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THE FORECAST: MOVING DAY I’ve only ever moved house once. It wasn’t great. I did all the work and spent the next week moving things around the new house in a never ending game of furniture Tetris that very nearly put me in an institution. In Quebec, Canada’s favourite city, they celebrate moving house on… Continue reading THE FORECAST: Moving Day

 Weekend Wrap G1 Review Golden Rose Rosehill Race 8 – won by Broadsiding Date: 28/9/24 Race Overview – Race has rated pretty well without going huge. This has always looked like a vintage year of 3yo’s and this is the best of them. Horses to Follow: Broadsiding – Market backed this horse as if it… Continue reading THE WEEKEND WRAP – Broadsiding – Ben Clifton

THE FORECAST: AND THEN THERE WERE TWO It’s AFL Grand Final weekend, otherwise known as Puntapalooza (responsibly) with wall-to-wall racing and footy, a same-game multi paradise, a weekend to link together an unlikely number of horses in a life-changing Hail Mary bet across three days with confidence. I can’t bloody wait. Fitting then that on… Continue reading THE FORECAST: And Then There Were Two

Weekend Wrap Star Performer of the week Randwick Race 5 – won by Eliyass. Date: 21/09/24 Race Overview – This race has absolutely flown. They have gone out a good tempo and still come home very well. This will be potent. Horses to Follow: Eliyass – Putting together some massive figures. Can win a big… Continue reading THE WEEKEND WRAP – Eliyass – Ben Clifton

 Weekend Wrap Star Performer of the week Rosehill Race 8 – won by Traffic Warden. Date: 14/09/24 Race Overview – They didn’t go overly quick early but really good late sectionals. Horses to Follow: Traffic Warden – Just keeps improving. Had shown ability early in its career but never produced a figure like this. Could… Continue reading THE WEEKEND WRAP – Traffic Warden – Ben Clifton

THE FORECAST: TIME FOR THE MSG A thought occurred to me while sitting through a particularly mundane session at a racing and wagering conference during the week. If you’re going to bring on an expert panel to talk about some boring-ass regulatory topic, at least introduce them with a bit of pizzaz. “Ladies and gentlemen.… Continue reading THE FORECAST: MSG

 Weekend Wrap Star Performer of the week Randwick Race 7 – won by I Am Me Date: 07/09/24 Race Overview – They went out only fairly for the 1000m in this class but really motored late. The first 3 home were all rails in run. Horses to Follow: I Am Me – Always shown G1… Continue reading THE WEEKEND WRAP – I Am Me- Ben Clifton

THE FORECAST: DON’T SLEEP ON COLEMAN Well, we kind of predicted the future in this column last week when I suggested Pride Of Jenni and Mr Brightside would be turned over by a party-spiling villain, just not sure that anyone could put Enver “Everybody’s Mate” Jusufovic into the villain category. But Saturday is another day,… Continue reading THE FORECAST: Coleman

 Weekend Wrap Star Performer of the week Caulfield Race 2 – won by Craig Date: 31/08/24 Race Overview – They ran this race before the wind took ahold of the day so I wouldn’t be comparing times to laaater in the day but this race has gone well regardless. Out pretty quick and ran home… Continue reading THE WEEKEND WRAP – Craig – Ben Clifton