Month: April 2022

Nervous Witness out to continue ascent at Happy Valley

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Nervous Witness barrels down the straight under Blake Shinn. Nervous Witness faces a weighty task in tonight’s (Wednesday, April 27) Class 2 Cheong Ming Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley as he looks to maintain his sparkling rise after soaring to a triple-figure rating with four wins from his first seven starts. One of Hong Kong’s most exciting talents, Nervous Witness will shoulder 133lb for his hat-trick attempt, 11lb more than Stoltz (122lb) who pushed him to within a neck down the straight last start as the pair fought out an…

Queensland campaign for Babylon Berlin

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Class sprinter Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) is joining Tony Pike’s team for the next couple of months in order to take on some of Australia’s best sprinters in Queensland. The All Too Hard mare returned to the track at Cambridge on Tuesday, winning a 950m open catchweight trial on the synthetic track in what was her first appearance since finishing a close second to Sword of State (Snitzel) in the Gr.3 King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie last month. Babylon Berlin’s trainer Ben Foote said she and stablemate Ruach (NZ)…

Updated rules commence this Sunday

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Updated national and local greyhound racing rules will commence from Sunday 1 May, 2022. These changes follow a comprehensive review of the national rules by Greyhounds Australasia, with streamlined and updated rules to be introduced in all states and territories. In conjunction, GRV will introduce an updated version of its Local Rules, which will also take effect on 1 May, 2022. What’s changing: – Local Rules – National Rules – Barking Muzzle Guidelines and Policy – Rehoming Guidelines and Policy – Social Media Guidelines You may notice that a number…

Wyong best bets, top odds & quaddie | April 28, 2022

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What Wyong Races Where Wyong Race Club – 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 When Thursday, April 28, 2022 First Race 12:20pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie selections for the eight-race program at Wyong on Thursday, April 28. Wet tracks have plagued the state in recent months, and that is once again what we have to deal with – a Heavy 9. The rail is out 4m from the 1350m to the 1000m mark, and then just 1m for the…

Pakenham racing tips & quaddie numbers | Thursday, April 28

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What Pakenham Races Where Pakenham Racing Club – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 When Thursday, April 28, 2022 First Race 5:45pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes An engaging eight-race program at Pakenham awaits punters this Thursday night. The first four races on the card are maidens, with the quaddie starting at race five at 7:45pm. The last of eight commences at 9:15pm with 13 runners participating, with many of them in-form horses. BEST BET: BRITISH COLUMBIA This Grahame Begg-trained galloper failed first up at Caulfield, but we will forgive…

Hampson injured in fall after notching debut win at Darwin

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Darwin apprentice Jade Hampson with fellow Top End jockey Paul Shiers (left) and Darwin trainer Garry Lefoe Jnr (right) during her days as a strapper in Alice Springs. (Photo: Nikki Westover Photography) It didn’t take 18-year-old Darwin apprentice Jade Hampson long to experience the highs and lows of horse racing. After winning her first race in her first race ride on the Tayarn Halter-trained Pointo’s Pick at Fannie Bay on April 14, Hampson fell from her mount in the fifth and final race on the Darwin Turf Club’s Anzac Day…

Excelida on target for Anniversary Vase

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Ben Hayes is bullish about the chances of Excelida (Exceed and Excel) in the Listed Anniversary Vase (1400m) at Sandown on Saturday. A benchmark 78 grade winner at Caulfield on Boxing Day, Excelida has had three subsequent starts, finishing third in the Listed John Dillon Stakes (1400m) and Gr.3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield last start. “It was a huge run at Caulfield last start,” said Hayes, who trains in partnership with his brother JD. “She was beaten by two good horses, and she’s come out of it excellent, so…

Rangi Toa wins Australian debut

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Former Kiwi Rangi Toa (NZ) (Shamexpress) made a winning start to his Australian career when victorious over 1400m on the Kensington track at Randwick on Monday. The three-year-old son of Shamexpress showed a lot of promise last season as a juvenile for former trainer Tony Pike, for whom he won his first two races before going down by a short head to Turn The Ace in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1100m) last May. Rangi Toa made his race return on Monday, pleasing his new trainers Gai…

Valachi Downs’ annual broodmare reduction online

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Valachi Downs’ annual broodmare reduction sale is now live on Gavelhouse Plus with 30 entries including empty mares, in-foal mares and mares with foals at foot. Following last year’s successful approach, all lots are unreserved with bidding running through until 7pm (NZT) on Wednesday 4 May. “We’ve continued to work to Kevin Hickman’s ethos of very carefully mapping out the stud’s matings to ensure physical compatibility while pedigree design also plays a key role,” Valachi Downs General Manager Gareth Downey said. “There’s plenty of opportunity for buyers in this catalogue…

Rich Hill announces 2022 service fees

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Rich Hill Stud has celebrated major racetrack and sale ring success with its quality stallion line-up and results that have the Waikato nursery looking toward the 2022-23 season with great optimism. “Rich Hill is in a unique position with our stallion roster. We offer three proven international stallions and two young stallions with world class credentials,” Rich Hill Stud Managing Director John Thompson said. “Our stallion line-up reflects the global success of the New Zealand-bred product while our fees give our clients an opportunity for economic return.”                        Proisir has cemented…