Month: April 2021

The Championships Day 1 race-by-race preview | Randwick 10/4/2021

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What The Championships – Day 1 Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, April 10, 2021 First Race 11:35pm AEST Feature Race Race 9 – Doncaster Mile Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Day 1 of The Championships at Royal Randwick is upon us with four Group 1 races: the Sires’ Produce Stakes, ATC Derby, TJ Smith Stakes and the Doncaster Mile. The track is currently rated a Soft 7, and the rail is in the true position for the entire circumference of the course.…

2021 Galilee Series Final betting tips & odds | Caulfield | 10/04

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What 2021 Galilee Series Final Where Caulfield Racecourse – 22 Station St, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145 When Saturday, April 10, 2021 | 3:35pm AEST | Race 6 Prizemoney $150,000 Distance 2400m Status Listed Race Conditions Set Weights plus Penalties, Three-Years-Old 2020 Winner Royal Crown (9) – 58kg | Jockey: Mark Zahra | Trainer: Robbie Griffiths & Mathew De Kock Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet The feature event on Caulfield’s nine race card on Saturday afternoon is the listed Galilee Series Final which sees a field of 11 three-year-olds battle…

Australian Derby betting tips & top odds | Randwick | 10/04/21

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What 2021 ATC Australian Derby Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, April 10, 2021 | 3:15pm AEST | Race 7 Prizemoney $2,000,000 Distance 2400m Status Group 1 Race Conditions Set weights | 3YO 2020 Winner Quick Thinker (6) – 56.5kg | Jockey: Opie Bosson | Trainer: Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet ATC Australian Derby betting preview A field of 16 three-year-olds has been assembled to battle out one of the nation’s classic races, the $2 million ATC Australian…

Port Adelaide Guineas form guide & tips | Moprhettville | 10/04

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What 2021 Port Adelaide Guineas Where Morphettville Racecourse- 79 Morphett Road, Morphettville, SA, 5043 When Saturday, April 10, 2021 | 3:36pm ACST | Race 7 Prizemoney $107,250 Distance 1800m Status Listed Race Conditions Set Weights, Three-Years-Old 2020 Winner Dalasan (4) – 58kg | Jockey: Jason Holder | Trainer: Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet The Listed Port Adelaide Guineas is the featured event on Morphettville’s nine race card on Saturday afternoon. The team at horsebetting.com.au are here to bring you the best $100 betting strategy…

Hank Hustles into Sandown Cup contention

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Hank The Hustler stormed into RSN Sandown Cup calculation with a breathtaking 41.38 gallop at Sandown Park on Thursday night. On a warm night conducive to fast times, Hank The Hustler was sent to the 715m boxes the $1.40 favourite following his 41.69 win a week earlier. He began cleanly from box 8 but it was kennelmate My Girl Kizzy who began best to open a four length margin through the first turn, a margin she’d maintain passing the winning post the first time. Hank The Hustler made his move…

Western Empire reigns supreme in WATC Derby

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Top three-year-old stayer Western Empire (NZ) (Iffraaj) was sent out a strong $1.30 favourite for Saturday’s Gr.2 WATC Derby (2400m) and duly obliged despite covering plenty of ground in the run. The Grant and Alana Williams-trained three-year-old has won five of his past six starts, and despite his obvious talent is not yet the complete package.   Bred and raced by leviathan owners Bob and Sandra Peters, Western Empire had won Derby lead-ups the Lex Piper Stakes (1600m), JC Robert Stakes (1800m) and Melvista Stakes (2200m) – all at Listed…

Timely Sydney Group Three win for Matchmaker

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Former New Zealand-trained filly Matchmaker added some all-important Australian black-type when coming with a well-timed run under James McDonald to land the Gr.3 PJ Bell Stakes (1200m) on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday. The daughter of Makfi crossed the Tasman as the winner of two races, including the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) for trainers Nick Wigley and Kayla Milnes. Now in the care of Chris Waller, the filly is part-owned by Indian-born Sydneysider Manoj Wanzare. Working with Australia-based Kiwi bloodstock agent Andrew Williams, Wanzare…

Easy Caulfield win for Annavisto

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Stakes winning filly Annavisto (NZ) (Reliable Man) turned a three-year-old handicap at Caulfield into a stroll in the park, when comfortably winning the Hylands Race Colours Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Despite carrying topweight of 60kgs, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained filly sat outside the leader under a gun Mark Zahra ride and cruised to the line more than two lengths to the good of her rivals when asked to go in the home straight. The win advances Annavisto’s record to four wins from seven starts and the Listed…

Whale Song comes of age with Easter Cup victory

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Promising galloper Whale Song got the big win he had hinted was coming when he dashed home along the inner to take out the Listed Christchurch Casino Easter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The five-year-old Ocean Park gelding handled the tricky Dead6 track conditions with aplomb as visiting apprentice Wiremu Pinn took all the shortcuts available to him along the fence to come out on top in a thrilling three-way finish, Pinn stayed closer to the fence while the other riders spread out across the wide Riccarton home straight,…

Explosive Jack heads Kiwi-bred trifecta in Australian Derby

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The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Explosive Jack showed his staying prowess when winning the A$2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday, defeating Young Werther and Lion’s Roar The son of Jakkalberry prevailed in a thrilling finish, with the first three past the post all bred in New Zealand and sold at Karaka in a bumper result for the New Zealand breeding industry. Explosive Jack has been a model of consistency, winning four of his seven starts with a further two placings and has made multiple interstate…