Month: April 2022

Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller says he now tries to “stay away” from country feature races. After much speculation, Racing NSW have announced the eligibility and conditions for the $2 million Big Dance race to be held at Royal Randwick on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. The initial announcement of the race in February was met with some trepidation by many industry participants. It is a double-edged sword. While country trainers and connections are, of course, happy with the ever-increasing prizemoney and initiatives for country-trained horses, there has been an underlying…

Luke Dittman and Shaquero return to scale after the 2020 B.J. McLachlan Stakes. Luke Dittman is hoping that his only ride at Doomben on Saturday can be a winning one when he partners Shaquero in the race named after his father, the Listed Mick Dittman Plate (1110m). Having been “stiff” to not win the race previously (2nd in 2016), Dittman admits that it is a race he would love to win more than most jockeys for obvious reasons. On Saturday, he will ride the 2021 Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO…

While All Aged Stakes Day didn’t have the fairytale of Fireburn winning the Triple Crown, nor Tofane going out on a high, we got some pretty good looks at a few horses who are on track for the upcoming Adelaide and Brisbane carnivals. The team at The Follow Files have found you two horses to keep an eye on from the Eagle Farm meeting, and one winner that we can follow from Caulfield. Caulfield | Track: Good 4 | Rail: +3m Entire Course Race 4: Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m)…

Shane Nichols’ Streets Of Avalon (jockey Zac Spain) pictured winning the $500,000 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on February 6, 2021. (Racing Photos) Streets Of Avalon stamped himself as the horse to beat in next month’s The Archer (1300m) after another game run at Caulfield on Saturday. The Shane Nichols-trained seven-year-old lined up in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) and, after leading throughout, was run down late by the promising Ayrton ($2.80). Streets Of Avalon ($13) had to concede 5kg to the eventual winner under handicap conditions, so…

BettingBookmakersPast Winners The Showdown Betting Guide Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022 Location: Caulfield Racecourse Prize Money: $950,000 Distance: 1200m The Showdown (1200m) is open only to two-year-old progeny of Victorian-based stallions nominated for the VOBIS Sires Race Series and is held at Caulfield in mid to late April each year. The inaugural running of The Showdown was held in 2019, with the Matt Laurie-trained Prince Of Sussex claiming victory prior to the horse being sold and raced in Hong Kong. With $950,000 worth of prize money on offer, it makes…