Horse Racing

Kelinni has booked himself a spot in the Group 1 Sydney Cup next weekend after winning the Listed JRA Plate at Royal Randwick.

The Refuse To Bend gelding won the race by more than a length ahead of second place-getter Fibrillation, while Pirate Bay rounded out the placings in third.

Kelinni was paying odds of $5 at to win today’s…

Sydney Cup favourite Kelinni shares the top line of betting with stablemate Hoylonny for Saturday’s Listed 2013 JRA Plate (2000m) at Randwick.

The import is having a final tune up ahead of Saturday week’s Sydney Cup and is coming off a fourth-place effort in the BMW.

Like Kelinni, Hoylonny hasn’t won this preparation but was a strong second behind Lights…

If the betting market is anything to go by, the Group 3 2013 Epona Stakes (1900m) is set to be a closely run affair.

Current favourite is Ron Quinton’s consistent mare Crafty Irna who is being offered at $4.80 at .

The five-year-old has only won four times from 28 starts but has placed on another 10 occasions and seems…

A bumper day of racing takes place at Rosehill this Saturday and one the key support races to the big Group 1 events is the Group 3 2013 Epona Stakes (1900m).

A strong 14-horse field has been named to contest the $125,000 fillies and mares’ event including Peter Moody-trained mare Thy who is coming off a win in the Aspiration…

Gerald Ryan-trained stayer Ironstein will run at Rosehill on Saturday in what will be the first start of a spring campaign that could feature a start in the 2012 Melbourne Cup.

The experienced gelding will start in the Allan Barnes Coaches Handicap (1500m) and Ryan has confirmed he will be entered for the Melbourne Cup.

On his current rating he…

A quality field of nine horses will line up to contest the Group 2 2012 Eagle Farm Cup (2200m) which stands as a final lead-up event to next weekend’s Brisbane Cup.

Current favourite is the in-form Peter Moody-trained mare Lights Of Heaven ($2.00) who went within a head of winning the Group 1 Doomben Cup two weeks ago.

Just behind…

Two New Zealand-bred runners head a nine-horse field for Saturday’s Group 2 $250,000 2012 Eagle Farm Cup (2200m) that stands as a final lead-up race for Saturday week’s Brisbane Cup.

Fresh off a second-place effort in the Group 1 Doomben Cup, Peter Moody-trained mare Lights Of Heaven gets a chance to go one better after finishing runner-up in his last…

Mawingo will look to increase his winning streak if he lines up for the Group 2 Eagle Farm Cup at Eagle Farm this Saturday June 2, 2012.

The Tertullian entire won his last start in the Group 1 Doomben Cupon May 19, 2012.

It was the first Group 1 win for Mawingo, who was purchased from Germany earlier this year….

This Saturday the latest Group 1 race of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival will take centre stage at Doomben Racecourse with a talented field of stayers and Melbourne Cup types to face off in the 2012 Doomben Cup, the Races.com.au team’s exclusive form and betting analysis for which is detailed below.

Due to jump at 3:50pm as Doomben Race 7…

Star French import Manighar has drawn the inside barrier for Saturday’s feature Group 1 $500,000 2012 Doomben Cup (2000m).

The Peter Moody-trained race favourite will have 12 rivals as he looks to continue his impressive 2012 run which saw him win three times at Group 1 level earlier this year.

Moody’s stable jockey Luke Nolen was on board for all…