Auckland’s extended lockdown is wearing thin with trainer Nick Bishara but the anticipation of another big weekend of racing is giving him some respite. Bishara will have to be content watching the action from home as his star mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) looks to add to her tally of eight Group One wins in Saturday’s A$1 million Gr.1 George Main Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, while Rising Ransom (NZ) (Ekraar) tackles the Reliable Man Trophy (2000m) on the undercard of the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings. “I’m over this…
Month: September 2021
Newcastle Cup Day preview & best bets | Friday, September 17
What Newcastle Cup Day 2021 Where Newcastle Racecourse – 100 Darling St, Broadmeadow NSW 2292 When Friday, September 17, 2021 First Race 1pm AEST Feature Race Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (R7) Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst brings you his best bets on Newcastle Gold Cup Day, including his top picks in the three Group 3 events and his quaddie numbers. The track is rated a Heavy 8 and the rail is in the true position for the entire course. The first race…
Eagle Farm tips, odds & quaddie picks | Friday, September 17
What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Road, Ascot QLD 4007 When Friday, September 17, 2021 First Race 12:32pm AEST Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet HorseBetting’s Queensland form analyst brings you his best bets and quaddie numbers for Eagle Farm’s rare Friday meeting on September 17. The track is rated a Good 4, the rail is out 11.5m for the entire course, and the first of eight races is scheduled to jump at 12:32pm AEST. Best Bet at Eagle Farm: Dominarcher Billy Healy and James…
Geelong betting tips, quaddie picks & value bets | 17/9/2021
What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater VIC 3219 When Friday, September 17, 2021 First Race 1:30pm AEST Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Geelong is scheduled to host an eight-race card on Friday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s Victorian form analyst presents his best bets and quaddie numbers with odds from Australia’s leading online bookmakers. The track is rated a Good 4, the rail is out 6m, and racing is set to get underway at 1:30pm AEST. Geelong Best Bet: Stonefield We were with the Leon &…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 16, 2021
Horse racing around the country sees five meetings being held on this Thursday 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 Kembla Grange and Sale. Thursday Racing Tips – September 16, 2021 Kembla Grange Racing Tips Sale Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, including $50 back from Sportsbet in bonus bets if your horse manages to run second or third. Make sure to check out the best…
Gollan to unveil star Kiwi
Leading Queensland-based trainer Tony Gollan will use Saturday’s Gr.3 How Now Stakes at Caulfield as a ‘fact-finding mission’ with stare mare Bonham (Per Incanto). The former New Zealand Group One winner will make her debut for Gollan and he expected he will learn a lot more about the four-year-old from the A$200,000 feature. “At the start it was about her settling in and getting to know her and what type of horse she was. The last six weeks, I have been really pleased with her, she’s started to get into…
Ayrton in doubt for Sydney spring
Ayrton’s (NZ) (Iffraaj) spring campaign is under a cloud after the boom four-year-old was found to be lame. Co-trainer Mick Price informed Racing NSW stewards on Thursday that Ayrton had swelling to his near hind leg but the extent of the issue was unclear. “Mr Price has advised that Aytron has been treated by his stable veterinarian, however, at this point in time there is no conclusive diagnosis,” Racing NSW stewards said in a statement. Ayrton is a pre-post $4.50 favourite for the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on October 2 and is also prominent…
Elleegant poised to end George Main hoodoo
The Gr.1 George Main Stakes (1600m) has been a bogey race for Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) but Sydney’s pin-up mare gets the perfect chance to right that record at Randwick. Verry Elleegant finished fourth to Avilius (Pivotal) in the corresponding race two years ago and filled the same placing behind stablemate Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) last year. In fact, her four starts over the Randwick mile have yielded just a single win in the Chipping Norton Stakes in February. But counteracting those statistics is her outstanding Group 1 record. Verry…
Fantastic Raven feathers Victorian nest
Superbly-bred sprinter Fantastic Raven (pictured above, courtesy Kurt Donsberg Photography) has certainly done her fair share of ‘migrating’ over the course of her 33-start career, starting her career in NSW, before ‘winging’ it to South Australia, Western Australia and now Victoria. A daughter of the great Fernando Bale and Fantastic Dotty, which holds the Dapto 520m record, Fantastic Raven has found her way to Briagolong trainer Matt Clark and the G1-winning mentor is excited to have the ‘frequent flier’’. After relocating from WA, Fantastic Raven was beaten at her first…
Sadness as media guru Mick Floyd bids farewell
One of greyhound racing’s greatest promoters will farewell our sport this evening, when Mick Floyd winds up his career at Sandown Park. Having started at Sandown in 2005, Mick has seen plenty of change, and he has been instrumental in growing the sport’s radio, digital and social media presence, while also significantly increasing the profiles of events such as the TAB Melbourne Cup and the innovative Speed Star concept. “The professonalism of the sport as a whole has been one of the big things that has changed,” Mick told RSN’s…