Year: 2021

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 1, 2021

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Horse racing around the country sees six meetings being held around the country on Wednesday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you a couple of bets and quaddie numbers for the meetings at Geelong, Warwick Farm and the relocated meeting from Doomben to the Sunshine Coast. Wednesday Racing Tips – December 1, 2021 Geelong Racing Tips Warwick Farm Racing Tips Doomben @ Sunshine Coast Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, including $50 back from Sportsbet if your horse comes…

Midweek Doomben meeting moved to Sunshine Coast synthetic

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After more torrential rain in Queensland’s southeast, Doomben’s midweek metropolitan meeting has been moved to the Sunshine Coast’s Polytrack circuit this afternoon. Doomben was abandoned last Wednesday for the same reason, while the Gold Coast’s Recognition Stakes Day meeting was cancelled on Saturday. The Recognition Stakes had been postponed to run this afternoon at Doomben, while the Eureka Classic for fillies and mares will go to Doomben on Saturday, with the 2YO Plate race set to be run and won on Friday night at the Sunshine Coast; however, with today’s…

Daily Mail: ‘Bit’ of a battle looming at Ballarat

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A terrific battle between the in-form On The Bit, G2 Healesville Cup placegetter Hill Top Jonah and G3 Great Chase finalist Indy Fido is set to take place at Ballarat tonight. Geelong Derby winner Nikoli Bale, plus the duel between the promising Indy Lolly and Healesville Derby runner-up Paddy’s Marvel, are also highlights of the meeting at Ballarat. Multiple Group finalists Fernando Frank and Riccarton Rick is the feature clash at Cranbourne this evening. Isolating v Starlight Tyson and Apache Runner v Freya Bale should also provide strong duels at…

Two-pronged Bonecrusher attack for Wexford

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A double-handed attack on the Gr.3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) highlights a busy day for the Wexford Stables team on their home track at Matamata on Saturday. The training partnership of Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott will saddle up the Group Two-placed gelding Dark Destroyer (NZ) (Proisir) and the exciting filly Karman Line (NZ) (Myboycharlie) in what looks like a good field of three-year-olds. Karman Line made plenty of people take notice in her only race to date, striking traffic problems on the turn before unleashing a powerful sprint…

Trans-Tasman options for Ballymore stayers

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Fresh from success in the feature staying races at Caulfield last weekend, Flemington trainer Mike Moroney is mulling over options for Dragon Storm (NZ) (Shocking) and Sound (Lando). Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) winner Dragon Storm had been disappointing in his three runs leading into his fast-finishing victory in the Listed Sandown Cup (3200m), while imported galloper Sound won his second Gr.2 Zipping Classic (2400m) in succession. While there had been thoughts of sending Dragon Storm back to New Zealand, those plans are now on ice. “It is more than…

NZB pitches sale bubble proposal to Govt

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The completion of the DoubleTree By Hilton Karaka hotel couldn’t come at a better time for New Zealand Bloodstock. Located at their Karaka sales complex, the hotel is set to open in February next year, just weeks before the delayed New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale Series, which will run from March 7-12. While New Zealand citizens will be able to return home for the sale from mid-January after a seven-day home isolation period, fully vaccinated foreigners won’t be able to enter the country until April 30 under the Government’s…

Horse of the Year Probabeel heads Te Akau Racing charge

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Glamour mare and multiple Group One winner Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) led the powerful Te Akau Racing operation’s dominance of domestic racing honours for the 2020-21 season. At New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s virtual event on Monday evening, the Jamie Richards-trained Probabeel was crowned Horse of the Year and was also supreme in the Sprinter-Miler category. Her stablemate and Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) winner Sword Of State (Snitzel) was named Champion Two-Year-Old while former barnmate Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands), whose four Group One victories last season took her top-flight tally to 14,…

Doomben racing tips & quaddie picks | Wednesday, December 1

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What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Wednesday, December 1, 2021 First Race 1:03pm AEST Feature Race Listed Recognition Stakes (Race 8) Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet HorseBetting’s Queensland form analyst brings you his best bets and quaddie numbers for the nine-race card at Doomben on Wednesday. It may be the first day of summer, but there are some cool and wet conditions around Brisbane on Tuesday and Wednesday, so we are expecting a downgrade of the track from the current Soft…

Great Barrier Reef impresses in 2YO trials at Canterbury

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Coolmore spent $1.4 million on the purchase of Greater Barrier Reef at the 2021 Inglis Easter Sale. (Photo: Inglis) There were eight two-year-old trials contested at Canterbury Park on Tuesday morning, with Heat 11 seeing $1.4 million colt Great Barrier Reef step out for the first time. Owned predominantly by Coolmore, other prolific owners such as Debbie Kepitis’ Woppitt Bloodstock, Chris Waller Racing, Peachester Lodge and Sir Peter Vela are also involved. The well-bred colt by I Am Invincible is out of a dual Group 1-winning mare, Cosmic Endeavour, and…