Fast-improving Riccarton three-year-old Fireglow (NZ) (Tavistock) could be set for some rich targets at next season’s New Zealand Cup carnival. Fireglow scored his second successive victory when taking out the Selwyn Rakaia Vet Services Three-Year-Old (1400m) at his home track on Saturday, getting up to beat Burgie and Palmetto for jockey Wiremu Pinn despite being blocked for a run at the top of the straight. Michael Pitman, who trains Fireglow along with his son Matthew, hasn’t decided how much more racing he will do this season, but he would love…
Month: March 2022
Genuine Vernanme deserves winning trick
The ever-reliable Vernanme (NZ) (O’Reilly) has gone close to a Group One prize on multiple occasions this preparation and will chase a degree of compensation this weekend in a race that ideally fits his profile. There’s been honour in defeat at the highest level for the dependable six-year-old, who drops back a peg on Saturday when he takes aim at the Gr.2 City of Palmerston North Gold Cup (2000m), in which stablemate Masetto (NZ) (Cape Blanco) will also take his place. Trainer Stephen Marsh will be well-represented in the main…
Arrowfield takes share in $900,000 Kingsclere colt
What Roger James describes as a “light-bulb moment” has led to one of the major forces in Australian breeding and racing, John Messara’s Arrowfield Stud, taking a significant share in the headline lot purchased by the Cambridge trainer at the National Yearling Sale. James and his partner at Kingsclere Stables, Robert Wellwood, approached the New Zealand Bloodstock auction with a determination to secure as many of their pre-sale selections as possible. That was a departure from what had happened a year earlier at Karaka, when time and again they found…
Rhino leads Victorian Egg charge
The absence of retired superstar Aston Rupee didn’t stop Victorians featuring prominently in the Group 1 Golden Easter Egg heats in Sydney on Saturday night, with rampaging surprise packet Handsome Rhino leading the charge. Victorians won three of the ten heats; Handsome Rhino (29.73sec), Idolize (29.82sec) and Equalizer (29.85sec). St Albans trainer Paul Galea had a dream result with his first ever runner at Wentworth Park, as Handsome Rhino, one of only three greyhounds Galea trains, clocked the second fastest time, behind NSW’s She’s A Pearl’s 29.47sec. “I never thought…
Date changes for May carnival
The 2022 RSN Sandown Cup will be run on Thursday May 19.
Punt Drunk: Tough weekend for punters
Presumably you’ve called in sick from work today because there is Group 1 racing at Newcastle – yes, you read that right! Group 1 racing on a Monday. Wow. The only knock we have on top-level racing on a Monday is the fact that we have no coin left after triple-figure winners came in at Mornington on Saturday and Heavy tracks made life tough at Doomben and Rosehill Gardens. But, it is the great game, so we will pad up and go again! PULL THE ANCHOR If you are anything…
Alta Orlando “still all go” for The Race
By Michael Guerin One of the young men charged with flying the Australian flag in The Race at Cambridge on April 14 says he isn’t losing too much sleep over Alta Orlando’s defeat at Menangle on Saturday. The shock inclusion in the new $900,000 slot race led but was run down into fourth in the Group 3 at Menangle against horses inferior to those he will meet at Cambridge but driver Jack Callaghan says it wasn’t all the veteran pacer’s fault. “He is a horse who takes a lot of work…
Scone best bets & quaddie picks | March 29, 2022
What Scone Races Where Scone Race Club – Bunnan Rd, Scone NSW 2337 When Tuesday, March 29, 2022 First Race 1:35pm AEDT Promo Visit Ladbrokes Originally scheduled for Gosford, New South Wales’ Tuesday provincial meeting has been transferred to Scone, where seven races will be run and won. HorseBetting’s NSW horse racing analyst brings you his best bets and quaddie numbers for the program, which is set to begin at 1:35pm AEDT. The track is rated a Soft 6 and the rail is in the true position for the entire…
Damian Lane steers Crown Pride to victory in UAE Derby
It was the first time champion Melbourne jockey Damian Lane had ridden on the magnificent Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, and he made it a first time to remember when steering Japanese colt Crown Pride to victory in the US$1 million Group 2 UAE Derby (1900m) in the early hours of Sunday morning (AEDT). The Koichi Shintani-trained three-year-old was positioned off the pace by Lane before starting his assault nearing the home turn. The son of Reach The Crown (JPN) moved up on the outside of leader Summer Is Tomorrow and…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | March 28, 2022
Horse Racing on Monday, March 28 will feature three meetings in Australia. The pick of the bunch is clearly going around at Newcastle, with the Tancred Stakes & Vinery Stud Stakes set to be run and won. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Newcastle & Queanbeyan. Monday Racing Tips – March 28, 2022 Newcastle Racing Tips Queanbeyan Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top…