Month: February 2022

Taree racing tips, best bets and quaddie picks | NSW Preview 20/2

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What Taree Races Where Manning Valley Race Club – Bushland Drive, Taree NSW When Sunday, February 20, 2022 Feature Race Race 7 – Country Championships MNCRA Qualifier (1400m) First Race 12:55pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet The Country Championships head to Taree on Sunday for the running of the Mid-North Coast Qualifier. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst has previewed the eight-race meeting and brings you his best bets, quaddie numbers and preview of the feature race. The track is rated a Soft 6 and the rail is…

Pinjarra racing tips, best bets & quaddie picks | WA Preview 20/2

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What Pinjarra Races Where Pinjarra Park Race Club – Racecourse Road, Pinjarra WA When Sunday, February 20, 2022 First Race 12:27pm AWST Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Pinjarra Park hosts a rare Listed race on a Sunday this weekend, with the running of the Listed Pinjarra Classic. It is a mammoth day of racing in the west, with 10 races set to be run and won between 12:27pm AWST and 5:41pm AWST. Ideal conditions for racing are forecast, with the track rated a Good 4 and the rail in…

Launceston racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Sunday, February 20

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What Tasmanian Oaks Day 2022 Where Tasmanian Turf Club – Jellico St, Mowbray TAS 7248 When Sunday, February 20, 2022 First Race 3pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet A bumper eight-race card is scheduled for Launceston on Sunday afternoon for Tasmanian Oaks Day. Horsebetting’s Tasmanian tipping expert has found a top tip for the feature event, a couple of best bets and free quaddie picks for the meeting. The track has come up a Soft 5 and the rail is in the true position, meaning every runner should…

Oaks Prelude transferred to Pukekohe

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The Listed Oaks Prelude (1800m) has been postponed for a second time after the abandonment of Taranaki’s meeting at New Plymouth on Friday, with the track deemed unfit for racing before a race was conducted.  The feature event has been added to Wednesday’s Pukekohe race meeting and will now be run over 1600m. The Oaks Prelude had initially been scheduled for the New Plymouth meeting on Saturday February 5, but after a heavy deluge and a slip in the first event, the race meeting was abandoned.  All races have been…

Yonce vying for four-peat

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New Zealand-bred mare Yonce will be out to continue her unbeaten streak when she heads to Flemington on Saturday for her first tilt over a mile. The daughter of Proisir has won all three of her starts to date and trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are looking forward to stepping her up in trip. “She is a horse that is bred to get over further,” Maher told RSN. “I think she will really appreciate the mile and I thought she was super last start to get the job done…

Valachi still flying flag for well-credentialled stallion

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U S Navy Flag remains a firm favourite at Valachi Downs despite the multiple Group One winner no longer featuring on the Matamata nursery’s stallion roster. The high-class son of War Front stood his first two seasons at Kevin and Jo Hickman’s operation before a change of business model in 2021 saw him relocate to The Oaks Stud. “If we had not changed our business direction there is absolutely no doubt that he would still be at Valachi,” General Manager Gareth Downey said. “The relocation was nothing to do with…

Homebred filly the Belle of the ball

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The tangerine and blue silks of Te Akau Racing are a familiar sight in Australasian racing circles and on Saturday they lodged a special victory. Maven Belle’s win in the Gr.3 2YO Classic (1200m) at Te Rapa was Te Akau Racing’s 20th New Zealand stakes win for the season (Self Obsession added another to that later on the card in the Gr.2 David and Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m)) and the talented filly is also a homebred for David Ellis, Karyn Fenton-Ellis and trainer Mark Walker who is due to…

Rae hails northern winter series

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Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae has welcomed the announcement of the 2022 ITM/GIB Northern Region Winter Championships. The finals day at Ruakaka on July 16 will comprise of five $60,000 races, with qualifying races to take place at northern region tracks. The series has been designed to cater for all horses, with a sprinters final (1400m), stayers final (2100m), mile final (1600m), three-year-old final (1600m), and two-year-old final (1200m). The series will be conducted under a points system, with free nominations for the series closing on May 3. Rae is excited…

Newnham backing Expat for strong showing in Millie Fox

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Trainer Mark Newnham Mark Newnham is hoping that Expat can continue her terrific run of form in Saturday’s Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes at Rosehill Gardens. The four-year-old mare has won four of her past six starts, including an all-the-way win in the Group 3 Belle Of The Turf at Gosford on December 29. The mare by Makfi has an imposing Rosehill record, with three wins and a third from five starts at the track. Since her convincing win at Group level in December, Expat has trialled just once, leading…

How to spend $50 on TAB’s ‘All In’ Australian Cup market

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The ‘world’s fastest greyhound’, Aston Rupee, dominates ‘All In’ betting for the Group 1 TAB Australian Cup at The Meadows and rightfully so, given his spellbinding Group 1 Temlee triumph last Saturday night. Trained by Glenn Rounds, Aston Rupee is ultimately chasing his third Group 1 victory after winning the Topgun in November last year. Expert form analyst The Watchdog says, “he’s gone up favourite at $3.50 and he deserves to be favourite, but probably not that short though”. Click HERE  for TAB’s ‘All In’ Australian Cup market “Last week,…