Month: July 2021

How The Watchdog would spend $50 on TAB’s ‘All In’ Maturity Classic market

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Expert form analyst The Watchdog expects Koblenz to continue his sensational 11-race winning streak in Saturday night’s star-spangled Maturity Classic heats and is backing the boom youngster to go all the way in the G1 series. Trained by David Geall, Koblenz, a son of mighty 2015 Maturity hero Fernando Bale, is unbeaten in three starts at The Meadows and The Watchdog is tipping him to overcome classy heat rival Aston Fastnet and earn the chance to emulate his champion sire. “He’s yet to be headed in his last nine starts,…

Morphettville tips, value bets & top odds | Saturday, July 17

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What Morphettville Races Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Road, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, July 17, 2021 First Race 11:37am ACST Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Racing returns to the Parks track at Morphettville on Saturday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s South Australian form analyst has picked out the best bets and top quaddie selections on offer. The meeting is set to be run on a Soft 5 with the rail in the true position, and the first of nine races is set to jump at 11:37am local time (12:07pm…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 16, 2021

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Horse racing around the country sees four meetings being held around the country on this Friday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you a couple of bets and quaddie numbers for the meetings being conducted at Geelong and Mackay. Friday Racing Tips – July 16, 2021 Geelong Racing Tips Mackay Racing Tips Horse Racing meetings are scheduled to be run at Dubbo, Geelong Mackay and Taree. The first at Dubbo kicks off the day at 11:15am AEST on a Heavy 8, with the last at the Mackay…

Dees’ fans ‘zipping’ into action!

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Demons’ fans will make a mad dash for Saturday’s AFL/Greys offer from TAB. The betting giant’s cross-sports proposition is $2.40 on ‘livewire’ Melbourne forward Kysaiah Pickett kicking 1+ goals against Hawthorn and greyhound staying ‘mercenary’ Zipping Rambo winning at The Meadows. The Dees are 2nd on the AFL ladder with 13 wins and the Hawks 17th with four wins. And Pickett has kicked 24 goals from 16 games – an average of 1.5 goals per match. He’s also averaging 12.2 disposals. Meanwhile, the Mark Delbridge-trained Zipping Rambo is TAB’s raging…

Chilcott’s ‘fact-finding’ Fireball

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Heathcote trainer Michael Chilcott embarks on a ‘fact-finding mission’ with his two staying aspirants in the G3 Destini Lodge Fireball heats (725m) at The Meadows on Saturday night. Chilcott has My Father’s Son in Heat 1 (Race 2 at 6.57pm) and Up The Amount in Heat 2 (Race 3 at 7.20pm). My Father’s Son (Box 4) – runner-up to Five Star in last month’s Pink Diamond Champion Distance final (660m) at Bendigo – tackles G1 Sandown Cup hero and G3 Speed Star (595m) winner Zipping Rambo (Box 7). And Up…

Independent mediation for Victorian greyhound racing

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GRV and the Greyhound Owners Trainers and Breeders Association of Victoria Inc (GOTBA Vic), with the assistance of the Office of Racing, have agreed to enter an independent mediation process. Mediation is pursued to attempt to resolve matters of ongoing importance and concern underlying recent industrial action by Victorian greyhound participants.  It will be conducted with the assistance of a mediator, Mr Tim Lyons. GRV and GOTBA jointly acknowledge that it is in the interests of the sport and the people, that the process is entered into in good faith,…

Christo & Tigers ‘purring’?

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There’ll be plenty of ‘fur’ flying between the Tigers and the Lions tonight. So, who will come out ‘purring’? TAB has entered the battle of the ‘big cats’ with a tempting AFL/Greys offer sure to give the ‘Tiger tribe’ back some voice. The betting behemoth is offering $3.50 on Richmond losing by 18pts or less – or even winning – against Brisbane and champ Christo Bale scoring at Geelong greyhounds. Richmond is 12th on the AFL ladder with seven wins, while Brisbane is fourth with 11 wins. Last week, the…

Jungle drums are beating!

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Tackling interstate G1 events is hard enough but just getting NSW sensation Jungle Deuce to the boxes for Saturday night’s Maturity Classic heats (525m) at The Meadows has been a challenge for easy-going Forbes trainer Ray Smith. Jungle Deuce, the winner of 13 of his 20 starts, highlighted by the G2 Flying Amy Classic in Brisbane last month, is one of only three interstate Maturity contenders, another being his kennelmate Miss Ezmae. The superbly-related son of 2012 Maturity winner Barcia Bale and Serena Fly High, making him a half-brother to…

Sanctify brings up milestone win

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Sanctify’s (NZ) (Reliable Man) win at Timaru on Friday was an important one for her connections. Ridden by Kylie Williams, Sanctify jumped well from the inside gate and settled on the rail just off pacemaker Gas Monkey (Choisir). Williams moved her mount outside the leader coming out of the turn and ground away to get past Gas Monkey, holding off a late challenge from The Buffer (NZ) (Reliable Man) to score by a neck. The victory credited Go Racing with their 50th win for the season and trainer Andrew Carston…

Moroney brothers make long-awaited return home

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A year and more since COVID-19 changed the world that we knew, over the past week Mike and Paul Moroney have finally made it back to New Zealand to catch up on family, friends and business. Like so many others, the Melbourne-based brothers’ personal and commercial lives have been unimaginably compromised. Mike is the principal of Ballymore Stables, the only established trans-Tasman training operation with bases at Matamata and Flemington, while Paul and his partner Catheryne Bruggerman operate an international bloodstock consultancy. Between them, the brothers have stamped their mark…