The Doomben section of Queensland's carnival reaches its climax this Saturday with the running of the $1 million Group 1 weight-for-age Doomben Cup over 2000 metres.

Reigning cups double hero Half Yours will again be strongly fancied.

Support races at Doomben include the Group 2 Roses for the Oaks-bound fillies, two-year-olds, the Group 3 BRC Sprint, the Group 3 Pam O'Neill Stakes for the fillies and mares, the Carter Stakes for the two-year-old fillies and the Chief De Beers for the speedsters.

Saturday racing returns to town in NSW (Randwick) but goes bush in SA (Murray Bridge). In Melbourne Sandown hosts its first Saturday meeting of 2026.

You'll find Australia's best form guide for Saturday's Sandown, Randwick, Doomben 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.