Year: 2021

King Koblenz reigns in Melbourne Cup

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Superstar speedster Koblenz was born to win a Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup and Australia’s – make that the world’s – best bred greyhound did just that with a sensational front-running exhibition at Sandown Park on Friday night. Koblenz is a son of 2015 Melbourne Cup runner-up turned champion sire Fernando Bale and Up Hill Jill, a dual G1 winner and 2017 Melbourne Cup finalist, trained by David Geall and bred by wife Rose. It was Lara-based Geall’s second Melbourne Cup triumph in four years, having won the world’s greatest…

Gypsy ‘roams’ to Bold Trease bliss!

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Staying siren Gypsy Wyong ‘roamed’ to her second Group 1 victory in three weeks, ‘wandering’ to a $105,000 first prize in tonight’s Bold Trease final (715m) at Sandown Park. Prepared at Anakie by Andrea Dailly, Gypsy Wyong gave Victoria’s leading trainer her second Bold Trease win. She scored with Bourbski Fever in 2015. Gypsy Wyong (July ’19 Westmead Hawk x Dyna Gypsy) has ‘travelled’ into staying queen status, having also won the G1 Topgun Stayers on November 6. Positioning second behind tearaway leader Untapped in the formative stages, Gypsy Wyong…

Eptimum wins Central Otago Cup

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Former Hong Kong galloper Eptimum continued the resurrection of his racing career when victorious in the Clare Memorial Central Otago Cup (1220m) at Cromwell on Friday. The seven-year-old gelding was quick out of the gates and settled outside leader Spring Blossom where he continued to apply pressure throughout. The son of Snitzel kicked clear at the 200m mark and was able to withstand the late challenge of Goodanya to win by three-quarters of a lengths, with Redford a further 1-3/4 lengths back in third. It was the second win from…

Heberite vying for Jericho honours

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New Zealand-bred gelding Heberite will be vying to have his named etched on the Jericho Cup when he tackles the 4600m feature at Warrnambool on Sunday. The son of Raise The Flag heads into the race in good form, having won three of his last four races. All three victories have come over 3000m, including his last start triumph over 3800m at Ararat, giving trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace plenty of confidence heading into Australasia’s longest flat race this weekend. The stable will have two runners in the marathon…

NZB Ready to Run Sale results finalised

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After a strong two days of trading horses virtually, final results have been accumulated for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready to Run Sale. The small but quality catalogue resulted in 185 two-year-olds sell for a total turnover of $21.4 million, up more than $3 million on last year’s sale. The average reached $115,570, while the median settled at $80,000. Several sales have been finalised since the end of Day Two which has resulted in the overall clearance rate climb to 72 percent. The highest priced two-year-old was sold on Day…

Donnelly set to more than participate at Rosehill

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Tim Donnelly is hoping the wet weather forecast doesn’t put a dampener on the undefeated record of Participator (NZ) (Contributer) when they line-up in the TAB Highway Hanidcap (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The son of Contributor has won both of this starts for the Wagga Wagga horseman but will meet a Heavy track for the first time this weekend. “There has been a lot of rain and the track is a Heavy10, but you have got to deal with it,” Donnelly said. “He is out of a More Than…

‘Bold’ Unity!

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There’s an undeniable union within Warrnambool’s greyhound racing fraternity. And that ‘unbreakable bond’ is never more evident as the Group 1 Bold Trease final (715m) – one of the sport’s premier staying events – approaches at Sandown Park on Friday night. The Bold Trease is named in honour of the “Warrnambool Warrior” who won four consecutive Sandown Cups (1986-89). His last-to-first racing style brought thousands through the turnstiles. He not only captured the imagination of the people within the game, but also the recognition of the general public at large.…

Jericho Cup gets the backing of Victorian Government

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Ablaze winning the 2019 Jericho Cup. (Alice Laidlaw) Warrnambool Racing Club will run a COVID-safe event on Sunday afternoon for the $304,000 Jericho Cup, backed by the Victorian Government. The meeting is a salute to best and bravest Australia has seen, with the club honouring the nation’s famous Light Horsemen and their mounts. The Jericho Cup is one of the key events on the Country Racing Victoria calendar, and on Friday morning, Minister for Racing Martin Pakula announced the State Government is allocating over $18,000 from the Victoria Racing Industry…

Rosehill race-by-race preview & best bets | Saturday, November 27

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What Festival Stakes Day 2021 Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, November 27, 2021 First Race 12:20pm AEDT Feature Race Group 3 Festival Stakes (Race 8) Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet 
HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst brings you his thoughts on all 10 races at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday, as well as his best bets and quaddie numbers for the day. The Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) is the feature, while the Listed ATC Cup (2000m) and Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m)…

Gold Coast racing tips, top odds & quaddie | November 27, 2021

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What Recognition Stakes Day 2021 Where Aquis Park Gold Coast – Racecourse Dr, Bundall QLD 4217 When Saturday, November 27, 2021 First Race 12:03pm 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 tips for the nine-race metropolitan meeting at the Gold Coast this Saturday, including picks in the Recognition Stakes and the Eureka Stud Classic. The track is rated a Heavy 10 and the conditions are not improving, so the meeting is in…