Auckland Thoroughbred Racing (ATR) has confirmed the chequered flag associated with motorsport activities at Pukekohe Park will wave for the last time next year amid plans to further develop the site for the Club’s own purposes. The last motorsport event at the racecourse will be on 2 April 2023 before the site turns its focus to ATR’s thoroughbred racing activities. ATR chief executive Paul Wilcox said that while the motorsport closure does represent the end of an era, it will pave the way for the Club to continue in its…
Month: July 2022
Filly does family proud at Sandown
A family littered with black-type performers produced another potential future stakes contender on the Hillside course at Sandown on Wednesday where the race day covers came off Proscenium Arch. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained juvenile daughter of So You Think jumped straight to the front and eased clear in the run home to post a smart debut win by 3-3/4 lengths over 1300m. “That was great, she has showed us a lot at home and she really let down nicely,” Young said. “There’s a 1500m race back here in…
Ferdinand Boy facing ‘Pearl’ test
For one of the very few times in Ferdinand Boy’s stellar career, Victoria’s country cups king will find himself in the role of ‘underdog’ when he meets NSW superstar, She’s A Pearl, at Goulburn on Friday afternoon. Ferdinand Boy (Box 6) and She’s A Pearl (Box 4) will renew acquaintances in the second of three heats of the lucrative Southern Stars series (440m), where only the winner will advance to the $50,000 to-the-winner final. Their previous meeting came in the Temora Cup final in March, where She’s A Pearl was…
Scallopini in ‘career-best form’ ahead of Bletchingly Stakes
Scallopini and Shooting For Gold had their final gallop in Queensland before departing to Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: Chloe Bennett) Scallopini will kick off his Melbourne campaign in Saturday’s feature race at Caulfield, the Bletchingly Stakes (1200m). The seven-year-old gelding has race fitness on his side following a successful, yet frustrating, Brisbane Winter Carnival, where he ran second in the Victory Stakes first-up before running well in the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) and The Wayne Wilson (1600m). The Steve O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted-trained galloper arrived in Melbourne on…
Cranbourne racing tips & quaddie numbers | Thursday, July 21
What Cranbourne Races Where Cranbourne Turf Club – 50 Grant St, Cranbourne VIC 3977 When Thursday, July 21, 2022 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Cranbourne will host an eight-race card on Thursday afternoon on a predicted Heavy 9 surface. Race one will begin at 1pm AEST, while the last will see us through at 4:30pm. The quaddie legs are from races five through eight, and we have had to go a little wide with our quaddie tips on what looks to be a tricky afternoon for punters. CRANBOURNE BEST…
Racing participants unhappy with late call to postpone Ipswich
Ipswich races were called off at 12pm AEST on Wednesday, just half an hour prior to the scheduled start of the first race. A late decision to postpone Wednesday’s metropolitan race meeting at Ipswich has frustrated racing participants, as the eight-race program was called off just 32 minutes before the scheduled running of race one. Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) stewards made the announcement at 12pm AEST on Wednesday afternoon, saying that a section of the track between the 1550m and 1400m had been identified as “unsuitable to race on”.…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 20, 2022
Horse Racing on Wednesday, July 20 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 Ipswich, Randwick-Kensington & Sandown. Wednesday Racing Tips – July 20, 2022 Ipswich Racing Tips Randwick-Kensington Racing Tips Sandown Hillside 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…
Melbourne campaign on the line for Merrily
Merrily will make her long-awaited debut at Doomben on Saturday if the rain stays away. (Photo: Magic Millions) While Scallopini and Shooting For Gold fly to Melbourne on Tuesday night, their unraced stablemate Merrily will press her claims to join the pair when she debuts at Doomben on Saturday. The two-year-old filly from the Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted stable has shown plenty of promise at the trials, winning two last September by a combined 9.25 lengths. Although she was being prepared to race in one of the first metropolitan…
Double delight for Gleeson on Darwin debut
Alice Springs trainer Jess Gleeson landed a double at Fannie Bay on Saturday with Dataset and Devil’s Temptation on Day 4 of the 2022 Darwin Cup Carnival. The long trip from the Red Centre to the Top End has already paid dividends for Alice Springs trainer Jess Gleeson. Starting horses at Fannie Bay on Saturday for the first time, Gleeson had two wins and a second on Day 4 of the 2022 Darwin Cup Carnival. Dataset (Casey Hunter), a six-year-old gelding starting at $5.50 with online bookmakers, basically led from…
Sargent sets return date for promising Perfect Thought
Perfect Thought is set to kick off his spring campaign in a 3YO Maiden on the Kensington track at Randwick on August 10. (Photo: Lachlan Chapman) John Sargent is looking forward to what lies ahead with promising maiden galloper Perfect Thought after an encouraging trial at Hawkesbury on Monday. The two-year-old colt by So You Think has only raced once on ANZAC Day, when an eye-catching fourth behind Tijuana and beating home Saturday’s Byerley Handicap winner, Skyphios. “A class win.” Tijuana is one classy colt @lindsayparkrace pic.twitter.com/yor4YYwD4R — Racing.com (@Racing)…