The third and final leg of the 2-year-old Triple Crown, the G1 Champagne S. (1600m), sees a field of 10 line up which, outside of a few runners, lacks the depth of a Group 1 contest. Last-start G1 Sires' Produce S. winner Invader (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) is the class runner of the field and has [...]

A winner of the G1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) last start, the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Bonneval (NZ) (Makfi {GB}) has really appreciated the step up in trip of late and as one of two 'Oaks' winners in the field, the filly seems to hold all the cards in the G1 James Boag's Premium Australian Oaks. [...]

The form horse of the $2m G1 Schweppes Sydney Cup with five wins from his last six starts, including black type victories at his last three, the relatively lightly raced Big Duke (Ire) (Raven's Pass) looks the one if the 3200m poses no issues. Trained by Darren Weir, Big Duke's two length win in the 2600m [...]

Last start Group 1 winners Silent Sedition (Aus) (War Chant) and Heavens Above (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) look the ones to battle the race out on form, with a slight leaning towards Tim Martin's G1 Coolmore Classic winner Heavens Above (Aus), second in this race last year who is looking capable of adding a second [...]

Attempting to win her 17th straight race and 11th at Group 1 level – or should we just say 'set to win'…either way, Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) will start at prohibitive odds in the Championships showcase race, the $4m G1 Longines Queen Elizabeth S. (2000m). The only last start winner in the nine-strong field, [...]

In what appears an absolute lottery on paper with a field of 23 acceptors (including 3 emergencies) in Saturday's A$3m G1 Star Doncaster, it is hard to put a line through many runners in the field as there is really no out and out champion, meaning there is simply no horse the calibre of last [...]

Two from two at the distance and two from three at the track, last start G1 The Galaxy winner Russian Revolution (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) is the colt on the up, and with likely improvement second-up, he looks more than capable of tackling a class field in the G1 TJ Smith S. (1200m). Having already assured [...]

Aiming to take the trans-Tasman G1 Derby double by adding Saturday's A$2million G1 Australian Derby to his New Zealand Derby victory two starts back, current race favourite Gingernuts (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}) has proven himself at the distance and in the heavy conditions. Defeating G1 Randwick Guineas Inference (Aus) (So You Think {NZ}) by over two [...]

In a race that should see the G1 Golden Slipper form stand up, the G1 Inglis Sires' (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday brings together a capacity field of 20 final acceptors (including 4 emergencies). Beaten just over two lengths into second place by She Will Reign (Aus) (Manhattan Rain {Aus}) in the Golden Slipper, Michael [...]