Year: 2021

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | November 13, 2021

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Horse racing around the country sees 12 meetings being held around the country on Saturday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you a couple of bets and quaddie numbers for the meetings at Newcastle, Cranbourne, Ascot, Doomben and Morphettville. Saturday Racing Tips – November 13, 2021 Newcastle Racing Tips Cranbourne Racing Tips Ascot Racing Tips Doomben Racing Tips Morphettville Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, including $50 back from Sportsbet if your horse comes second, third or fourth at…

Bettor Talk Art paints a picture at Addington

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk It was a day for front-runners at Addington Raceway on Friday and Bettor Talk Art continued that trend when winning the Listed Nevele R Sires’ Stakes Southern Classic (1980m). Driver Robbie Close was positive off the mobile arm with the filly and the pair were able to take an early lead where they were able to dictate the tempo throughout. They were kept honest by race favourite Darling Me, who improved to sit parked outside the leader with a lap to go, however, Bettor…

Sundees Son’s now all-time great

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By Michael Guerin Sundees Son went into Friday’s $300,000 Renwick Farms Dominion at Addington a champion and emerged an all-time great. And he dragged the trotting gait in New Zealand along with him to a bold new era by trotting a time scarcely believable to those who follow the code. The fact Sundees Son trotted 3:56.6 for the 3200m standing start will mean little to those who aren’t trotting zealots but to put it in perspective it was 3.9 seconds faster than his own New Zealand record for the ultimate…

Cambridge double for local trainer

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Local trainer Mike Berger had the perfect result at Cambridge Raceway on Friday night, posting two wins from two runners. “It was a good night, we will take it,” Berger said. Juvenile pacer Cos I Can opened Berger’s account when breaking maiden ranks in the Thames Harness Racing Club At Cambridge Mobile Pace (2200m). The son of Always B Miki was taken back early from the mobile by stable junior driver Luke Whittaker before he pounced on the back of Mr Wonderful to get…

Size trio thrives at Sha Tin trials

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Hot King Prawn cruises at Sha Tin. John Size remains optimistic over Hot King Prawn and Courier Wonder’s Group 2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) prospects at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 November) after the pair’s impressive trial performances Friday morning (12 November). Ridden by Vagner Borges, Hot King Prawn idled to the line in third place behind Douglas Whyte-trained Stronger – a likely opponent next week – and Frankie Lor’s Master Eight, while steadily improving to the line after 1050m on Sha Tin’s dirt course. Finishing two…

Schofield eyes Panasonic Cup glory

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Fantastic Treasure bids to return to the winners’ list. Chad Schofield is hopeful success in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (13 November) will ultimately propel Fantastic Treasure to higher honours later this season. Schofield retains full faith in the Written Tycoon gelding despite the four-year-old’s slender last-start third – the Australian import’s first defeat in six starts – behind Trillion Win and Lucky More. “It was a winning effort without winning,” Schofield said, referring to the head margin which separated Fantastic Treasure from…

South Coast Arden sensational in FFA

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Sensational is the only word to describe South Coast Arden’s performance in winning the Gr.1 Spring Back With Mediaworks NZ Pacing FFA (1980m) at Addington Raceway on Friday. The Brent Mangos-trained gelding flew off the mobile arm for driver Natalie Rasmussen to take an early lead before he was pressured throughout by a parked Laver. Heading down the backstraight Mark Purdon peeled race favourite Self Assured out of the one-one to sit outside South Cost Arden and continued to apply pressure to the leader.…

Jaws drop as Sundees Son rewrites history

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By Jonny Turner Just like harness racing fans across Australasia, the team behind Sundees Son were left utterly speechless when the star trotter produced one of the greatest trotting performances in New Zealand’s history to win the Group One Dominion at Addington on Show Day. The Robert and Jenna Dunn trained six-year-old didn’t just break his own national and race record set in his brilliant win in the 3200m feature last year, he absolutely smashed it, setting a new mark few thought was possible. Perfectly handled by driver John Dunn,…

South Coast Arden wins Free For All in NZ record

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After his third in the IRT New Zealand Cup South Coast Arden has won this afternoon’s Spring Back With Mediaworks Free For All at Addington in a new New Zealand record. Driver Natalie Rasmussen hunted South Coast Arden out of the gate to go straight to the lead. Laver, as he does, came up looking to add some mid-race pressure, before Self Assured made his move after being in the one-one. Self Assured (Mark Purdon) actually led South Coast Arden a hundred metres from home but Rasmussen got him going…

Dunns dominate the Dominion

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Hot favourite Sundees Son has won his second straight Renwick Farms Dominion with a powerhouse and record-breaking display at Addington this afternoon. The defending champion was only seriously challenged by stablemate Mataderos over the concluding stages as he again showed why he is the best trotter in the country. It’s Sundees Son’s eighth Group One success. His time of 3:56.6 smashed the New Zealand record that he set in the same race last year (4:00.05). Trained by Robert and Jenna Dunn and driven by John Dunn, Sundees Son went to…