Month: August 2022

What Echcua Races Where Echuca Racecourse – Scott Rd, Echuca VIC 3564 When Thursday, August 18, 2022 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes A 1pm start awaits participants at Echuca on Thursday with racing to be performed on a predicted Heavy 9 surface. The popular quaddie kicks off at 3pm, with the last of eight races starting at 4:30pm, a race which sees one of our better bets going around. Best Bet at Echuca – Funnyifitwon Funnyiftwon, the son of Starcraft/Humorous Bet did enough on debut when second at Warracknabeal…

Icebath will resume in Saturday’s Group 1 Winx Stakes at Royal Randwick. (Photo: Lisa Grimm) Brad Widdup’s mare Icebath is the first horse in Australia to earn $4 million in prizemoney without a single stakes victory to her name, yet her trainer is confident that she can fire first-up in Saturday’s Group 1 Winx Stakes over 1400m at Randwick. The six-year-old by Sacred Falls has placed in Group 1 company four times, including back-to-back editions of the Doncaster Handicap, while she has also placed second in the Golden Eagle. In…

Vegas Magic – with Abel Cedillo aboard – edges clear to win the Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar for Todd O’Neill. (Picture: Benoit Photo) Vegas Magic’s classy 1.25-length triumph in the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar on Sunday (AEST) has put her on a path to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, according to co-owner Todd Cady. The bay filly stalked pacesetting favourite Procrastination for the majority of the 1207m sprint worth US$200,000 (AU$284k) before surging past her late on the straight. And it was the type of performance…

Umberto Rispoli comfortably rides Going Global to victory in the Grade 2 Yellow Ribbon Handicap at Del Mar in San Diego. (Picture: Benoit Photo) Umberto Rispoli admits it wasn’t easy having Going Global carry 125 pounds (56.7kg) in the Yellow Ribbon Handicap at Del Mar on Sunday (AEST), but it was a pleasure when he got to push the button on the straight. That was when the talented filly comfortably left her Grade 2 competitors in her wake to salute by 2.5 lengths in the 1700m race worth US$250,000 (AU$352k).…

What Ipswich Races Where Ipswich Turf Club – 219 Brisbane Rd, Bundamba QLD 4304 When Wednesday, August 17, 2022 First Race 12:33pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst presents you with his best bets, value bet and quaddie selections for Wednesday’s eight-race metropolitan card at Ipswich. The track is rated a Soft 5 and the rail is out 6m from the 1100m to the Winning Post and then 4m for the remainder of the course. The first of eight races is scheduled for 12:33pm AEST. Best Bet at Ipswich…

Champion Top End trainer Gary Clarke won the 2022 Darwin Cup with Victorian stayer Playoffs on August 1 before taking out the 2022 Katherine Cup with Tasmanian galloper Vallabar on Saturday. If you finish third in the Darwin Cup, then you’re more than a decent chance in the Katherine Cup, and that’s how it turned out on Saturday when the Gary Clarke-trained Vallabar (Jarrod Todd) saluted in the $25,000 feature over 1700m at Jim Jackson Racecourse. It’s yet another feature win for the Clarke-Todd combination in the Northern Territory after…

Scone trainer Luke Pepper is confident his filly Opal Ridge can measure up in Group 2 company on Saturday. (Bradley Photos) Three-year-old filly Opal Ridge will be looking to bounce back after tasting her first loss on July 30 at Rosehill Gardens. The galloper won her first two starts on the country circuit by a combined five lengths, so trainer Luke Pepper felt she deserved her shot at a metropolitan race. Sent out as a $7 hope, the daughter of Rubick closed off stylishly to finish second, just 1.4 lengths…

It was all happening on Saturday. The rail was the place to be at Rosehill, so there were plenty of horses to forgive there, while it was a bit tricky to make ground at Caulfield. We have found you a few horses to pop in your blackbook ahead of the spring, with plenty of nice target races fast approaching. Rosehill Gardens | Track: Soft 6 (Soft 5 after R6) | Rail: +7m Entire Race 2: 3YO Benchmark 72 (1300m) | Time: 1:18.59 Horse to follow: BACKROWER (2nd) There was no…

Horse Racing on Tuesday, August 16 will feature three meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meeting at Wyong. Tuesday Racing Tips – August 16, 2022 Wyong 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 August 16, 2022 check out our…

What Cranbourne Races Where Cranbourne Turf Club – Grant St, Cranbourne VIC 3977 When Wednesday, August 17, 2022 First Race 12:25pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Horse racing returns to Cranbourne on Wednesday with gallopers to be running on a predicted Heavy 9 surface. Race one, a maiden, gets us underway at 12:25pm AEST, with the last of eight going off at 4:30pm. The quaddie starts at race five, which is scheduled for 2:45pm. CRANBOURNE BEST BET: BOTANY Peter Moody and Luke Nolen combine with a horse who won well when backed…