Month: August 2022

Zoukerino nailed Spacewalk right on the post in The Rosebud. (Photo: Racing And Sports) The well-supported Spacewalk looked to have The Rosebud in his keeping at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, but the John O’Shea-trained Zoukerino had other ideas. Spacewalk loomed up and shot to the front in the closing stages of the Listed feature, but after laying in in the concluding stages of the race, the Godolphin colt threw the race away and Zoukerino snatched it from his grasp under Brenton Avdulla. Now with two wins from as many starts,…

Bound For Home caused an upset in the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo: Melbourne Racing Club) The Quezette Stakes (1100m) has gone the way of $34 chance Bound For Home, with jockey Declan Bates giving the Archie Alexander-trained filly a perfect ride in the Caulfield feature. Although going into the race with a win and a second to her name from two career starts, punters didn’t want to be with the Rubick filly. Positioned awkwardly on the fence from barrier three, Bates needed some luck in running, but when the…

Giga Kick got the better of Alpha One in the Vain Stakes. (Photo: Melbourne Racing Club) Clayton Douglas has recorded his first stakes win as a trainer after Giga Kick stormed home to take out the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. The gelded son of Scissor Kick didn’t lead for the first time in his career, but that didn’t stop him from reigning supreme. Sent out as the second favourite behind the in-form Alpha One, Giga Kick and Craig Williams had a job to do in the final…

Superior Smile with trainer Daniel Pearce and jockey Alan Kennedy, alongside Blackwater Bay with jockey Kyra Yuill and trainer Rob Gulberti ahead of today’s $100,000 Broome Cup. Picture: Simon Merritt/Western Racepix. It was not long ago when Rob Gulberti thought he wouldn’t have a horse to defend the Broome Cup with, which he won with Staaden last year. But thanks to the help of his good mate and top Western Australian trainer Adam Durrant, he’ll have $3 favourite with Betfair – Blackwater Bay – attempting to give him his third…

Michael Moroney believes if Buffalo River starts well, his $12 hope will be a good chance at winning today’s Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. The more showers across Melbourne today, the better. That is the opinion of Michael Moroney, who will oversee his $12 winning chance with Bet365 – Buffalo River – in the $300,000 Lawrence Stakes (1400m) in the Group 2 feature at Caulfield. The track is currently rated a Good 4, but Moroney believes if it softens from the showers expected, then that will only benefit the cause of…

What Bendigo Races Where Bendigo Jockey Club – Heinz St, White Hills, VIC, 3550 When Sunday, August 14, 2022 First Race 12:20pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes HorseBetting’s Victorian racing analyst presents you with his best bets, value bet and quaddie selections for Sunday’s eight-race card at Bendigo. There are a few classy conveyances racing at this meeting, with a number of regally-bred horses expected to run well. The track is currently a Heavy 9 and the rail is in the true position for the entire course. The first of eight races…