Just Horse Racing

The off-season winter races in Sydney invariably throw up a handful of emerging black-type performers, and Big Red Tequila is shaping as a mare worth tracking into the future. A daughter of Cox Plate winner Shamus Award, the four-year-old has been given a typically patient grounding by trainer Joe Pride,...

Past and present will collide when jockey Rachel King teams up with young trainer Jack Bruce to partner his first Group One runner, Highgrove Rose, in the Queensland Oaks. King is an integral part of the Bjorn Baker stable and rides predominantly for him in Sydney, while Bruce formerly worked...

Resident tipster Adam gives his betting strategy for Friday (5/6/2026) racing. Please note that some prices quoted were available at the time of writing, which was 8.20am Friday. Take note that other plays may be added throughout the day. Index 0.5u = A chance/throw at the stumps 1u = A...

The Phillip Stokes-trained Portarlington has the credentials to score at Morphettville Parks, but the significantly wet track is playing on the mind of connections. Portarlington is the $1.75 early favourite in betting on the Quayclean Handicap (1250m) on Saturday, something that has assistant-trainer Kerrin Stokes a little nervous. Of the...

A high percentage of feature races in Western Australia since the start of summer have produced riveting finishes … the most recent example being Western Empire’s last stride win in the Group 3 Hyperion Stakes at Belmont last Saturday … and that competitive trend seems likely to continue when ten...