Racing Previews

Well that was absolutely mayhem! A big thanks to Flying Horse Bar & Brewery for hosting our very first live podcast and a special thank you to Mitch Ellis too for joining! Sadly we lost the final 10 mins of the episode with a hilarious accident and the audio wasn't great, but we got there!

A special ANZAC Day Saturday episode of the podcast sees Group 1 racing turns to Morphettville this weekend with the Sangster and the Oaks! The traditional card at Flemington also looks a beauty, while Hong Kong stars on Sunday with two of its generational champions...

The Championships may be over but the good racing doesn't stop just yet. We've got 2x Group 1s in Sydney to sink our teeth into, alongside WA's richest race in the Quokka! Back home Mornington get their day in the sun with the Cup, awarding the winner ballot exemption into the Caulfield Cup. Enjoy

The Championships may be over but the good racing doesn't stop just yet. We've got 2x Group 1s in Sydney to sink our teeth into, alongside WA's richest race in the Quokka! Back home Mornington get their day in the sun with the Cup, awarding the winner ballot exemption into the Caulfield Cup. Enjoy

If you thought Day 1 of The Championships was big, Day 2 could be even bigger! We have Sydney pro John Shamon (JSham) back in the house to go through it all with us, including the Queen Elizabeth where Autumn Glow shoots for 12 straight! Can she outdo the deeds of Sheza Alibi last weekend?...

Here it is! One of Sydney's biggest days is upon us, Day 1 of the champs. Four ripping Group 1s to sink our teeth into including the Sires, TJ Smith, Doncaster and Derby in that order! Enjoy and good luck this Easter long weekend...

A calm before the storm sort of feeling about racing this week, with an eye to week 1 of The Championships next weekend at Randwick! That said, we still have three cracking Group 1s, but soft tracks could be the tale of the day at both Flemington and Rosehill Gardens...

It's always a big occasion when Julian Vallance is on the podcast, and this weekend is no different with 6 Group 1s to dissect on Golden Slipper Day across two states! We go through all the majors at Caulfield and Rosehill Gardens with all your favourite shenanigans spread in between...

It's definitely a down weekend of racing this week, a calm before the storm if you will, before Rosehill Gardens treats us to 5 Group 1s next Saturday including the Golden Slipper and Caulfield hosts a one-off William Reid Stakes. Just Nico and Ben tonight taking you through the bests and answering all your questions...

It's a massive weekend of racing, the biggest we've seen in 2026 so far! We dissect a brilliant card at Flemington including the G1 All-Star Mile and time-honoured G1 Newmarket Handicap, while two more G1s await at Randwick with the Guineas and the Canterbury Stakes! All your favourite bants and funny business in between, of course. Enjoy and thanks for listening...

Three Group 1s to be run and won this weekend at Flemington and a likely wet Randwick track! We go through the moderate card at HQ and will be betting up in Sydney, even despite the rain! Enjoy and thank you for listening team

It's a monster weekend of Group 1 racing at Caulfield with three Group 1s! The Blue Diamond is the highlight on the card, and part-owner of Eternal Warrior Tom Clark joins us as he embarks on his first opportunity at owning a Group 1 winner. The Futurity sees the classy Treasurethe Moment make her race return, while the Oakleigh Plate could be more open than the market suggests...

Group 1 racing is back in 2026! The Lightning shapes as a cracker down the straight, and accompanying it in Sydney is the Expressway and the Apollo, where we see the return of the unbeaten Autumn Glow! All the tips and usual racing jargon to boot, with plenty of laughs in between. Enjoy...

It's the first proper stakes class weekend of racing as we see some of the stars of the turf making their race returns! Godolphin hold the key with Observer, Tom Kitten and Tempted, and the Caulfield card looks a cracker. Will we see a new Blue Diamond favourite on Saturday, or will the mantle remain unchanged? All that and more on the pod...

It's a lesser week of racing this weekend but the big news is the full panel of 3 are back on for the first time this year! We dissect the good oil at Caulfield and Rosehill before a few good listener questions in the back end...

It's another good weekend of racing as we welcome the Bot back on to the show for the first time in 2026! Group 2 action on Friday night from Pakenham, followed by Caufield and Ellerslie on Saturday and a bumper meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday! Enjoy.

It's a huge episode to kick off 2026 as Brandon Morrison AKA the MOZ from Mugs Punting joins me to go through the Magic Millions card! What a week this has become and what a card we have to dissect... enjoy!

The final podcast of the year! Thanks so much for your support in 2025, now let's go out with a bang! We're betting hard at Pakenham, Randwick and Hong Kong this weekend, but our final special guest was WA pro Terry Leighton as we have an extensive look over west at the Gold Rush card. Enjoy, stay safe and we'll see you in 2026...

This could well be the Bot in his finest form post-Christmas party. A funny old episode as we previewed Ballarat Cup Day and the Northerly Stakes at Ascot with plenty of laughs to be had. Only one more podcast this year before we put the feet up for a break! Cheers

Day 3 of the Pinnacles rolls around and we have more WA royalty joining us on tonight's episode in Daniel Cripps! Crippa rips right through the Ascot program with us, after we have a quick look at Caulfield in the absence of Bot... enjoy!

What a great episode we have in store for you here! We quickly run through the Cranbourne card as Southside play host to the Cranbourne Cup and the $1 million Meteorite, before a look at the Gong leads us into the main event - Railway Stakes Day with one of WA's finest Lochie Taylor!

The spring carnival may be over, but racing never really stops, does it!? A cracking match race in the CF Orr Stakes presents itself this weekend at Caulfield, a few nice types go around in The Hunter, and we're launching some serious units in Perth as the Pinnacles kick off!

It's Champions Stakes Day this Saturday at Flemington and the card is highlighted by a champion in Via Sistina. The likes of Pride Of Jenni, Mr B, Ceolwulf and TTM make up the mile, while the sprint looks an intriguing battle of class at the top of the page. We're 3 meetings down in Cup week, and the most important is still yet to come...

Tonight we have a special episode! Featuring the one and only Stephen Power, or as he is better known on social media, @racingblogger. Bloggsy has taken the Melbourne Spring Carnival by storm this year, and we had the privilege of meeting him this week, Enjoy...

It's Derby Day my dudes! Three of the best at Flemington - the Coolmore, Derby and Empire Rose, while Sydney has really added something to this day with the running of the Golden Eagle and Russell Balding. Bets galore and motzas aplenty, enjoy as always...

The final Cox Plate Day on the track as we know it! It's going to be one hell of a send off, and even despite the lesser quality on offer this year, the Valley will be rocking like always. A deep dive of all 10 races in Melbourne and a quick look at Sydney!

One of the biggest weekends in racing is here! The $20 million Everest highlights the Saturday program at Randwick, featuring Ka Ying Rising, while the Caulfield Cup is down on quality but an intriguing race all the same, alongside the Thousand Guineas!

It's Caulfield Guineas Day and we preview the 3 big ones on the card, as well as all the good bets in the support program! A deep dive of the Heath, as well as a quick look at Rosehill Gardens with two rich races. Enjoy...

It's a bumper edition of the podcast as the 2x reigning champion for most popular podcast episode of the year; special guest Julian Vallance joins us on the line again! We preview the whole card at Flemington including the Turnbull, as well as the three big Group 1s in Sydney.

The best weekend of the year is here, AFL Grand Final long weekend! Friday we kick off proceedings with Manikato Stakes Night at The Valley featuring a few of Australia's best horses, before Saturday the 3yos do battle in the Golden Rose in Sydney and a hot card of racing at Sandown to boot! Enjoy...

It's a belter of weekend racing this week, highlighted by two Group 1 races being the Underwood Stakes and the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes back in its rightful position at Caulfield! The sprinters stake their Everest claims in the Shorts, and we bet right into all of it... tune in.

It's the biggest weekend of the year so far. The Flemington card is stacked with class, and it is highlighted by an intriguing Makybe Diva Stakes despite only having 6 runners! A Melbourne Cup ticket is on the line in the Archer, while in Sydney the 3yo sprinters do battle in the Run to The Rose.

It's another massive weekend of racing as the G1 Moir Stakes over 1000m at The Valley highlights the day in Melbourne, while Sydney boasts the Chelmsford, Concorde and Tramway just to name a few! Sydney pro John Shamon joins Ben and Nico to dissect it all...

Group 1 racing is back in Victoria! Melbourne pro Aaron Gooden from The Good Oil joins us to preview a cracking card at Caulfield, including one hell of a Memsie Stakes to kick off 2025-56! A few keen bets in Sydney on top make this a podcast not to miss...

The first Group 1 of the new season is set to be run on a very wet and wintery Randwick! The Winx Stakes is the feature, and we've found a few mudlarks among the card. We've also dissected Moonee Valley where black-type racing is found in the Listed Carlyon Stakes...

The unofficial start of spring! We've got no less than four stakes races to wrap our heads around this weekend, including the Quezette, Vain, Regal Roller and PB Lawrence! Plenty of exciting horses to discuss and bets to be had...

Racing is back at The Valley this weekend for the first time since April and we are keen to bet! A wet Randwick awaits for the Group 2 Missile Stakes, where Private Eye is the headline horse if he takes his place in the race...

The first day of the new season and the first black-type race of 2025/26! The Aurie's Star is an exciting race down the straight which features a potential Group 1 mare in the making, and there are best bets all over Flemington as well as Goodwood in the UK, Sandown, Eagle Farm and Adelaide!

The Group 3 Bletchingly at Caulfield means the better horses aren't too far away! We've got bets at The Heath, as well as Randwick and Bunbury to keep us ticking along this weekend, so let's hope it's another good one!

We're racing at Flemington on a cold wintery Saturday this weekend and bets are galore as they always are! Keen to be with a few across the country, and backing it up with Nico's jumps selections on what shapes as an exciting Sunday card...