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Graham Cunningham's Weekend Racing Bets: Will Derby winner be Eclipsed?

4 July 2009 | About Editor | Horse racing

Plenty of Derby winners have failed to add Sandown's Eclipse Stakes to their roll call of honours, so what does Racing UK analyst Graham Cunningham make of the Epsom winner's chances? Read that and five suggested bets here...... Read more

Horrible draw for Gold Salute

3 July 2009 | About Kristen Manning | Weekly preview

A strong card on what used to be Grand National Steeple Day at Flemington this Saturday - the programme now highlighted by the Listed Winter Championship Final and finals of two other race series contested at the provincials by three-year-olds, writes Kristen Manning. Read more

Ante-Post Betting: The Sandown Coral Eclipse

1 July 2009 | About Wayne Bailey | Horse racing

Wayne Bailey takes a look at the main contenders for Saturday's big race where Sea The Stars is a strong even money favourite...... Read more

Horseracing Betting Briefing: June 28 - July 4

28 June 2009 | About Andrew Hughes | Horse racing

"A reminder that the National Hunt season is always with us, this perennial summer favourite is a thorough stamina test" Read more

GC's Weekend Racing Briefing: With double helpings of Derby bets!

27 June 2009 | About Editor | Weekly preview

It's Derby weekend on both sides of the Irish Sea, with Sea The Stars and Fame And Glory lining up in Ireland and a number of good handicappers scrapping for the Pitmen's Derby at Newcastle. Racing UK analyst Graham Cunningham... Read more

Big Race History: Irish Derby

25 June 2009 | About Malcolm Pannett | Horse racing

The Irish Derby provides a welcome opportunity for Epsom Derby-winners, if taking up the challenge, to confirm their superiority, or otherwise, over their contemporaries. Since the prize money took a quantum leap in 1962 14 horses have done just that,... Read more

Robin Keck's Stable Form: Let's keep this excellent run going...

24 June 2009 | About Editor | Weekly preview

Mr Keck turned in a good profit last week, read his selections for the week ahead here...... Read more

Royal Ascot Betting Diary: Discipline is essential when you're having a bad run

22 June 2009 | About Editor | Ascot

Robin Keck looks back at his highlights of Royal Ascot and his own betting fortunes.... Read more

Royal Ascot Race-By-Race Preview Day Five: Full run-through of the final day's action

20 June 2009 | About Andrew Hughes | Ascot

Andrew Hughes rounds up Royal Ascot with a look at Saturday's card from the opening race, the Chesham Stakes, to the Queen Alexandra Stakes closer.... Read more

Royal Ascot Race-By-Race Preview Day Four: The stage is set for the fillies as the Coronation Stakes

19 June 2009 | About Andrew Hughes | Ascot

The Coronation Stakes is the undoubted highlight of Friday's Ascot card, says Andrew Hughes, who runs through that and every other race here...... Read more

Ortensia the obvious choice in Winter Stakes

18 June 2009 | About Kristen Manning | Weekly preview

Last year's Winter Stakes winner Absolut Glam is one of several high class mares contesting this year's Group One $500,000 event and the Danny O'Brien trained mare looks a big chance to make it two in a row, writes Kristen Manning. Read more

Ballack has a big chance

18 June 2009 | About Kristen Manning | Weekly preview

The Queensland carnival continues this weekend, the action heading back to sunny Eagle Farm. One of the feature races on the programme is the $200,000 Gr.3 Tattersall's Cup - an open handicap over 2200m, writes Kristen Manning. Read more

Royal Ascot Race-By-Race Preview Day Three: Gold Cup has the makings of a classic

18 June 2009 | About Andrew Hughes | Ascot

Yeats, Geordieland and Patkai line up for the most hotly-anticipated battle of the week at Ascot on Thursday. Andrew Hughes has info on that and all the other races here...... Read more

Royal Ascot Betting Day Two: This multiple must be good - the biggest boys in betting have made the same selections!

17 June 2009 | About Editor | Ascot

Good grief! They thought it could never happen but it has ... the warring twosome have gone for the same trio of horses in Wednesday's massive multiple. Fancy a piece of the action? Read on...... Read more

Four tips for a top Royal Ascot

15 June 2009 | About Editor | Ascot

Racing expert Graham Cunningham has four golden nuggets to make the five days of Ascot as successful as possible.... Read more

Three cheers for Neville

13 June 2009 | About Vin Lowe | Horse racing

Neville Wilson received the Order of Australia Medal in the Queen's Birthday honors this week, writes Vin Lowe. Read more

Each-way choices for Belmont Sprint

11 June 2009 | About Kristen Manning | Weekly preview

There's Gr.3 sprinting action in Perth on Saturday with the running of the $125,000 Belmont Sprint, writes Kristen Manning. Read more

Royal Ascot 2009: Big race pointers

10 June 2009 | About Wayne Bailey | Horse racing

Wayne Bailey takes a look ahead to the Royal Ascot festival and provides some profit pointers for the big Group one races...... Read more

Luke Oliver set to attack Swan Hill

5 June 2009 | About Vin Lowe | Weekly preview

Luke Oliver's yard is on fire at the moment and punters should stick with the young Caulfield horseman as he attacks the Swan Hill carnival with a vengeance this weekend, writes Vin Lowe. Read more

Oaks Day Betting: Graham Cunningham on the highlights of Friday's Epsom card

5 June 2009 | About Editor | Horse racing

BB's top racing blogger runs through the juicy bits of a very tasty Epsom card where Sariska will likely go off favourite in what could be a memorable running of the Oaks.... Read more

Tough to find the winner in the Stradbroke

4 June 2009 | About Kristen Manning | Weekly preview

The best form at Eagle Farm - Hard To Catch, Mr Baritone, Mr Slick and Vocalic, writes Kristen Manning. Read more

Rockdale on a roll

4 June 2009 | About Kristen Manning | Weekly preview

The form around last start Rough Habit Plate winner Rockdale looks the key to the main chances in Saturday's $500,000 Queensland Derby, writes Kristen Manning. Read more

Timeform Horses In Focus: J J The Jet Plane, Rose Blossom and Mister Dee Bee

3 June 2009 | About Editor | Horse racing

Two of this week's trio look Ascot-bound...... Read more

Turn-around for Moody

1 June 2009 | About Vin Lowe | Weekly preview

It was late in the day at Doomben Racecourse and we were sitting around a table near the horse stalls. Ten or twelve of Douro Valley's owners were tossing about theories as to why Douro had run so far below expectations in the Doomben Cup, writes Vin Lowe. Read more

Take Ekstreme for a thrill ride

28 May 2009 | About Kristen Manning | Weekly preview

So even does this year's Queensland Oaks appear that in early markets there are eight horses quoted at 12-1 or under. Favourite after faring well in the barrier draw is one of several New Zealand visitors - Ekstreme, writes Kristen Manning. Read more

 

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