What Raconteur Stakes Day 2022 Where Belmont Park Racecourse – Saintly Entrance, Burswood WA 6100 When Saturday, June 4, 2022 First Race 11:59am AWST Visit Ladbrokes Nine races will be run and won at Belmont this Saturday for Western Australia’s feature meeting, headlined by the Listed Raconteur Stakes (1400m). HorseBetting’s WA racing analyst presents his best bet in the feature event, as well as his top tips and quaddie numbers throughout the program. The track is rated a Good 4, the rail is out just 1m for the entire course,…
Month: June 2022
Morphettville best bets, top odds & quaddie | Saturday, June 4
What Morphettville Parks Races Where Morphettville Parks Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, June 4, 2022 First Race 11:32am ACST Visit Ladbrokes The Parks track at Morphettville is the destination for metropolitan racing in South Australia this Saturday with nine races set down for judgement. The meeting is set to be staged on Soft 7, with the rail out 3m for the entire circuit. Traditionally on the Parks track it pays to be up on speed on rain-affected ground, so take the first two races to…
Eagle Farm race-by-race preview & quaddie | Queensland Oaks Day
What Queensland Oaks Day Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, June 4, 2022 Feature Race Race 9: Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) First Race 11:08am AEST Visit Ladbrokes It might not be as exciting as it was seven days ago for Derby Day, but the Group 1 program at Eagle Farm this Saturday is still a big one. Brisbane racing headquarters will play host to 10 metropolitan races on June 4, including the Queensland Oaks at Group 1 level, as well as The…
Flemington racing tips, value bets & quaddie | June 4, 2022
What Flemington Races Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 When Saturday, June 4, 2022 First Race 11:50am AEST Visit Ladbrokes Winter has well and truly arrived in Melbourne as we head to Flemington Racecourse on Saturday afternoon for a nine-race card kicking off at 11:50am AEST. With gloomy conditions setting in throughout the week, we are bound to be racing on a rain-affected track. The surface is currently rated a Heavy 8, while the rail comes out 9m for the entire circuit. Despite the conditions, we…
Rosehill racing tips & quaddie | Winter Cup Day | June 4, 2022
What Winter Cup Day 2022 Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, June 4, 2022 First Race 11am AEST Visit Ladbrokes HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie numbers for the 10-race program at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday, including a selection in the Listed Winter Cup (2400m). The track is, unsurprisingly, rated a Heavy 8 at the time of writing, while the rail is out 3m for the entire course. Racing is scheduled to get underway at 11am AEST.…
Bettor Twist – heading to the breeding barn
by Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Ideally reigning pacer of the year Bettor Twist would have been lining up against the big guns at the New Zealand Cup at Addington on November 8. But now she’s been retired and has a spring date with a stallion – but with who? The four-year-old mare ran her last race in the Auckland Cup last Friday when she bobbled at the start and then ran home well to finish sixth, five lengths behind Self Assured. “Had she got away she would have…
Sunshine Coast racing preview & quaddie selections | June 3, 2022
What Sunshine Coast Races Where Sunshine Coast Turf Club – 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551 When Friday, June 3, 2022 First Race 3:47pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Twilight racing heads to the Sunshine Coast‘s Corbould Park on Friday, as the winter racing season kicks off. HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst has analysed the nine-race program and presents you with his best bets and value bet, as well as his suggested quaddie numbers for the program. There has been plenty of rain in South East Queensland over the past few weeks, so…
Weatherley riding crest of a wave
Sam Weatherley is enjoying a rewarding season in the saddle, highlighted by stakes successes at home and across the Tasman, while a notable milestone has also been ticked off. The Matamata jockey rode his 300th New Zealand winner when he successfully combined on the synthetic track at Cambridge on Wednesday with La Velocita, a mare trained by his father Darryn. “I didn’t even know I’d ridden that many until Love Racing posted it,” Weatherley said. “She’s obviously trained by Dad and owned by him and Mum and my sister with…
Chilly Filly set to bring the heat
Finding suitable targets for talented Canterbury sprinter Chilly Filly (NZ) (Swiss Ace) is proving a challenge for Riccarton trainer Ross Beckett. Friday’s Speight’s Open Handicap (1200m) on the Riccarton polytrack provides Chilly Filly with an opportunity to add to her record of four wins from just eight starts but Beckett isn’t sure where the Michael Crooks-bred and raced Swiss Ace four-year-old mare will head to after that. “It’s just so hard to find a race for her,” Beckett said. “This one is 1200m on the synthetic and she’s won a…
Garry Allen – a Warragul legend
Iconic Warragul Greyhound Racing Club stalwart Garry Allen has died, aged 81. The father of radio personality and golfing expert Mark Allen made a significant contribution to the greyhound racing industry. He served the Warragul GRC with distinction as president from 2000 to 2010 and was a committee member for 16 years. He was also awarded with life membership of the club. Allen grew up surrounded by greyhound racing and at 10 years of age was regularly going to the Geelong dogs with his father, uncles’ and grandfather. However, when…