Month: May 2022

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

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Horse Racing on Wednesday, May 11 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 Sandown & Warwick Farm. Wednesday Racing Tips – May 11, 2022 Sandown Racing Tips Warwick Farm 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…

News briefs : May 11

NZHarnessNews

Addington tops weekly turnover Of the four harness racing meetings in the country last week Addington had the highest turnover ($1,063,361). The Friday meeting, featuring three Uncut Gem races, was well ahead of Rangiora on Sunday ($846,956) followed by Auckland on Thursday ($497,183) and the Saturday meeting at Invercargill ($482,904). The weekly total was $2,937,700 – down $304,209 on the same week last year. Close gets full set at Addington Robbie Close achieved a unique treble at Addington on Friday, claiming gold, silver and bronze in the three Uncut Gems…

Phoebe K scores maiden win

NZHarnessNews

By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Phoebe K is a maiden no longer after picking up her first win in the IRT. Your Horse. Our Passion. Mobile Trot (1980m) at Addington Raceway on Tuesday. The daughter of Sebastian K was making her fifth raceday appearance after making her debut in last month. Driver Tim Williams launched Phoebe K off the gate to take an early lead and the pair didn’t look back, winning the race comfortably by 1-1/2 lengths over Nubliah Chamay, with a further 1-1/4 lengths back to Notasbadasilook…

Horse Racing History: Today In Racing 11th May

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This day 11th May in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Gold Coast racing tips & best odds | Wednesday, May 12 HorseBetting.com.au’s Nicholas Lloyd brings you the best bets, latest odds and top quaddie picks for the Gold Coast meeting on …Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Sale racing…

Lucky Sweynesse shoots for four straight

NZRacingDesk

Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) will attempt to cap a stunning first season in Hong Kong when he lines up in the second section of the Class 3 Kam Tin River Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Unbeaten across his first three outings in the Far East, Manfred Man’s exciting three-year-old will need to defy a hefty impost of 133lb in a hot finale against 11 opponents tomorrow night, while seven others in the race have been assigned 119lb or less. Aiming to leap into Class 2 with a…

Detonator Jack set to explode in Derby

NZRacingDesk

Highly fancied South Australian Derby contender Detonator Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) will need to break new ground if he is to win the Group One race at Morphettville.  Detonator Jack will be lining up for his fourth start in the 2500m Classic on Saturday and the only one to come close was Russian Camelot who won the Derby two years ago at start number five.  Over the last 10 years, the average numbers of starts of Derby winners is 10.6, while Qafila (Not A Single Doubt) won the race for Lindsay Park at start number 17.  Detonator Jack is aiming…

Group One aspirations with Sharp ‘N’ Smart

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Trainers Graeme and Debbie Rogerson are itching to get over to Queensland with smart juvenile Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood). The son of Redwood was victorious last start in the Listed Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Pukekohe and pleased in his trial at Avondale on Tuesday where he was unplaced over 1000m. “He is still learning. We just gave him a day out and he worked quite nice,” Graeme Rogerson said. “He doesn’t do any more than he has to. He is probably better on a dryer track, Ryan (Elliot, jockey)…

Family members set to do Sharrock proud

NZRacingDesk

Well-performed relatives Sinarahma (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and Our Hail Mary (NZ) (Ocean Park) have been fine servants of Allan Sharrock’s operation and will chase further staying honours at both North Island venues on Saturday. The former will head to Arawa Park to contest the Gr.3 Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup (2200m) while Our Hail Mary will stay closer to home to tackle the Landmark Homes Handicap (2100m) at Hawera. “The way Sinarahma has been finishing her races off, she will be hard to hold out at 2200m and her mother won…

Stradbroke in the offing for Gospodin

NZRacingDesk

A tilt at the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) is a possibility for Tauranga sprinter Gospodin (NZ) (Proisir) after a highly encouraging Australian debut at Gosford last Saturday. Gospodin faced a number of quality sprinters in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes (1200m), including Gr.1 Galaxy (1100m) winner Shelby Sixtysix (Toronado). But after backing off an early speed duel, he made his challenge three from the fence and was outrun only by Blondeau (I Am Invincible), who didn’t have to go around a horse. Trainer Jim Pender said prior to the race…