Trainer Tony Pike is hoping the turnaround in weather can play into the hands of his Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) contender Tutukaka at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Usually lapping up the Queensland sun at this time of year, Pike and his fellow Kiwi raiders have been experiencing a deluge of rain, more accustomed to their homeland. While Pike hasn’t appreciated the inclement conditions, he is pleased to see the weather fine up ahead of Saturday’s racing. “The weather has only started to turn around in the last 24 hours. It’s…
Month: May 2022
Memsie target for Tofane
Trainer Mike Moroney’s association with four-time Group One winner Tofane is set to continue. The Flemington trainer farewelled the New Zealand-bred mare before she was sold to Yulong Investments on the Gold Coast, but to his delight he was approached to continue training the daughter of Ocean Park into the early stages of the spring. “We thought that she would make at least A$3 million, and she made A$3.1 million,” Moroney told RSN. “I was quite lucky afterwards – Yulong approached me and said they were going to put her…
Fannin seeking first training win
Top jumps jockey Shaun Fannin has been enjoying another aspect of racing lately – training. The Central Districts horseman took out his trainer’s license last season and now has half a dozen horses in work at Awapuni. “I pottered around with one or two horses last year and now I have got seven or eight around me,” last season’s New Zealand Champion Jumps Jockey said. “That is where I want to head in the future. Those seven or eight keep me really busy with the jumping at the moment.” Fannin…
Daily Mail: ‘Audacious’ chaser at Traralgon
Shepparton 450m track record holder Mr. Audacious and fellow promising chasers On The Bit, Jungle Panther and Rufiano should produce a terrific contest in tonight’s $10,000 to-the-winner Castle of Mey Final at Traralgon. G2 Launceston Cup winner Hill Top Jack and the consistent Brother Bearing duel in a Mixed 4/5 500m race as well. Group finalists Fearless Rory, Storm Stroller and Jerwood Bale clash in a Grade 5 460m final at Geelong this evening, while Struck Gold and G2 finalist Astro Boy are also in action. This afternoon at Bendigo,…
2022 Queensland Derby Field & Betting: Dark Destroyer Favourite in Barrier 1
New Zealander Dark Destroyer is looking to continue his successful raid down under this weekend with the Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott-trained Proisir gelding favourite to take out the Group 1 $1 million Queensland Derby (2400m). Jockey James McDonald rides Caboche in the 2022 Queensland Derby field for two-time winning trainer Chris Waller. Photo: Steve Hart. One of three Group 1 features on a bumper ‘Super Saturday’ at Eagle Farm, the Queensland Derby field features a full line-up of young stayers led by the rails-drawn Dark Destroyer. A winner of…
2022 Kingsford-Smith Cup Field & Odds Update: Paulele vs Entriviere
The bookies are tipping the Doomben 10,000 form to hold in Brisbane this weekend with place-getters Paulele and Entriviere fighting for favouritism in the Group 1 $700,000 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m). Smart three-year-old Paulele is one of the best in 2022 Kingsford-Smith Cup betting for Brisbane this weekend. Photo: Steve Hart. The third elite level on the extended Queensland Derby Day card at Eagle Farm on Saturday, this season’s Kingsford-Smith Cup is shaping up as a two-horse battle between Godolphin-raced three-year-old Paulele and smart Kiwi-trained mare Entriviere. The pair ran second…
Gunnedah Cup Day racing preview & quaddie numbers | 29/5/2022
What Gunnedah Cup Day 2022 Where Gunnedah Racecourse – Carroll Rd, Gunnedah NSW 2380 When Sunday, May 29, 2022 First Race 12:15pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Eight races will be run at Gunnedah Racecourse on Sunday afternoon, with the Gunnedah Showcase Cup (1600m) the feature event. HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst presents his top pick in the Cup, as well as his best bets and quaddie numbers for the remainder of the afternoon. The rail will be in the true position, the track is rated a Soft 6, and racing…
2022 Doomben Cup Field & Odds Update: Zaaki Firming to Win Rescheduled Race at Eagle Farm
The rescheduled Group 1 $1 million Doomben Cup (2100m) headlines a bumper’s day racing at Eagle Farm on Saturday after a week’s hiatus due to the weather, and hot favourite Zaaki is firming along with the track to go back-to-back in the weight-for-age feature. Last year’s seven-length winner Zaaki is favourite to go back-to-back in the 2022 Doomben Cup. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. After last weekend’s washout and subsequent mid-week Doomben cancelation, three of the Doomben Cup Day races now take place on a 10-race Queensland Derby Day card. Of…
Ballarat racing preview & best bets | Sunday, May 29
What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Sunday, May 29, 2022 First Race 12:20pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Ballarat Turf Club is set to host a competitive eight-race meeting this Sunday afternoon. With a bit of luck, HorseBetting’s Victorian form expert can steer you into a couple of winners. The track is rated a Soft 5 with the rail in the true position, and history shows that every runner will get their chance if good enough in these conditions. The day…
Cloudy with a chance of horses at Kilmore | Punt Drunk
Friday’s edition of Punt Drunk has a look at the Kilmore meeting which was run and won on Thursday in some ghostly conditions. Mitch Beer took Saturday’s metropolitan win in his stride and celebrated accordingly, while our queen of the turf said ‘bon voyage’. TIMES AND MARGINS? If you are a Victorian form analyst, good luck trying to do replays from Thursday’s Kilmore meeting. We’ve never seen anything like it. The fog set in and was there to stay, with all eight races essentially run in the clouds. The race…