Month: June 2022

Daily Mail: ‘McKeon’ going for gold

Editor BOAY

Premier Racing at Sandown Park tonight features G3 placegetter McKeon Bale lining up against fellow Group placegetters Hamillson and Let’s Win Coin, plus the in-form Aston Tango. G2 winner Hill Top Jack and G1 runner-up Fernando Mick are also in action. The Pink Diamond series with total prizemoney of $1.175 million begins this afternoon with the first round of heats at Warragul and Shepparton. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerMADIGANTAB fixed odds at 8:45am: $2.50 WinWarragul Race 2 Box 7 2:24pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/772866147/race/2 Today’s Racing Horsham: 10:27am startForm     Tips     Key stats…

Rangiora track gets new surface

NZHarnessNews

The all-weather track at Rangiora has had a refresh. This week the old surface was removed and replaced with 430 tons (390 kgs) of new sand and chip. “It’s like painting a house,” says the chairman of the grounds committee at Rangiora Racecourse Erin Crawford, “it’s all in the preparation.” “It was a big effort” Racetracks generally are re-surfaced around every three years. “The track was beginning to look a bit tired and the work was definitely needed,” says Harness Racing New Zealand’s Venue Inspector John Denton, who oversaw the…

Ten fun facts about the Sapling Stakes

NZHarnessNews

With the $50,000 Sheep Milk NZ Sapling Stakes (Group Two) the big feature at Sunday’s meeting at Ashburton here are 10 Fun Facts about the race. The Sapling Stakes is race 8 at 3.18pm. 1. The Sapling Stakes is the longest surviving juvenile feature in New Zealand and has always been held at Ashburton, except for 1940 when it held at Addington. It was not held in 1990 because there were 18 nominations but only five paid up. 2. The time-honoured Group race for the two-year-olds has been going ever since…

Aussie News : June 2

NZHarnessNews

By Adam Hamilton  Almost three years after Cruz Bromac won the NZ Cup he is still on the feature race trail. The now 10-year-old is on trial for a Queensland raid when he resumes in the JD Watts Memorial at Menangle on Saturday night. Trainer Jason Grimson is delighted with his progress. Injuries have restricted Cruz Bromac to just 15 starts since that NZ Cup win on November 12, 2019 when part of the All Stars barn. Managing owner Danny Zavitsanos’ decision to switch Cruz Bromac to Grimson’s Menangle stables…

A G’s White Socks to fly the flag across the Tasman

NZHarnessNews

By Michael Guerin The rigours of New Zealand’s vastly changed harness racing calendar are set to decimate the team of talent invading the upcoming Queensland carnival. So much so that veteran pacer A G’s White Socks, on a one-way ticket, could be the only really big Kiwi name at the lucrative Constellations carnival which reaches its peak in July. The Constellations is the name given to the revamp of the Queensland winter harness carnival and it boasts some great stakes which lured New Zealand-trained superstars like Copy That, Amazing Dream…

Todd on track for third consecutive premiership in Darwin

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Jarrod Todd is on course to win the Darwin jockeys’ premiership for the third year in a row. (Photo: NT News) No denying the fact that leading Northern Territory jockey Jarrod Todd is making every post a winner. Since relocating permanently to the Top End in early 2018, the former Victorian rider has made a serious impact. All going well, he is on the verge of winning the Darwin premiership for the third-straight year. After booting home 33 winners during the 2019/20 season, the 34-year-old saluted on 58 occasions during…

Adelaide River Cup relocation ‘sad’ news for locals

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The Adelaide River Cup meeting has been moved Darwin due to track damage caused by feral pigs. (Photo: ABC News/Michael Franchi) The Adelaide River Show Society (ARSS) has every right to be gutted. Damage to the racetrack caused by feral pigs has forced the iconic Adelaide River Cup meeting to be transferred to Fannie Bay in Darwin on Saturday. There was no option as the damage was too severe. Large sections of the racetrack had been dug up by the pigs. Following an inspection of the grassed surface in late…

Miss Tycoon Rose heads to Tyreel

NZRacingDesk

Hawkesbury Valley-based boutique operation Tyreel Stud bid to $330,000 in the recent fortnightly gavelhouse.com mixed bloodstock auction for Gr.1 New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (1600m) runner-up Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon). Acting as agent, Damon Gabbedy of Belmont Bloodstock struck the final blow for the Written Tycoon mare after spirited bidding ensued from both sides of the Tasman. “She’s a magnificent type who has the racing talent and pedigree to boot, she’s a great outcross opportunity and she’ll get every chance going to a proven stallion early in her stud career,”…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 2, 2022

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Horse Racing on Thursday, June 2 will feature five 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 Echuca & Wyong. Thursday Racing Tips – June 2, 2022 Echuca Racing Tips Wyong 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…

Purton double trims Moreira’s lead as trainers share Happy Valley spoils

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Gorgeous Vitality bolts in for Zac Purton. Zac Purton has posted a vital double to edge to within touching distance of Joao Moreira in the Hong Kong Jockeys’ Championship after an eventful meeting which left the Australian bloodied but unbowed on Wednesday night (June 1). Trailing Moreira by eight winners a week ago, Purton has trimmed the deficit to five – 122-117 – with 12 meetings left in the season after a treble and double at the past two fixtures, while Frankie Lor holds a narrow 79-77 buffer over John…