Author: Editor BOAY

There’s plenty of Victorian star power at Albion Park tonight. G1 Adelaide Cup champion Do It (Box 8) heads a ‘fab four’ in heats of the Group 1 Gold Bullion (520m). Trained by Jeff Britton, Do It (Box 8) is $2.90 favourite in Heat 1 (Race 4, 8.19pm). G1 Melbourne Cup placegetter Kinson Bale (Box 4), trained by Samantha Grenfell, is $7.00 in Heat 3 (Race 6, 9.01pm). G1 Silver Chief finalist Xavien Bale (Box 8), also prepared by Grenfell, is a $15.00 outsider in Heat 4 (Race 7, 9.25pm)…

Astute Anakie trainer Jeff Britton has a strong ‘double hand’ in tonight’s Aston Derby final (450m) – Race 8, 8.37pm – at Warrnambool. Britton is represented by January ’20 Barcia Bale x Mepunga Molly litter brothers Mepunga Mustang (Box 2) and Bang (Box 3) in the $7500 to-the-winner event. Both scored brilliant heat wins last week, with Mepunga Mustang (24.85sec) setting the time standard and Bang (24.99sec) the second fastest qualifier. Mepunga Mustang, which has won seven from 13 and is five from six at Warrnambool, is TAB’s $2.25 favourite. Bang,…

King Of Calypso’s sensational winning streak continued in Monday night’s Group 2 Launceston Cup heats (515m), where the in-form Victorian visitor claimed his seventh straight win. King Of Calypso, trained by Tim Britton, son of master mentor Robert, upstaged another Victorian, odds-on favourite Don’t Tell Bluey, prepared by Brendan Pursell, when winning his ‘sudden death’ heat in 29.78sec to qualify for Monday’s Cup final. It was the son of Fernando Bale’s 20th win from 65 starts and eighth from his past nine. “He’s been racing consistently and is having a…

The Watchdog has tipped G3 Speed Star 525m runner Paddy Wants Pats to win tonight’s $15,000 to-the-winner Group Listed Australian Sprint. Despite the scratching of G2 Warragul Cup placegetter Hamillson, the field includes Geelong Derby winner Nikoli Bale, the in-form Brother Bearing and dual G2 winner Yozo Bale. G1 Sale Cup winner Jarick Bale faces Invictus Rising and G1 Hume Cup runner-up Mepunga Warrior in the $15,000 to-the-winner Group Listed Maidment Memorial. Exciting chasers Soda Fizz, Just Like Mick and Levitation clash in a 515m Restricted Win final, while G2…

Speed machine Typhoon Sammy created history tonight, winning the SEN Track Group 2 Traralgon Cup (395m) on a world-first ‘J-curve’ track. An ex-NSW country champ, Typhoon Sammy (Box 7) displayed plenty of courage and class to land a $47,000 first prize. In a desperate battle for the early lead, Typhoon Sammy ($2.90F) barged through on the bend ($7.20) and then held off the fast-finishing Paua Of Janie ($19.00) by 1.2 lengths with Hill Top Jonah ($8.20) a further 0.2 lengths away in 21.66sec. It was his 23rd win from 34…

‘Prodigal son’ Jason Thompson returns with a chance to win his second Traralgon Cup, 28 years after champion Light Of Fire’s 1994 victory. Based at Pearcedale, Thompson will rug race favourite Typhoon Sammy (Box 7) in tonight’s $47,000 to-the-winner Group 2 SEN Track Traralgon Cup final (395m). A former NSW provincial star, Typhoon Sammy was the fastest qualifier (21.53sec) from eight heats last Friday night. Subsequently, he’s $2.50 on TAB’s fixed odds market. Typhoon Sammy was transferred to the all-powerful Thompson kennel in mid-August last year. “I like it (J-curve…

G2 Bendigo Cup placegetter Typhoon Sammy set the 395m time standard on Friday night and the winner of 22 races from 33 starts headlines tonight’s G2 SEN Track Traralgon Cup final. G1 Melbourne Cup runner-up Lala Kiwi, G2 Healesville Cup placegetter Hill Top Jonah, three-time G2 country cup champion Ferdinand Boy and dual G2 runner-up More Sauce are big dangers to Typhoon Sammy. Recent G2 Warragul Cup finalist Gypsy Bun and G1 Adelaide Cup runner-up Mr. Fix It clash in the $10,000 winner-take-all Cup Night Match Race, while Group-class performers…

TAB currently has Typhoon Sammy (Box 7) the $2.40 favourite for the $47,000 to-the-winner Group 2 SEN Track Traralgon Cup final this Wednesday night. And The Watchdog says, “He deserves to be, on the back of last week’s heat win”. “(He went) 3.62sec through the first marker and came home in 21.53sec, you couldn’t ask for anything better. And it was his first look at the track. “I think if he does everything right at box rise, he’ll get across and they’re going to have to run some serious time…

New South Wales raider More Sauce will add great ‘flavour’ to Wednesday night’s $70,335 Group 2 SEN Track Traralgon Cup final, as he strives to emulate his litter brother Robbie Rotten, winner of the Group 2 Warragul Cup final earlier this month. More Sauce (Box 8) is a two-time Group 2 runner-up in his home state, finishing second in both the Maitland Cup final and Black Top final, and owner/trainer/breeder Michelle Lill hopes it will be a case of third time lucky at Traralgon. Click HERE  for TAB’s latest SEN…