Racing in Australia dates right back to the arrival of the First Fleet on January 26th 1788. The first horses arrived on that day aboard the Lady Penrhyn. 2 Colts and 5 Fillies are believedRead more
Winx Last week we focussed on the Best Australian Race Horse of ALL Time, the Legendary Phar Lap. He is still the benchmark of ALL Australian and New Zealand Horses. He last raced over 80Read more
Phar Lap We have saved the Best to the Christmas Edition of Bennett’s Best Bets. Last week we covered Carbine, the best horse of the 1800’s, this week we will cover the best horse ofRead more
Carbine Clearly the best and most revered horse of the 1800’s was ‘Old Jack’, the immortal Carbine. Great horses like; Archer, Malua, Martini-Henri, Newhaven and Briseis were crowd favourites in the period 1860 to 1900Read more
Kingston Town Classic Racing this week feature’s the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic run at Ascot, Perth in Western Australia. It is a WFA event run over the unusual distance of 1800m with a PrizeRead more
Bernborough Researching the racing career and story that is Bernborough has been both enlightening and enjoyable…what a career…what a story. Early Days: Bernborough was foaled in 1939 near Oakey on the Darling Downs in Queensland.Read more
Unfortunately, any chance of Tipping Consistent Winners went out the window when Ballarat was deluged with an Abysmal Storm which turned the track from a Good 3 to a Heavy 8 in 30 minutes. ForRead more
Wakeful Earlier this month the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes was run on Derby Day for 3yo Fillies. She must have been some horse Wakeful to still have such an important race named in her honourRead more
Zipping Classic Day Bonanza for BBB Members closes out the Spring Carnival. What a day for loyal followers, 8 Winners / 4 On Top Selections WIN / BEST EW Dollar For Dollar WINNING at $4.40Read more
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