Month: March 2022

Horse Racing History: Today in Racing 22nd March

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This day 22nd March in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. New Zealand horse racing news 4 mins ago Quartet jet to Sydney as Baker-Forsman eye Australian riches An attack on the riches of the New South Wales autumn carnival by trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman gathered …Read More New Zealand horse racing news 36 mins ago…

Doncaster likely for Inspirational Girl

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New Zealand-bred mare Inspirational Girl (Reliable Man) is likely to continue her autumn campaign in Sydney, with leading owner Bob Peters weighing up two options for the star Western Australian mare. Winner of the Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m) back in 2020, Inspirational Girl has raced just five times since due to injury and won the Gr.2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) a fortnight ago. The daughter of Reliable Man finished a creditable sixth in Saturday’s A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) won by Zaaki, unsuited by the sedate tempo of the race. Peters…

Fishing trip tragedy

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Group One winning trainer Mark Sanders has been confirmed as one of five people to drown following an ill-fated charter fishing trip in Northland. Stuff.co.nz revealed Sanders, 43, along with well-known Cambridge publican Richard Bright, 63, who ran the Group One Turf Bar for almost 21 years, were among those who died when the chartered fishing vessel Enchanter sank on Monday morning. In partnership with father Graeme, Sanders trained Prize Lady to win the 2008 Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) and Pasta Post to win the Gr.1 Easter Handicap (1600m) a…

Prized mare offered on Gavelhouse Plus

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Having sold nine-time Group One winner Avantage (Fastnet Rock) for an online world record of $4.1 million on Gavelhouse Plus, Te Akau Racing’s Exaltation is the latest high-class mare to be auctioned on the platform from the leading stable. A half-sister to dual New Zealand Horse Of The Year and 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands), Exaltation (NZ) (Not A Single Doubt) is offered in-foal to Champion Sire Savabeel. “Exaltation finished her career the way she started it, in winning style having won her first two starts and…

Warwick Farm betting picks & quaddie numbers | 23/3/2022

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What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – Governor Macquarie Dr, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Wednesday, March 23, 2022 First Race 1:45pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents you with his best bets and quaddie numbers for the eight-race metropolitan meeting at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Wet weather is still hanging around Sydney, so the track is rated a Heavy 9, while the rail is out 3m for the entire course. The first race of the afternoon is set to…

Count Of Essex salutes for Clarke in St Patrick’s Day Cup

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He might not be a world beater, but Count Of Essex was rewarded for his persistence with victory in the $40,000 St Patrick’s Day Cup (1600m) at Fannie Bay on Saturday. The versatile seven-year-old – expertly ridden by star Northern Territory jockey Jarrod Todd – waited until the 150m before making his move. And it wasn’t a simple move, either, given he was on the rail while in traffic. But according to co-trainer Sharlene Clarke, Count Of Essex can prevail across a handful of distances and racing conditions if he…

Best online blackbook services

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One of the most popular punting tools is a blackbook. With hundreds of thoroughbred and greyhound races run and won across the globe each day, it can be difficult to remember every runner’s name in order to back it the next time it races. Let’s look at what makes a great blackbook, as well as which online bookmakers offer the best blackbook services for Australian punters. WHAT IS A BLACKBOOK? A blackbook is a tool that punters can use so that they are notified when a horse, greyhound, jockey or…

Top Aussie stable now in The Race

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By Michael Guerin Australia’s leading stable is the surprise bonus addition to harness racing’s $900,000 slot race at Cambridge next month. It will be a long overdue homecoming for now 10-year-old Alta Orlando when he contests The Race at Cambridge in April 14, the first major equine slot race ever held in New Zealand. His connections have secured one of the last of the 10 slots in the 2200m mobile which looks to have only have two vacancies left, but they are also likely to spoken for. South Coast Arden,…

Eternal Bloom another Turn Me Loose winner

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The remarkable run of form of the progeny of young Windsor Park Stud stallion Turn Me Loose extended to Sha Tin on Sunday, where his three-year-old son Eternal Bloom (NZ) landed the opening event. The youngster took out the Class 4 Ping Hai Star Handicap (1200m) for trainer Ricky Yiu, winning at his second start. “He’s a nice horse in the making, he’s still maturing, but I like him,” Yiu said. Out of the O’Reily mare Irish Magic, already the dam of smart Hong Kong performer Baba Mama, Eternal Bloom…

Queensland beckoning Aspen Colorado

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Matamata trainer Graham Richardson is looking at a Queensland winter campaign to get some compensation for the bad luck that Aspen Colorado (NZ) (Proisir) suffered at Trentham on Saturday. Aspen Colorado was a fast-finishing third in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), only getting clear in the final 150m. Richardson, who trains in partnership with Rogan Norvall, said he believed Aspen Colorado was good enough to take on the fillies in Australia and she would be set for the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on June 4. “We…