Year: 2021

Pakenham betting tips, value bets & quaddie picks | November 11

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What Pakenham Races Where Pakenham Racing Club – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 When Thursday, November 11, 2021 First Race 3pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet HorseBetting’s Victorian racing analyst brings you his best bets and quaddie numbers for this Thursday’s meeting at Pakenham Racecourse. The track is rated a Soft 6 and the rail will be out 6m for the entire course. The first of eight races is set to jump at 3pm AEDT, while the final race of the evening will go around…

Kiwi fillies to feature at Bendigo

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By Adam Hamilton Superstar filly Bettor Twist heads the Kiwi raid on the Breeders Crown three-year-old series at Bendigo on Friday night. But, just like her first Aussie run, Bettor Twist has the task ahead from the worst possible draw (gate 11) with local star Beach Music drawn to work to the lead and control things from gate five. Beach Music, second-stringer to Ladies In Red in the powerhouse Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin barn, found the front and beat Bettor Twist when they clashed last Saturday week. Trainer Nathan…

$5.3m turnover for New Zealand Cup day

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Turnover on yesterday’s New Zealand Cup meeting topped $5m, but it was still well short of last year’s total. Covid restrictions meant there were only around one thousand people on-course for harness racing’s biggest day and the effect on turnover was obvious. Last year on-course turnover was over $740,000, yesterday it was $62,691. Overall turnover for the day was just over $5.3m with off-course turnover accounting for $2,849,988 and fixed odds betting at $2,474,069. In 2020 off-course turnover was $3,205,363 and fixed odds $2,594,709. Yesterday’s total of $5,386,748 compared to…

Mustang Valley on song for Guineas

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Mustang Valley is at the top of her game for her Group One test at Riccarton on Saturday with connections hoping for a final piece of the puzzle to make the Classic a snug fit for the daughter of Vanbrugh. The filly is in sound form and expected to relish the step up in trip in the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) with the roomy track another major plus. Trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are confident of a bold showing from Mustang Valley and any rain…

Daily Mail: Will ‘Rambo’ elude rivals at The Meadows?

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Despite the appearance of G1 Sandown Cup champion Zipping Rambo (19 from 43 – 34.16sec PB), The Watchdog is tipping G2 placegetter Jarick Bale in today’s Mixed 3/4 600m race at The Meadows. G2 runner-up Twisted Reality and last start winner Aces Are Trumps are considered the biggest threats to the Mark Delbridge-trained kennelmates. The Horizon finalist Whistling Bullet (2 of last 4) v Aston Harlow v G2 finalist Zipping Vernon and Vardan Bale v Flying Lantern v Gracie Bale v Dynamic Prince (5 from 9) should be great battles.…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | November 10, 2021

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Horse racing around the country sees six meetings being held for the mid week metropolitan races on Wednesday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you a couple of bets and quaddie numbers for two of the metro meeting at Ipswich and Hawkesbury. Wednesday Racing Tips – November 10, 2021 Hawkesbury Racing Tips Ipswich 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 at Hawkesbury and Bendigo. If you are looking for…

Shinn has faith in Sky Field

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Sky Field (purple cap) lengthens under Blake Shinn. Blake Shinn is holding faith in Sky Field’s ability to bounce back after the chestnut produced a rousing first-past-the-post trial effort at Sha Tin Tuesday morning (9 November). Failing to fire a shot last start when 10th in the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m), the 120-rater couldn’t match his first-up heroics which saw him snatch a fast-finishing second place in the Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) behind Super Wealthy. Stepping out this morning for the first time since that…

Size two-pronged in hot sprint at Happy Valley

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John Size has two key chances in tomorrow night’s feature race. Pursuing a record-breaking 12th trainers’ championship, John Size heads into Wednesday’s (10 November) cracking Class 2 High West Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley double-handed with Sight Success and Drops Of God – a pair of last-start winners aiming to sustain their handler’s solid run of recent form. Size has four wins from the last three race meetings, including a double last weekend thanks to Fantastic Way and Master Delight, narrowly missing out on a treble or possibly a four-timer…

New Zealand Cup’s defining moment

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By Michael Guerin A split second battle won early in Tuesday’s $600,000 IRT New Zealand Cup ultimately won Copy That the war. And that left 76-year-old trainer Ray Green, trapped watching the race in Auckland, awash with emotion and relief after the greatest triumph of his career. The Pukekohe pacer became the first North Island-trained winner of the Cup in 13 years, leading most of the way in the hands of the country’s leading reinsman Blair Orange. But it could have started, and ended, so differently because while the Cup…

Surprise Baby eyes racetrack return

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Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) is on track to return in the Gr.3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on November 27 for new trainer Gavin Bedggood after a gallop in front of Racing Victoria stewards on Monday. An embargo meant Bedggood had to gallop the seven-year-old son of Shocking in front of stewards and get a veterinary clearance for the horse to race, with the final step a jumpout at Cranbourne next week. Surprise Baby hasn’t raced since jumping favourite in the 2020 Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), where he finished…