Winter Championship Series Final – Flemington
Flemington has an 8 race programme with the major race being the Listed $200,000 2009 VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final over 1600 metres. There is a full field of 16 plus 3 emergencies and the topweight is Sand Sweeper with 59kg. Read more…

Caloundra Cup – Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast has a 12 race programme with the first at 12:15 and the last at 6:52. There are 3 listed races and the main one is the Listed $200,000 CNW Electrical & Data Supplies Caloundra Cup over 2400 metres. There is a field of 13 and the topweight with 57kg is Reggie, one of only 2 mares in the field. Read more…

Winter Stakes – Eagle Farm
The major races this Saturday are at Eagle Farm, with a Group 1 and two Group 3 races. The main race is the Group 1 $500,000 Queensland Breeders & Tattersall’s Winter Stakes over 1400 metres. This is a weight-for-age race for fillies and mares and has attracted a full field of 20 plus 2 emergencies. Read more…

Belmont Sprint – Belmont, WA
The Group 3 $125,000 Belmont Sprint over 1400 metres is one of the two Group races that are held at Belmont each year. It is an open handicap for three-year-olds and upwards and attracted a large number of nominations with a field of 16 plus 4 emergencies. The scratching of Capuchin means that Roman Time, the first emergency, will get a run. Read more…

Stradbroke Handicap – Eagle Farm
Eagle Farm has a fantastic 8 race programme on what is expected to be a heavy track. There are 3 Group 1 races, 2 Group 2 races and 3 Listed races, with the main event the Group 1 $1 million AAMI Stradbroke Handicap over 1400 metres. Black Piranha is the $3.80 early favourite in the 20 horse field. He was a close second behind Apache Cat two weeks ago and at his two previous starts he was a close second behind Vision and Power in the Doncaster and the George Ryder. Read more…

Queensland Oaks – Eagle Farm
Saturdays feature race is the Group 1 $400,000 Conrad Treasury Queensland Oaks over 2400 metres and there is a field of 19 three-year-old fillies. The early betting has Ekstreme as favourite at $4.80 , ahead of Nothin’ Leica Cat at $5.50, Purple and Think Money both at $6, then Prix Du Sang, Rezyana and Can’t Keeper Down all at $12. Read more…