After an astonishing run of placings, the stage is set for Zapluck to grace the winner’s circle in the John Oxley Motors Handicap at Port Macquarie on Saturday.

Kris Lees and his apprentice Dylan Gibbons will combine with three-year-old filly Bespangled, the $3.80 TAB second favourite in the Australian Bloodstock Fillies & Mares Maiden Handicap (1200m) on the Newcastle Beaumont Track on Tuesday

Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for March 20.

Hawkesbury is rated a Soft 5 with the rail in the TRUE position. Tuesday's forecast is the possibility of rain with a top of 27 degrees.

Terry Croft is hoping the racing Gods smile more favourably on him when he takes two good chances to his home track meeting on Tuesday.

Terry Croft is hoping the racing gods smile more favourably on him when he takes two good chances to his home track meeting tomorrow.

Tips and race by race preview by Ray Hickson for Monday’s meeting at Grafton. Selections based on a soft to heavy track.

Kris Lees has won four of the eight Provincial or Provincial Midway Championship Finals and Newcastle’s premier trainer is confident one or two of his team will qualify for the 2023 Final on Thursday.

Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for March 7.

Dubbo trainer Michael Mulholland is making the long trek to Taree for the first time for Tuesday’s meeting and he’s got the right horses to make the trip worthwhile.

While Kris Lees typically provides in-form favourites, celebrated local trainer Tony Ball invariably offers value for Taree’s TAB meeting on Tuesday.

Dubbo-based trainer Clint Lundholm will be making the 320km round trip to Coonamble next Sunday with a small army of horses aimed at the feature race.

Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for March 5.

From winning Off the Track series with her thoroughbred to establishing herself as a female trainer, racing is well and truly ingrained in Amanda Davis-Williams' DNA.