This week in Winning Post

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

An intriguing final day is sure to see this year's Flemington carnival go out on a high note this Saturday.

The fifth edition of Champions day may rival Derby day for quality, with the Darley Champions Sprint (formerly the VRC Sprint Classic), Champions Mile (ex Cantala) and Champions Stakes (ex Mackinnon) offering scads of intrigue and drama.

A galaxy of stars will be on show across the three big races.

Meanwhile in Sydney the five-year-olds duke it out in the $2 million Five Diamonds, the two-year-olds match motors in the $1 million Golden Gift and the fillies and mares clash in the $500,000 Hot Danish.

Our form coverage kicks off on Friday with a full form guide for Cranbourne, plus fields, colours and tips for the other Friday TAB meetings.

The metro racing this Saturday is at Flemington in Melbourne, Rosehill in Sydney, Morphettville in Adelaide, Eagle Farm in Brisbane and Ascot in Perth.

Winning Post carries full-colour liftout guides for all those meetings plus Geelong (Vic/SA/Tas edition), Hawkesbury (NSW edition) and Gold Coast (Qld edition), as well as fields, tips, ratings and/or colours for other TAB Saturday cards.

On Sunday we've got liftout formguides for two more TAB meetings as well as fields, ratings, tips and colours for a stack more Sunday and Monday programs.

Don't forget Winning Post now carries trackwork reports for all four Melbourne training tracks, all three in Sydney, Morphettville in Adelaide and a general Brisbane report.

Away from the form, we've got news columns from Queensland, NSW, six Victorian districts, SA and Tasmania.

Our readers have their say on page 5, while further back in the book Shane Templeton reminisces, Paul Richards presents his unique take on the sport, and Number Cruncher delivers the stats that matter.

Winning Post costs $7 and is available Thursday afternoon online ($6), the crack of dawn Friday in shops.

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Inside Winning Post November 7 edition you'll find liftout form guides for:
Friday:
The Valley @ Cranbourne
Saturday:
Flemington, Rosehill, Morphettville, Eagle Farm, Ascot, Geelong (Vic/SA/Tas edition), Hawkesbury (NSW edition), Gold Coast (Qld edition)
Sunday:
Ararat, Warren
Should the Victoria Derby distance be shortened to 2000 metres?
Eye Catchers
Each week Paul Richards identifies horses from recent race meetings that he believes are ready to win. Here we update you when they are about to have their next start.
Flemington Saturday - R3 N5 Your Colour 11th
Flemington Saturday - R5 N5 Warnie 9th
Flemington Saturday - R5 N10 Hughes 15th
Flemington Saturday - R5 N11 Steparty 7th
Flemington Saturday - R8 N10 Concord Connie 2nd
Flemington Saturday - R9 N5 Naifah 11th
Flemington Saturday - R9 N6 Thanks Gorgeous 13th
Flemington Tuesday - R4 N12 Parcae 6th
Flemington Tuesday - R9 N11 Gold Medallist 3rd
Royal Randwick Tuesday - R7 N2 I'mintowin 7th
bet365 Park Kyneton Wednesday - R8 N7 Foujita San SCR
Results
Letter of the Week

Needs work

As the central economic drivers of thoroughbred racing, punters deserve structural transparency. 
Wagering turnover directly finances massive prizemoney pools and infrastructure. Because punters completely bankroll the operation, they are entitled to just as much information on a horse’s condition and performance as the owners.
Yet a critical data gap remains regarding vital trackwork metrics. Daily morning gallops, sectional splits, and minor physical setbacks are hidden inside private training complexes. 
This information asymmetry compromises integrity. If corporate sports leagues like the AFL or NFL can mandate strict public injury and training disclosures, racing must modernise.
Racing bodies should implement mandatory GPS tracking devices during all official fast gallops, making automated sectional data publicly accessible. 
Standardised fitness logs would ensure a level playing field for the everyday participants who keep the industry solvent. 
It is time to treat comprehensive information equity not as a trainer’s proprietary privilege or an owner’s exclusive luxury, but as a punter’s fundamental right.

John Cooper
Townsville (Qld)
Today's Racing
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Social Networking

Paul Richards introduces a fun formula each week designed to come up with the odd winner for those looking for a small interest or to see if systems really work. On this page he subjects Saturday's fields to one of those systems: