La Crique will contest the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell Punters are looking to Hastings in anticipation on Saturday where star mares La Crique and Imperatriz will meet for the first time in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m). Dual Group One winner Imperatriz has had two lead-in runs for trainer Mark Walker, winning both of her outings, including a dominant 5.75 length victory in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m), while La Crique heads into Saturday first-up, having finished runner-up in the…
Month: September 2022
Flemington racing tips & best bets | Saturday, September 10
What Makybe Diva Stakes Day 2022 Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 When Saturday, September 10, 2022 First Race 12:30pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Flemington is set to host a bumper nine-race program on Saturday afternoon for Makybe Diva Stakes Day. The track is currently rated a Soft 5, but with rain forecast in the days leading up to the meeting, it would be no surprise to see the card being held on a Soft 6 or 7. Besides the Group 1 headliner, there are also two…
2022 Makybe Diva Stakes preview & betting strategy | September 10
What Makybe Diva Stakes 2022 Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 When Saturday, September 10, 2022 | Race 5 | 2:55pm AEST Prizemoney $1,000,000 Distance 1600m Status Group 1 Conditions Weight For Age 2021 Winner Incentivise (3) | T: Peter Moody | J: Brett Prebble (59kg) Visit Ladbrokes The Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes over 1600m is the feature event on Flemington’s nine-race program. Despite there only being eight runners duking it out for the $1 million on offer, the field is full of quality. Between…
Azzopardi’s SA Derby ‘Shot’
Anthony Azzopardi admits inexperience at Angle Park is a “bit concerning” for his well-fancied trio ahead of Thursday night’s Group 3 SA Derby heats (530m). At the forefront of an imposing Victorian presence in the heats of the Derby and G3 SA Oaks, Azzopardi has a runner in each of the three Derby qualifiers; Shot Of Red (Heat 1, Box 5), Salad Dodger (Heat 2, Box 6) and Deadly Class (Heat 3, Box 2). Shot Of Red and Deadly Class are both odds-on favourites, at $1.80 and $1.55 respectively, while…
Makybe Diva Stakes draws small field of eight
I’m Thunderstruck has opened favourite for the Makybe Diva Stakes this Saturday. (Racing Photos) A small but select field has been assembled for Saturday’s Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, with just eight horses accepting to run. The Memsie Stakes (1400m) looks to be the main form reference, with five of the eight runners coming through the Caulfield Group 1 last start, including the two horses that filled the minor placings behind Snapdancer – I’m Thunderstruck and Cascadian. VIEW THE FULL MAKYBE DIVA STAKES FIELD The Mick Price…
Breeders’ Cup in play for Slow Down Andy after Del Mar Derby win
Mario Gutierrez pilots Slow Down Andy to victory in the Del Mar Derby. (Picture: Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) After Slow Down Andy’s half-length triumph in the Del Mar Derby over 1 1/8 miles on Saturday (US time), Doug O’Neill could entertain the thought of now setting the three-year-old for Breeders’ Cup weekend. The colt led a slow-paced race early and hung on from there, holding off Spycatcher for Mark Glatt and saluting in 1 minute 48.27 seconds while running for the first time on grass. When asked by HorseBetting.com.au if…
Birdsville puts on historic meeting despite wild weather
The Birdsville racetrack underwent extensive repairs on Saturday morning and early afternoon after heavy rain late in the week left the surface in poor condition. The Birdsville Race Club wasn’t taking ‘no’ for an answer on the weekend after 24mm of rain on the Wednesday and Thursday threatened to ruin its 140th anniversary celebrations. For Birdsville that was three times its average rainfall for the month of September. The iconic Birdsville Races, which are normally held on the first Friday and Saturday in September, had already been affected by the…
Birdsville trip pays off after Cole bags feature double
Longreach-based jockey Robert Faehr guiding former Victorian galloper Saccharo to victory for Darwin trainer Phil Cole in the $42,000 Birdsville Cup (1600m) on Saturday at the iconic two-day race meeting in outback Queensland. Darwin trainer Phil Cole and wife Rhonda had eyed the 2022 Birdsville Races for ages before taking a team of 11 horses to the remote location in outback Queensland. It’s roughly 2280km from Darwin to Birdsville – located in the south-western pocket of Queensland near the borders of South Australia and the Northern Territory – with the…
Bendigo racing tips & quaddie numbers | Thursday, September 8
What Bendigo Races Where Bendigo Jockey Club – Heinz St, White Hills VIC 3550 When Thursday, September 8, 2022 First Race 1:30pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Bendigo Jockey Club is scheduled to host a competitive eight-race card on Thursday afternoon on a track rated on a Soft 7. In recent times it has been no disadvantage to be up on speed at Bendigo, so throughout the day it will almost certainly pay dividends to back runners in the first four upon settling. Action at the ‘Nursery of Champions’ is set…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 7, 2022
Horse Racing on Wednesday, September 7 will feature five 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 Canterbury, Eagle Farm, Sandown. Wednesday Racing Tips – September 7, 2022 Canterbury Racing Tips Eagle Farm Racing Tips Sandown 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…