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Weight drop to help Missrock in Newmarket

Weight drop to help Missrock in Newmarket

A quiet week following her third placing in the Lightning Stakes will have Missrock fresh and firing for the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.

Winx ready for delayed return to racing

Winx ready for delayed return to racing

Winx is spot-on for her return to racing in the Chipping Norton Stakes despite missing a lead-up run.

Muraaqeb on target for Australian Guineas

Muraaqeb on target for Australian Guineas

The Lindsay Park stable has Muraaqeb heading to the Group One Australian Guineas after his two placings in traditional lead-up races.

Stuart Kendrick presses on to autumn

Stuart Kendrick presses on to autumn

Trainer Stuart Kendrick has been forced to spell Rancho Montoya but will press on with Fullazaboot and Italia Bella.

Today's Horse Racing Form Guide

TODAY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Taree (NSW) 4m 39m 1h 14m 1h 49m 2h 29m 3h 9m 3h 49m
Tamworth (NSW) 24m 59m 1h 34m 2h 9m 2h 49m 3h 29m 4h 9m

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Today's Betting Tips

Taree (NSW)
Tamworth (NSW)

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Feature Races

Melbourne Cup

There’s a special change that comes over Australia on the first Tuesday of every November when all eyes in the nation turn towards Flemington Racecourse for the running of the Melbourne Cup. Nothing else compares with it. Huge swathes of people who never watch a horse run, let alone consider betting on it, gather in groups around television sets to see if the Melbourne Cup tip they accepted will turn out to be the right one.

Golden Slipper

The Golden Slipper is by far the greatest event on Sydney’s horse racing calendar. The 1,200-metre sprint takes place at the picturesque Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and is the world’s richest race for two-year-olds. The $3.5 million prize purse makes it one of the most eagerly sought titles in Australian racing.

Cox Plate

The Cox Plate does not gain the same media attention in Australia as other great races such as the Melbourne Cup, which is a shame. The rest of the world certainly recognises its significance. It is the only race in the Southern Hemisphere that’s been given the honour of joining the prestigious World Series, while this year the Longines World’s Best Horse Race Awards in London named the Cox Plate the best turf horse race in the world (a title it shares with the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes).

Caulfield Cup

In terms of prominence, the Caulfield Cup comes in just behind the Melbourne Cup, taking the title as Australia’s second-most prestigious horse race. It’s something of a curtain-raiser for the Spring Racing Carnival, occurring in October as a signal for everybody with a passion for horse racing to shift their focus to Melbourne and not look away again until the winners of both cups have been decided. Eleven champion horses have managed to take home the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup in the same year.