Brad Waters

Victoria

Racing Writer at News Corp Australia

Victorian horse racing writer for @RacenetTweets & @superracing. One-eyed @brisbanelions man. Tries not to be grumpy but fails miserably. Opinions are my own.

Articles

Dartboard chasing fifth win for trainer Brady Cross after 19 starts without a win

1 week ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Consistent stayer Dartboard has seen much more of Australia than his Cox Plate-winning brother. Dartboard is a half-brother to former Godolphin star Anamoe, who won nine Group 1 races and more than $12m in prizemoney in Melbourne and Sydney before heading off to stand at Darley for $110,000 per service. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section.
Jockey Courtney Bellamy starts stint with Tony, Calvin McEvoy

1 week ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Ballarat's notoriously frigid winter confronted apprentice Courtney Bellamy as soon as she arrived to start a three-month loan spell with trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy. Bellamy met Hollywood leading man Chris Hemsworth in bright sunshine in Brisbane last spring but has spent the past three weeks getting used to icy kickback when riding on the Ballarat Synthetic track. But that's the journey upon which the Coffs Harbour native has embarked to improve her riding.
Japanese frontrunner Meisho Tabaru books 2025 Cox Plate start

1 week ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Meisho Tabaru could be the latest Japanese galloper to have a crack at the Cox Plate after his frontrunning win in the Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin. Meisho Tabaru finished fifth in the Group 1 Dubai Turf (1800m) at his previous run before leading throughout under Japanese riding legend Yukata Take to notch his first Group 1 win in the ¥651,000,000 (approx. $A7 million) feature.
Stackhouse strikes in first ride back from European holiday

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Booting home a winner is always the best way for a jockey to announce their return to the riding ranks. Group 1-winning rider Daniel Stackhouse made the best possible statement with a win on Hello Romeo at his first ride for five weeks in the 2YO Handicap (1000m). Racenet iQ members get full access to our Pro Tips service, where Greg and our team of professional punters provide daily tips with fully transparent return on investment statistics.
Saturday, June 14, 2025

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Form expert Brad Waters analyses Saturday's nine-race card at Sandown-Hillside, presenting his best bets, value selection, quaddie picks and race-by-race commentary. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section.
Matt Cumani import Tempesti can show his potential as a gelding at Sandown

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Apollo Creed wasn't the only one to have trouble with an Italian Stallion. Like the Rocky movie combatant, Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani found his Italian Stallion difficult to handle. Apollo Creed lost his heavyweight title in Rocky II. Tempesti lost his stallion status after Cumani had him gelded a few weeks after the Italian Derby runner-up started work in Australia.
Thursday, June 11, 2025

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Form expert Brad Waters analyses Thursday's Victorian meeting at Sale, presenting his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ BEST BET DE BERGERAC (Race 8 No. 1): The four-year-old raced consistently last time in and has trialled well leading up to his return.
Special send-off for Robbie Laing in the offing

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Robbie Laing's family will hold a ‘low-key' funeral but Jack Laing says his father's life will be celebrated in the trainer's own inimitable style at his Cranbourne stomping ground next week. Robbie Laing's death at the age of 66 last weekend stunned the Victorian racing industry as it came hours after the veteran horseman trained El Soleado into second placing in the final race of last Saturday's Flemington meeting.
Brad Waters' Flemington Saturday Tips, Race-by-Race Analysis

3 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Form expert Brad Waters analyses Saturday's Country Raceday card at Flemington, presenting his best bets, value selection, quaddie picks and race-by-race commentary. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section.
Cliff Brown prepares second horse with same name more than 20 years later

3 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Brad Waters

Mornington trainer Cliff Brown joked that Saturday's Flemington hopeful Forest Jim showed his age. Brown would be one of the few trainers in Australia to have prepared two horses with the same name at different times. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section.