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John Barker

The Winning Post crew preview the weekend in Australian racing.

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Today · 56 min
Turnbull / Epsom Day
Two fantastic race cards highlight a huge Saturday of racing, but do the weather gods look set to leave their mark on the day? Massive rainfall predicted on Saturday in both Melbourne and Sydney has punters looking for the wet form. The boys have it all covered on this week’s podcast.
September 24 · 58 min
Golden Rose/Manikato weekend
Guest House is favoured to take out the Golden Rose on Saturday and become the first colt to do the Slipper/Rose double. But the Run to the Rose form has proved superior to the San Domenico form in the past. Who will come out on top in one of the most important 3YO races on the calendar?
September 17 · 51 min
Underwood/Rupert Clarke day
It’s a huge day at Caulfield featuring the Group 1 double of the Underwood and Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes’. And in Sydney the country’s best, Autumn Glow, has scared off her rivals in the Seven Sunrise Stakes. It’s a jam-packed podcast!
September 10 · 51 min
Makybe Diva Stakes
The spring continues to heat up with the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes taking centre stage this Saturday. Sheza Alibi will start an odds-on favourite after her super return behind Autumn Glow. Tune in to hear who the boys like across the huge Flemington program.
September 3 · 49 min
Moir Stakes
Everest contenders in Sydney and Melbourne will put up their hand on Saturday in a pair of rich 1000-metre sprint races. The Group 1 Moir, run at Sandown this year, sees 3yo filly Natural Fling line up for just her fourth start. Does she warrant favouritism?
August 27 · 42 min
Memsie Stakes
What a cracking Memsie Stakes we are in for at Caulfield on Saturday! Almost all of the runners are legitimate winning chances and the boys, while differing in their on-top selections, aren’t seeing the race too differently.
August 20 · 44 min
Winx Stakes
It’s the clash of the spring and we’re still in winter! Sheza Alibi Vs Autumn Glow comes around earlier than anticipated in Saturday’s Group 2 Winx Stakes and the boys dissect the big clash on this week’s podcast.
August 13 · 36 min
Lawrence Stakes day
WA star Cosmic Crusader showed his class first up when winning the Bletchingly Stakes. He gets another chance to shine bright when he goes up against reigning Lawrence Stakes champ Private Eye this Saturday.
August 6 · 30 min
Missile Stakes day
Some of the big guns are returning this weekend in the Missile Stakes at Randwick. Angel Capital needs a Group 1 to sew up a position at stud and he’ll be favoured to get his important spring prep off with a bang.
July 30 · 33 min
Aurie’s Star day
It’s the horse’s birthday, but listeners get the gifts of plenty of winners, some banter, and another reminder of the gift that keeps on giving all year round (not a membership for the jelly of the month club), the Winning Post calendar, free with this week’s paper.
July 23 · 33 min
Bletchingly Stakes day
It’s somewhat of a rematch between a few Monash Stakes contestants in this week’s Bletchingly Stakes. Winnasedge looks hard to topple as he goes for the Monash-Bletchingly double, but standing in his way is the new blood, the WA star Cosmic Crusader.
July 16 · 39 min
Deane Lester Flemington Cup
A tough winter program awaits punters at Flemington this Saturday which features the Deane Lester Flemington Cup. Stakes races in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth are also up for debate on this week’s podcast.
July 9 · 35 min
Monash Stakes day
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.
July 2 · 34 min
Flemington Finals day
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.
June 25 · 37 min
Tatt’s Tiara day
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.
June 18 · 36 min
Ipswich Cup
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.
June 11 · 40 min
Stradbroke Day
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.
June 4 · 41 min
Queensland Oaks
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.
May 28 · 46 min
Kingsford-Smith & Queensland Derby
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.
May 21 · 35 min
Doomben Cup
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.

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