Trainer Stephen Marsh had three major goals for the 2021/22 racing season and he claimed the third of them at Oamaru when the well-travelled Summer Festival (Poet’s Voice) took out Sunday’s Crombie And Price Ltd Oamaru Cup (1600m). Marsh recently went past the 100-win mark in a season for the first time and last week made it 900 career training wins when successful with Oseleta (Deep Field) at Ruakaka. His third major aim for the season was to eclipse the $3 million mark in prizemoney won and with the win…
Month: July 2022
Forgot You progressing well for spring campaign
With three wins from as many starts at Moonee Valley, Forgot You (NZ) (Savabeel) would appear the ideal Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) contender for the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable. And if Young has her way, that is the direction she would head with the son of 2004 Cox Plate winner Savabeel. Forgot You is nearing the trialling stage of his preparation in his return to racing for a spring campaign. A winner of three of his 13 starts, all those victories have come at The Valley. “He’s three-from-three…
on-course bookmakers driven out by the large betting companies
Eerie scenes at a betting ring which used to often be a hive of activity at Wagga Wagga. Who would want to be a bookie these days? They are the thoughts of Leeton man Terry Coelli, one of the last remaining in an occupation which is fast grinding to a halt. Coelli often drives to Canberra to work at Thoroughbred Park meetings, where small crowds on the smaller-stakes race days and dwindling public funding drove Luke Pepper away from the nation’s capital, as he told horsebetting.com.au this month. And with…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 24, 2022
Horse Racing on Sunday, July 24 will feature eight 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 Alice Springs, Casterton & Sale. Sunday Racing Tips – July 24, 2022 Alice Springs Racing Tips Casterton Racing Tips Sale 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…
Dalgety with three genuine chances at Addington today
By Jonny Turner Carter Dalgety will be out to make up for missed opportunities at Addington on Sunday. The junior driver had to miss out on a book of quality of drives on Friday night after bad weather caused his flight back to Canterbury from Auckland to be cancelled. Somewhat ironically, it was North Island reinsman Zac Butcher who filled in on a number of those drives. Dalgety is back at home base and ready to continue working on his excellent strike-rate in the sulky this season when combining with…
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Shocking 4YO provides Bull with first
Four-year-old gelding Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) has provided apprentice jockey Tatum Bull with her first Saturday city winner when comfortably scoring in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield. The Brent Stanley-trained son of Shocking had to wait until race morning to gain a start as the fourth emergency. After settling just behind the pace, Bull took the shortest way home on Here To Shock, on what was inferior ground on the deteriorating Soft 7 surface and maintained a good gallop to the line to win by two and…
Wow! She’s a Maturity wonder
The aura of invincibility surrounding Wow She’s Fast continued to grow on Saturday night when the Victorian superstar led all-the-way in the $149,875 Group 1 KCR Pet Transport Maturity Classic Final (525m) at The Meadows. “It’s pretty special,” said Jackie Greenough, who trains Wow She’s Fast in partnership with husband Kel. “It’s really special to have a dog like this. We’ve had good dogs over the years but she’s one out of the box. “When she finds the front like that, I really try to stop myself from thinking it’s…
Sing for Peace gets second wind
Punters could be forbidden for tearing up their tickets on promising three-year-old stayer Sing For Peace during the running of the MRC Chairman’s Club Handicap (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The lightly-tried son of Tavistock was sent out the $3.50 favourite from the in-form stable of Patrick Payne on the back of a good maiden victory at Wodonga earlier in the month. But when rider Craig Williams was scrubbing his mount along well before the home bend while conceding ground, hopes of a Sing For Peace victory looked forlorn. Switched…
Helena Baby captures second Opunake Cup
Imposing grey galloper Helena Baby returned to his best form when he produced a gritty front-running effort to take out the Listed Powerworx Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth. The seven-year-old son of Guillotine made a barnstorming start to his racing career in New Zealand when he put together a five-race winning sequence during the winter of 2019, including victory in the Opunake Cup of that season. After finishing third to champion mare Melody Belle in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) to close out that campaign the John Bell-trained gelding…