By Jonny Turner A lack of recent racing doesn’t have trainer Bruce Negus too concerned about Classie Linc’s chances at Addington on Thursday night. The three-year-old resumes in race 5, having been freshened following back-to-back wins in May. With a good amount of work under her belt, Negus is expecting a forward showing from the filly who he is tipping to have a very bright future. “I think she is an outstanding horse and even though she hasn’t had a trial she has done plenty of work.” “We have some…
Month: July 2022
Horse Racing History: Today In Racing 14th July
This day 14th July in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Bendigo racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Thursday, July 15 Bendigo Jockey Club is scheduled to host a nine-race card on Thursday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s Victorian racing analyst presents his …Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Gosford racing…
Eagle Farm racing tips & quaddie selections | Saturday, July 16
What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, July 16, 2022 First Race 11:18am AEST Visit Ladbrokes Eagle Farm Racecourse will play host to nine metropolitan races on Saturday, July 16. HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie numbers for the program, which is scheduled to begin at 11:18am AEST. The track is rated a Soft 5, but the sun is shining in Brisbane, so an upgrade is expected before Saturday, while the rail is out just 1m…
Mackay Newmarket Day 2022 racing tips & quaddie | July 15
What Mackay Newmarket Day 2022 Where Mackay Turf Club – 9 Peak Down Hwy, Ooralea QLD 4740 When Friday, July 15, 2022 First Race 11:40am AEST Visit Ladbrokes The North Queensland Winter Racing Carnival heads to Mackay on Friday for the running of the $75,000 Mackay Newmarket Handicap (1300m). HorseBetting’s Queensland racing expert presents his best bets, value plays and quaddie numbers for the eight-race program, as well as a top pick in the feature race. The track is rated a Good 4 and the rail is in the true…
Harris makes winning return
Troy Harris made a winning return at Cambridge on Wednesday when guiding the Clinton Isdale-trained Is That So (NZ) (Sufficient) to a 1-1/4 length victory in the Kingsclere Stables 970. The 34-year-old jockey took a break from riding on raceday late last spring to give his body a well-deserved break. Harris said he has got back on top of his weight and is enjoying being back out on the track. “The body just needed a bit of a break from wasting, so I had a few months off and got…
Dee scores home victory
Melbourne jockey Mick Dee made a winning return to his homeland on Wednesday when he rode Calvaria (NZ) (Tavistock) to victory in the Cambridge Equine Hospital 1550 at Cambridge for his parents Richard and Jo Dee. The filly is trained by Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray, who recorded a winning double on the card, having been victorious in the opening race with Samina Bibi (NZ) (Reliable Man). Dee is back in New Zealand to visit friends and family and took the opportunity to get in the saddle to ride for…
Gavelhouse Plus Broodmare Sale Offers Quality Breeding Prospects
Anyone looking to strengthen their broodmare stocks in the countdown to the 2022 breeding season needs to look no further than the National Online Broodmare Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, which offers a selection of quality mares with outstanding racetrack and pedigree credentials. Highlights of the 81-lot catalogue include: LOT 4 – ABIT IFFEY A promising winner of two jumpouts, Iffraaj mare Abit Iffey (NZ) never had the chance to race due to a minor training injury. But she has a pedigree page stacked with interest and is carrying her first foal, by high-flying sire Per…
Local stable out in force at Ruakaka
Kenny Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro will be looking to make the most of their home track advantage with half a-dozen live chances to present at Ruakaka’s feature meeting on Saturday. The father and daughter training partnership will be represented by multiple in-form prospects in four of the five $60,000 ITM/GIB-sponsored Winter Championship Series Finals while Van Diesel is also considered a hope at odds in the Grant Currie Memorial (1200m). “We galloped them all this morning and there’s not one of them that won’t be a good chance on the…
Gray still going strong at 85
He may have just turned 85, but leading Central Districts horseman Kevin Gray isn’t going away from the thoroughbred industry any time soon. At an age when many people are living a quieter life, Gray continues to train at his 56 hectare property just out of Palmerston North, breed from some high-quality mares, watch his son Stephen prepare top level winners in Singapore, and run a cattle and sheep farm. “I wish I was dropping about 10 years, to be honest,” he joked about his birthday at the weekend. “But…
Sale would be dream Queensland finale
Shaune Ritchie will be more than happy if he returns home from the Queensland winter carnival without his final representative on Thursday. The Cambridge trainer, who operates in partnership with Colm Murray, has trade horse Badgers Nuts (NZ) (Rageese) in a Benchmark 65 Handicap (1350m) at Ipswich, with victory to trigger a likely overseas sale. Ritchie part-owns Badgers Nuts with Gerard Petersen’s Gee Gee Equine and has targeted a softer option after also nominating the three-year-old son of Rageese for Wednesday’s Grafton Guineas (1600m). “We gave a bit of thought…