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Advice for Derby Day features (1/4)
Derby
You picked your Derby horse months ago didn’t you? You’re not married to the horse. Throw it out & redo the form. Staying pedigree is obvious but it doesn’t mean class won’t prevail at this age.
TIP: No. 10 True Tone
(3/4) Coolmore Stud Stakes
You are after a horse that has a proven rating but also upside. The race is won by very good sprinters that more often than not turn in champions in the autumn (before they are retired prematurely).
TIP: No. 1 The Next Episode
(2/4) Empire Rose
The best mile race for the girls which means you are after a filly or mare that has produced a high enough rating to win the race. The most important factor IMO is that 1600m is their optimal distance.
TIP: No.1 Lady Shenandoah
Two trials, two races, spell, two trials..
Just double checking owners don’t get prize money for trials right?
My memory of backing Desert War on Derby Day 20 years ago trumps AI.
The robots won’t be taking over any time soon people.
Went old school and waited at my local for markets to open in the 4th at Flemington on Derby Day.
Got Hankee Alpha at $6.50 now into $4.80.
Hope the TAB can recover if it wins after such astute punting 😉
I see Marnus Labuschagne like Nathan Lyon.
Excellent cricketers on the decline but still the best option.
No one, and I mean no one, has questioned Gaz’s spot in the Test side because there is no obvious spinner as an alternative.
I love the evolution of this sport.
Wrestling has long been the most important discipline in mixed martial arts but both the main event & co-main event of #UFC333 has proven you need to be well rounded at the very top end of any division.
Merab couldn’t have done any more to win that fight & thats a blight on his technique & gameplan.
Over 50 takedown attempts but you don’t score on failed TDs.
Petr Yan wins because he lands LESS strike but clearly more damage.
Kudos to the judges.
#UFC333
So there’s currently no way to catch up on fights on Paramount in Australia for the prelims of #UFC333.
Pretty ordinary for fight fans. Forced to watch highlights from Twitter instead.
Not sure whose idea it was to put the Aussie champ on in the bloody middle of the night but here are my tips for #UFC333 anyway.
Featherweight gold AND Bantamweight gold? It's a stacked UFC 333 this weekend 👊
Our predictions for VOlk v Evloev and Yan v Merab are here 👇
ladbrokes.com.au/blog/2026/1…
Joshua Bell retweeted
Birdman and Aeliana great Melbourne Cup trials...let's hope they both run. And Saint George a great trial too.
Run that Cox Plate 10 times and you may get 10 different winners.
And 10 equally fantastic stories.
Well done Willy Pike. Love to see it.
