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Group 1 racing returns to Flemington with the running of this Saturday's Makybe Diva Stakes.

Warm favourite in the Makybe Diva will be rising star mare Sheza Alibi, a strong-finishing first-up second to champion mare Autumn Glow in last month's Group 1 Winx Stakes.

A feature again on the Makybe Diva card is the Archer Stakes (Hotham Handicap), long run on Derby day and offering a golden ticket into the Melbourne Cup. Other supports at Flemington include the Let's Elope, the Bobbie Lewis and the Exford Plate.

In Sydney the action is at Rosehill for the Theo Marks Stakes and Run to the Rose, while it's W.H. Wylie Handicap day at Morphettville. The Brisbane racing is at Doomben for the Well Groomed Raceday.

Our form coverage kicks off on Friday with fields, colours and tips for all five TAB meetings.

The metro racing this Saturday is at Flemington in Melbourne, Rosehill in Sydney, Morphettville in SA, Doomben in Brisbane and Belmont in Perth.

Winning Post carries full-colour liftout guides for all those meetings plus Donald (Vic/SA/Tas edition), Kembla Grange (NSW edition) and Gold Coast (Qld edition), as well as fields, tips, ratings and/or colours for other TAB Saturday cards.

On Sunday we've got liftout formguides for three more TAB meetings including Bathurst Cup day, as well as fields, ratings, tips and colours for a stack more Sunday and Monday programs.

Don't forget Winning Post now carries trackwork reports for all four Melbourne training tracks, all three in Sydney, Morphettville in Adelaide and a general Brisbane report.

The printed edition of Winning Post ($7) will be in shops at the crack of dawn Friday.

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Inside Winning Post September 5 edition you'll find liftout form guides for:

Saturday:

Flemington, Rosehill, Morphettville, Doomben, Belmont, Donald (Vic/SA/Tas edition), Kembla Grange (NSW edition), Gold Coast (Qld edition)

Sunday:

Sale, Kilmore, Bathurst

Eye Catchers

Each week Paul Richards identifies horses from recent race meetings that he believes are ready to win. Here we update you when they are about to have their next start.

Wyong Friday - R6 N1 Eliyass 5th

Wyong Friday - R7 N7 Mareth 8th

Sportsbet Sandown Hillside Saturday - R9 N6 Persian Spirit SCR

Results

Letter of the Week

Glow-up

Another $1.04 favourite got up last week with the announcement of Autumn Glow as Australia’s horse of the year.
I find it mildly disturbing that such an esteemed panel as the handicappers, stewards, administrators and media who vote for this award can have so little idea.
Time and again their recency bias comes to the fore as achievements in spring appear to carry about half as much weight as those in autumn.
No doubt Autumn Glow was very well placed through 2025/26, but her three Group 1 wins were in the Epsom (with 54.5kg, beating Fully Lit and Pericles), the Verry Elleegant (no one’s idea of a championship race) and the George Ryder (ditto).
She also won the Golden Eagle, an age-restricted event carrying no black type.
She contested one open-age championship event and got rolled by 2½ lengths with no excuses as $1.30 favourite.
When it comes to serious races open to all comers, both Via Sistina and Sir Delius had superior records.
And it’s beyond a joke that Autumn Glow was also allegedly our champion “middle-distance” galloper — she’s never won beyond 1600 metres!

Dale Scott
Cremorne (Vic)