The Verdict with Michael Felgate

Nick Noonan, Mick Sharkie and Trent Masenhelder take a look at ALL the key racing action this weekend! They preview all nine races at Caulfield, sharing their best bets on the program. Nicko is keen to be with a returning talent at a nice price in the feature. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au ...

Michael Felgate and Mick Sharkie review the best staying performances from the 2025-26 racing season. It's safe to say that discussion was dominated by one horse! Calvin McEvoy joined the show to reflect on a spring he'll never, ever, forget! THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.co...

Michael Felgate and Clint Hutchison take a look back at the best sprinting performances from the 2025-26 racing season. They were joined by ratings guru Dan O'Sullivan, who revealed his top 10 for the season. Could we have a surprise challenger for Ka Ying Rising in The Everest this spring?  THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or...

Mick Sharkie and Trent Masenhelder review all the key races from the weekend, discussing all the big talking points. What level can Clevor Trever reach? How good was Ndola? And the Shark was full of praise for an emerging trainer. There is also a horse who the boys think we should be following into the spring out of the winter months. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and con...

Mick Sharkie and Nick Noonan joined Trent Masenhelder on The Verdict podcast on Friday to preview all the action on Finals Day at Flemington. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mick Sharkie joined Trent Masenhelder on Monday to review all the key action from the weekend. Splash Back won the final Group 1 for the season, but do we have too many majors in Australia? Shark says a decision needs to be made (and fast) to correct the pattern. The boys also shared some horses to follow from the meeting at Caulfield. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and co...

Nick Noonan and Trent Masenhelder preview all nine races at Caulfield this Saturday! What can we expect from the track? Who are the horses to follow? The boys then had a look at the final Group 1 for the season. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Trent Masenhelder brings you the latest racing news and views. A few Group 1 stars are back in work ahead of the spring. Kelvin Southey joined The Verdict to discuss Bazaball Rewarded's chances of winning again this weekend at Caulfield. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/lis...

Michael Felgate and Mick Sharkie review the best two-year-old performances of the 2025-26 Australian racing season, highlighting some horses to follow when they return this spring. Ratings guru Daniel O'Sullivan also had his say. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Michael Felgate and Mick Sharkie review the best middle-distance performances of the 2025-26 Australian racing season. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clint Hutchison joined Michael Felgate on The Verdict to review ALL the key racing action from the weekend! Lee Mottershead also joined the podcast to discuss all the big stories from Royal Ascot this year. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Felgate was joined by Racing.com form analyst Nick Noonan on Friday to preview EVERY race at Flemington this Saturday. Track manager Liam O'Keeffe shared some invaluable information about how the track may play, as well as offering up some greyhound mail! Nick Noonan is keen to back another talented horse from Patrick Payne's stable, before setting his sights north of the border for his be...

Racing.com form analyst Ben Asgari joined The Verdict to share his best plays at Moe on Thursday. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Felgate brings you the latest racing news and views. Trent Masenhelder had the Royal Ascot wrap after a dominant showing from Ombudsman was the highlight on Day 2. Mick Sharkie then joined the podcast for a special appearance on a Thursday! Ben Asgari then shared his best bets at Moe on Thursday. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858...

Racing.com form analyst Clint Hutchison shares his best bets for Wednesday.  THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Felgate and Trent Masenhelder bring you ALL the news you need to know after Day 1 at Royal Ascot. There was no luck for Overpass and Asfoora, but James McDonald managed to strike late in the day. Could we see a European G1 winner come to Australia? Clint Hutchison then joined the podcast to share his best bets for Caulfield Heath on Wednesday. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE?...

Racing.com form analyst Sam Lyons shares his best bets for Tuesday. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Henry Dwyer, Lee Mottershead, Carl Di Iorio, Trent Masenhelder and Sam Lyons all joined Michael Felgate on an action-packed edition of The Verdict podcast. How is Asfoora actually going? Henry Dwyer gave us the latest ahead of her return to Royal Ascot. Lee Mottershead shared all you need to know about the leading hopes this week, before Carl Di Iorio discussed the details of a major Caulfield Cup...

Michael Felgate and Mick Sharkie review the weekend of racing! Could Tron Bolt be a big-time spring player after his JJ Atkins win? Where is Half Yours at? The Cups champ went winless this campaign. But was there an excuse at the weekend? The boys discussed some spicy social media action, before discussing some lovely stories across the weekend. Ethan Brown rode a treble at Sha Tin on Saturday. TH...

Mick Sharkie and Nick Noonan join Michael Felgate to preview all the key weekend action. They run their eyes over the meeting at Sandown, with testing conditions expected. The boys then went north to take a look at the Group 1 action at Eagle Farm, with Shark and Nicko both making a case for value hope in the Stradbroke at a BIG price. And can Pride Of Jenni win the Q22? THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU R...

Michael Felgate was joined on The Verdict podcast by Ben Hayes, who gave a comprehensive preview of Lindsay Park's weekend team. There are two runners in particular he's keen on! Calvin McEvoy then shared an update on Half Yours ahead of the Q22. He's making no excuses this Saturday! Team McEvoy will also unveil a possible Cox Plate contender at Eagle Farm earlier in the day. Trent Masenhelder the...

Racing.com form analyst Clint Hutchison shares his best bets at Sale on Wednesday. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Felgate was joined on The Verdict podcast by trainer Cliff Brown, who sends a couple of hopes to the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap this Saturday. He hasn’t given up on Sepal’s chances of landing a big blow this campaign. We then got the latest on High Torque, who incredibly raced at Kilmore on Monday before competing in an off the track event in the SAME week. Trent Masenhelder t...

Racing.com form guru Sam Lyons shares his best plays at Donald on Tuesday. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Felgate brings you all the latest news and views. Matt Cumani joined The Verdict to discuss his strong recent commentary defending the distance of the Victoria Derby, amid calls to reduce it to 2000 metres. Lee Mottershead then joined the podcast to cover off on the controversy at Epsom at the weekend, as well as the latest on whether Calandagan could be coming to Australia. Trent Masenhel...