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Champions Day – Via Sistina, Mr B, Sunshine In Paris, riding tactics, unconventional creatures, more of the stakes racing circus, brilliant starts for first season sires, Wootton Bassett names, Yulong’s excellent spring,  women in racing, some unraced 2YO’s to blackbook and the new crop of first season horses with the MM 2025 catalogue imminent.

The Melbourne Cup, a great Australian result. Could you have found the winner? We go back to 1903 for guidance. The Oaks wash up. We talk about Storm Boy's future, go through some key stats for Champions Day and 2YO racing on Saturday - more black type that isn't black type, a frustration for 1st season sires.

Derby Day – the heroes, the fails, the future. Sydney’s massive impact on the Melbourne spring. Looking forward to the Oaks and our Melbourne Cup thoughts, horse by horse, fast! Tara going only on the vibe. Be quick, we’ll be deleting it if the tips are no good.

The key stuff in the bloodstock and racing world from the last week. Via Sistina’s triumph, the Pride Of Jenni victims, the black type debacle, a bit of a look forward to the Derby and Coolmore this weekend and are the two best international horses currently in Australia running in Sydney this weekend?

The Everest dissected. Gut busters, unlucky runners and we love Bella. Circuses. Carnie people. Caulfield Cup. A fresh one for the Coolmore? Race times. Stakes races – is it or isn’t it? A new leading stallion. An outcast on a hot roll. Ascot Champions Day & the Royal Family.

This week we’re talking colts. The Coolmore conundrum, both stud and race - is a filly in the mix? Surprising pedigrees. The special results from a successful stud move. A misunderstood stallion now becoming totally understood. What’s going on with prizemoney? And we talk off the trackers including Equimillion’s hits and misses with special guest Jo McKinnon. The joys and realities of thoroughbreds but there's some people who shouldn’t have one.

October 6: Two-year-old racing - The first races, first season sires and plenty of food for thought for the racing critics. We also look at the key stakes performances, pedigrees, The Everest options and disappointments, changing of the guard for the sprinters, and Equimillion.

A dive into the colts and their prospects after the Golden Rose. The appeal of Perspiration. Is Celestial Legend losing interest? Southport Tycoon v Growing Empire. Have we found a formline to upset Autumn Glow? Why Written Tycoon’s SW to runner stats don’t match other champion sires. And Danny Boy - everything you needed to know about sarcoids!

G1 Racing – do we really care about the “Pattern Pyramid”? Weekend Group Racing. Nicks that really do click. A Blue Hen membership confirmed, and an Irish addition to Daybreak Farm.

Racing kids. Who crashed and burned? Which filly team are you on? Who's a Group One winner in waiting? And a movie review - 5 stars out of 5!

Group One racing. Three-year-olds. A huge week for second season sires. Wootton Bassett. A black eye, a bit of show jumping and a busload of happy Japanese punters.