New Australian Pattern Committee

Every stakes race in Australia to be reassessed and places in its proper classification. Downgrades will outnumber the upgraded by 3 to 1

@Nizzbits1 @HawkesRacing @rosehillgardens Nice try, 3 years in a row on a good 4

@HawkesRacing @rosehillgardens Every year

37mls #last24hrs ⁦@rosehillgardens⁩

@Nizzbits1 @mugspunting Last 3 slippers have been run on a good 4

@mugspunting You can pretty much forecast that a year out. It’s standard but the Sydney ppl always say Melbourne weather is no good.

Any Sydney weather pros out there Are we for a heavy Championships (as per usual)

@Nizzbits1 @mugspunting Enjoy your freezing winter

@WolfdenApp @ladbrokescomau William Reid/Slipper day ? It’s slipper day

Baby Winx goes around again this Saturday… and the boys think she’s just about untouchable 🔥 Are you brave enough to take her on? 👀 FULL SHOW: THE SATURDAY SET EP 129: WILLIAM REID/GOLDEN SLIPPER DAY! youtu.be/DeXmPK1msUg

@LeeroyLives @Mattunchained @TopEndRooster Redoubtes would have won slipper if not scratched on morning Capitalist and pierro done well Farnan doing good Dont train on ? That’s been shown to be a fallacy The others just get better

@TopEndRooster @Mattunchained The best sires in Australia ususlly don't win the Slipper. The last Aust Champion Sire who won the Slipper was Flying Spur 20 years ago. The one before that, Marscay, was over 40 years ago. Slipper winners usually produce clones of themselves, speedy squibs who don't train on

Could waning G Slipper be the correction Oz racing/breeding needs? Saturday’s edition low interest, continuation of a trend. Crowds/media coverage first dropped with focus on Championships, now spring pop ups like Everest. Was it ever healthy 2 focus so much on fast 2yos?

@lukethorotek @richieplz @thepuntingpro24 City owners and trainers bleeding too 99% of us pay huge fees and don’t get the prize money

@richieplz @thepuntingpro24 Absolutely disgraceful. Yet no info sent to trainers or owners about the situation or an apology. Not even a notice on the website. Country trainers and owners are bleeding but all we hear about is how great everything is and prizemoney. This wouldn’t happen in town

Interested to know how trainers in Country NSW are feeling about the way racing is being administered in NSW @richieplz Bathurst off a couple of weeks ago with perfect weather. Nowra today. Racing NSW spending more on lawyers than maintenance of tracks/equipment?

@thethoroughbred @Racing I see a bunch of guys that will push up as many fillies and mares races as possible

@Racing All quality people who will work together well, but all are either breeders or representative of breeders. There are plenty of others in different sections of the racing industry, including race clubs, who would be value additions to this advisory group.

“RV supports Racing Australia’s appointment of the Black Type Advisory Group and the members chosen.” 🗞️ Latest news via our website and app racing.com/news/2026/03/1…

@clomas88 @pete2me @littlebirdietv I’ll also help

@pete2me @littlebirdietv Let me know if you need any help downgrading 40 if not 60% of Group 1s

After 10+ years of inaction there is finally positivity for the Australian Pattern with Racing Australia announcing the formation of a Black Type Advisory Group to provide an independent view on potential upgrades, downgrades and additions to PRAs and the Asian Pattern Committee

@CaudalRaphe @OBBY001 He wouldn’t be living in parramatta and Sydney is a was better cost than little Lyon

@OBBY001 It’s an obvious long game play Short term did in earnings for the prospect of playing O/S Seeing the world vs seeing Parramatta Tough choice

The plan is clear. We’ve got Zac for 2 years - if good enough a WC too - then it’s off to Europe or Japan 💰 Zac Lomax's agent has hit back at claims of mismanagement, revealing the "global" logic behind the move to rugby that the NRL simply couldn't match.

@battlingaway @MattBrady1980 @TrevDonaldson Correct

@MattBrady1980 @TrevDonaldson Maybe off the track it does…but on the track Vic Spring Carnival has been significantly weakened…use to be best of the best but now it’s just best of Melb Metro/Provincials…races like Carbine Club Stakes now = Benchmark 78

The argument of Racing NSW dominance in prize money is not fair - please read this analysis…. Over $63 million is spread cross only a few races - many were created/shifted with the sole intent to “divide and conquer” the traditional Melbourne spring carnival and lure horses, trainers and jockeys through greed and their intent to weaken the Melbourne Carnival/s. ▪️Furthermore - NSW have 1-2 meetings each Monday, so further prize money is generated across 400-700 races that Victoria do not provide. Here is a snapshot on some of those Sydney races “during the spring” that have had prize money inflated or events created with the sole purpose of attacking the Melb carnival/s ♦️Perhaps it should have been accounted for in their Marketing/Advertising and not race prize money, as the inflated $’s for some of these races is ridiculous with their main intention on strengthening their future position, to the detriment of Melbourne. $20 million - Everest $10 million - Golden Eagle $5 million - King Charles $3 million -Russell Balding ??? $3 million - Big Dance ??? $2 million - Spring Champion ??? $2 million - Hill Stks ??? $2 million - Kosciusko ??? $2 million - Five Diamonds ??? $2 million - Invitation $2 million - Sydney stks ??? $1.5 million - Alan Brown ??? $1 million - Channel 7 stks ??? $1 million - Golden Rose $1 million - Silver Stks $1 million - Five Diamonds Prelude ??? $1 million - The Gong ??? $1 million - Premier Stks $1 million - Callandar-Presnell And they want adulation for trying to weaken the traditional Melbourne carnival !!!!

@RandSRacing If @NoverreMan considers the Canterbury stakes a group 2, then what is his assessment of the SA oaks ? A benchmark 64?

"He's a beast" - Weight won't hold Tenturis back in Saturday's Newmarket Handicap at Flemington racingandsports.com.au/news/racing/ne…

@foxcatcherintel @Nic_Ashman You are so wrong about Handicaps They have plenty of big money handicaps in UK like the Ebor that have prestige They just don’t give them group status because it’s wrong to have horses as group 1 winners if they win with a lightweight. Group 1 should mean quality performance

Our man @Nic_Ashman has two for ya at Rosehill 🫵 #HorseRacing #foxcatcher

@TRBHorseRacing This is only the second time that i can fault Dans ratings - tropicus far too high just like Schwartz last year

🏇 WFA Performance Ratings ⏱️⚖️📊 – Top 5 winners from Caulfield and Rosehill 21/2/26: 🚀 Tropicus 104.5 - Produced a clear career peak of 104.5 to win the G1 Oakleigh Plate, a sharp improvement on his previous best 99.5 over the same track and distance. He carried the same weight and ran a notably faster overall time rating off only a marginally stronger early tempo, which underpins the merit of his figure. He beat Hedge (101.7 rating) by 1.3 lengths, with a further two-plus lengths to the rest. The runners behind rated below their usual level, and with the clock and margins both aligning, there is strong cross-reference support for the 104.5. All three of Tropicus’ career peaks have now come at 1100m at Caulfield, clearly his sweet spot. History suggests caution when it comes to expecting sharp spikes to be consistently repeated, but there was genuine quality in this performance. Even if he does not run near 104.5 regularly, the gap back to his prior 99.5 peak suggests scope to settle at a higher baseline than we have previously seen. 🎯 Pericles 101.6 - Scored his first G1 win with victory in the Futurity Stakes. He settled handy to just a steady tempo set by Treasurethe Moment before sustaining a strong surge from the 800m when the pace lifted. He held solid sectionals all the way to the line to win comfortably by 0.8 lengths. The figure aligns with his established level. He ran 101 first-up to win the Tramway Stakes last spring, then produced 101.3 and 101.8 in his next three runs. He is well proven with some consistency in the 101 to 102 range. The question now is whether he can lift beyond that range and post a new peak as his campaign unfolds. 🥷 Ninja 100 - Rebounded from his controversial 3YO Magic Millions Guineas defeat to win the G2 Hobartville Stakes with a 100 rating, matching the figure he produced when he bolted in the Vo Rogue Plate at Eagle Farm two starts earlier. After settling well back at his previous two runs, he used barrier two to advantage, jumping cleanly to lead before taking a sit once Shangri La Boy crossed. The tempo was just below average early, and still steady from the 800m to 600m, leaving Ninja with plenty in reserve for the sprint home. He never looked in danger up the straight and had too much in hand for Napoleonic and Autumn Boy, who conceded too much ground given the tempo. That said, their task was not impossible, and the best horse on the day undoubtedly won. 🌟 Sheza Alibi 99.0 - Made a very impressive return with her win in the G2 Angus Armanasco Stakes, settling back off a strong tempo before producing a sustained run along the inside. Her 99 rating sits just under her 100.5 peak win in the Sandown Guineas over 1600m last preparation, which came third-up. The most impressive part of her win was the late dominance. Her final 200m was more than two lengths faster than the next best in the race, and the strongest part of her final 800m relative to standards. Running this figure first-up in a solidly run race, finishing in above standard overall time with a fast last 200m all suggest upside potential. She looks like a good chance to produce a new peak beyond 100.5 this campaign. 🙌 Kerguelen 97.2 - Was heavily backed first-up, firming from $7 to $5, and justified that support with a last-stride win over Tonkin. He looked an unlikely winner at the 200m, still more than four lengths off the lead, but charged late to claim victory on the line. His 97.2 rating was a new peak, improving on the 96 he produced twice last preparation. The race shape was key. A genuine early tempo followed by a further surge from the 800m, with the 800m to 400m the fastest section of the race, took its toll on those closer to the speed. Tonkin was stopping late, which set the race up for a backmarker to capitalise. Even with the setup in his favour, Kerguelen still had to produce a career best to win.

@Nelsonhdale Funny how all of the Samoan league and union sides are both all players from nz and Australia

How can the Aus government believe funding rugby league programs in rugby Union Nations is the best way to strengthen political ties in the Pacific? This feels like the government is openly doing the NRLs bidding or they are too stupid to realise that’s what they’re doing

@AussieMug @AndrewNJHawkins Why should we have handicap group 1?

@AndrewNJHawkins Not many handicap G1 sprints, leave it alone

Know that the Oakleigh Plate was on the list of races being considered for downgrade. Don't think this year's Oakleigh Plate will have helped its advocates, unfortunately. Wouldn't be surprised if it's down to a G2 after the pattern is assessed mid-year.

@thethoroughbred @craigpicko They don’t have television and YouTube ?

@craigpicko UK breeders won’t rate Hong Kong. They will rate what they can see. Watching him blitz them at RA will be enough. Anyway, he can beat KYR at Randwick in Oct if he’s good enough.

What would increase the value of Tentyris more ? 1) going to HK and beating Ka Ying Rising ? 2) beating a much weaker field at Royal Ascot which has been done many times

@thethoroughbred @djebel @craigpicko And you clearly aren’t .

@djebel @craigpicko Not talking about fans. Godolphin is in the stallion-making game.

@tmase04 @Racing Better off staying in NZ for their fake group 1

NEWS: Jigsaw is unlikely to contest the G1 Oakleigh Plate next week. Trainer Cindy Alderson leaning towards the G1 William Reid Stakes. @Racing

@LachlanJeffery @Katzo60 Well they’ve stolen them from all around the country so why would they have played together ?

@Katzo60 The team looks to be gelling reasonably well for a group who would have played little to no football together previously

Ten minutes in and I’m liking what I’m seeing from Sydney Roosters Harold Matthews Cup captain Marquis Sando. A couple of strong defensive plays and a powerful barge-over try.

@ThatQuaddieGuy @Racing @brentzerafa @BenAsgariRacing Cups with minimum weight. Oaks is really a group 2 She’s not even close

@Racing Ethereal not making this list is laughable… cups double, BMW, oaks - unbeaten over G1 2400m 4/4 @brentzerafa @BenAsgariRacing

#5 Atlantic Jewel - did we get this right!? TB didn't think so 👀