Horse Racing - Australia & New Zealand
Great Northern Darwin Cup
Darwin · Monday 3 August 2026 · Race 10 · 2050
Fat Tony’s AI picks
1. 9. Leveraged Buyout
Fat Tony — I’m backing the young buck: Derby winner, loves the 2050m, expects to boss this affair.
2. 3. Hadouken
Fat Tony — Course king; two-time Cup hero, tough as nails around Darwin, won’t be far off.
3. 2. Stormageddon
Fat Tony — SA visitor with a rocketing finish; extra ground suits, ready to swoop late.
4. 12. Maxxi Bon
Fat Tony — Hitting top form, races handy and sticks on — perfect for exotics or an each-way nod.
5. 11. Rematch
Fat Tony — Honest mare, in great nick and right in the mix — handy saver for your multi.
Runners and racing form
Race preview
Fantastic contest as always. Sticking with the progressive now four-year-old LEVERAGED BUYOUT (9). Dominated the three-year-olds including an effortless win in the NT Derby recently and can measure to take the Cup as well. STORMAGEDDON (2) is an SA visitor who charged home second-up here at weight-for-age over a mile to finish a close-up fourth. Ready for the extra ground now. CASINO SEVENTEEN (1) placed in the same race, finishing third. Extra trip a huge plus now and expected to go close. Hard to leave out the tough HADOUKEN (3) who is 3/3 this course and distance and has won this race the last two years. No doubt will be peaking for this again and has to be included. REMATCH (11) was beaten a head by VENTING here last time at the mile after winning that trip two back. In great form and expected to run well. Plenty of minor chances as well.