Month: September 2022

Moonee Valley full racing tips & best bets | September 23, 2022

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What Moir Stakes Night 2022 Where Moonee Valley Racing Club – Feehan Ave, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 When Friday, September 23, 2022 First Race 6:15pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Night racing returns to Moonee Valley on Friday night with an eight-part meeting headlined by the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) in race seven. With rain forecast for Moonee Ponds on Friday, it is unlikely we will be racing on a track any better than the current Soft 7 rating. As is often the case with these early spring meetings at The…

2022 Moir Stakes preview & betting strategy | September 23

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What 2022 Moir Stakes Where Moonee Valley Racing Club – Feehan Ave, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 When Friday, September 23, 2022 | 9:15pm AEST | Race 7 Prizemoney $1,000,000 Distance 1000m Status Group 1 Conditions Weight for Age 2021 Winner Wild Ruler (4) | T: Peter & Paul Snowden | J: Daniel Moor (58.5kg) Visit Ladbrokes Headlining the return of racing under lights at Moonee Valley on Friday night is the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m), where a field of 12 sprinters will light up the track. Having won the…

Trio of winners for Almanzor

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Cambridge Stud stallion Almanzor sired a winning double at Matamata on Wednesday and also enjoyed further success in Victoria with another first crop representative. The Mark Walker-trained three-year-olds Zantabulous and Bubbles Await broke their maidens in style at Matamata while Algendy later followed suit at Bendigo for Mark and Levi Kavanagh/ Zantabulous had given a sneak preview of her ability with a trial win at Avondale earlier this month and she carried that form over to her race day debut with a dominant performance to triumph over 1200m. “Almanzor is…

Te Akau continue home ground dominance

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Te Akau once again enjoyed a bumper day at their home track on Thursday, winning five races on the eight-race card at Matamata. The result comes just weeks after New Zealand’s leading stable posted six victories at Taupo and trainer Mark Walker said it has been a boost for his staff exiting a long winter. “We have got a great team and everyone is working hard,” Walker said. “It has been a long winter. The wet weather is hard work on everyone, so we are all looking forward to a…

Flemington focus for Levante

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High-class mare Levante is being readied for a fresh-up tilt at the Gr.1 Darley Champions Sprint (1200m) on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington. Last season’s New Zealand Champion Sprinter-Miler has returned in good order according to Ken Kelso, who prepares the multiple Group One winner in partnership with wife Bev. Winner of the Gr.1 Telegraph Stakes (1200m) and Gr.1 Waikato Sprint (1400m) last term, connections are keen to enhance the six-year-old mare’s CV with elite-level Australian black-type. The 10-time winner showed her wares in Australia…

Hastings feature still in mix for experienced traveller

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A quick back-up into the second day of the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival hasn’t been ruled out for the widely travelled Gino Severini (Fastnet Rock). The multiple stakes winner holds a nomination for the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) on October 1 with a decision on a road trip to Hastings to be made after he steps out at Ruakaka this weekend. The son of Fastnet Rock will run in Saturday’s Tote N Poke Sports Bar Handicap (1400m) and will appreciate the likelihood of improved underfoot conditions. He will be…

2022 Golden Rose Stakes preview & betting strategy | September 24

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What 2022 Golden Rose Stakes Where Rosehill Gardens – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, September 24, 2022 | 4:05pm AEST | Race 8 Prizemoney $1,000,000 Distance 1400m Status Group 1 Conditions Set Weights | Three-Year-Olds 2021 Winner In The Congo (10) | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Tim Clark (56.5kg) Visit Ladbrokes The Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) is the feature event on Saturday afternoon at Rosehill, where a field of 17 three-year-olds will battle it out for the $1 million on offer.…

Lismore Cup Day betting preview & quaddie | September 22, 2022

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What Lismore Cup Day 2022 Where Lismore Turf Club – 9A Woodlawn Rd, North Lismore NSW 2480 When Thursday, September 22, 2022 First Race 12:50pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes It is Lismore Cup Day when racing heads to the Lismore Turf Club on Thursday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s New South Wales form expert presents his betting preview for the eight-race card. Despite the track coming up a Good 3 as of Wednesday morning, there is plenty of rain forecast in the lead-up to the meeting, so it will be pay dividends to…

Hampson looking to expand horizons with Jolly stable

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NT apprentice Jade Hampson has made a huge impression in Darwin and Alice Springs since kick-starting her career in April. (Photo: Nikki Westover Photography) To further enhance her riding education, promising Northern Territory apprentice Jade Hampson is spending the next three months with Adelaide trainers Richard and Chantelle Jolly. Richard and daughter Chantelle are based at Morphettville and they ended up winning the 2021/22 metropolitan training premiership in Adelaide as well as the overall South Australian premiership, which included results from provincial and country meetings. Hampson made her debut at…

Yankee eyes dandy Masters purse

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It’s not only the Million Dolllar Chase finalists that will be running for huge money at Wentworth Park on Saturday night. While they might be in the twilight of their careers, veteran Victorian trio Gypsy Yankee, Providence Bale and Well Grounded will be chasing a $100,000 windfall in the Masters Meteor Final (520m), Race 7 at 9.13pm. Gypsy Yankee (Box 6) has earned $125,760 in winning 18 of his 73 starts and is a warm $2.40 favourite to almost double his career earnings after breaking 30 seconds in winning his…