Ballarat trainer Archie Alexander has suffered a major blow in his fight against cobalt-related charges at the Victorian Racing Tribunal. Alexander is fighting two charges related to an elevated cobalt reading taken from his charge Tom’s Knight after a race at Kilmore in November 2018. Alexander’s legal team argued the trainer was not guilty of the more serious charge or […]

Ipswich is a tricky track with a tight home turn that gives well-drawn front-runners an advantage but with no recent rain and the rail out 2.5m the surface will be good giving an even playing field. This is a strong midweek meeting with depth in most races and I expect the form to provide good leads going forward. Race 1 […]

Trainer Gerald Ryan is finalising race program plans for his classy carnival three-year-olds Peltzer and Ellsberg while trying to maintain the stable’s winning momentum with Tectonicus and Rammstein at the Canterbury Park midweek meeting on Wednesday. Peltzer is among entries for the final Group 1 race in Sydney this season, the $600,000 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on […]

Trainer Peter Snowden is likely to extend brilliant colt Wild Ruler’s three-year-old season to try and secure an all-important Group 1 win and further enhance the sprinter’s claims for a start in the $15 million The TAB Everest next spring. Wild Ruler put himself into The Everest mix when he endured a wide run and still held on to win […]

Newmarket Handicap winner Zoutori might have finally got his head around travelling in time for Saturday’s $600,000 Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. Zoutori has had his struggles on previous interstate trips to Brisbane and Adelaide but made a pleasing Sydney debut when fourth in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 10. Co-trainer […]

A host of high-class fillies and mares have been entered for two of South Australia’s biggest Group 1 races – the TAB Classic (1200m) and the Australasian Oaks (2000m). The two $500,000 features will be run at Morphettville on Saturday, May 1. The TAB Classic, registered as the Robert Sangster Stakes, received 33 nominations with some of the nation’s best […]

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Wednesday’s card at Bendigo. BEST BET SAFEEYA (Race 8 No. 11 – $3.50) Safeeya is a talented filly making her return at Bendigo on Wednesday. She broke her maiden with a five-length romp first-up last time in and won a Cranbourne trial leading up this. She’ll be tough to beat […]

Connections of Queensland-bound three-year-olds might want to look at Victorian galloper Ayrton’s trial at Echuca on Tuesday. The unbeaten three-year-old looked awesome as he covered ground before cruising to win his 800m heat with jockey Michael Walker in the saddle. “Michael just kept him out wide and let him use that big action of his and was idling late while […]

Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Tuesday, April 20 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Tuesday’s meetings at Epsom Downs, Yarmouth, Sedgefield and Wolverhampton.  Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Monday’s meetings EPSOM DOWNS  ROBIN GOODFELLOW   1.45 Duke Of Firenze 2.15 Hector De Maris 2.50 VICTORY CHIME (nap) 3.20 Silent Film […]

Dual Randox Grand National winner Tiger Roll could make a surprise appearance at the bet365 Jump Finale at Sandown on the final day of the season in the bet365 Oaksey Chase. The Denise Foster-trained 11-year-old features among seven entries received for the extended 2m6f Grade Two contest, which has also attracted the Paul Nicholls-trained Ladbrokes King George VI Chase winner […]