Iconic farm Waikato Stud will for at least the next 3 years be the naming rights sponsor of the Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate. Waikato Stud will sponsor the $120,000 Group Two Sprint that traditionally acts as a springboard for the campaigns of high quality gallopers in their hunt for Australasian Group One glory. “Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate day annually sees any number of high class horses resume from their Winter breaks and signals the arrival of Spring racing” commented Waikato Racing Club CEO Andrew(Butch)Castles. “To have an industry icon like…
Month: June 2022
Forsman holding winter ace
Andrew Forsman is holding a wet track trump card in Turn The Ace (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) and will continue to play a few more hands through the winter with the three-year-old. The Cambridge trainer produced the son Turn Me Loose for a runaway last-start victory in age group company at Avondale and will tackle a similar event over 1300 metres at Tauranga this Saturday. Turn The Ace has bounced back to winning form after failing to build on his unbeaten juvenile record, which included success in the Listed Waikato…
Big money on offer in latest Sires’ Stakes series
Over half a million dollars will be on offer in next year’s Sires’ Stakes races for the country’s top three-year-old pacers and trotters. The changes to the racing calendar will see the Garrard’s Horse & Hound Colts and Geldings at Addington on May 12th, the Magness Benrow Fillies and Lone Star Trotters at Alexandra Park a week later (May 19) and the prestigious Nevele R 3YO Fillies race on NZ Cup Day in November. “The final stakes haven’t been determined yet but we are thinking the four key races will…
Pakenham racing preview, best bets & quaddie | Tuesday, June 21
What Pakenham Races Where Pakenham Racecourse – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 When Tuesday, June 21, 2022 First Race 1:25pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes HorseBetting’s Victorian racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie selections for the eight-race meeting on Pakenham’s synthetic track this Tuesday. Perfect conditions are forecast for the meeting, so there should be no excuses for fancied runners. Racing is set to get underway at 12:25pm AEST. Best Bet at Pakenham – Bonjour Blue The first horse you see in the racebook is the Phillip…
Niewand looking good for Palmerston Sprint after Darwin win
Trainer Jason Manning and jockey Vanessa Arnott are not only partners, but they have also been a successful combination in the Darwin racing scene for many years. Trainer Jason Manning isn’t counting his chickens just yet, but he has every right to be optimistic come the Darwin Cup Carnival if Saturday’s race meeting at Fannie Bay is any guide. Niewand has been aimed for the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) on July 30 and returned from a 49 day break to win the $22,000 Karen Brown Fine Art Handicap (1000m) against…
Mixed bag for Clarke as Wilsons Prom bolts into Guineas frame
Top Darwin trainer Gary Clarke celebrates after winning the 2022 Alice Springs Cup (2000m) with Count Of Essex at Pioneer Park on May 1. He might have ended the day with a winning double, but leading Darwin trainer Gary Clarke actually endured mixed fortunes at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Wilsons Prom suddenly became a serious prospect for the Darwin Guineas (1600m) on July 2 with victory over fellow three-year-olds in the Totally WorkWear Palmerston 20 Years TROBIS 0-66 Handicap (1300m). With Jarrod Todd in the saddle, Wilsons Prom ($8) was…
Punt Drunk: Rough results send punters over the edge
Gee, Saturday was a battle. Rough results were the order of the afternoon right across the country, with a number of long-priced winners saluting at the main metropolitan tracks. Today, the team at Punt Drunk has a look back at some of those wins, while we also go over one of the victories of the year from Hong Kong. STOP THE PAIN We get it, the favourites can’t win every race – nor do we necessarily want them to – but some seriously rough results on Saturday across Ipswich and…
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield is one of four metropolitan tracks in Melbourne and is owned and operated by the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC). Caulfield racecourse has long been known as “The Heath” and hosts important races such as the Caulfield Cupm in the lead up the Melbourne Cup, and key two-year-old and three-year-old races like the Caulfield Guineas and Blue Diamond Stakes. In operation since 1859, Caulfield Racecourse is one of the oldest operating race tracks in the country and to this day holds approximately 25 race meetings a year. Caulfield horse racing…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 20, 2022
Horse Racing on Monday, June 20 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 meeting on the Ballarat Synthetic. Monday Racing Tips – June 20, 2022 Ballarat Synthetic 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 June 20, 2022…
Daily Mail: ‘Black Avenger’ to marvel at Ballarat
Dual G3 finalist Black Avenger – racing for the first time since April 8 – is the headline act in a Mixed 4/5 450m event at Ballarat this evening. Master Avenger – a litter brother and kennelmate of Black Avenger – is resuming from a month off, while Tiggerlong Jet was victorious at Geelong two starts back. Whistling Bullet – a Floodfawn Classic finalist at Traralgon this Friday night – is racing at the same track tonight in a Mixed 4/5 350m event. Smokin’ Charlie – triumphant in four of…