Month: April 2022

Caulfield inner track dubbed ‘massive setback’ for racing

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Caulfield is set to have an inner track built in 2023. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has confirmed plans to build a new inner racetrack at Caulfield after the 2022 Melbourne Spring Carnival, frustrating participants. Caulfield is set to undergo a $30 million redevelopment over the next 12 months, with a new inner racetrack a part of that plan. A number of significant racing participants expressed their dismay in regards to the proposal, with Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Danny O’Brien labelling the decision as a “massive setback for…

Lyle Hewitson, Douglas Whyte dominate Happy Valley with trebles

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Lyle Hewitson celebrates a treble aboard Xponential. Banishing memories of December’s injuries, Lyle Hewitson exalted in the finest display of his Hong Kong career by posting a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 27), matching South African compatriot’s Douglas Whyte’s effort to snare a three-timer. Seriously injured in a fall in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on December 12, Hewitson’s persistence was duly rewarded with consecutive wins on World Famous (Ricky Yiu), Valiant Elegance and Xponential – who are both trained by Whyte – to…

Diamond ring up for grabs on Diamonds day

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There will be more than just eleven race winners on the track at Diamonds Day, one of the south’s premier harness race meetings at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Saturday. A brand new, diamond ring, valued at $4200, courtesy of Coats & Schuck Jewellers and the Invercargill Harness Racing Club, is being given away through an on-course promotion that could not be easier. And this one is just for the ladies. Each time a $5 bet is placed on course they will be given a coupon. Just fill it…

Mufasa Metro gets a taste of the big time

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By Adam Hamilton  Former exciting young Kiwi trotter Musafa Metro is on trial for races like the Inter Dominion and Great Southern Star when he steps into the big league at Melton on Saturday night. Off the back of a stunning last-start Melton win, trainer-driver John Justice decided to throw the now four-year-old Musafa Metro into his first serious open-class test in the Group 3 Vulcan Trotters’ free-for-all (1720m). Musafa Metro, bought for big money last season by Justice’s main client Mark Gurry, was second-up from a spell when he…

Apache Chase heads early market for The Archer

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The final field for the inaugural running of The Archer (1300m) has been assembled, with Niccanova and Ventura Ocean the last two runners to be named. Based on Racing NSW’s hugely successful slot races, such as The Everest, the Rockhampton Amateurs introduced The Archer in late 2021, with 12 slots sold early this year. On Wednesday afternoon, all 12 runners were locked in, with a quality field assembled for the first edition of the $440,000 feature. TAB opened an all-in market shortly after final acceptances were taken, installing Desleigh Forster’s…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 28, 2022

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Horse Racing on Thursday, April 28 will feature five meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Pakenham & Wyong. Thursday Racing Tips – April 28, 2022 Pakenham Racing Tips Wyong Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on April…

Hawkesbury Gold Cup Day betting tips & quaddie | April 30, 2022

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What Hawkesbury Races Where Hawkesbury Race Club – 1 Racecourse Rd, Clarendon NSW 2756 When Saturday, April 30, 2022 First Race 11:20am AEST Visit Ladbrokes Hawkesbury is set to play host to 10 races this weekend for its standalone Saturday race meeting. With three Group 3 events, a Listed race and the Clarendon Stakes for two-year-olds, it is set to be a bumper program. The track is rated a Soft 7 and the rail is in the true position for the entire course, while the first race is scheduled to…

Opal ‘Rocks’ Million Dollar Chase

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An untimely car breakdown could turn into a $1 million blessing in disguise for Mario Briganti and his brilliant young sprinter Big Opal Rocks in the TAB Million Dollar Chase. Big Opal Rocks was a late scratching from the Group 2 Geelong Gold Cup heats due to vehicle problems on the way to the track, forcing a change of plans that saw the lightly-raced powerhouse head to Sydney for last Saturday’s MDC city qualifiers. Making his first interstate appearance, Big Opal Rocks lived up to a flying Wentworth Park trial,…

Daily Mail: Cup winner ‘Compliance’ at Warrnambool

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Eight outstanding heats of the G2 Warrnambool Cup are being staged this evening and this month’s G2 Ballarat Cup winner Compliance is the standout chaser in the fifth heat. G2 runner-up Americano Miss v the in-form Zachary v G3 finalist Fearless Rory is a strong first heat, while dual G2 country cup winner Typhoon Sammy dominates the second heat. G3 winner Hennessey v the exciting Amron Boy v G3 finalist Mepunga Mustang battle in the third heat, while Bang and G3 placegetter Old News contest the fourth heat. G2 Shepparton…

Eagle Farm betting tips & quaddie | Queensland Guineas Day 2022

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What Queensland Guineas Day 2022 Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, April 30, 2022 Feature Race Race 8: Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) First Race 11:28am AEST Visit Ladbrokes ‘Stradbroke Season’ is officially underway in Queensland this Saturday with the running of three black-type races on an exciting nine-race program at Eagle Farm. The Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) and Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) headline a terrific day of racing that kicks off at 11:28am AEST, while the Listed Dalrello Stakes (1000m)…