Month: May 2022

On this Monday’s edition of Punt Drunk, we look at ‘The Great Game’. It is a term we often mutter tongue-in-cheek after a tough weekend on the punt where a few results didn’t go our way, but lately it has become synonymous with all sorts of racing-related misfortune – both on and off the track. After a very wet Sydney autumn, feature racing heads north to the Sunshine State for the next month or so, but so too has the rain – just in time for the first Group 1…

Horse Racing on Monday, May 9 will feature three meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meeting at Kyneton. Monday Racing Tips – May 9, 2022 Kyneton 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 on May 9, 2022 check out our…

The races return to Hagan Park this weekend for the 2022 Tennant Creek Cup meeting. (Photo: Thoroughbred Racing NT) It’s the one time of the year when Tennant Creek becomes the centre of the racing universe in the Northern Territory. The Tennant Creek Racing Club will host its one and only meeting for the year at Hagan Park on Saturday. Action at Darwin’s Fannie Bay and Alice Springs’ Pioneer Park will also take a further back seat in the immediate future. The Adelaide River Show Society Race Club – the…

The ever-smiling Wayne Davis hamming it up in the mounting yard before yet another race at Fannie Bay in Darwin. (Photo supplied) Wayne Davis is one of the more colourful characters in Darwin racing. Quick with a one-liner, happy to entertain in the mounting yard after booting home a winner, always willing to shake your hand, or willing to congratulate a rival jockey and trainer should they taste success. He loves to remind people that he is the only Group 1-winning jockey riding in the Northern Territory, but not in…

Numerian will head to Brisbane following Saturday’s Gosford Gold Cup win. (Photo: Steve Hart) The Annabel Neasham-trained Numerian will join his star stablemate Zaaki in Queensland in the coming weeks after his brilliant win in Saturday’s Gosford Gold Cup (2080m). It was the first victory for the six-year-old son of Holy Roman Emperor since being imported to Australia in September 2021. After not offering too much in his first three Australian starts, the gelding showed his staying prowess on April 16 when second to Polly Grey in the Group 3…

Winning slot holder Rob Carr with jockey Ash Butler and trainer Rob Heathcote following Emerald Kingdom’s win in The Archer. The very first running of The Archer (1300m) went the way of Emerald Kingdom for Brisbane trainer Rob Heathcote at Rockhampton on Saturday. The seven-year-old was running for Rockhampton businessmen Rob Carr’s slot in the $440,000 feature, while the horse was ridden by the only local hoop in the race, Ash Butler. Despite race favourite Apache Chase looking home and hosed in the concluding stages, Butler was able to use…