Year: 2021

Sandown Lakeside betting tips & odds | Wednesday, November 17

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What Sandown Lakeside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, November 17, 2021 First Race 1pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet An eight-race card is scheduled for the Lakeside track at Sandown on Wednesday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s Victorian horse racing expert presents his best bets and free quaddie numbers for the meeting. The track is rated a Soft 6, the rail is set in the true position, and racing is scheduled to start at 1pm AEDT. Sandown Best Bet – Spinning Our…

Kiwi fillies draw well in Breeders Crown

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The Kiwis were the big winners from the Breeders Crown finals barrier draws. Leading the charge are Bettor Twist and Lifes A Beach in the stellar 3YO Pacing Fillies’ final at Melton on Saturday night. Bettor Twist grabbed favouritism from gate four, while Lifes A Beach with Josh Dickie aboard has emerged as a winning hope from barrier one. Dickie has only just re-located to Australia, and is based in Victoria near Melton. Further enhancing their good draws is the fact three of Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin’s big guns…

Majestic Man confirmed for Inter Dominions

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By Michael Guerin Majestic Man is set to be the sole Kiwi representative at the Inter Dominions which start next week in New South Wales. But he will have some high-powered New Zealand assistance in one of the greats of the series, champion horseman Anthony Butt. Butt will be the caretaker trainer and driver of Majestic Man starting today when he flies into Melbourne from where he will travel north to New South Wales next week. The series starts at Menangle on Saturday week, with three pacing and two trotting…

Morrison answers the Manawatu call

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Canterbury reinsman John Morrison has answered the call of Central Districts harness racing and will fly north to Palmerston North on Tuesday to drive at Manawatu Raceway. Many of the circuit’s regular drivers are under COVID-19 travel restrictions in Auckland and Waikato and therefore absent from Tuesday’s race book, and with a shortage of drivers based in the region, Morrison has answered the call for reinforcements from the south. While he hasn’t been a regular at the Palmerston North track, Morrison said he has…

Selections | Manawatu – Tuesday

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Trottech’s selections for today’s meeting at Manawatu – Tuesday – November 16.        Race     Trottech      Form Analyst   Race 13.48pm 1 Break Free9 Leesa Castleton 5 Alvira Hest 6 Thank You    Race 24.18pm 5 Greenback Boogie4 Raging Whitebait7 Big Skewy1 Rocknroydon   Race 34.49pm 3 Letsgodancing5 Unchanged Memory  7 Nowucmenowudon’t   2 Lavish Art   Race 45.21pm 7 Smokinhotcheddar8 Shezsomethinspecial 1 Westburn Bliss5 Superstar Legend  Race 55.49pm 6 Mop4 Miss Markle 5 Call Security1 Ideal Zen    Race 66.19pm 7 Mogul 3 Rake1 Greatest Showman8 Franco Hoffman  Race 76.44pm 3 Play By Ear5…

Phelan eyeing Railway with new acquisition

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Cambridge trainers Craig and Shaun Phelan have lofty ambitions for their stable’s new acquisition, Dawn Patrol (NZ) (Dawn Approach). The six-year-old gelding won six races for former trainer Frank Ritchie, including the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m), and placed in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), Listed Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m), and Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m). On the advice of Ritchie, Dawn Patrol has been transferred to the care of the Phelans, and their association got off to the perfect start at the Taupo trials on Monday when the son…

Tiptronic tipped for big summer

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Matamata veteran Tiptronic (NZ) (O’Reilly) doesn’t seem to be showing much sign of his age as he prepares for another summer of racing. Tiptronic is now eight but Graham Richardson, who trains the Group One-winning gelding with Rogan Norvall, said he still has plenty of zest for racing. “He’s as good as ever,” Richardson said. “He’s still got that enthusiasm and he’s a lovely horse to deal with. He’s a bit of a dude, part of the family.” Tiptronic will resume in an open 1400m race at Te Aroha on…

Beauden back from freshen

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Quality galloper Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) tuned up for a Group One assignment when a comfortable winner at the Taupo trials on Monday in an Open heat over 1225m. The Team Rogerson-prepared chestnut has had a short break since finishing seventh in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) and will step out in the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on December 4. “He will run in the Captain Cook and then the Manawatu Cup (Gr.3, 2300m),” Graeme Rogerson said.  “I’m happy with him. He had a bit of…

Date change for Auckland Cup to accommodate Karaka Sales

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Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup Day has been put back a day to Sunday March 13 in order to accommodate New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale series. The Karaka Sale is now set to commence Monday 7 March and run through until Saturday 12 March, rather than the original Sunday 6 March commencement. New Zealand Bloodstock’s Managing Director Andrew Seabrook said the move was in the best interest of prospective international buyers. “The rationale behind moving the Sale back by one day is to allow our Australian friends who want…

Blackpool’s ‘Flash’ Devonport bid

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Brilliant Victorian speedster Blackpool Flash is aiming to finish 2021 the same way he started it – by celebrating an interstate feature race victory – when he lines up in Tuesday afternoon’s heats of the Group 3 Devonport Chase (452m). Back in January, Blackpool Flash enjoyed a six-race unbeaten run in Western Australia, culminating in the G3 Birthday Cup (405m) at Mandurah on January 8. Blackpool Flash then returned to the Kenyon family at Lara, where he built on his imposing strike rate, which currently stands at 50 per cent,…