Ballarat Turf Club is situated just one hour away from Melbourne CBD and is one of the most in use tracks throughout the country, let alone Victoria. Home to turf racing through the warmer months and plenty of meetings on the club’s synthetic surface, Ballarat Racecourse holds a strong piece to the Victorian horse racing puzzle. The Ballarat Turf Club is host to one of the largest training facilities in the country, with close to 70 trainers and more than 500 horses in work each morning. Ballarat horse racing news…
Month: August 2022
Upgraded GRV supplied lure arms for trialling
Lure equipment standardised at all tracks to provide a consistent racing and trialling experience…
Gibbons ‘plays it straight’ at Healesville
Avalon’s ‘Team Gibbons’ could finally break their much-documented Group race ‘hoodoo’ after litter brothers Quinlan Bale and Nicolson Bale quinellaed the $15,250 Victorian Straight Track Championship final (350m) at Healesville on Sunday. It was a classic case of sibling rivalry, with Quinlan Bale ($3.30F) obtaining a $10,000 first prize and ‘bragging rights’ – but only just – over the fast-finishing Nicolson Bale ($3.40), which was seventh in the early stages. Both are trained by Daniel Gibbons, who walked away with $13,000 in 19.42sec courtesy of the Jun ’20 Feral Franky-Ethla…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 15, 2022
Horse Racing on Monday, August 15 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 Pakenham. Monday Racing Tips – August 15, 2022 Pakenham Synthetic 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 15, 2022 check out…
Squad shows stakes potential with Bendigo win
Trainer Wayne Hawkes believes Squad can go on to bigger and better things following a comfortable win at Bendigo over the weekend. Following a dominant 4.5-length win by Squad at Bendigo on Sunday, Wayne Hawkes is confident the three-year-old can measure up in stakes grade. Squad led for the entirety of the 1100m 3YO Maiden Plate under Jye McNeil, winning the contest eased down with his ears pricked. Although it was only a four-horse field on a Sunday, Hawkes believes his colt – who holds a Caulfield Guineas nomination –…
Carribean King atones for shocking luck at Sunshine Coast
James Orman guided the short-priced Carribean King home to a comfortable win on Sunday. (Photo: Kendrick Racing) After being a tragedy beaten at the Sunshine Coast on July 31, the Stuart Kendrick-trained Carribean King was able to bounce back with a stylish win on August 14. The locally trained four-year-old was sent out as a $1.35 chance with online bookmakers in the 1000m Class 3 Handicap at the Sunshine Coast, and despite a wide run in transit, he was far too good for his rivals. Ridden by last season’s champion…
Sale abandoned
Sale’s ‘Night’ meeting on Sunday 14 August was abandoned due to weather. Please refer to the Important Announcements section in FastTrack for the latest information. Prizemoney from Sunday nights (14 August) meeting will be divided equally among greyhounds that were eligible to compete at the time of abandonment, pursuant to GAR 111 (3). Starters fees and travel subsidy from Sunday’s (14 August) meeting will be paid, with prizemoney divided equally among greyhounds that were drawn to compete. Any VICGREYS bonus that applied to an abandoned event will be divided equally…
Jumps double for Leeks
Sunday’s Coleraine meeting opened with married couple John and Andrea Leek training the first two winners, signifying their imminent return to challenging for Victoria’s premier jumps events. The seven-race card opened with Castrofrancaru ($3.80 favourite) winning his 3300-metre maiden hurdle by 7.75 lengths. Dual licenced jockey Arron Lynch then completed his early double with the Andrea Leek-trained Heir To The Throne (NZ) (Pentire) ($1.60 favourite) scoring over the same distance in a benchmark 120 hurdle. “We’re going to make a bit of a comeback with our jumpers and see how we…
Spring Champion goal for Manzoice
You could throw a blanket over the first four, but the Chris Waller trained colt Manzoice (NZ) (Almanzor) found a way to salute in only his second race start at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The Almanzor colt was too strong at the finish for the Michael Freedman prepared Backrower by a half head, with the Waterhouse/Bott gelding Major Beel (NZ) (Savabeel) just a short half head back in third place. Race favourite Waverider Buoy was just behind the top three in a stirring go. Perfectly rated by in-form hoop Kathy…
O’Malley set for riding return
After a longer than expected break following a race fall, jockey Sarah O’Malley (nee Macnab) made a low-key return to raceday riding at Woodville on Friday. The 23-year-old Central Districts rider was seriously injured in a fall from her mount Scotch (I Am Invincible) in the Listed Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham in March – just a few days before her wedding to fellow jockey Sam O’Malley. But after a patient recovery, Sarah O’Malley received the tick of approval on Thursday to resume her career in the saddle, and she…