Month: June 2022

What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater, VIC, 3219 When Sunday, June 5, 2022 First Race 12:20pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The weekend of racing rounds out at Geelong Racecourse on Sunday afternoon where a competitive eight-race card is set down for judgement. Following consistent rain in the area, the Geelong track has come up a Heavy 9 and the rail is out 3m the entire circuit. If recent Geelong history shows anything in the rain-affected going, fanning out wide upon straightening tends to be the way…

This Friday’s edition of Punt Drunk takes a look at one of the more credentialed stallions in Australian racing, with his progeny doing wonders on the track. One of the top trainers in South East Queensland went out with a bang, while the racing fraternity mourned the loss of one of the greatest jockeys to have ever graced a racetrack. HOT PROPERTY David Hayes, a trainer in his own right, has some serious progeny running around, with sons Ben and JD now Group 1-winning trainers, while his other son Will,…

Sairyn Fawke suffered no injuries following a fall last Sunday in Alice Springs and is fit to ride Starouz, the likely favourite, in the Adelaide River Cup (1600m) at Fannie Bay in Darwin on Saturday. Thankfully, Sairyn Fawke escaped injury when he fell from his mount during last Sunday’s race meeting in Alice Springs. The Kevin Lamprecht-trained Rhythmical fell on its nose as soon as the field jumped in the Imparja 0-58 Handicap (1200m) with Fawke being dislodged. Starting from a wide gate in the nine-horse field, the 31-year-old fell…

Australasian Oaks winner Glint Of Hope is required to pass a race-morning vet inspection if she is to take her place in the Queensland Oaks. (Photo: Jenny Barnes) Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) veterinarians have on Friday afternoon announced that two fillies – Glint Of Hope and Le Villi – are required to pass further inspections ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm, following issues discovered on Friday. Glint Of Hope, a $13 chance in the Oaks, is chasing back-to-back Group 1 victories, after proving too good…

Barb Raider winning the Kewney Stakes at Flemington Racecourse on March 12, 2022. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) When Saturday’s Queensland Oaks comes around at Eagle Farm, it will only be seven days since Barb Raider’s last start. But that is exactly how Jerome Hunter’s three-year-old likes it heading into the $700,000 staying race over 2200m. Hunter has been delighted at how his filly pulled up from her close but classy victory in The Roses (2100m) at the same venue last Saturday. “She came through last Saturday’s run really well,” Hunter told…

Dzsenifer wins at Doomben for trainer Gary Duncan in August 2021. (Picture: Trackside Photography) Bring it on. That is the message from Sunshine Coast trainer Gary Duncan ahead of the $500,000 Magic Millions National Classic at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Chris Waller’s Kiku is the $4.50 favourite with Ladbrokes to win what promises to be a high-quality feature race over a mile. Duncan’s Dzsenifer has been given odds of $12 to win, but the trainer believes his four-year-old mare will relish the step up in class on Queensland Oaks Day.…