Month: July 2021

Horse betting bookmaker offers for Friday 2nd July 2021

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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 Friday, 2 July 2021. 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 bookmaker bonuses each and every day. See the best return on your punting…

Matthew Poon’s rollercoaster day ends with Hong Kong Reunification Cup victory

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Super Football (no. 8) edges to narrow victory. Matthew Poon experienced racing’s highs and lows in rapid succession at Sha Tin on Thursday (1 July), compensating for a weighing out mistake in an undercard race before savouring victory in the day’s feature – the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1800m) – aboard Jimmy Ting’s Super Football. Poon’s mount in the Class 5 World-Class Leadership 1200m Handicap – M M Johnny – was disqualified after finishing 10th because Poon weighed in light after inadvertently using a lightweight vest in…

‘Mixed bag’ for Vics in Qld

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It was a ‘mixed bag’ for Victoria as the G1 Brisbane Cup (520m) and G1 Queensland Cup (710m) series kicked off at Albion Park last night. We had ‘eight wonders’ engaged in five Brisbane Cup heats but only Shima Shine, Equalizer and Music Event progressed to next week’s $250,000 to-the-winner final. (Do It is the first reserve.) Going by the wayside were Victorian speedsters the calibre of Tiggerlong Tonk, Qwara Bale, Yozo Bale and Aston Fastnet. The Jason Thompson-trained Equalizer was the fastest qualifier, producing his paralysing finishing burst to…

Jarick Bale’s McKenna masterclass

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Jarick Bale stormed into next Thursday night’s group 2 McKenna Memorial final after running one of the fastest times of the year in his heat. Taking full advantage of box 1, Jarick Bale went straight to the front and from there was never threatened, carving out some of the fastest splits ever recorded over 595m and finishing seven lengths clear of Bounce Back. It was his third win from as many starts over the distance with each win faster than the previous. His 33.812 victory was the equal fourth fastest…

Daily Mail: Blooming prospects

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Friday night racing heads to Lords Raceway with the finals of the $22K Bendigo Roses (425m) and $22K The Prospector (425m), both age-restricted events for female and male greyhounds respectively. Heats were conducted last Sunday with Aston Flame (6 from 8) literally setting the track alight with a scorching 23.65sec victory by 8.5L. Her main opposition in tonight’s Roses Final could be big race specialist Jazz Opera, who in her first 18 starts has captured the Healesville Oaks and rich G3 Vic Bred Maiden Final at The Meadows on Australian…

Romancer kept fresh for Sprint Final at Flemington

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An awkward draw at a recent Flemington meeting has caused a rethink to the program of recent longshot winner Romancer (NZ) (Redwood). Instead of being aimed at Saturday’s VRC/CRV Winter Championship Final (1600m), Grahame Begg and connections elected to concentrate on the Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final (1200m). Romancer won a heat of the Sprint Series on May 22, taking out the Listed Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington at $101. After that success, Begg had Romancer engaged to run again at Flemington on June 19 in a heat of…

Pagan draws on 2020 blueprint

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Dual AFL premiership-winning coach-turned-trainer Denis Pagan is drawing on the precedents set by Victoria Derby winner Johnny Get Angry (NZ) (Tavistock) last year when it comes to the career of rising three-year-old Turn It Up Tommy (NZ) (Tivaci). Johnny Get Angry only beat one horse home on debut, before going on to run third in the Taj Rossi Series Final at his next run. Like his stablemate, Turn It Up Tommy only beat one home at his debut and has accepted to start in Saturday’s renewal of the Taj Rossi…

Beauty Generation to be presented Lifetime Achievement Award

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The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Champion Awards Judging Panel has decided to present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) in recognition of his great contributions to Hong Kong racing. Twice Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, Beauty Generation was crowned Hong Kong Champion Miler an unmatched three times. The New Zealand-bred gelding won 18 races from 34 starts in Hong Kong and earned HK$106,233,750, making him the highest-ever prize money earner in Hong Kong history. Beauty Generation also achieved the equal-highest international rating for a…

Super Football scores Cup victory

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New Zealand-bred gelding Super Football (More Than Ready) scored his third victory in Hong Kong on Thursday when winning the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin. The Jimmy Ting-trained four-year-old settled midfield on the rail for jockey Matthew Poon before he was able dribble his charge into clear running room down the straight and found the lead with 100m to go, and held on for a brave win. It was Poon’s first ride on the son of More Than Ready and he was pleased with…

Granddaughter’s advice pays off at Wingatui

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Timaru trainer Leonard Stewart took a bit of convincing by his granddaughter, Lacy Stewart, to take Miss Harley Quinn south to Wingatui on Friday, but her insistence paid off. The four-year-old mare was backed into $2.60 favouritism in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1400m) following her last start runner-up effort on her home track, and she didn’t disappoint punters, running away to a convincing 2-3/4 length victory. “We weren’t intending to go, but my granddaughter is one of the owners and she said on Tuesday morning there were only…