Month: July 2022

Michael McNab has secured his first National Jockeys’ Premiership title this season. Photo: Trish Dunell If Michael McNab can guide Pacific Dragon to victory in Saturday’s Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa it will be the icing on the cake of what has been an outstanding season for the Cambridge jockey. McNab has secured his first National Jockeys’ Premiership title this season, advancing to 142 wins after his two victories at Riccarton on Friday. He has also set a new record for stakes earnings in a season,…

Jamie Richards is New Zealand’s Champion Trainer for season 2021/22 Photo: Trish Dunell Despite missing the final four months of the season, Jamie Richards will again be crowned New Zealand’s Champion Trainer when the curtain comes down on the season following Saturday’s Te Rapa meeting. The 32-year-old sent out a treble at Matamata on March 30, his final day of training in New Zealand, before switching focus to his new challenge as a licensed trainer for next season in Hong Kong. With 117 wins to his credit domestically at the…

Pacific Dragon will contest the Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell Tony Pike’s high-performance stable has three further chances on Saturday to cap off another successful season for the Cambridge horseman. Guaranteed to finish third on the New Zealand Trainer’s Premiership with a current tally of 61 winners, Pike will be represented by three runners at Te Rapa with a pair of leading contenders in each of the main events on the card. Smart filly Pacific Dragon will bid for a deserved…

Darley has extended its partnership with the Australian Turf Club for the Princess Series. (Photo: Lisa Grimm) Darley and the Australian Turf Club have extended their partnership for one of Australia’s most prestigious racing series for three-year-old fillies. The Princess Series consists of four Group races at Royal Randwick in the spring, culminating with the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) on October 1. Darley has also introduced an incentive for breeders, with the winning breeder of each leg of the series rewarded with a nomination to one of four Darley…

How is it only Friday? This week seems like it has dragged on for a while, but that could be due to the amazing things happening in the racing world. When we say ‘amazing’, we aren’t talking about beautiful, heartfelt moments; we are meaning more along the lines of ‘holy shit, that’s amazingly funny’. From a police pursuit at Doomben, another F-bomb from a trainer on live tele and a textbook Nash Rawiller steer, this week had it all. PRIME SEATING AREA A lot of us have our favourite spots…

Better Rain boasts some of Queensland’s best two-year-old form. (Photo: Darren Winningham) Rockhampton-based trainer Tom Smith will be hoping his recent run of form can continue when he saddles up two runners at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The 21-year-old is fresh off claiming the local trainer’s bonus at Rockhampton during June thanks to two wins and five minor placings over the four days of the Tattersall’s Cup and Rockhampton Cup meetings, so he is now ready to aim that little bit higher. Both Better Rain and I Am Clever travelled…

Horse Racing on Friday, July 29 will feature six 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 & Ipswich. Friday Racing Tips – July 29, 2022 Echuca Racing Tips Ipswich 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 July…