Ray Thomas

Sydney

Editor - News Limited at News.com.au

The latest horse racing news and tips.

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Easiest $63 multi ever? The Championships Day 2 could be feast or famine for punters

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Ray Thomas

Via Sistina, Fangirl, Autumn Glow and Treasurethe Moment are already odds-on, and Tempted and Alalcance are expected to firm with the favourites ready to dominate on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday. There's a pronounced favourite in each of the six Championships races so it could be a feast or a famine for favourite backers with many likely to invest in a TAB all-up win bet starting with Tempted ($3.10 favourite) in the Percy Sykes Stakes.
Easiest $63 multi ever? The Championships Day 2 could be feast or famine for punters

2 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Ray Thomas

Via Sistina, Fangirl, Autumn Glow and Treasurethe Moment are already odds-on, and Tempted and Alalcance are expected to firm with the favourites ready to dominate on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday. There’s a pronounced favourite in each of the six Championships races so it could be a feast or a famine for favourite backers with many likely to invest in a TAB all-up win bet starting with Tempted ($3.10 favourite) in the Percy Sykes Stakes.
Only one Australian-bred horse makes cut

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Ray Thomas

The record-breaking results at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale earlier this week might have given the racing and breeding industry cause to celebrate but the composition of the Sydney Cup field makes for sobering reading. There are 20 starters plus three emergencies for the 3200m marathon and 22 of those horses were born overseas.
2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale: Top lots, yearlings to watch

3 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Ray Thomas

The stellar sprint showdown between Switzerland, Sunshine In Paris and I Am Me for the Group 1 $3 million TJ Smith Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday could spill over to the auction ring at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.
Joe Pride insists Ceolwulf has improvement to come after scraping home in Neville Sellwood Stakes

3 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Ray Thomas

Horse RacingDon't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Trainer Joe Pride conceded Ceolwulf needs to improve to threaten champion mare Via Sistina in their showdown for the Group 1 $5m Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Royal Randwick next week. But Pride maintains Ceolwulf will be a “fitter, better version of himself” after a scrambling win in the Group 2 $300,000 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Tuesday.
Ceolwulf to bypass the Doncaster for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes

3 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Ray Thomas

Trainer Joe Pride has ruled out a shock switch to the Doncaster Mile for the outstanding Ceolwulf despite the Tancred Stakes meeting being moved to Rosehill Gardens on Tuesday. Pride said the early call made by Racing NSW and Australian Turf Club officials to postpone the Group 1 meeting at Rosehill on Saturday due to deteriorating track conditions and the forecast of more heavy rain provided certainty for trainers.
Dubai Honour to fire fresh at Rosehill

3 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Ray Thomas

English maestro William Haggas's extraordinary ability to have his horses ready to perform at their first Sydney starts, combined with Dubai Honour's sheer class, can deliver the trainer another Group 1 win at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Dubai Honour, the much-travelled, world class stayer, is the $3.20 TAB Fixed Odds favourite to win the $1.5 million Tancred Stakes (2400m).
Yulong secure half share of Private Harry, locked in for The Everest

3 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Ray Thomas

Horse RacingDon't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Unbeaten colt Private Harry is the first horse locked in for The Everest after breeding and racing juggernaut Yulong Investments purchased a 50 per cent share in the group 1 winner on Friday. The deal was sealed in the aftermath of the star sprinter’s slashing victory in the Group 1 Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens last Saturday which extended his unbeaten winning stretch to five.
2025 Ranvet Stakes: Moira, Full Count Felicia tackle Via Sistina

1 month ago | codesports.com.au | Ray Thomas

These mares have won Group 1 races in the northern hemisphere, are owned by racing juggernaut Yulong, trained by Chris Waller, and will make their Australian race debuts in the $1 million Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Sound familiar? It should because Moira and Full Count Felicia go into the Ranvet Stakes with the same credentials as Via Sistina 12 months ago.
Tommy Berry reflects on memorable day he rode Winx in 2015 Phar Lap Stakes win

1 month ago | theaustralian.com.au | Ray Thomas

Champion jockey Tommy Berry had reason to reminisce about the great Winx before he rides Lazzura in the Group 2 $300,000 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Berry was able to win this race on Winx a decade ago, giving trainer Chris Waller the first of his record seven winners in the feature three-year-old event. In hindsight, there was a real symmetry about Winx winning the Phar Lap.