The Group 1 action crosses the road from Doomben to Eagle Farm this Saturday as the Queensland carnival gets ready to ring in the winter.

The Kingsford Smith Cup over 1300 metres sees gun Victorian sprinter Jimmysstar shooting for another Group 1, while the staying three-year-olds do battle in the Queensland Derby.

Support features include the Group 2 BRC Sires' Produce for the two-year-old, the Group 3 Fred Best Classic for the three-year-olds, the Premier's Cup, the Lord Mayor's Cup and the Helen Coughlan Stakes.

It's also Lord Mayor's Cup day at Rosehill while the open sprinters lock horns in the Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield.

You'll find Australia's best form guide for Saturday's Caulfield, Rosehill, Eagle Farm and Morphettville meetings in this week's Best Bets.

On pages 4 and 5 you'll find four-state selections from some of the nation's leading form analysts as well as our popular Black Bookers, Sectional Stars and Video Stars features.

Best Bets ($7) is on sale Thursday morning in NSW newsagents, Friday elsewhere.