Year: 2022

Barossa Rosa claims Nudgee Stakes

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Barossa Rosa ridden by Jim Byrne Claims the 2022 Nudgee Stakes. Photo: Darren Winningham After riding his second winner of the day, Jim Byrne was full of praise for Barossa Rosa’s gutsy showing, following her victory in the Magic Millions Nudgee Stakes by the barest of margins. The five-year-old mare hit the front at the 200m mark in the 1200m Listed sprint worth $200,000 and showed plenty of heart to hang on and win as the $26 outsider for Tracey Bartley. Fellow five-year-old Salateen for Tony Gollan was pipped at…

Fashion Legend causes upset in Vo Rogue Plate

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Fashion Legend was a gritty winner in the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate. Photo: Darren Winningham When a legend like Larry Cassidy has a high opinion of a horse, you stand up and take notice. Too bad for many punters, they weren’t aware of the champion hoop’s appraisal for Fashion Legend. Cassidy was thrilled with the three-year-old’s performance after he rode him in work leading up to the $300,000 Magic Millions Vo Rogue Plate (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday. Indeed, the gelding delivered with a narrow victory in the Group…

Persan the one to beat ahead of Bagot Handicap

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Persan for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace is “the one to beat” in the Bagot Handicap at Flemington on Sunday. Ciaron Maher and David Eustace might look to aim Persan at a Sydney or Adelaide Cup if he can live up to expectations and win the Bagot Handicap at Flemington on Sunday. The racing manager for the Melbourne Cup-winning stable, Reece Murphy, believes the six-year-old has only continued to improve since his 20th place in the race that stops a nation last year. Since then, he has finished third in…

Sovereign Fund rockets into Magic Millions 2YO Classic contention

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Sovereign Fund pictured winning the First Yearlings Selling 2023 2YO Handicap at Doomben for Peter and Paul Snowden. Picture: Michael McInally Photos. What a difference a couple of months makes. They were the thoughts of Paul Snowden after Sovereign Fund’s comprehensive victory at Doomben on Saturday. The class of the colt’s victory – his second triumph from as many starts – has him equal second favourite at $7 to win the Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Watch Sovereign Fund win at Doomben https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2YO-Handicap-31122022-Doomben-Sovereign-Fund.mp4 Snowden thinks he is worthy of this status.…

Jakk on the board at The Valley

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Handy stayer Highland Jakk snared a metropolitan victory at The Valley on New Year’s Eve, when coming with a perfectly timed run under Craig Williams to narrowly get the better of the fast-finishing Fighting Arrow in the Ladbrokes Same Race Multi Handicap (2040m). It was the fifth career victory for the son of Jakkalberry who is prepared by Robert Hickmott at Ballarat. “It was a super ride and he got the run when he needed it,” Hickmott said. “The natural transition for this horse is to a Rating 78 and…

Cambridge visitor inflicts the damage at Hastings

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Enigmatic galloper Hail Damage brought the pain to her six rivals when she out-toughed them all in a rugged staying display to run out the winner of the feature race at Hastings on Saturday. The Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray-trained six-year-old daughter of Westbury Stud resident sire Reliable Man was on her best behaviour as she chased hard after free-going pacemaker Exquisite Pearl for most of the 2200m journey of the benchmark 75 contest before taking control at the top of the straight. Apprentice Tayla Mitchell set sail for home…

Foote claims a winning double at Hastings

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Cambridge trainer Ben Foote finished off the 2022 calendar year in fine style as he picked up a winning double at Hastings on Saturday with a pair of promising three-year-olds. The victories couldn’t have come in more contrasting fashion as Wrote filly Nancy She Wrote came from a clear last at the 600m in race two to bury her rivals in the final 100m with a powerful surge, while Charm Spirit gelding Beautiful Spirit led all the way to hold out another Cambridge debutant in Run Baby Run by a…

Best Seller ready to return at Trentham

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A solid hit out by classy three-year-old filly Best Seller (NZ) (Wrote) during an exhibition gallop on her home track at Hastings on Saturday has trainer John Bary more than satisfied ahead of her racetrack return at Trentham next week. The Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) runner-up covered the last 1000m of her workout in 60.5 seconds, coming the last 600m in 34.5s under rider Jonathan Riddell and looked to be galloping well within herself. Bary has given the daughter of Wrote a slow build-up after her exertions at…

Sha Tin preview, best bets & quaddie | Sunday, January 1

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What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, January 1, 2022 First Race 12:30pm HKT (3:30pm AEDT) Visit Ladbrokes New Year’s Day racing heads to Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon for a quality 11-race program set for decision, including the Group 3 feature Chinese Club Challenge Cup over the 1400m. We’ve got a field of six accepted for this one as Lucky Sweynesse will be looking to redeem its unlucky effort in the Hong Kong International Races sprint…

Queen Alina expected to feature prominently in Perth Cup

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Chris Parnham aboard four-year-old mare Queen Alina and with triumphant connections after her win in the Platinum Cup at Ascot on December 17. Picture: Western Racepix. Daniel and Ben Pearce are just stoked that Queen Alina is getting a run in the Perth Cup at Ascot on Sunday, but make no mistake – she’s also got a turn of foot to be competitive. After her last start when she stormed home inside the final furlong to win the Platinum Cup two weeks ago, Ben said a spot in the Group…