Denman to check in on Saturday as Guineas betting starts to firm
It’s check-up time on Saturday for a colt who could make some of us very happy in 11 days – Caulfield Guineas betting favourite Denman. He’s off to the group 2 Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick and could...
View ArticleSt Kilda a tempting prospect in the AFL betting markets
Saturday has some intriguing horse racing but much of the nation’s attention will inevitably be focused on the AFL grand final. If you’re looking for a short distraction from the track before the...
View ArticleDenman ends my losing streak in fine style
It turns out pretty much nobody was right about the Manikato Stakes at a damp Moonee Valley on Friday night. Now no-one is happy. Last time in a while I get mixed up in a race like that. Danleigh took...
View ArticleThe Caulfield Guineas for dummies
Today’s post begins the countdown in earnest to Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas by guiding the numskulls and novices among us through what will happen on Saturday. I like to call it ‘The Caulfield Guineas...
View ArticleCaulfield Guineas betting could be influenced by media cauldron
Confidence is starting to bubble nicely ahead of the Caulfied Guineas on Saturday, and so is the steaming pot of media coverage for the first big group 1 event of the season. Rather like two boxing...
View ArticleTwitter users pitch in with their Guineas betting twopence
Twitter might not be the best place to go hunting for Caulfield Guineas betting tips, but given the build-up to Saturday’s race is getting ever broader, it’s a welcome distraction from some of the...
View ArticleHow to win even when your horse loses in the Caulfield Guineas
Forgive me while I become misty-eyed for a few moments on this quiet and portentous Friday afternoon. Tomorrow we finally see what I really consider to be the curtain-raiser of the season in the shape...
View ArticleThe wait is over and Denman looks ready to justify Caulfield Guineas odds
Today it won’t matter one bit what I’ve been prattling on about on here – at the end of the day once the tape goes up in the Caulfield Guineas we’re all on our own, a sea of well-dressed chancers...
View ArticleWhobegotyou pays me back but Denman doesn’t deliver
Well Saturday didn’t disappoint as far as excitement goes. If you like a shock the Guineas at Caulfield was the place to be. Starspangledbanner outstripped four of the hottest youngsters in racing and...
View ArticleHighs, lows and nearly-theres – the story so far
It seems so long now since I was sounding out Voice Commander in the Warwick Stakes back in August – a whole season of racing has thundered by since then, and all-in-all, besides some shocks, surprises...
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