The final Group 1 races of the Sydney Autumn are upon us with the All Aged Stakes and Champagne Stakes highlighting a big card at Randwick.

The $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes is the big one among four Group 1 races on day two of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday. Plus, the SA Carnival heats up and it’s Golden Mile Raceday at Bendigo.

The skies are clearing up and we should be in for a drying track at Randwick for a huge day one of The Championships featuring the Doncaster Mile, the Derby and the TJ.

Weather permitting we’re in for a huge weekend across Melbourne and Sydney with Group 1 action. The Australian Cup and the Tancred are the two highlights.

A whopping six Group 1 races are up for grabs on Saturday, five at Rosehill where it’s Slipper day. It doesn’t get any better and the experts from Winning Post have it covered.

It’s the Group 1 Coolmore Classic in Sydney and Chris Waller has decided to test his star filly Lady Shenandoah against the older mares. Is she a good thing, or worth taking on at $2.20? The team discusses this and more on this weeks podcast.

Group 1 action aplenty this weekend and the podcast had called in an old friend to help find all the winners. Joel and Richo are both with one of the 3yos in the Newmarket, but are in opposite corners when it comes to the All-Star Mile.

Three big Group 1 races highlight the first Saturday in March. In Sydney it’s the Verry Elleegant for the WFA stars and the Surround for the 3yo fillies. In Melbourne, it’s Australian Guineas day.

Three Group 1s at Caulfield highlight a huge day of racing. The Blue Diamond Stakes looks wide open, but it’s the unbeaten gelding Field of Play attracting plenty of support.

The 3yos look set to dominate in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes. Do the boys agree, or is there danger lurking from one of the older sprinters?