Author: Editor BOAY

A “very, very disappointed” David Geall has paid tribute to homebred superstar Koblenz after injury forced the Melbourne Cup hero into retirement. Koblenz, an impeccably bred son of Fernando Bale and Geall’s dual Group 1 winner Up Hill Jill, sustained a career-ending hock injury when trialling at Geelong on Saturday. “Very, very disappointing,” Geall said. “I was planning to have him up at Wentworth Park on Saturday night to get him ready for the Golden Easter Egg. “At first, I thought he must have reinjured the cracked metatarsal he was…

Curator is eyeing his fourth win from his last five starts at The Meadows this afternoon, but People Get Ready will be a formidable foe. G2 Traralgon Cup runner-up Paua Of Janie highlights tonight’s meeting at Sale in a Mixed 3/4 440m race. Nyah Nyah Flyer is expected to boost his strike rate to eight wins from 13 starts in a 485m Restricted Win final at Horsham this evening. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerRED LIGHT RICOTAB fixed odds at 8:40am: $7.50 Win Sale Race 11 Box 7 10:32pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/765918279/race/11…

A top duel between promising chasers Here Comes Pie and Archie’s Entity is taking place at Warragul tonight. TAB Phoenix winner Wow She’s Fast races for the first time since a Warragul Cup heat on January 7, while Pink Diamond finalist Throw Caution v G3 finalist Ha Ha Magoo and Yamasaki Bale v Sir Harley v G2 finalist Perfect Colour are strong encounters. G3 Launching Pad aspirants Orson Thunder, Kelsey Bale, Amlin Emperor and Deep Witts are all expected to boost their respective strike rates, while the talented My Neo…

Brilliant Victorian youngster Mr. Audacious caused a sensation in Monday night’s Group 2 CKH Painting Shepparton Cup heats, incredibly smashing the 450m track record at just his fifth start. Trained by Rachael Busuttil at Kilmany, the aptly named Mr. Audacious was thrown in the deep end in the last of six Cup heats, having won three of his four starts, each of his victories coming at Traralgon. Not two until April, the son of Beast Unleashed and Audacious Bell started $4.40 from Box 6 and showed blistering acceleration to burst…

G1 National Futurity winner Idolize faces dual G2 country cup winner Yozo Bale and G3 Northern Districts Cup winner Aston Flame in the fifth heat of the G2 Shepparton Cup tonight. Last year’s G2 Bendigo Cup winner Paua Of Buddy, Typhoon Sammy – victorious in this year’s G2 Traralgon and Horsham Cup finals – and three-time G2 country cup champion Ferdinand Boy highlight their respective heats. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerKANJI KILOTAB fixed odds at 8:45am: $2.80 Win Ballarat Race 10 Box 4 2:49pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/762536033/race/10 Today’s Racing Ballarat: 12:10pm…

Australian Cup heroine Lala Kiwi will take aim at back-to-back Group 1 victories after producing the equal fastest performance in Saturday night’s Group 1 Perth Cup heats (520m). Trained by Andrea Dailly, who won the Perth Cup in 2005 with Sun Hero, Lala Kiwi made it two from two at Cannington with a 29.65sec heat victory, having won the Cup Prelude one week earlier in 29.72sec. Drawn in Box 6 in the first of six Cup heats, Lala Kiwi started $1.40 favourite and after settling second, she proved far too…

Dual G1 placegetter Mr. Fix It – second in five of his last six starts – is expected to prevail in a Mixed 4/5 520m race at Geelong this afternoon despite the appearance of kennelmate and fellow dual G1 placegetter Tyler Durden. G1 finalists Envy To Burn and Papi Go Fast are contesting a Mixed 4/5 400m event. Straight track aficionados Hello George and Slingshot Reaper (won his last six) duel at Healesville in a 300m Free For All, while impressive last-start winner Panama Canal headlines a 300m Restricted Win…

The stars are coming out to play in Monday night’s sensational Group 2 CKH Painting Shepparton Cup heats; however, form expert The Watchdog has incredibly labelled a $151 outsider as “the big value” in TAB’s ‘All In’ market. The six heats are stacked with class, headlined by country cup winners Typhoon Sammy and Paua Of Buddy, which share ‘All In’ favouritism at $4, ahead of defending champion and 450m track record holder Ferdinand Boy at $5.50. But The Watchdog may have unearthed a ‘hidden gem’ at triple figures in the…

G1 Brisbane Cup champion Equalizer is racing for the first time since August 12 in a 525m Free For All at The Meadows this evening. G3 winner Collinda Patty – a kennelmate of Equalizer – faces G2 winner Hill Top Jack and G1 finalist Handsome Rhino in a Mixed 4/5 600m race, while Queensland visitor and G1 finalist Orchestrate stands out in a Grade 5 525m event. G3 winner Love The City lines up against the promising Rio Bhodi in a 525m Restricted Win Final, while G3 runner-up Red Reactor…