Spring Racing Carnival stars

We land the Trifecta with Via Sistina, Aeliana and Arapaho

We have a Melbourne Cup shortener $51 into $21 as we review Saturday Racing Tips August 24 around the country. The Spring Racing Carnival 2025 is just around the corner and had the first Group 1 race of the season. It is the start of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and the Winx Stakes at Rosehill Saturday. We now turn our eye to the first Group 1 for the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. This Saturday is the Group 1 Memsie Stakes from Caulfield and a crack field. Let’s look at our Black bookers from last Saturday Racing. We look at Via Sistina, Aeliana, Arapaho, Autumn Glow and Baraquiel.

Melbourne and Caulfield Cup shorteners

The Winx Stakes at Rosehill Saturday may prove to be a defining race for the Spring Racing Carnival this year. We saw the return of the mighty Via Sistina (WON), Aeliana (second) and Arapaho (third). We landed the TRIFECTA with our selections paying $225 and a nice return. Lets have a look at the race results. But before we do here is the outcome on betting from these 3 horses return to racing.

Via Sistina NOW even money to go back to back Cox Plate.
Aeliana NOW fav for the Caulfield Cup $8 and shortener Melbourne Cup $15.
Arapaho NOW Melbourne Cup $21 and $17 Caulfield Cup.
Autumn Glow NOW second fav The Everest.
Baraquiel NOW fav for the Manikato.

Spring Stable Stars

Autumn Glow
Lovely return on a shifting track and 1100m both things against her.
J-Mac rode both Via and this one the same he saved ground 2-3 off fence and others were going 10-11 wide.
Then he found the lane 4-5 off in the straight (used same path on Via) and was too strong.
She tightened $15 into $6.5 2nd fav for The Everest behind the star Ka Ying Rising.
Waller seems to point toward the Epsom backed into $2.60 fav with Theo Marks next run.
AND also $4.50 into $3 fav for the Golden Eagle NOW unbeaten 5 from 5.

Via Sistina
Via becoming the first 8 year old mare since 1945 to win a Group 1 race.
She tightened again from $2.30 into $2 for the Cox Plate.
Impressive part was the way she lifted when challenged the last 150m great win.

Aeliana
20 weeks off and a great return.
Challenged Via all the way down the straight.
Shortener for Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.

Arapaho
GREAT return settled midfield and turned with Via Sistina.
Was a lovely grinding first up run and strong through line.
Trimmed for $51 into $21 for Melbourne Cup.
BIG firmer in the Underwood Stakes market $21 into $9.

Baraquiel
sprint machine loves the Valley and great return.
tracked up behind and got the rails run was super strong.
has come back in great style big firmer the Moir $15 into $5 and Manikato $8 into $4.50.