Month: April 2022

Breeding straws go to auction for Good Friday Appeal

Editor BOAY

Traralgon Greyhound Racing Club is auctioning a number of breeding straws to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital’s Good Friday Appeal. In a magnanimous gesture from several people in our sport, straws to the following sires have kindly been donated – Aussie Secret, Bernardo, Fabregas, Out Of Range and Zack Monelli. The benevolent cause will involve a silent auction, with all money raised generously donated to the Good Friday Appeal. Bids are now open and will close at 4pm on Wednesday, 13 April. Bidders can email oalcock@grv.org.au to receive…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 11, 2022

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Horse Racing on Monday, April 11 will feature four 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 Birdsville & Swan Hill. Monday Racing Tips – April 11, 2022 Birdsville Racing Tips Swan Hill 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…

Benalla tips, odds & quaddie picks | Tuesday, April 12

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What Benalla Races Where Benalla Racing Club – Racecourse Rd, Benalla VIC 3672 When Tuesday, April 12, 2022 First Race 1:30pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes We head to Benalla Racing Club on Tuesday afternoon for an eight-race card on a Soft 6 track with the rail in the true position. HorseBetting’s Victorian tipping expert has scoured the top online betting sites and come up with a few potential winners along with some quaddie numbers. Racing is set to commence at 1:30pm AEST. BEST BET AT BENALLA: KOOLED It isn’t very often…

South Coast Arden “ready” for The Race

NZHarnessNews

By Michael Guerin Brent Mangos has fired the first tactical shots of the $900,000 The Race at Cambridge on Thursday with South Coast Arden. Which means if the Pukekohe trainer-driver gets his way his second favourite could be settling a long way in front of favourite Self Assured in the big-money slot race. The two favourites drew potentially the worst two barriers when South Coast Arden got barrier 7 and Self Assured the outside of the gate barrier 8 for the 2200m mobile. Self Assured’s trainer-driver Mark Purdon says he…

Aussie News : April 11

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By Adam Hamilton Anthony Butt and fiancé Sonya Smith are going to have some fun with new stable addition Lady In The Sky. The four-year-old Muscle Mass trotting mare thrashed her rivals first-up from a spell and in Butt and Smith’s stable for the first time at Melton on Saturday night.  Butt used the pole to lead, pinched a 31.6sec second split then dashed home in 57.2 and 28.1sec to win as Lady In The Sky liked by 6.4m in a 1min58sec mile rate for 1720m. “We like her. We…

Sam’s Town books ticket to Country Final

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By Jonny Turner Sam’s Town booked his ticket into this week’s $100,000 Country Championship Final at Addington with a powerful front-running display in the Mount Harding Cup at Methven on Sunday. An outstanding beginning meant the six-year-old put a massive dent in the hopes of his rivals early in the 3000m staying feature before he completely eliminated them in the home straight courtesy of a great John Dunn drive. Sam’s Town will now be a part of a massive Robert and Jenna Dunn team that will head towards the $100,000…

“The Race” just days away

NZHarnessNews

Welcome to “Race” week. And for those wanting to attend one of harness racing’s marquee events tickets are still available. On Thursday Cambridge Raceway will host the first ever running of New Zealand’s first ever slot race. The $900,00 The Race by Grins is New Zealand’s richest harness race and has brought together a field of 10 from both sides of the Tasman. Racegoers have a number of options. General admission is $25 and included is a $5 betting voucher, a can of Grins or non-alcoholic drink, a racebook and…

Alaskan God off for well earned spell after WATC Derby success

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Alaskan God will enjoy a well-deserved spell after his WATC Derby victory on Saturday. Daniel Morton’s Perth stable has thrived in his absence, with No.1 foreman Vince Collica stepping up to oversee a comfortable triumph in the $400,000 Schweppes WATC Derby (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Sent out +150 second favourite with horse racing bookmakers, three-year-old Alaskan God overcame some early setbacks to salute by just over three lengths, with Ted Martinovich’s Pale Rider second. Morton is in Melbourne with KissOnAllForCheeks in preparation for this Saturday’s $200,000 Victoria Handicap (1400m)…

Joao Moreira hits 100 wins to claim lead in Hong Kong jockeys’ championship

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Aptly named Running Glory catapults ‘Magic Man’ to the century. Accelerating a push for a fifth jockeys’ championship, Joao Moreira surged to a century of winners in a Hong Kong season for the seventh time with a double at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 10), crowning the triple-figure milestone by also wresting the lead in the race to the 2021/22 title from arch-rival Zac Purton. Reaching three figures in a Hong Kong season has become almost a formality for Moreira since his arrival here in 2013/14, but the Brazilian’s elation…

Ong bags four winners at Kranji

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Trainer Jason Ong bagged a four-timer on Saturday, a timely welcome for his family who, along with many owners, were finally allowed back at the races after a long time. The in-form Singaporean handler was firing on all cylinders as Per Incrown (NZ) (Per Incanto), Surrey Hills (NZ) (Sweynesse), High Voltage (High Chaparral) and The Wild Prince (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) saluted at the all-weather meeting, and interestingly, all from the front. Per Incrown, a recent stable transfer from fellow Singaporean trainer Jerome Tan, and newcomer Surrey Hills put on…