Front Runner

The Carnival is really starting to hit it’s strides after a cracking edition of the Matrice Stakes last weekend and there is another two Listed races await us this weekend in the Dequetteville and Nitschke Stakes. We’re joined by Jake Toeroek after his big win aboard Aviatress in the Matrice and as always we’ll have all the news, form and winners for another big weekend in SA racing.

Stakes racing returns to Morphettville this weekend from now until the end of the Autumn Carnival with the Listed Clare Lindop & Matrice Stakes. We chat to Morphettville based trainer Travis Doudle who saddles up two runners in the 1600m feature on Saturday while Linc will keep the winners coming with his best bets.

It’s been a busy week in SA with the Magic Millions Sales wrapping, a couple Country Cups on the horizon and a big day at Morphettville for the Racing Rewards SA Raceday. We chat to Racing.com’s James Tzaferis who not only covered the Adelaide sale but bought a couple himself and Linc has all the best bets across a big weekend.

We recap a massive Adelaide Cup Day where hometown hero Silent Surrente claimed the Cup. We chat to Aaron Bain who’s stable celebrated a Saturday treble and is targeting a big Adelaide Carnival and we preview Saturday’s Morphettville Parks card.

This bumper edition features interviews with Zac Spain and Taylor Johnstone who have rides in the G2 Adelaide Cup plus previews for two massive race days with Murray Bridge on Saturday and Morphettville on Monday.

Cup fever is sweeping the state and all eyes will be on Friday’s Port Lincoln Cup. We’re joined by Cup winning jockey and trainer, Shayne Cahill who saddles up Morty in the feature as well as Andrew Gluyas who will be hoping Goldrush Guru can add a second Flemington G1 to his CV in the Australian Guineas on Saturday.

A huge Saturday or racing awaits us with 3 Stakes races in Adelaide, 3 Group 1’s in Melbourne and the race that stops an island – the Kangaroo Island Cup. Tommy Stokes joins us to talk about Taramansour in the Lord Reims and La Roux in the Cinderella Stakes while Linc will drop his best bets for the big weekend. 

It’s a massive weekend in racing ahead both here in SA and across the border. We chat to Lachie Neindorf who rides Stretan Angel in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes on Saturday and preview the Morphettville Parks card.

The 2025 SA racing season kicks off this weekend with the running of the Listed Premier’s Plate; first lead up race to March’s Adelaide Cup. We chat to podcast favourite and in-form trainer Stephen Theodore who saddles up Divine Fire in feature where she’ll take on The Map.

A massive day awaits at Morphettville with over $800k in prizemoney on offer for Sportsbet Finals Day. We speak to trainers Michael Kent Jr and Chris Bieg as well as jockey Todd Pannell who are all hoping for big days this weekend, while Linc will dissect all the big races.

We chat to Group 1 winning trainer Andrew Gluyas off the back of his stable’s recent success as well as up and coming trainer Sarah Rutten who has started this season in great form. We wrap up a successful edition of the Tipping Competition and Linc gives us his best of the weekend.

We catch up with Michael Hickmott off the back of Fancify’s win on Melbourne Cup Day and chat with him about his Oaks Day chances. The Tipping Competition heads into its final day and Linc delivers another set of winning tips for the weekend.

It’s a genuine Group 1 edition of the podcast as we bask in the glory of Goldrush Guru’s Derby victory and look ahead to the Cup, ready to cheer on our local hope The Map! We chat with her trainer Dan Clarken, get Linc’s best bets for Morphettville and recap the Tipping Competition.

A huge day of racing kicks off the Flemington Carnival and two of our local SA hopes will be battling it out for Group 1 glory. We have a chat with in-form trainer Stephen Theodore and we get all the news and best bets from around the state from Linc. 

A huge weekend of racing kicks off on Friday with the running of the Gawler Cup and we chat to local trainer Aaron Bain who saddles up one of the key Cup chances. We dissect The Map's Geelong Cup run and get some mail from the West Coast from Port Lincoln local Tom Rush. 

Front Runner is back for the Spring with a brand new tipping competition and all the news and form from SA and across the border. We’re joined by Richard Jolly fresh off a Stakes win with Aviatress at Caulfield and Linc gives his best bets ahead of a big weekend. 

A hot field has assembled for the Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes this weekend which includes the return of the Melbourne Cup bound, The Map. We chat with Hong Kong-based jockey Lyle Hewitson, who’s in town this weekend as well as trainer Mitch Freedman who is bringing Group 1 winner Attrition across for the feature. We also debate which of Leon Macdonald’s former stars we’d like to have owned and pr...

We kick off the new racing season with the running of the Group 3 Behemoth Stakes which is a race jam packed with talent. We also cover all the latest news from around South Australian racing.   

We preview the final Metropolitan Raceday of the Season which features the running of the Listed Lightning Stakes. We’ll chat to Richard Jolly who has Aviatress in the Listed feature and take a look at the Metropolitan Trainers Premiership battle which is set to come down to the wire.

We preview this weekend’s Listed Oaklands Plate, analyse the race for the season’s trainer and jockey premierships and speak to Chris Bieg about his three runners in Saturday’s feature.

After three massive Group 1 racedays and 10 weeks of the Front Runner Tipping competition, we look back at the highlights of the carnival and chat to the $5k Tipping Competition winner, Matt Pepper.

Our massive Autumn Carnival wraps up this weekend with the running of the Group 1 Goodwood. We chat with trainer of Amelia’s Jewel, Simon Miller and dissect the big race runner by runner. 

We review up a massive day of Group 1 action from the past weekend and look ahead to a tantalising Group 1 SA Derby on Saturday. Trainers Michael Kent Jr and Dan Clarken join the podcast as they talk through their chances in Saturday’s feature race.

Group 1 racing is back in SA with the two $1 Million races this Saturday! We’re joined by one of the world’s best jockeys, James McDonald who makes his SA riding debut this Saturday and trainer Katherine Coleman who along with Peter Moody are chasing their 3rd Group 1 win this month.  

We review the six big Stakes races from last weekend with an eye ahead to the Group 1’s. Special guest this week include former Racing.com Form Analyst turned breeder James Jordan and leading Morphettville trainer Chris Bieg. We’ll also preview the Listed Nitschke Stakes and the other key races on the card.