Bjorn to be a winner

It has certainly been a whirlwind past few months for kiwi trainer Bjorn Baker. When he first arrived in Australia a couple of years back, he couldn’t buy a winner. But thanks to gun three year old It’s A Dundeel and staying revelation...

Cox Plate day 2012 tips and race previews

It is regarded as the best two minutes in sport and on Saturday, another great horse will etch their name onto the honour roll of the best race in Australia, the Sportingbet Cox Plate (2040m). Horses such as Pharlap, Tulloch, Tobin Bronze, Kingston...

Caulfield Cup day 2012 tips and race previews

One of the great handicap races in the world will highlight racing from Australia this Saturday where we’ll see the running of the $2.5 Million Bmw Caulfield Cup (2400m). Glencadam Gold, the Gai Waterhouse import who is unbeaten in Australia,...

Thousand Guineas day 2012 tips and race previews

Group one racing continues at Caulfield this Wednesday where it’s day two of the Caulfield racing carnival, which is Thousand Guineas Day. There is no standout filly in the $500,000 feature race, run over a mile, which therefore means that...

2012 NRL Finals Week 1 preview

Let the National Rugby League season begin. The 26 home and away rounds are done and dusted and now the serious football is about to be played. Here is my preview of the NRL week one finals. Qualifying Final 1 Canterbury (1) v Manly (4) at 7.45pm,...