The Group 1 action continues north of the border on 2026 Doomben Cup Day. Rothfire tossed up the first real shock of carnival when he saluted at $67 in the Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 but focus now shifts to a stacked edition of the Doomben Cup, featuring names like Half Yours, Birdman and Pride Of Jenni. Scroll down for our Doomben tip sheet, featuring 2026 Doomben Cup best bets. Race 1 10 Larrikin Rouge Larrikin Rouge turned in some fine performances last time in, particularly in the early stages of his preparation, while he returned to action this time to fill…

Randwick hosts ten races this Saturday, May 23rd. After a wet weekend and start to the week, the sun has finally started to shine in Sydney but at publish, we’re still looking at a track rated in the Soft (7) range, while the rail will be left in the true position. Check out our Randwick tip sheet below! Randwick Race 1 3 Lady Catalina Having won on debut back in March, Lady Catalina returned from a freshen up to finish midfield here late last month before producing a tough on-pace performance in last weekend’s Listed Woodlands Stakes, finishing third. On…

2026 Melbourne Cup ballot-free exemption goes on the line at Flemington this weekend. The Andrew Ramsden field is dripping with staying talent and shapes as an excellent betting race to boot, but there are nine winners to be found in total. Read on for our Flemington tip sheet. Flemington Race 1 1 Resonant Resonant showed some ability at the trials prior to debuting and worked home to finish a half-length second in the VOBIS Gold Rush at Bendigo earlier this month. On exposed form, I think he’s a standout top selection. Flemington R1 Open Race time:  1. Resonant (9) J:…

Feature racing heads to Scone on Saturday where ten races will be contested on 2026 Dark Jewel Classic Day! The conditions have remained overcast in Scone this week but at publish, we’re still faced with a track rated in the Soft (5) range. You can find this week’s Scone tip sheet below. Scone Race 1 6 Viewpoint Viewpoint returned to action for a dominant victory in BM64 company at Hawkesbury last month, while he was fair when two lengths behind the winner at the same track last time out, but in Saturday Midway company. With further improvement and getting out…

Racing returns to Randwick-Kensington in Sydney’s east this week and eight races make up another good Wednesday program. The track is rated in the Good (4) range at publish, but with a decent amount of rain falling in the greater Sydney metro region on both Monday and Tuesday, downgrades do appear imminent. Read on for our Randwick-Kensington tip sheet. Kensington Race 1 2 Unhinged Unhinged had a handful of trials prior to debuting with a nice performance to only just miss down at Kembla Grange last month. Having been kept up to the mark with another trial since that race,…