This Saturday, Victoria’s Greyhound Adoption Program is holding another of their incredibly popular adoption days, and you’re invited!
Month: September 2022
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 2, 2022
Horse Racing on Friday, September 2 will feature two 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 Mornington & Wyong. Friday Racing Tips – September 2, 2022 Mornington Racing Tips Wyong 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 September…
Matua Tana ready to return in style
By Jonny Turner Two stirring trial performances have Matua Tana ready to make a big return to Addington on Friday night. The trotter heads back to the track to start his spring campaign after spelling following a mistake filled northern campaign. If his trials are anything to go by, the big striding squaregaiter is ready to turn his manners around when he takes on a small but select field in race 3. The trotter gets a key head-start from his 25m handicap on big name race rivals Oscar Bonavena (45m)…
Travel to pay off for O’Reilly
By Jonny Turner Doing the hard yards can pay off for Sarah O’Reilly at Ascot Park on Friday. While most of her fellow Canterbury drivers will be competing close to home at Addington, the junior driver will head south to combine with a full book of drives on a shortened six-race card in Invercargill. O’Reilly drives several big hopes from the Michael House stable, including Franco Hoffman in race 5. The pacer is part of a powerful House team which includes Mogul, Santanna Mach and Proviseur. Franco Hoffman worked and…
Expat a picture of health ahead of Mona Lisa
Speedy mare Expat (NZ) (Makfi) rarely exerts herself in trackwork or trials, but Mark Newnham is confident punters will again see the best of her on race day when she resumes at Wyong’s feature meeting of the spring. The dual stakes winner has finished a sound third in two recent barrier trials ahead of her tilt at the Listed Mona Lisa Stakes (1350m) on Friday when she will bid to take her first-up win record to three from four. “She has never been a great worker her whole life, but…
Walker leaves Golden Eagle door ajar for Imperatriz
Mark Walker might yet turn his back on a $A1 million bonus with his superstar mare Imperatriz in favour of an even more lucrative Australian prize. The Matamata trainer was in awe of his star mare’s 5-3/4 length win in last Saturday’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa and reported that she had come through the race with flying colours. Walker confirmed Imperatriz would next tackle the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday-week before going on to the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Stakes (1600m) at the same track…
Mo’unga looking to bounce back in Chelmsford
Trainer Annabel Neasham is looking forward to stepping out Group One winner Mo’unga in the Gr.2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday, where she is expecting to see an improved run from the entire. The son of Savabeel put in an uncustomary subpar run in the Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m) first-up, but Neasham said the five-year-old was a victim of circumstance. “He got too far back and I don’t think Tommy (Berry, jockey) got out and rolling on him early enough,” Neasham told RSN. “He didn’t really get the…
“King Ferdinand” defending Healesville ‘crown’
Country cups ‘monarch’ Ferdinand Boy is primed to defend his Healesville Cup ‘crown’. Prepared by David Geall – recent recipient of a ‘knightly sword’ investiture as Australian Trainer of the Year – Ferdinand Boy (Box 3) should ‘reign supreme’ in Heat 3 – Race 7, 12.51pm – on Sunday. The four-time provincial cups victor won last year’s final, over 350m, in a flying 18.88sec and Geall says “King Ferdinand” can continue his rule. “His form doesn’t suggest he’s at his best, but I think he’s as right as he was last year.…
Sportsbet announced as new GRV Wagering Sponsorship Partner
Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) is delighted to announce a new major partnership with Sportsbet as the industry’s exclusive wagering sponsorship partner for the next five years, commencing today. In making the announcement GRV Chair, Peita Duncan, said the ground-breaking partnership will see significant Sportsbet presence across all aspects of greyhound racing in Victoria, including at all 13 greyhound racing clubs. “GRV along with our clubs are extremely excited to be partnering with a market leading brand like Sportsbet. “The partnership will deliver excellent value for all Victorian metropolitan and regional…
Aston Velvet the ‘Top Cat’
Michelle Mallia heads into Saturday night’s heats of the Group 3 Top Cat Video Cup (730m) at The Meadows with great expectations, rating her number one contender Aston Velvet as Australia’s best stayer. Mallia has two excellent chances in the two Cup heats, with Fernando’s Quest (Box 1) $3.70 second elect in the opening runoff, while Aston Velvet (Box 7) is $2.50 favourite in the second qualifier. Aston Velvet is $4.40 in ‘All In’ betting, behind Moraine Suzie at $4, which ran third as Victoria’s representative in the G1 National…