Punters continue to roll the dice with Melbourne Cup favourite Fame Game, backing the stallion as if unbeatable. Seven days ago Fame Game was $4.80 favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. The Japanese invader is now into $4.20 and will continue to shorten if the trend continues. In the past week Fame Game has received nine…

Sportsbet.com.au has opened betting on the Myer Classic and will refund punters if their horse does not start. The online bookmaker has posted Thousand Guineas winner Stay With Me as the $4.40 favourite. The more experienced mares Royal Descent and May’s Dream share the second line on $6.50. Azkadellia ($7.50) and Miss Rose De Lago…

1. Baker right up there with the best With him somewhat hidden away in New Zealand, it can be easy to forget what Murray Baker has achieved and is capable of achieving as a conditioner of stayers. He has an almost freakish ability to perfect a programme for his charge and time its peak performance…

An ambitious charity campaign is underway where four friends will cycle over a million metres (1000km) from Randwick Racecourse in Sydney to Moonee Valley in Melbourne just before the Race that Stops the Nation! bike ride 1. The epic effort will see Adam Burns (28), Kevin Masters (35), Chris Sowerby (31) and Phil Prenter (26),…

New Geelong signing Patrick Dangerfield is fourth favourite to win the 2016 Brownlow Medal with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au, as the Cats join North Melbourne at $15 in the 2016 AFL Premiership market. Geelong’s price for next year’s flag has continued to shorten as rumours swirled Dangerfield was heading home, coming in from $34 in August…

Huge weekend of racing coming up, see below the CrownBet prices plus a comment or two about each race. MOIR STAKES PETITS FILOUS $3.50 FONTITON $6.50 BUFFERING $13 BALL OF MUSCLE $13 ANGELIC LIGHT $9.00 FLAMBERGE $9.00 GRIANTE $21 HEADWATER $41 MISS PROMISCUITY $26 BROOK ROAD $51 LE BONSIR $51 RAIN AFFAIR $41 STERLING CITY…