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Headquarters becomes the centre stage this week, its Grand Final week with the Stradbroke Handicap, greatest race in Australia in my humble opinion this Saturday. This means Wednesday racing continues at Doomben, and with the wet weather horses that suit conditions will be they key today. We will be racing on a heavy 8 track and have the rail out nine metres for the entire course and the first race to jump at 12.35pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1650M) Keen to keep it simple early an

Headquarters becomes the centre stage now after a couple of really good weeks at Doomben. This means Wednesday racing returns to Doomben, and with the difficulty of a bit of track bias last week, the first couple of races will be key. We will be racing on a soft 5 track and have the rail out seven metres for the entire course and the first race to jump at 12.02pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1200M) First race of the day is a fillies and mares maiden and looks to be a nice one in this

Headquarters becomes the centre stage now after a couple of really good weeks at Doomben. This means Wednesday racing returns to Doomben, but punters best be on the lookout for the right lanes today because the precipitation has been our enemy the last few weeks. We will be racing on a soft 6-7 track with the rain we copped overnight and have the rail out five metres for the entire course and the first race to jump at 12.02pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1350M) I am not keen in this

Well the midweeks will be shifting west the next month or so as they let the two main tracks recover for Stradbroke Season. We will be racing on a soft 5-6 track with the rain we copped overnight and have the rail out four metres for the entire course and the first race to jump at 12.33pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1350M) Queen Jeddah for our trainers the Hulberts here comes up a short price favourite but with the rail out four metres and this being the first race I am happy to tak

Stradbroke Season is well and truly underway here in Queensland. The Archer has been and gone, Warrnambool is on down in Victoria and mid-week racing in Queensland is back to nine race cards at headquarters. We will be racing on a soft 6 track with the rain we copped overnight and have the rail out twelve metres for the entire course and the first race to jump at 11.57am. Race 1: MAIDEN (1000M) The first of the day is a tough little race with lightly raced horses everywhe

It's episode 5 of The Archer, a $1 million slot race at Callaghan Park, with arguably the best field to date having been assembled. The first of a quality eight-race program is scheduled for 12:50pm on Sunday afternoon, with the track rated a Good 4 under fine and smokey conditions. Race 1: Ratings Band 0-60 Handicap (1100M) It's undoubtedly the lowest-quality race of the day, but you have to start somewhere. Ten Carat Lucy is fast becoming Central Queensland's Tom Melbourn

Well this is more like it. Picture this; it's Wednesday, you think midweek racing at Doomben or Eagle Farm. Well, that is a hard no, we are out at Royal Ipswich and The Mugs have another runner! We will be racing on a Soft 6 track with the rain the last few days with the rail out 10m for the entire course while the first race will jump at 12.58pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1200M) This is the race where you simply stick to those drawn in with the rail position but with a lack of expo

We're only nine days away from The Archer meeting at Callaghan Park, so it'll be interesting to see how the track plays ahead of one of the biggests days on the global racing calendar. Seven of the best are scheduled under blue skies, with the rail out 6.5m the entire and the track rated a Soft 5. The first will jump at 1:01pm. Race 1: 2YO Maiden Handicap (1200M) If you backed all of Nat McCall's runners at Rocky over the past three years, you'd be absolutely laughing, with

The carnival is right on our doorstep now, and there's a few likely types stepping out at the races on Wednesday for what will be an eight-race card at Doomben. The rail goes out 9.5m for the entire circumference, while the track is rated a Soft 5. The 2YOs kick off the meeting at 12:33pm. Race 1: 2YO Handicap (1110M) The opening price for Dolly Boom would have been juicy, but that didn't last long as she was hammered into $1.65 as of Tuesday afternoon. She produced an eye-

That was one wild weekend, we saw the unbeaten champ go under and I think I am still recovering. We have what will surely be a good 4 track with the sun out and summer style weather around with the rail out seven metres for the entire course and the first race to jump at 11.56am. Race 1: MAIDEN (1110M) Race full of maiden runners, big field, it’s a simple no thanks. Race 2: Benchmark 68 (1110M) This is a very even race and is a smaller field and surely Vivika who shoul

After a mug trip to Sydney, seeing the Rockhampton champion dominate the mid-week racing is back at Eagle Farm. We have what will surely be a good 4 track with the sun out and summer style weather around with the rail out eleven metres for the entire course and the first race to jump at 12.38pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1000M) Desanto was good without winning the other day but drawn low again on with the rail position suiting on pace dominant horses should suit this horse. Taylor

Doomben is where we head today and looks like they have adjusted the race numbers again with a meagre seven race card. We have the rail out five metres for the entire course with the first race to jump at 1.38pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1200M) There is a real lack of exposed form in the first today and for that reason I am staying out, Tony has one up from down South first up after a few trials and the Lees team has the other fancied runner, follow the market between those two.

Back to headquarters on what looks a spectacular Wednesday, sun is out, the horse flesh is ready to go and so are the mugs. We have the standardised eight race card today with the rail is out nine metres for the entire course with the first race to jump at 12.55pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1000M) Aristocratic Girl has been good a few runs this preparation and with her on pace style I think the race sets up nicely for her. She can stalk the speed and has a great front riding jocke

Seven races will be set for decision at Callaghan Park on Tuesday afternoon, with the first race set to go at 1:45pm. On Monday evening, the track was rated a Soft 7, but we'd expect to see good improvement prior to the first race. The rail will be out 8m the entire. Race 1: 2YO Handicap (1100M) This will prove to be a key lead up into next month's Capricornia Yearling Sales 2YO Classic, where Wasabi Barbie looks a big hope. She was beaten by the eventual QTIS Jewel winner at

This may be the third week in a row we are Doomben so surely by now we are getting the hang of it. The track should be drying after a bit of minor rain over the weekend so not sure how we are still on a soft 5 today. The rail is out eleven metres for the entire course with the first race to jump at 1.03pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (2070M) A maiden over the 2000M is not the way to launch into a profitable day so good luck if you are betting but this is one we will be staying well aw

It was monsoonal weather over the weekend and thoughts are with those further North who are more impacted by this wild weather. We are back to Doomben for this card and that means post the rain that there will be plenty of give in the track. The rail is out eight and a half metres and we find ourselves on a heavy 8 track with the first race to jump at 1.38pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1350M) This is a handy little race and there is one here that was very brave last start out wide o

The mid-week racing continues again and the weather does not no what to do with itself up here in the not so Sunshine State. The rail is out six and a half metres and we find ourselves on a soft 5 track with the first race to jump at 1.38pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1110M) Happy to stay out of this race being mostly maidens on what will be a wetter track with the rain overnight. The Munce trained Naughty Neil has trialled up well and does get the booking of Maloney so will be lean

The group one racing has restarted down South and while all that is going we are back to Doomben seven race cards. The weather has cleared from a few weeks ago however it appears from track reports there is a little sting about. The rail is out four and a half metres and we find ourselves on a soft 5 track with the first race to jump at 2.16pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1200M) The maiden to start the day and to be honest a lot of these races today do not have a stack of quality abou

Seven races will be run and won on Tuesday at Callaghan Park, on a day where I think we can bet with a bit of confidence. The rail goes out +5m, an extra 1.5m from last Tuesday's meeting. Race 1 gets underway at 1:34pm. Race 1: 2YO Plate (1100M) Hard not to side with one of the two horses with race experience, but deciding on which way to go is tricky. Ready Marea was a good winner on debut against the older horses, while It'sall About Mary was well beaten in Brisbane on debu

We are back with quality racing down south with group ones this weekend and a few of the high quality Queenslanders up and about. Back to headquarters today for a lovely eight race card with a few of the runners we have backed the last couple of weeks, the question is do we double down, or look elsewhere. The rail is out twelve metres and we find ourselves on a soft 6 track with the first race to jump at 1.38pm. Race 1: MAIDEN (1800M) This race looks impossible to start t