Champion jockey James McDonald has brought up his 100th Sydney metropolitan win of the season and fittingly, he has done it aboard a horse trained by long-time supporter Chris Waller. McDonald found himself stranded on 99 after he booted home Tinnie Winnie (So You Think) for Waller at Canterbury on May 25 then didn’t get a chance to add to his tally when he rode in Brisbane on the weekend. But the expat kiwi wasted no time chasing down his goal at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, guiding Pretty Wild (Brazen…
Month: June 2022
Pakenham Synthetic racing preview & best bets | Friday, June 3
What Pakenham Synthetic Races Where Pakenham Racecourse – 420 Nar Nar Goon – Longwarry Rd, Tynong, VIC, 3813 When Friday, June 3, 2022 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The synthetic track at Pakenham is scheduled to host an eight-race card on Friday afternoon and Horsebetting’s Victorian form expert presents his best bets, top odds and free quaddie selections. With perfect conditions forecast for racing, there should be no excuses for fancied runners, with the meeting getting underway at 1pm AEST. Best Bet at Pakenham – Copperfield There may be…
Yozo leads Wagga ‘Bale’ blitz
At his 99th start, veteran country cups king and defending champion Yozo Bale will spearhead Correy and Samantha Grenfell’s bid for back-to-back victories in the Graeme Hull Memorial Wagga Cup final (525m) on Friday night. The Anakie-based Grenfells claimed a clean-sweep of last Friday’s heats, courtesy of recent Group 1 Harrison-Dawson finalist Nikoli Bale (29.82sec) and Yozo Bale and last year’s runner-up Xavien Bale, which both clocked 30.05sec. For the second year running, ‘Team Grenfell’ boasts four finalists in the $25,000 to-the-winner Wagga Cup, with Vayda Bale, also qualifying. Click…
News Briefs : June 1
Big upset for former Kiwi Former Kiwi pacer Majorca is going from strength to strength. Now the winner of five of eight races state-side she beat a field including Amazing Dream at Harrah’s Philadelphia at the weekend. Winning by three quarters of a length, her time of 1:49.3 was her fastest yet in North America. She won six from 48 for trainer Jamie Gameson before heading offshore last year. Meanwhile ex Kiwi Mr Perfect made his Aussie debut a winning one. Formerly trained by the Telfers, the Bettor’s Delight four-year-old…
Queensland Oaks 2022 Field & Betting Update: Favourite Gypsy Goddess Draws Wide
Gypsy Goddess is out wide but tipped to overcome the alley and claim the Group 1 $700,000 Queensland Oaks (2200m) in Brisbane this weekend. Australasian Oaks winner Glint Of Hope returns in the 2022 Queensland Oaks this weekend chasing the interstate Group 1 double. Photo: Jenny Barnes. Eagle Farm Racecourse hosts yet another Group 1 event on Saturday, this time in the form of the three-year-old fillies facing off in the Oaks. A capacity field is engaged and, of the smart young stayers, it is the David Vandyke-trained Gypsy Goddess…
Roch ‘N’ Horse looking to scale Everest
Group One-winning sprinter Roch ‘N’ Horse could be instore for a busy spring. “She is in Sydney pre-training. She is due back in our stable next week,” trainer Michael Moroney told Bensley. “We are pretty keen to get her going early enough to see if she is going well enough for The Everest (A$15 million, 1200m).” An upset victor in the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) in March, the daughter of Per Incanto subsequently disappointed when beating just one runner home in the Gr.1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) a month later,…
Wrote To Arataki scores at Sandown
Promising three-year-old Wrote To Arataki left an impression with her comfortable victory over 1200m at Sandown on Wednesday. From her outside barrier, jockey Mark Zahra elected to settle at the rear of the field before setting his charge alight three-wide with 500m to go. She showed her turn of foot when gobbling up her opposition down the straight to record a 1-3/4 length victory. It was the second win from four starts for the daughter of Wrote, with trainer Matthew Williams noting a freshen-up following her last start in March…
Gypsy Goddess requires Wizard magic
Gypsy Goddess has continued her bad run of luck with barriers after drawing the outside gate in the 18-horse field for Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. It is nothing new for the daughter of Tarzino who has had to overcome wide draws in her previous outings this preparation when placing in the Gr.1 Vinery Stakes (1850m), Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m), and Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m). “It is a terrible barrier,” trainer David Vandyke said. “I am glad that we have got the Wiz (jockey William Pike)…
Daily Mail: ‘Earhart’ to fly at Ballarat?
The promising Patriot Earhart faces fellow exciting youngsters Set Me Free, Belle Violin and Fire Hose in the Road to the Diamond Restricted Win 450m final at Ballarat tonight. Zella Bale v Jungle Panther v Rufiano and Body Hack v Stromboli v Nicolson Bale v G1 finalist Envy To Burn are set to be stirring contests. In the other night meeting at Traralgon, G2 finalist Astro Boy faces consistent chasers Rear View Mirror and Tiger Isla in a Mixed 4/5 450m event, while Dr. Rogan v Rasputin and Nicholas Rose…
The Catch gives Costa final win on Australian soil
The Catch sent Michael Costa out as a winner at Doomben on Wednesday. (Photo: Greg Irvine) Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa has bowed out as a winner, as The Catch saluted in fine style on Wednesday afternoon at Doomben. The consistent trainer is bound for Dubai, where he will lead the training operation for owner Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. On Wednesday, Costa saddled up his final runner on Australian soil, with his regular rider Jag Guthman-Chester in the saddle. In what was a fitting send off – despite…