Craig Williams has applied a piece of simple reasoning to his choice of New Zealand two-year-old Ruud Awakening in Saturday’s Golden Slipper ahead of Black Opal winner Criterion – he thinks she can beat the favourite Overreach. “If …

New Zealand juvenile Ruud Awakening has been heavily supported to win Saturday’s Golden Slipper at Rosehill with punters backing the filly from $21 into $11 with Sportingbet Australia. Sportingbet Australia …

Chris Waller will send hardened warriors Shoot Out and Danleigh on a difficult mission to topple Pierro in Saturday’s George Ryder Stakes. Danleigh won the Group One race three years ago and showed with his recent …

Australia-bound American horse Animal Kingdom won the $US10 million ($A9.62 million) Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest race, here on Saturday. The 2011 Kentucky Derby winner (11-2), trained by Graham …

Race 9 – GROUP 1 DUBAI WORLD CUP (2000m, Tapeta) The world’s richest race has attracted an international field this year, with the Europeans supporting the race more than in …

Race 8 – GROUP 1 DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC (2400m, Turf) This is a race which will depend largely on tactics. There will be a riot if Japan Cup winner GENTILDONNA …

Race 7 – GROUP 1 DUBAI DUTY FREE (1800m, Turf) The first of the big races on the cards, and probably the one which holds the most interest to Australians. …

Race 6 – GROUP 1 DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN (1200m, Tapeta) A race which has not proven fruitful at all for Australian horses – we have had eight runners over the …

Race 4 – GROUP 2 UAE DERBY (1900m, Tapeta) This is always a difficult race to assess with so many different formlines coming together. I do think the main lead …

Race 3 – GROUP 3 DUBAI GOLD CUP (3200m, Turf) This race, ever so controversial last year at its first running on Dubai World Cup night, will be looking to …

Race 2 – GROUP 2 GODOLPHIN MILE (1600m, Tapeta) Of all the thoroughbred races, this race tends to attract the least attention in Australia. It is the poor cousin of …

Race 1 – GROUP 1 DUBAI KAHAYLA CLASSIC (2000m, Tapeta) Purebred Arabian form is hardly my forte, so I’ve applied similar form principles to what I’d use with other form …

Tonight/Early Sunday morning we will see the richest horse racing meeting in the world the Dubai World Cup night at Meydan racecourse. Australia will be represented by just the one …

Havana Rey has been a special horse to Bjorn Baker and capped a memorable day for the trainer’s family with victory in the Group Two Ajax Stakes at Rosehill. Havana Rey has been a …

A second stakes win in her past two starts has Arinosa on a Group One mission in Brisbane. The Chris Waller-trained five-year-old took out Saturday’s Group Three Birthday Card Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill two …

Victorian galloper Bel Sprinter has produced a last-to-first finish to claim the Group One Galaxy at Rosehill. After his chances were seemingly dashed when he missed the start by two lengths, Bel Sprinter unwound a punishing …

New Zealand colt It’s A Dundeel is on target to complete Sydney’s autumn triple crown for three-year-olds after a runaway Rosehill Guineas win on Saturday. A prohibitive favourite, It’s A Dundeel raced near the back of …

Talented youngster Sidestep revived his Golden Slipper hopes with a dominant Pago Pago Stakes win but trainer Peter Snowden is in no rush to Declare the colt a starter in the $3.5 million race. Snowden was forced to run Sidestep in the …