Winter whopper

Sunday 7, 2026 6:09 AM By Best Bets

This week's Winning Post is now available online here.

The Queensland carnival reaches its crescendo this Saturday with a dual Group 1 day at Eagle Farm.

The top sprinters in training clash again led by the Hayes brothers' War Machine in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap while the two-year-olds stretch out to 1600 metres in the $1 million J.J. Atkins.

The weight-for-agers clash in the Group 2 $1.2 million Q22, the race that last year produced cups double hero Without A Fight.

Support races on an all-black-type card at the Farm are the Brisbane Cup, Dane Ripper Stakes, Gunsynd Classic, The Wayne Wilson, Hinkler Handicap and Oxlade Stakes.

Saturday is Winter Cup day at Rosehill while the winter heats continue at Sandown.

You'll find Australia's best form guide for Saturday's Sandown, Rosehill, Eagle Farm and Muray 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.

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