Year: 2021

Lakeview Walter scratched from TAB Phoenix

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Second reserve Lakeview Walter has been scratched from Saturday night’s $1.145 million TAB Phoenix at The Meadows after succumbing to a ligament injury on Monday. The Gippsland superstar is expected to be sidelined for 4-6 weeks, leaving Lala Kiwi as the only available reserve in the inaugural Phoenix. With the box draw for the TAB Phoenix race being conducted (and therefore finalised) last Sunday, conditions did not allow for another greyhound to fill the second reserve position in place of Lakeview Walter. The TAB Phoenix reserves were to face off…

Moonee Valley betting tips & quaddie | Friday, December 17

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What Moonee Valley Night Races Where Moonee Valley Racing Club – 1 McPherson St, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 When Friday, December 17, 2021 First Race 6:15pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Moonee Valley is scheduled to host yet another eight-race card on Friday night, and HorseBetting’s Victorian tipster presents his best bets and free quaddie numbers for the meeting. The track has come up a Good 4, the rail is set in the true position, and racing kicks off at 6:15pm AEDT. Moonee Valley Best Bet – Lady…

Ashburton meeting postponed

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The Ashburton races scheduled for Thursday have been postponed until Tuesday 21 December. The RIB (Racing Integrity Board) inspected the track at 3.30pm on Wednesday along with the track manager and found water pooling. There has been approximately 30mm of rain on Thursday. The forecast through to mid-morning Thursday is for a further 50mm – 70mm of rain. Based on this information and talking to both the club chief executive and South Island trainer representatives it is considered prudent to postpone the meeting for safety reasons. The fields will remain…

Whangarei lose popular race meeting

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This week’s announcement that Northland will be the only region in the country that will be left in the red traffic light setting after December 30 will see the Whangarei Racing Club abstain from hosting their usually popular January 6 meeting. Given the COVID event crowd restrictions applicable for Northland, and the likelihood of travel delays, the Club has decided that the risk to conduct the January 6th race meeting is too great to proceed with the meeting. NZTR has agreed with that position and to provide greater certainty and…

Tralee Rose making pleasing recovery

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New Zealand-bred mare Tralee Rose is recovering well after being injured during the running of the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) last month. The Symon Wilde-trained five-year-old was galloped on in the Cup, where she finished ninth, and subsequently underwent treatment at Werribee Equine Hospital. A tilt at the two mile feature is once again the main aim next year and Wilde is eyeing the the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington in May, with the winner gaining ballot exemption for the Melbourne Cup. “She’s been through her five-week box…

Rich Ellerslie feature the aim for Phelan pair

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Shaun Phelan has the $1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) on his mind as he heads into weekend racing. The Cambridge trainer will produce three runners between Saturday’s Te Rapa meeting and Monday’s Pukekohe meeting, two of them on target for the Karaka sales series graduates race at Ellerslie on January 22. Perhaps the most interesting of them is Flying Artie colt Riverplate (NZ), who tackles the Premier Horse Transport 1200 at Pukekohe on the re-scheduled Monday card. Riverplate began his career with now retired trainer Andrew Campbell, who…

Just ‘Do It’ in Hobart Thousand

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Adelaide Cup hero Do It will take aim at a second interstate Group 1 victory in Thursday night’s time-honoured Hobart Thousand final (460m). Trained by Jeff Britton, Do It defeated litter brother and kennelmate Mr. Fix It to win the Adelaide Cup in October and he’s on the third line of TAB’s Hobart Thousand market at $4 from Box 6. Fellow Victorian stars, three-time country cups winner Ferdinand Boy (Box 8) and G1 Melbourne Cup finalist Aussie Secret (Box 1) head betting at $2.60 and $2.90 respectively. Aussie Secret, trained…

‘Billy’ a Phoenix hero?

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Meet greyhound racing’s Clancy of the Overflow, Ian Gilders, and his ‘bush hero’, Billy Creek. Gilders, 71, hopes to write his own ‘bush ballad’ with Billy Creek in the inaugural $1.145m TAB The Phoenix (525m) at The Meadows on Saturday night. Based at Beryl in the Central West region of NSW, around 300km from Sydney, Gilders has only been involved in the sport for five years and Billy Creek is a member of the only litter he has bred. Naturally, Gilders and Billy Creek – a winner of 10 races…

Canterbury racing tips & best value bets | Friday, December 17

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What Canterbury Night Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King Street, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Friday, December 17, 2021 First Race 6pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Eight races will be run at Canterbury Park this Friday evening, so HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst has picked out his best bets and free quaddie numbers for the meeting. The track is rated a Good 4 and the rail is out 4m for the entire course, while the first race of the night will jump at 6pm AEDT. Canterbury…

New Zealand return for Coventina Bay

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Coventina Bay will contest the Group 2 Carters Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. Photo: Grant Matthew (Race Images) Taranaki mare Coventina Bay will make her New Zealand return at Awapuni on Saturday where she will line-up in the Group 2 Carters Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m). The daughter of Shamexpress had three unplaced runs in Queensland following her runner-up result behind Avantage in the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) in April. She enjoyed a few months break lapping up the sun across the ditch following…