Clinton Payne

Sydney

Racing Editor at Racenet

Racing - Greyhound and Thoroughbred, football, cricket and all round sports lover. WSWFC foundation member #COYW

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Tips from the big bookies: All Aged Stakes Day

1 week ago | racenet.com.au | Clinton Payne

Racenet's stable of bookies have done the form and shared their thoughts ahead of another great day of autumn carnival racing. The bagmen have given a tip in Randwick's two Group 1 races – the Champagne Stakes and All Aged Stakes as well as the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes. They have also offered their best and value bets of the day.
Market movers: Country winner $15 to $5.50

1 week ago | racenet.com.au | Clinton Payne

A last start winner in the bush has been strongly fancied ahead of an upcoming assignment at Randwick on Saturday. Since final field markets opened on the race on Wednesday, the Richard and Will Freedman-trained Celui has been well backed. The four-year-old gelding heads into the Catanach's Jewellers Benchmark 88 Handicap (1200m) off a strong win in Musswellbrook's Skellatar Sprint. The son of Toronado (IRE) has firmed in from $15 to $5.50.
Saturday's feature race tips, betting strategies from our experts

1 week ago | racenet.com.au | Clinton Payne

Saddle up punters, it's a huge edition of feature race tips this week and here are the tips from the teams at Racenet and Punters. Below are the top three selections for each expert (listed in alphabetical order) plus their suggested bet type. The races covered in this edition are Sydney's last two Group 1 races for the season from Randwick– Champagne Stakes and the All Aged Stakes. Racenet iQ subscribers can access the best bets from our stable of experts at the Pro Tips section.
All Aged Stakes runner-by-runner form analysis and tips

1 week ago | racenet.com.au | Clinton Payne

The $1.5 million All Aged Stakes has drawn together a classy line up of sprinter/milers, with 14 runners declared for the 1400m contest. Here is a runner-by-runner analysis of every horse set to line up at Royal Randwick on Saturday. • 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.
Iowna Merc to run in The Archer as Bjorn Baker prepares Queensland winter carnival team

1 week ago | racenet.com.au | Clinton Payne

Sydney autumn carnival slayer Bjorn Baker will launch to Queensland carnival assault when classy sprinter miler Iowna Merc lines up in the $1m The Archer (1300m) slot race at Rockhampton on May 5. Iowna Merc has stormed through the grades this year since winning the Listed Canterbury Sprint on New Year's Day. He also won the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) and Group 3 Liverpool City Cup, over The Archer run distance.
Iowna Merc to run in The Archer as Bjorn Baker prepares Queensland winter carnival team

1 week ago | codesports.com.au | Clinton Payne

Sydney autumn carnival slayer Bjorn Baker will launch to Queensland carnival assault when classy sprinter miler Iowna Merc lines up in the $1m The Archer (1300m) slot race at Rockhampton on May 5. Iowna Merc has stormed through the grades this year since winning the Listed Canterbury Sprint on New Year’s Day. He also won the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) and Group 3 Liverpool City Cup, over The Archer run distance.
Tips from the big bookies: Day 2 of The Championships

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Clinton Payne

Racenet's stable of bookies have done the form and shared their thoughts ahead of another great day of autumn carnival racing. The bagmen have given a tip in the three of the four Group 1 races – the Sydney Cup, Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Queen Of The Turf. They have also offered their best and value bets of the day. CLICK HERE TO VIEW OR DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Sam Phillips – Sportsbet SYDNEY CUP – ALALCANCE – Race 7 No. 8 (Randwick) How can you be against her?
Market movers: $34 to $10 Randwick feature race runner

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Clinton Payne

A Victorian raider has been strongly fancied in early betting to lower the colours of the highly regarded Autumn Glow in the $1 million Group 2 Arrowfield Sprint (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Since final field markets opened on the race on Tuesday, the Charlotte Littlefield-trained Big Swinger has firmed in from a high opening quote of $34 to a top quote of $10 while Autumn Glow has also trimmed in betting, in from $1.55 to $1.50.
Horse strike ban suspended for 12 months

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Clinton Payne

Stewards have varied a penalty levelled against Rockhampton trainer Tom Smith, who will be allowed to continue training despite being captured on CCTV footage striking a horse he trained. In January, Queensland stewards charged the 26-year-old under Australian Rule of Racing AR 228(b) "misconduct, improper conduct or unseemly behaviour" relating to an incident that took place at the Rockhampton Jockey Club pool in July last year.
Saturday's feature race tips and betting strategies, from our experts

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Clinton Payne

Saddle up punters, it's a huge edition of feature race tips this week and here are the tips from the teams at Racenet and Punters. Below are the top three selections for each expert (listed in alphabetical order) plus their suggested bet type. The races covered in this edition are the four Group 1 from Randwick on Day 2 of The Championships – Australian Oaks, Sydney Cup, Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Queen Of The Turf Stakes.