By Adam Hamilton Gifted former Kiwi pacer Magnificent Storm took his first step towards an Inter Dominion assault with a first-up win at Gloucester Park last night. The victory kick-started a memorable night for trainer Ray Williams, who also won the main race, the Group 3 Im Themightyquinn, with another former Kiwi gelding, Ezana. “I’d love to keep this strike rate up,” Williams said. It was Magnificent Storm’s first run since finishing fourth in the Group 1 WA Pacing Cup back on February 4. He has now won 20 of…
Month: June 2022
Compliance’s ‘Great’ Meadows draw
In a perfect world, Group 2 Ballarat Cup hero Compliance would have been chasing a second feature victory at the track in last night’s Pink Diamond Champion Sprinter final. A top two-finish in the Warragul qualifier would’ve seen Compliance, trained by Pearcedale schoolteacher Karen Pitt, chasing a $75,000 winner’s purse in the Pink Diamond finale, but a close third saw the brilliant speedster miss out. Instead, he’ll be one of the star attractions in Premier Racing at The Meadows tonight, chasing $15,000 worth of consolation in the Great 8 series…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 18, 2022
Horse Racing on Saturday, June 18 will feature 13 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 Ipswich, Flemington, Rosehill, Murray Bridge, Belmont & Darwin. Saturday Racing Tips – June 18, 2022 Ipswich Racing Tips Flemington Racing Tips Rosehill Racing Tips Murray Bridge Racing Tips Belmont Racing Tips Darwin 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…
Swain team on the up
By Jonny Turner Robin Swain heads to Ascot Park on Saturday with two horses on the improve. Swain starts both Magnetic Terror and The Big Lebowski who both look genuine eachway threats while Steel Crusher will step out as the roughie among the trainer’s three-horse team. Magnetic Terror heads into race 4 on the back of a good fresh up third in his first race in almost 14 months. “He hadn’t had a race for a year, he had a wee niggle, it wasn’t anything major but he had a…
Victory a boost for Adlam
By Jonny Turner Oliver Adlam got a timely boost when notching his first win as a trainer at Addington on Friday night. The Ashburton horseman added to his family’s legacy in harness racing when Slainte produced a strong front-running performance in race 2 for driver John Morrison. It wasn’t just a case of Adlam following in his father Simon’s footsteps with the victory. Simon Adlam has had a hands-on role with Slainte, as his trackwork driver owing to Oliver breaking his leg in a rugby injury. And judging by Slainte’s…
Gwenda Johnstone set to receive the 2022 Country Achiever Award
After four decades in the industry, Echuca trainer Gwenda Johnstone will be awarded as the winner of the 2022 Country Achiever Award at Flemington’s VRC Country Race Day on Saturday. The Group 1 winning trainer and her husband Mick will be guests of the VRC when Gwenda is recognised for her career and industry contribution, with Race 9 on the card also named in her honour as the 2022 Country Achiever Gwenda Johnstone (1100m) Quality. The award comes nearly 40 years on from when she began working on weekends and…
Experienced Vanessa Arnott ready for big day of racing at Darwin
Experienced Northern Territory jockey Vanessa Arnott with Top End trainer and partner Jason Manning as they celebrate a winner at Fannie Bay in Darwin Vanessa Arnott has been riding in the Northern Territory for as long as she can remember. More importantly, it still brings her plenty of satisfaction. Once based as a jockey in Mornington in Victoria where rides were few and far between, Arnott decided to relocate to Darwin after holidaying in the Top End. The years must have flown by for one of Darwin’s more experienced and…
Jessie Philpot staying optimistic after Highly Decorated injury
Picture: Jessie Philpot (second right) with fellow Northern Territory female jockeys Lorelle Crow (left), Casey Hunter and Sonja Wiseman. Philpot and Crow are based in Alice Springs, while Hunter and Wiseman are based in Darwin Alice Springs jockey Jessie Philpot had every right to feel optimistic in regards to the forthcoming Darwin Cup Carnival. Last year, the 27-year-old enjoyed the ride of a lifetime when the Nicole Irwin-trained Highly Decorated cleaned up on his first sojourn to the Northern Territory. Philpot partnered the South Australian gelding in six races for…
Whale Watch – Invercargill – today
Craig “The Whale” Thompson looks at Invercargill today.
King claims Diamond crown
Superstar country cups king Ferdinand Boy added another provincial feather to his cap with a brilliant victory in the $126,500 Listed Pink Diamond Champion Sprinter final (450m) at Ballarat on Friday night. A four-time country cups winner, it was a case of second time lucky on Pink Diamond finals night for Ferdinand Boy and trainer David Geall, who was watching on from the United Kingdom, after running third in the Champion Short Course final during the inaugural 2021 series. “He does leave us speechless,” Jeff Geall, deputising for brother David,…