Christmas is coming fast, but there's plenty of racing action in the meantime and we've got it covered right here.

The Queensland summer continues to heat up at Eagle Farm this Saturday with the running of the Grand Prix, the Lough Neagh and the Gold Edition, with a highlight the return of reigning Queensland juvenile of the year Cool Archie in the Gold Edition.

Melbourne racing is on the Heath track at Caulfield, where the $250,000 Magic Millions Victorian 2YO Classic will be a feature.

The Christmas party season will be in full swing at Randwick while SA metro racing heads to Murray Bridge.

You'll find Australia's best form guide for Saturday's Caulfield, Randwick, Eagle Farm and Murray Bridge 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.