Promising three-year-olds Passione (NZ) (Proisir) and Charms Star (NZ) (Per Incanto) will take their next steps on the path to a possible Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) assignment at Trentham in March when they tackle the Gr.3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at the Wellington venue on Saturday. The Lisa Latta-trained fillies have looked good in their limited starts to date with the Brendan & Jo Lindsay-owned Passione finishing off gamely for fourth behind subsequent Group One winner Bonham (Per Incanto) at her last…
Month: January 2021
2021 Blue Diamond Preview (C & G) Top Betting Tips & Best Odds
What Blue Diamond Preview (Colts and Geldings) Where Caulfield Racecourse – Gate 22 Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145 When Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | 2:20pm AEDT | Race 3 Prizemoney $160,000 Distance 1000m Status Listed Race Race Conditions Set weights + penalties 2020 Winner Hanseatic – 57kg (2) | Jockey: Luke Currie | Trainer: Anthony Freedman Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Blue Diamond Preview (Colts and Geldings) Betting Preview The first featured event on Caulfield’s eight race card on Australia Day is the Blue Diamond Preview for the…
Isotope Prepares For Sydney Autumn Cameo
Isotope has been cleared of injury and is back on track following her Magic Millions mishap. Extensive tests have cleared Isotope from any serious injury arising from her Magic Millions Guineas scare. Isotope clipped the heels of arch-rival Away Game straightening up in the Guineas, dislodging jockey Ryan Maloney before galloping on riderless with the rest of the field. Maloney escaped serious injury with MRI scans taken last week clearing him of any neck fractures and he will return to race riding at Eagle Farm on Thursday. Trainer Tony Gollan…
Excellent Proposal leads Size one-two in Hong Kong Classic Mile
Excellent Proposal wins the Hong Kong Classic Mile under Blake Shinn. Excellent Proposal rose to the top of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pecking order with an impressive win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 24 January), a result that strengthened trainer John Size’s hand for the remaining two legs of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) and BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m). Size saddled two of Hong Kong’s brightest talents in the first leg of the three-race age-restricted series and they both sparkled,…
Golden Sixty extends winning streak to 12
Golden Sixty is likely to race next in the Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup. Not even a slipped saddle and muddling tempo were enough to halt Golden Sixty’s burgeoning winning streak as the Hong Kong superstar posted a dramatic 12th successive victory after scrambling to narrow triumph in the Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m). Undefeated since 7 July 2019, Golden Sixty responded doggedly to Vincent Ho’s desperate urgings to deny veteran Southern Legend (Karis Teetan) by a mere head with Ka Ying Star (Zac Purton) three quarters of a length…
Warwick Farm Tips, Value Bets & Quaddie Section | Australia Day
What Australia Day – Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse, Governor Macquarie Drive, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Tuesday, January 26, 2021 First Race 03:15pm AEDT Feature Race Race 6 : 2021 Australia Day Cup Streaming Live at Sportsbet Warwick Farm Betting Preview – January 26, 2021 Australia Day races are here again, and to celebrate, punters are gifted with seven races out of Warwick Farm. It is a good 4 there, and the rail is in the true position. Due to hot weather around the course, Race 1…
Pyrocumulus on ‘cloud nine’ in Mepunga Oaks
Rising star Pyrocumulus reached a career ‘cloud nine’, rocketing into the stratosphere in the Mepunga Oaks (450m) at Warrnambool last night. Trained by Ashlee Terry, Pyrocumulus posted a scintillating 24.84sec win – two lengths off the 24.72sec track record, set by Unlawful Entry on April 27, 2016. Boxing brilliantly from the ‘green’ trap, Pyrocumulus ($5.10) turned the $7500-to-the-winner event into a one-act affair defeating rank outsider Deep Dive ($30.40) by 6.4L, with Quintana Bale ($3.30F) a further 0.18L away third. It was her ninth win from 28 starts – including…
2020 National Coursing Awards
The National Coursing Association of Victoria staged their annual awards at Sandown Park for the year 2020, on Thursday night. And, despite several turbulent times, coursing continues to deliver a vital component to the preparation of racing greyhounds, for both industry participants, and their animals alike. As the broadcaster for several coursing meetings, including the 2020 Waterloo Cup at Lang Lang, I had the great fortune to witness many wonderful achievements during the season, and catch up with some of the delighted award winners as well. The 2020 Coursing Award…
Clearance Rate Soars on Day Two of Karaka 2021
The clearance rate on Day Two of Book 1 at the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales rose to a healthy 80 percent at the end of selling. Bloodstock Sales Manager Danny Rolston was buoyed with the outcome at the end of Monday’s session. “Climbing from a 73% clearance rate (Day 1) to 80% is no mean feat in one day’s selling.” “This strong result is a testament to our vendors who were willing to meet the market, as well as buyers involvement both locally and internationally, who are keen to…
Nearco Stud add quality filly
Prominent businessman Greg Tomlinson went to $450,000 under his Nearco Stud banner to secure a quality filly by Savabeel out of the stakes performed daughter of Fastnet Rock, Asama Blue, from the Pencarrow Stud draft on day two of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales, continuing a good sale for Sir Peter Vela’s famed breeding operation. From a family that that traces to blue-hen mare Blush With Pride, Tomlinson said it was a combination of pedigree and type that caught his attention. “I was really attracted to the pedigree…