Polytrack specialist First Rock (NZ) (El Roca) will give Riccarton trainer Richard Didham a gilt-edged opportunity to rack up his first solo training win on their home track on Thursday. Didham has produced El Roca mare First Rock for sizzling sprint wins on the Riccarton all-weather track at her previous two starts, while he was still training in partnership with his father Les. While the Didhams are still training out of the same facility at Riccarton, each is training in their own name this season to provide something of a…
Month: August 2022
Pakenham racing tips & quaddie numbers | Friday, August 26
What Pakenham Synthetic Races Where Pakenham Racing Club – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 When Friday, August 26, 2022 First Race 12:25pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Pakenham is set to host its last meeting of the synthetic season on Friday afternoon, when nine races are set to be run and won. It has been hard to lead throughout at Pakenham, so looking for runners who will settle off the speed could be the key to making profit for the meeting. Proceedings are set to get underway at 12:25pm…
Dream start to racing season in Alice Springs for Jessie Philpot
Jessie Philpot, who guided Highly Decorated to victory in the 2021 Darwin Cup, has made an impressive start to the 2022/23 season with back to back winning doubles in the opening two race meetings at Alice Springs. Two race meetings in Alice Springs for the 2022/23 season and two winning doubles for jockey Jessie Philpot. The 27-year-old kicked off the new campaign in style on August 6 when she piloted Me Cabo and White Kaps to victory for trainer Greg Connor. She then headed home for a holiday in Queensland…
2022 Memsie Stakes preview & betting strategy | August 27
What Memsie Stakes 2022 Where Caulfield Racecourse When Saturday, August 27, 2022 | Race 8 | 4:45pm AEST Prizemoney $1,000,000 Distance 1400m Status Group 1 Conditions Weight For Age 2021 Winner Behemoth (8) | T: David Jolly | J: Brett Prebble (59kg) Visit Ladbrokes The 2022 Memsie Stakes is the feature event on the nine-race program from Caulfield on Saturday afternoon and a cracking field of 14 is set to contest the Group 1 weight-for-age event over 1400m. Superstars of the track such as Sunline, Makybe Diva, So You Think,…
Didham ready to rock in solo career
First Rock will contest the Christchurch Casino South Island Racing Awards 1200 on Thursday. Photo: Race Images South Polytrack specialist First Rock will give Riccarton trainer Richard Didham a gilt-edged opportunity to rack up his first solo training win on their home track on Thursday. Didham has produced El Roca mare First Rock for sizzling sprint wins on the Riccarton all-weather track at her previous two starts, while he was still training in partnership with his father Les. While the Didhams are still training out of the same facility at…
Yakteen and Kangaroo Court eye bigger prize after Del Mar rout
Santa Anita-based trainer Tim Yakteen is now aiming Kangaroo Court at the I’m Smokin Stakes over six furlongs on September 9 (PT) after his enormous 14 1/4-length victory at Del Mar on the weekend. Make no mistake, Kangaroo Court needs to be taken seriously after his stunning 14 ¼-length win at Del Mar on Saturday (US Pacific Time). Santa Anita-based trainer Tim Yakteen was not surprised by the ease of the two-year-old gelding’s triumph in the maiden event over 5 ½ furlongs. As a result, he is now looking towards…
Caboche to resume at Rosehill
Group One performer Caboche will begin his spring preparation at Rosehill on Saturday. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au New Zealand-bred gelding Caboche could be in for a big spring according to his trainer Chris Waller. The son of Vadamos has returned in good order after capping his three-year-old season with a placing in the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) and Waller believes the best is yet to come from the New Zealand-bred. “He has come back really well,” Waller told Sky Racing. “We think he can take the next step as a four-year-old.…
Memsie first-up for I’m Thunderstruck
I’m Thunderstruck will contest the Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield first-up from a spell. Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are upbeat about the chances of I’m Thunderstruck ahead of his first-up run in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The son of Shocking is a lot more forward in his preparation this time in and Price was buoyed by his work at his former home of Caulfield on Tuesday, but he is hoping for improvement in the track before the weekend. “The better the…
Crich delighted with Ladies Day win at Kununurra
The end of August is a big occasion for the Kununurra Race Club when it hosts the annual Ladies Day and Cup Day meetings on the only grassed track in WA north of Geraldton. He has ridden at Kununurra in Western Australia on and off for the past 20 years, so Phillip Crich understandably felt chuffed when he landed a winner on Saturday. The Kununurra Race Club conducts the annual Ladies Day and Cup Day meetings in late August and the racecourse itself is the only grassed surface in WA…
Count De Rupee dies after heart attack during Kembla jumpout
Count De Rupee won over $2.5 million in his 21-start career. (Photo: Racing NSW) The 2021 Golden Eagle runner-up, Count De Rupee, tragically passed away on Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack in a jumpout at Kembla Grange. The five-year-old son of Real Impact was being prepared for a Group 1 campaign, with races like The Everest and the Epsom Handicap on the agenda for the Robert & Luke Price-trained gelding. Count De Rupee was only narrowly beaten in last year’s $7.5 million Golden Eagle before taking out The…