Month: April 2022

Cranbourne racing preview & best bets | Friday, April 29

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What Cranbourne Races Where Cranbourne Turf Club – 50 Grant St, Cranbourne VIC 3977 When Friday, April 29, 2022 First Race 5:15pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Cranbourne Turf Club is the destination for Friday night racing in Victoria this week. With the track rated a Good 4 and the rail is out 7m for the entire circuit, HorseBetting’s Victorian form analyst is confident in finding a few winners among the markets at Australia’s best online bookmakers. The first of nine races is scheduled to go at 5:15pm AEST. Best Bet at…

Sharkies Girl out for first blood

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Zachary Butcher is hoping Sharkies Girl can make a splash on debut at Cambridge Raceway on Thursday when she lines-up in the Shaws Mobile Pace (2200m). The Auckland trainer has been pleased with what he has seen from the daughter of Sweet Lou in her two public hit-outs, and he is hoping that form can transfer to raceday. “Her trials have been okay so hopefully she steps up to that maiden grade and goes a good race,” Butcher said. “It was only a two-horse…

Different draws – different results at Alexandra Park?

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By Michael Guerin The coup to replace the two kings of New Zealand harness racing might only last week. Because an almost complete reversal of draws will see both Self Assured and Sundees Son start odds-on in their respective group 1s at Alexandra Park this Friday as the north’s huge autumn of harness racing continues. Both were beaten after wide draws saw them settle back last week and then copped traffic problems, which resulted in Sundees Son finish second to Muscle Mountain the Steward’s Mile and Self Assured third to…

McDonald hunts G1 win with Girl

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The Clint McDonald trained Ancient Girl (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) notched the biggest win of her career at Morphettville last month, and the Cranbourne-based horseman hopes a second dash to Adelaide can deliver a similar result at the highest level. The promising three-year-old daughter of Turn Me Loose is set for her first Group One start in Saturday’s Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville. “She’s going terrific, she won very well there in a Listed race last time,” McDonald said of the dominant on-speed win on Adelaide Cup Day. A candid…

Muswellbrook best bets, top odds & quaddie | April 29, 2022

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What Muswellbrook Races Where Muswellbrook Race Club – Racecourse Rd, Muswellbrook NSW 2333 When Friday, April 29, 2022 First Race 12:35pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst provides you with best bets and quaddie numbers for Friday’s eight-race meeting at Muswellbrook Racing Club. The track is rated a Soft 5 and the rail is out 3m from the 1000m to the 300m, where the cutaway comes into affect in the straight, while it is true for the remainder of the course. Racing is scheduled to begin on…

No Arc for Verry Elleegant

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A tilt at the Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2400m) is no longer on the table for Australasia’s darling of the turf, Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed). “After a really good discussion with the ownership group, it has been decided that Verry Elleegant will have a five-week spell and resume pre-training to be prepared first-up for the Winx Stakes (Gr.1, 1400m),” trainer Chris Waller said in a statement. “Whilst running her in the Arc would be a dream come true for all of us, we just felt that it would…

Swansongs for Sharrock pair

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Closely-related mares Sinarahma (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and Our Hail Mary (NZ) (Ocean Park) may be signing off on their racing careers this weekend. Trainer Allan Sharrock said both Sinarahma, who contests the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa, and Our Hail Mary, due to run in an open 2060m handicap at Wanganui, could be headed to the breeding paddock after they race on Saturday. Sinarahma, a daughter of Sharrock’s multiple Group One-winning mare Shez Sinsational (NZ) (Ekraar), has been a reliable mare, winning the Listed Wairarapa Breeders’ Stakes (1600m)…

Moseley closing in on another milestone

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Hard off one of the best days of his career at Riccarton on Saturday, you’d forgive Canterbury jockey Terry Moseley for lacking motivation heading to Timaru for an industry Thursday meeting. But nothing could be further from the truth for 54-year-old Moseley, who is relishing a purple patch of form that has him on the cusp of 1200 wins. He goes into the Phar Lap Raceway meeting on 1198 wins and has nine rides to chase down the milestone and become just the 21st rider to achieve that number of…

Azzopardi’s ‘cool’ chance

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A kaleidoscope of stars descends upon Wannon Park for eight heats of the Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup (450m) on Thursday night. The high-class sprint legion comprises four G2 provincial cup winners – including three-time ‘country cups king’ Ferdinand Boy (Shepparton, Ballarat and Healesville – all in 2021) and a dual victor, Typhoon Sammy (Traralgon and Horsham – both in 2022). There are also three G1 runners-up – Compliance (also a recent G2 Ballarat Cup winner), Fernando Mick and Slingshot Jonesy – plus a host of G1 finalists. But champion Rowsley-based…

How to spend $50 on TAB’s ‘All In’ Warrnambool Cup market

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After studying TAB’s ‘All In’ market for the Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup (450m), form expert The Watchdog is keen to invest on Ballarat Cup hero Compliance to claim a second Group 2 country cup crown. Eight ‘knock out’ heats of the Warrnambool Cup – the fourth and final leg of the Western Festival of Racing – will be held this Thursday night, with dual country cup winner Typhoon Sammy $4.50 ‘All In’ favourite. Click HERE  for TAB’s ‘All In’ Warrnambool Cup market Chasing his third Group 2 provincial…