to take…