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the excuses are out already

Workforce makes his seasonal debut tonight in the Group III Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown, over 1m 2f, or 2000m for those of us who aren't stuck in the 50s. This is a horse who last year claimed the self-proclaimed 'biggest race in the world', the Derby, and the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe. In theory he should be the world's best horse, yet his trainer is moaning about having to carry 7lb more than a bunch of G3/Listed horses tonight.... Workforce will really need comeback - Stoute WORKFORCE will "really need" his comeback run at Sandown on Thursday night, trainer Sir Michael Stoute has warned. Stoute admitted to concerns over last year's Derby and Arc winner, who will be having his first run since October... FFS, a horse with his G1 wins under his belt should be able to carry at least a stone (6.5kg for those not stuck in the dark ages) more than his rivals and still win. And as for the distance being short of his best, class should get...

is Betfair about to sign a massive deal Down Under?

This is massive if the rumours are true! Age article MELBOURNE Racing Club refused to be drawn yesterday on whether it was about to sign a lucrative sponsorship deal with global betting exchange Betfair. MRC chief executive Warran Brown played a straight bat to talk of an imminent deal, but offered a "watch this space" teaser. The possibility of Sandown racecourse becoming Betfair Park by Saturday was a subject Brown skirted around.