The path to the Magic Millions for Miss Hipstar is a blend of the unorthodox and conventional as trainer Kelly Schweida hopes to cement her spot in the glamour Gold Coast juvenile event. Schweida took the unusual step of taking Miss Hipstar to an 800m two-year-old race at Ipswich on December 24 where she started at $1.50 and won easily. “She had to go to Ipswich to try and get a bit more prize money and she did that pretty well,” Schweida said. By necessity, Schweida will start Miss Hipstar…
Month: January 2021
Horse Racing Tips
HorseBetting.com.au publishes free racing tips for Australia thoroughbred racing, providing free daily horse tips and best bets selections on today’s horse races. Australian Free Horse Racing Tips Canterbury tips, best bets and quaddie selections | January 8 Free tips and best bets for the Canterbury Friday night meeting on January 8, 2021. Plus free quaddie selections! Sunshine Coast tips, best bets and quaddie selections | January 8 Free preview of the Sunshine Coast meeting taking place on January 8, 2021. Includes free tips, best bets and quaddie selections. Cranbourne tips,…
Jigsaw Blows Them Sky High At Debut
Jigsaw ridden by Michael Walker wins the 2YO Maiden Plate at Geelong. The Cindy Alderson trained two-year-old colt Jigsaw emerged as a Blue Diamond Stakes candidate after a brilliant all the way victory at his debut at Geelong. TAB fixed odds firmed Jigsaw in from $26 to $21 for the Blue Diamond Stakes after his three and a quarter length victory over 1135 metres. Stable representative Jamie Bates said the stable was aiming Jigsaw at Melbourne’s richest two-year-old race at $1.5 million to be run at Caulfield on February 20.…
Cranbourne tips, best bets & quaddie selections for January 8
An eight race card is set down for judgement at Cranbourne on Friday night as the night racing season continues in Victoria. The track has come up a Soft 7, but with a favourable forecast on the agenda, we should see an upgrade into firmer ground come race day. With the rail in the true position we expect there to be no disadvantage at the rear of the field, as the track at Cranbourne tends to play fairly when the rail is in the true position. The first at Cranbourne…
Fair Dinkum …. Is Eagle Farm Really Cast Yet Again?
Thursday you beautiful bastard, we love you that little bit more this week because the third test is about to start and we have four gallops meetings to keep us going in the lead up to a big weekend of racing! Yet Another Track Issue?! Have this to say when I was at Eagle Farm Agronomy costs $250,000 now a million why https://t.co/qxYCp0u5PP — Mike Goodie (@MikeGoodie1) January 5, 2021 Yesterday it was Tamworth, today it’s Eagle Farm. AGAIN. Trainers who have had runners at Eagle Farm had expressed concern…
Rae million dollar dreaming
The Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro-trained two-year-old Follow Your Dreams (NZ) (Contributer) looked a picture when galloping between races at Ruakaka on Thursday. The stakes-placed son of Contributer has won two of his four starts and was luckless when fifth over 1100m at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. He is rated a $10 chance in the $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on January 23. Craig Grylls galloped the colt over 1000m in 1:01.08, covering the last 600m in 34.13 seconds. “He’s great,” Rae said. “Craig just…
Thief primed for Warragul heist
A rejuvenated and much stronger local hero Catch The Thief is primed to fly the Gippsland flag in Friday night’s Group 2 Evans Petroleum Warragul Cup heats. Trainer Matt Clark, who’s based at Briagolong, gave Catch The Thief a short but well-earned break after the Melbourne Cup heats in late November to set the multiple Group 1 finalist up for what he’s hoping will be bumper 2021. “I really wanted to give him a break because he’d had a really tough 12 months,” said Clark. “He’s been racing all over…
Shima the shining light at Warragul
After six weeks on the sidelines, co-trainer Tom Dailly has declared superstar Shima Shine is ready to go in Friday night’s Group 2 Evans Petroleum Warragul Cup heats. Brilliant winner of the Group 1 Topgun four starts back, Shima Shine hasn’t raced since finishing last in the Melbourne Cup Final on November 27. But he’s $1.75 favourite for the third Warragul Cup heat and also sits atop TAB’s all in market at $4, ahead of fellow sprinting luminaries Simon Told Helen and Tiggerlong Tonk, both at $6. Shima Shine is…
Staying test likely to suit Mongolian Wings
Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman know a thing or two about preparing three-year-old stayers and they are hopeful Mongolian Wings (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) can stamp himself as a genuine Derby contender when he tackles the Listed Te Akau Gingernuts Salver (2100m) at Ellerslie on Sunday. Mongolian Wings is a son of Mongolian Khan, a horse Baker and Forsman prepared to win three Group Ones, including Derbys in both New Zealand and Australia, in addition to a Caulfield Cup (2400m). Now residing at Windsor Park Stud, Mongolian Khan’s eldest progeny are…
Local does it Ever So Easy at Ruakaka
Ruakaka trainer Chris Gibbs has always had plenty of time for Ever So Easy (NZ) (Super Easy) and he was delighted to see the three-year-old gelding justify his high opinion with a dominant victory in the Kamo Club (1200m) at his home track on Thursday. The son of Super Easy jumped well from barrier two to sit just behind the speed for jockey Craig Grylls. He remained handy throughout and quickly tackled his rivals turning for home and ran away to a comfortable 3-1/2 length victory over Holyhead (Pierro), with…