New Zealand-bred horses won every Derby in Australia last season. Below we take a look at the six NZ-Breds in Saturday’s Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) Forgot You (NZ) 3YO Colt – Savabeel x Simply You Busuttin Racing paid $330,000 for the Waikato Stud-bred colt from the draft of Ohukia Lodge at the Sydney Ready To Race Sale. Prepared by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, the pair previously won the VRC Derby a decade ago with Sangster, another son of Savabeel providing them with a breakthrough Group One triumph. Forgot You…
Month: October 2021
Luce the Bella of the Ball
You could hear the cheers at Haunui Farm a mile away on Thursday afternoon. Not only did their shuttle stallion Belardo post a winning double at Te Aroha, but his three-year-old daughter Bella Luce credited the farm’s Administration Manager Diane Rushworth with her first win as a breeder. It was the third start for the Shaun and Emma Clotworthy-trained Bella Luce and she left her rivals in her wake racing away to win her 1000m contest by three and a quarter lengths. Rushworth, also the treasurer of the New Zealand…
Go Racing goes big with fundraising efforts
This week South Island apprentice Yong Chew will receive just under $49,000 – money raised by Go Racing through their golf tournament and auction. The 25-year-old is battling throat cancer, a fight compounded by the fact he has found himself completely isolated from his family and friends due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions. Keen to support someone in obvious need, Go Racing hosted a golf tournament and auction earlier this month raising $49,000 that will be paid to Chew to help with travel and treatment costs. “I had no idea…
Tofane after crowning glory
Michael Moroney always thought a mile would be ideal for his dual Group One winner Tofane and that has proven to be the case. She had previously only raced up to 1400m until last month where she ran fourth in her first start over a mile in the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) before finishing runner-up to fellow Kiwi-bred I’m Thunderstruck in the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield. “We got a bit held up in the Toorak, her weight (58kg) wasn’t ideal, but she still went terrific,” Moroney told…
Tauranga and Rosehill focus for Collett
Richard Collett has two strong winning chances at Tauranga, including Sweet Clementine (NZ) (Sweet Orange) in the feature event on the card, and he will also be keeping a close watch on a potentially massive pay day for his children in Sydney. The Pukekohe trainer has the in-form Sweet Clementine in Saturday’s Listed PRH Transport Trophy (1600m) and Cinnamon Star (NZ) (Castledale), who has also been in fine recent touch, in the Mills Reef Handicap (2200m). However, even a winning double would pale into insignificance compared to the riches his…
Cranbourne Cup: Armchair Guide
Fernando Mick (Box 2) is TAB’s $3.50 favourite for Saturday night’s $71,250 Group 2 RAM Security Cranbourne Cup final (520m) after upstaging superstar kennelmate Koblenz (Box 4) in last weekend’s heats. If either Fernando Mick or Koblenz, the $4.00 equal second elect, can win the $50,000 to-the-winner Cup it would hand Lara trainer David Geall a remarkable fourth country cup in 2021, with Ferdinand Boy having claimed the G2 Ballarat, Shepparton and Healesville Cups. Runner-up in the G1 Maturity Classic at The Meadows in July, Fernando Mick was an electrifying…
Incentivise
Incentivise, the Caulfield Cup winner, will start favourite in the 2021 Melbourne Cup and looks to be the horse to beat. Incentivise winning the Melbourne Cup would complete a remarkable comeback to racing for popular trainer Peter Moody and a rapid rise to fame for the five-year-old gelding. Incentivise has been slugged with 57kg after the impressive Caulfield Cup win which will be the most weight a winner has had to cart since Makybe Diva won the third of her Melbourne Cups. When will Incentivise run in the Melbourne Cup?…
2021 Kennedy Cantala Field & Betting Update: Mr Brightside Tipped To Shine
Mr Brightside goes up in grade looking to extend his sensational winning streak to seven straight on Saturday as the well-supported favourite for the Group 1 $2 million Kennedy Cantala (1600m) on Day 1 of the coveted Melbourne Cup Carnival. Mr Brightside is firm favourite to take his winning streak to seven straight in Saturday’s 2021 Kennedy Cantala. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. One of four elite level races on the Victoria Derby Day card at HQ, this season’s Kennedy Cantala field features 16 hopefuls led in betting at Ladbrokes.com.au by…
Goulburn Cup Day tips, odds & quaddie | Sunday, October 31
What Goulburn Cup Day 2021 Where Goulburn & District Racing Club – Racecourse Dr, Goulburn NSW 2580 When Sunday, October 31, 2021 First Race 1:25pm AEDT Feature Race Goulburn Cup (Race 8) Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet As gamblers around the country on Sunday battle through a punt-induced hangover from Saturday’s Derby Day racing, here at HorseBetting.com.au, we will be diving into a mouth-watering Cup Day card – the Goulburn Cup, that is. Our New South Wales racing analyst brings you his top pick in the $200,000 feature as…
Mornington racing tips & top value bets | Sunday, October 31
What Mornington Races Where Mornington Racecourse – 320 Racecourse Rd, Mornington VIC 3931 When Sunday, October 31, 2021 First Race 1:05pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet HorseBetting’s Victorian racing analyst has run his eye over the nine-race meeting at Mornington set to be run on Sunday afternoon and has come up with his best bets and quaddie numbers, with top odds from Australia’s leading online bookmakers. The track is rated a Good 4, the rail returns to the true position, and racing is set to commence at 1:05pm…