Month: May 2020

Stradbroke Handicap top weight Santa Ana Lane to spell

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Multiple Group 1 winner Santa Ana Lane was given the top weight of 58.5kg when the weights were released yesterday for the 2020 $350,000 The Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm on June 6 but the Anthony Freedman trained sprinter won’t be travelling to Queensland. Stradbroke Handicap top-weight Santa Ana Lane, above, won’t be heading to Queensland for the Group 1 sprint at Eagle Farm. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos. Santa Ana Lane is the winner of five Group 1 races but could only manage to finish in sixth position,…

Additional race meetings to underpin participant earning capacity

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The new racing calendar kicks in on July 1, with greyhound trainers certain to welcome the news of a full racing program thanks to an increased number of race meetings to be scheduled across the state. GRV CEO Alan Clayton said that as a minimum, GRV is aiming to deliver on its regular 23 weekly race meetings for the season with extra meetings planned in Spring to compensate for anticipated cancellations during the warmer months when meetings are inevitably cancelled due to hot weather. “As many as 27 race meetings…

7 interesting facts about the Harrison-Dawson

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The Group 1 Harrison-Dawson Final (515m) will be run on Thursday night at Sandown Park. Here’s a few things you might not know about this wonderful race. 1. Five of the 11 Harrison-Dawson winners have exited from Box 1, with Vivatar to wear the red vest in the 2020 final. 2. Four favourites have won the race – the shortest-priced being Fernando Bale ($1.04) in 2015. The former champion sprinter also holds the race record (29.14sec). 3. Andrea Dailly (Fernando Bale) and Correy Grenfell (Orson Allen) will both be hoping…

Super Titus impresses with Flemington win

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Former UK galloper Super Titus is starting to provide a glimpse of why lofty expectations have been placed upon him, landing his second Australian victory at Flemington. Super Titus appreciated a distance rise to 2000m on Saturday, winning the Lexus Trophy to provide Lindsay Park with a treble and jockey Luke Nolen a double. In a race that changed complexion over the final 200m, Super Titus ($16) proved too strong for Mahamedeis ($31) by a short-head with Chapada ($11) 1-1/4 lengths away third. Super Titus won the Heatherlie Stakes at…

Trekking a big shortener in Stradbroke Handicap

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Goodwood winner Trekking has firmed in betting to claim the Stradbroke Handicap for a second time. Goodwood winner Trekking has been the big market mover after being heavily backed to land another Group One race in the Stradbroke Handicap. Trekking will be aiming to be the first horse since Black Piranha in 2009-10 and the eighth overall to win back-to-back Stradbrokes. He will also be aiming to give Godolphin its third Stradbroke in four tries after it also took the race with Impending in 2017. Trekking was quoted at $15…

Horse betting bonus offers for Monday 18th May 2020

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Horse Betting has reviewed Australia’s best horse racing bookmakers and found today’s best thoroughbred bonus promo offers and specials for Monday 18th May 2020 Horse racing promotions are still available almost each and every day with one of Australia’s best thoroughbred bookmakers. If there isn’t a promo on at one, then there is bound to be another bookie with some kind of promotional offer on the table on the gallops. HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best horse racing promo and bonus offers each and every day. See the best return on…

Inner Flame gives Moreira a treble to draw level with Purton

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Inner Flame seals a Moreira treble Joao Moreira outscored jockeys’ championship rival Zac Purton three to one at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 May), a haul that left the three-time Hong Kong champions locked on 117 wins apiece heading into the season’s final 16 meetings. The Brazilian ace arrived at the track two wins adrift of his Australian counterpart but evened the score when completing his treble in the afternoon’s final contest aboard the four-year-old rising star Inner Flame (127lb). “Zac can’t say he’s going to be the winner and…

Horse Betting Promotions

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Betting on Australian horse racing is one of our countries favourite past times, and the best horse betting bookmakers offer daily bonus bets, promos, and special offers to attract and retain thoroughbred punters. Horse racing promotions are available almost each and every day at the our top online bookmakers. If there isn’t a promo or bonus offer on at one, then there is bound to be another bookie with some kind of promotional offer on the horses. Most horse betting promotion will take the form of a money back bonus…

Queensland media negotiations are ongoing

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The media rights for racing in Queensland have yet to be finalised despite the Brisbane Racing Club re-signing with Sky Channel. The media rights deal was expected to be finalised by the end of last month with Sky, Racing.com, Channel 7 and Channel 10 all interested in broadcasting Queensland meetings. Negotiations in Queensland are always muddled because the BRC has media rights to Doomben and Eagle Farm meetings and while Racing Queensland controls the remainder of the state. RQ was expected to handle all the negotiations but Sky and the…