Month: April 2022

Rio Bhodi’s Classic Nowra mission

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It seems only bad luck can prevent Robert Camilleri winning the rich Group 3 Nowra Puppy Classic (520m) for the second time in four years on Saturday afternoon, with odds-on favourite Rio Bhodi. Camilleri won the Classic with $17 outsider Zipping Leroy in 2019, and also finished a close third in last year’s final with Overflow Lisa, targeting the event due to partner Deb Coleman’s long association with Nowra, prior to relocating to Victoria. “It means a lot to Deb, because she worked at Nowra for twenty-odd years and her…

Daily Mail: ‘Patty’ set to thrill at Sandown Park

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Premier Racing at Sandown Park this evening features G3 winner and Sandown Park 595-metre track record holder Collinda Patty in the Alf Goldburg OAM Memorial, but G1 finalist Fernando’s Quest and G1 placegetter Orca will both challenge strongly. Wigram Road, Jefferson County and Studley are lining up in a competitive $12,000 to-the-winner GOTBA Cup, while Subtle Art, Master Avenger, G3 finalist Hadouken and G1 placegetter Carry On Angel are contesting the ANZAC Appeal Cup. The promising Who Told Shorty v G3 finalist Rapaki Rocks, G3 winner Love The City v…

Doomben best bets, quaddie & top odds | April 23, 2022

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What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, April 23, 2022 Feature Race Race 7: Listed Mick Dittman Plate (1110m) First Race 11:28am AEST Visit Ladbrokes Feature racing heads to Doomben in Brisbane this Saturday for a competitive nine-race card which features three Listed events – the Princess Stakes (1640m), Mick Dittman Plate (1110m) and Tails Stakes (1640m). HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst presents his best bet in the three features, as well as his top selections and quaddie numbers throughout the rest of…

Tamworth Cup Day betting tips & quaddie selections | 22/4/2022

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What Tamworth Cup Day 2022 Where Tamworth Jockey Club – 28-42 Britten Rd, Taminda NSW 2340 When Friday, April 22, 2022 First Race 12:30pm AEST Featured Race Race 7: Tamworth Cup (1400m) Visit Ladbrokes The running of the $200,000 Tamworth Cup (1400m) is the highlight of this Friday’s eight-race program at Tamworth, which kicks off at 12:30pm AEST. Ideal conditions are on the agenda, with the track rated a Good 4 and the rail in the true position for the entire course. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst shares his…

Eurokash returns to Addington

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by Michael Guerin The team behind comeback trotter Eurokash expect good things from him this campaign but warn punters to be a little cautious at Addington tonight. The son of Love You won twice as a juvenile in 2020 and again at three that year, looking one of the more promising young trotters in the country. But after failing to return to his best form in autumn 2021, Eurokash was found to have a chip in a hind fetlock that required surgery and a long spell. He returns tonight in…

Hong Kong’s prize money hits record levels with 11.5 percent boost

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The LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) remains Hong Kong’s richest race. Hong Kong racing will offer record total prize money and incentives of HKD$1.62 billion across the 2022/23 season with the overall purse bolstered by a record single-season increase of 11.5% (HKD$167.2 million) and featuring an exciting range of innovations, including stunning increases in prize money across distance races and a new bonus system. In announcing this major investment, the Club has made a clear statement that it is looking beyond the current challenges created by the pandemic and reaffirming…

Cranbourne racing preview & best odds | Friday, April 22

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What Cranbourne Races Where Cranbourne Turf Club – 50 Grant St, Cranbourne, VIC, 3977 When Friday, April 22, 2022 First Race 5:45pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Cranbourne Turf Club is set to host an eight-race card this Friday evening as the night racing season continues in Victoria. Following plenty of rain in the area throughout the week, we are racing on a Soft 7, with the rail out 7m the entire circuit. Horsebetting’s Victorian form expert presents his best bets and top odds for the meeting where the first race of…

Magic Man and Danny Shum dominate at Happy Valley ahead of Champions Day

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Joao Moreira posts a treble. Joao Moreira and Danny Shum have laid down auspicious markers ahead of the glittering FWD Champions Day meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 24) by posting trebles at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 20). Regaining the lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship from Zac Purton with victories on Diamond Star, Blastoise and Packing Famous, Moreira will attempt to continue the spree at Sha Tin at Group 1 level aboard Excellent Proposal (FWD Champions Mile), Columbus County (FWD QEII Cup) and Hot King…

Russian Emperor primed for Group 1 FWD QEII Cup tilt

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Russian Emperor steams clear in the Group 1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup. A pair of confidence-boosting track gallops has left Douglas Whyte confident Russian Emperor has fully recovered after a valiant last-start second to Golden Sixty and is now poised to assert staying superiority in the Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 24). The imperiously-bred gelding was reported to have exhibited lameness in his nearside hind leg after finishing second to Golden Sixty in the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin…

Last start winner Bar Gem an unlikely Pioneer Sprint starter for trainer Greg Connor

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The Greg Connor-trained Bar Gem winning the $20,000 AvComm.com.au 0-76 Handicap (1400m) at Pioneer Park Alice Springs on April 16, 2022. He wouldn’t look out of place in the feature race for sprinters during the Alice Springs Cup Carnival. However, it’s doubtful Bar Gem will get a start in the $100,000 Pioneer Sprint on Alice Springs Cup Day at Pioneer Park on May 1. The six-year-old gelding continued his outstanding record in the Red Centre with victory in the $20,000 AvComm.com.au 0-76 Handicap (1400m) last Saturday. It was a courageous…