Winning Post Preview Pod

The Monash Stakes is likely to see six or seven horses start in single figures in betting making it a tough assignment for punters to sort out, but lucky enough Joel and Barks are here to help.

It’s Finals day at Flemington, a key staple of winter racing in Melbourne, and some of the races look hard to sort out despite the smaller than usual field sizes. Up north it’s Caloundra Cup day on the Sunshine Coast.

It mightn’t be the best Group 1 going around but Saturday’s Tatt’s Tiara will provide one of the mares (or filly) contesting it with an early birthday five weeks out from their official celebration. Joel’s keen on a roughie for a Victorian-based stable.

Ipswich gets its time in the sun on Saturday with the running of their Cup, the Eye Liner for the sprinters and the Gai Waterhouse Classic for the girls named in honour of racing’s first lady. It’s a tricky circuit, but Joel reckons a Kiwi visitor will handle it fine in an undercard race.

Queensland’s biggest race, the Stradbroke Handicap, looks as tough as ever to win in 2026 with a major piece of the puzzle being the weather. Joel and Barks have the winners sorted on this week’s podcast.

A slowly-run Roses at Doomben a fortnight ago adds to the puzzle that is the Queensland Oaks. Maybe punters throw the form guide in the bin and just back Waller? Or maybe just tune into the podcast and find out who the boys are backing.

Two Group 1 races are up for grabs at Eagle Farm on Saturday and they both look pin jobs for punters. Barks and Joel are here to help sort them out.

Can Jenni do it again and run her rivals ragged in another feature ? She hasn’t won back-to-back races since the spring of 2023 (22 starts), so her rivals are confident they can bring her down. The boys assess the big clash plus much more.

It could come down to who handles the wet track the best in Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000. The boys analyse the feature sprint and the wet trackers suited on this week’s podcast.

The Group 1 Goodwood at Morphettville looks Rey Magnerio’s best chance to win a major provided the heavens don’t open in Adelaide on Saturday. And it’s Hollindale day on the Gold Coast with the past two Melbourne Cup winners taking on fan favourite, Pride of Jenni.

There’s action aplenty across the country on Saturday, but the sole Group 1 up for grabs is the SA Derby. Will the Northern Hemisphere-bred favourite get a run, and win, or will one of the in-form fillies take the prize?

The Adelaide carnival is in full swing with the Group 1 double this Saturday. The Sangster looks wide open with several Group 1 winners going around and the Oaks sees a Victorian pair head the betting.

The All Aged Stakes brings the curtain down on a fabulous Sydney autumn carnival and what a great race it is. And The Quokka offers some of our best sprinters a crack at $5 million.

The Championships reaches its climax with unbeaten mare Autumn Glow trying to extend her win streak to 12 in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in a top-class field.

It’s Easter weekend and that means we’re smack bang in the middle of the Sydney autumn carnival. Day one of The Championships at Randwick promises to be a big one and Joel and Barks have it all covered, as well as the Easter features at Caulfield.

Will Pride of Jenni lead them a merry dance in the Australian Cup or will Light Infantry Man go back-to-back in the Flemington feature? Meanwhile Rosehill’s carnival wraps up with the Tancred and the Vinery which the boys discuss in depth.

What a huge afternoon of action punters are in for on Saturday. It’s Golden Slipper day at Rosehill featuring five, count ‘em, Group 1 races including the world’s richest 2yo race. The boys discuss this, Group 1 racing at Caulfield, duets and more on this weeks show.

The Group 1 Coolmore Classic is always a fascinating contest for the fillies and mares run under handicap conditions. This year’s race is no exception with punters in two camps: the fillies or the older mares. Tune in to see who the boys are keen on.

It’s a huge long weekend of racing around Australasia. It’s Super Saturday at Flemington, Randwick Guineas day in Sydney, Champions Day at Ellerslie in NZ, Black Opal and Canberra Cup day on Sunday and Adelaide Cup day on Monday at Morphettville. We’ve got the lot covered!

It’s a triple treat of Group 1 action this Saturday with the Australian Guineas looking a race in two at Flemington and odds-on favourites to go around in the Surround and Verry Elleegant Stakes’ at Randwick.

It’s one of Caulfield’s biggest days with a triple treat of Group 1 action including the Blue Diamond Stakes. Barks and Joel have all the stats that matter and more importantly all of the winners in this week’s mammoth podcast.

This week, it’s the first Aussie Group 1 of 2026 with Tentyris, Giga Kick and co scorching the turf in the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. Meanwhile at Randwick the Apollo and the Expressway welcome back Autumn Glow, Ceolwulf, Joliestar, Angel Capital and more.

The 2YO picture will become a lot clearer after Saturday’s Blue Diamond Preludes at Caulfield and the Inglis Millennium at Randwick. Joel and Richo examine the programs.

The juveniles take centre stage on Saturday with the Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield and the Canonbury and Widden Stakes at Rosehill.

Plenty of stakes racing across the country and over the weekend to keep punters on their toes and Joel and Richo have all the winners sorted out.