California Spangle wins the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m). Zac Purton is optimistic California Spangle can extend an already meteoric rise by claiming the Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (September 25), when the richly talented gelding’s performance will help Tony Cruz plot a path towards a LONGINES Hong Kong International Races tilt on December 11. Purton views California Spangle – winner of six races and four times runner-up from 10 starts – as the emerging local horse most likely to help fulfil the Australian’s…
Month: September 2022
2022 Moir Stakes Results: Coolangatta Wins, Bella Nipotina Second
Magic Millions 2YO Classic winning filly Coolangatta relished a high-pressure edition of the Group 1 $1 million Moir Stakes (1000m) leading from barrier to box to burn off her brave stablemate Bella Nipotina under the lights at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Coolangatta was excellent leading all-the-way to win the 2022 Moir Stakes. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The three-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon became the first Moir Stakes winning filly since She Will Reign (2017) thanks to a gun steer by now seven-time Group 1 winning jockey Jamie Kah. Coolangatta,…
La Rosa back from the wilderness
By Jonny Turner After a massive wait, La Rosa is finally back. The Mark Jones trained four-year-old lines up at Winton on Saturday, starting for the first time since June of 2021. A series of hiccups are behind the former star age group filly being away from the track for 15 months. A fetlock operation was followed by a bone chip procedure before tie-up issues pushed La Rosa’s return back from the winter to the spring. Finally ready to return, the question many punters will be asking is whether La…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 24, 2022
Horse Racing on Saturday, September 24 will feature 10 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 Rosehill, Mornington, Toowoomba, Morphettville & Belmont. Saturday Racing Tips – September 24, 2022 Rosehill Racing Tips Mornington Racing Tips Toowoomba Racing Tips Morphettville Racing Tips Belmont Racing Tips Featured Race Golden Rose Stakes – Rosehill Race 8 As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see…
Daisies overcomes early hardship to salute in the Stocks Stakes
In a pattern which has resembled her recent victories, Daisies overcame early hardship to salute on the line in the Ladbrokes Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night. It took an enormous effort with Damien Lane aboard to get her home first past the post. That was because even the four-year-old mare’s owner Sheamus Mills had all but given up early in the Group 2 mile feature worth $300,000. “When she missed the kick, I thought to myself ‘I’m going to the bar here. This is a complete waste…
Coolangatta prove she is Grade 1 worthy in the 2022 Moir Stakes
Ciaron Maher says he heard his fair share of people questioning why he set Coolangatta for the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. With just five previous starts from his three-year-old filly, it would only be natural to doubt whether she’d be up to the test. But one of those previous starts was a victory in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast on January 15. And you can never doubt a champion trainer. Coolangatta was expertly ridden by Jamie Kah to salute by half a length…
Sandown full racing tips, odds & quaddie | Sunday, September 25
What Underwood Stakes Day 2022 Where Sandown Racecourse When Sunday, September 25, 2022 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes A massive weekend of punting and sport comes to an end when racing head to Sandown on Sunday afternoon for a nine-race program. The Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) headlines the program, whilst the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) and Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1300m) shape as a perfect undercard. The Sandown track has come up a Soft 6, whilst the rail returns to the true position for the meeting getting…
Prebble guides Desert Icon to JRA Cup for Waller
Veteran hoop Brett Prebble guided Desert Icon to victory in the JRA Cup at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Desert Icon might’ve surprised many watching the JRA Cup at Moonee Valley with the way he took off at the turn, but not jockey Brett Prebble. Prebble guided him to what ended up being a comfortable 3 ½-length victory in the Group 3 feature worth $200,000 over 2040m. Both veterans have built up a strong connection. “Once I had some momentum going I thought he’d maintain his gallop,” Prebble told racing.com…
Scott hopes to reignite Irish Flame
Local trainer Brett Scott hopes Saturday’s Victorian metropolitan meeting at Mornington can reignite the spark in his veteran galloper Irish Flame (NZ) (Zed). The eight-year-old has been somewhat out of sorts of late, but Scott believes a local-track hit-out in the Listed Ansett Classic (2400m) could be just what is required for the 2020 Ballarat Cup winner. “I think the big thing with him is trying to get back into race form,” Scott said. “If he can get back to the form of the prep when he won the Ballarat…
Filly of the Year for sale on Gavelhouse Plus
Te Akau Racing’s New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Amarelinha (NZ) (Savabeel) is the latest high-profile mare to be listed for sale on Gavelhouse Plus. The five-year-old daughter of Savabeel will be offered as a breeding proposition, with the auction to run through until 7pm (NZ) on Wednesday 28 September. The dominant filly of her generation, Amarelinha won the 2021 Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), the culmination of a stunning summer campaign. En route to her Oaks triumph, Amarelinha displayed her versatility and class, with a maiden victory over…