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Deano’s Big Dance Day set: Best bets, value plays and quaddie for Randwick
The Big Dance takes centre stage at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day. Dean Watling tackles the full program with his best bets, value runners and quaddie selections.
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Derby Day dissected: J-Mac’s heroics, Coolmore controversy and a Cup Day blow
It had everything. A thrilling Coolmore, a dominant James McDonald, stewards controversy and a Melbourne Cup injury blow. Matt Welsh...
Flemington track report: Wind, rail position and where to be on Derby Day
Wind could play a major role on Derby Day. Matt Welsh walks Flemington and identifies the lanes, racing patterns and...
Fireball and the Garfield Pub: Littlefield’s Group 1 celebration plans
Charlotte Littlefield has already mapped out how her team will celebrate if Concord Connie wins Saturday's Group 1 Empire Rose...
Flemington track walk: How will the track play on Cox Plate Day?
Matt Welsh takes a closer look at Flemington ahead of Cox Plate Day, with his track assessment and insights for...
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Deano’s Big Dance Day set: Best bets, value plays and quaddie for Randwick
The Big Dance takes centre stage at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day. Dean Watling tackles the full program with his...
Good Will Hunting: Will Elford’s Melbourne Cup Day Preview
Will Elford has found three runners worth backing in the Melbourne Cup, with his rated prices suggesting there's value to...
In The Lab: Racelab’s runner-by-runner Melbourne Cup analysis and rated market
Racelab's Matt Collum analyses all 24 Melbourne Cup 2026 runners, revealing his top selections, ratings, rated market and key contenders.
Matt Welsh’s Melbourne Cup Day tips: Best bets, value plays and quaddie for Flemington
It's the race that stops a nation, but there's plenty more to Melbourne Cup Day than the $10 million feature....
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Williams back in business after key legal win
Premier Western Australian trainers Grant and Alana Williams have scored a key legal win in their bid to return to...
Silver spoons at dawn in VRC boardroom battle, don’t mention the M word, Cup shares disappear, racing blessed with its stars, bumper Cox Plate betting, punters pile in at Caulfield, not Amused by debt, Shark saves Tuvalu plus pride over money
Paul Tatnell covers off on the big issues of the week his Backmarkers column
One Pool, two stories: where the tote won and lost on Cox Plate day
Cox Plate Day put two tote issues side by side. At Flemington, where pools were merged with Hong Kong, the...
Caulfield Cup fall critics have it wrong, The Age defends Cup coverage, picture perfect Flemington as boardroom tensions simmer, Purton’s unfair whack, Waller’s favourite Cox Plate, no interstate rivalry for track managers and all eyes on the blue bloods
Paul Tatnell covers off on the big issues of the week his Backmarkers column
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