Year: 2022

Sandown Hillside best bets & quaddie tips | December 10, 2022

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What Sandown Hillside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Saturday, December 10, 2022 First Race 12:35pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes With Caulfield out of action due to ongoing renovations, metropolitan racing in Victoria heads to the Hillside track at Sandown on Saturday afternoon for a nine-race program. With perfect conditions forecast for racing on the weekend, we expect to start on a Good 4 with an early upgrade to a Good 3, while the rail returns to the true position after being out 11m for…

Randwick full racing tips & best bets | The Ingham Day 2022

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What The Ingham Day Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, December 10, 2022 First Race 12:20pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Royal Randwick will host a massive 10-race Saturday program highlighted by The Ingham, where the winner will take home $1.15 million of the $2 million prize pool, as well as a ticket into the Group 1 Doncaster Handicap. The track is currently rated a Soft 5; however, with good weather in the area on Friday and Saturday, we should be on a Good track on…

Logan secures Butler to ride in place of Wiseman at Darwin

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NT trainer Tom Logan will be without his other half at Fannie Bay this Friday, with star jockey Sonja Wiseman to miss the meeting after undergoing surgery to fix a long-standing wrist complaint. (Caroline Camilleri/Darwin Photography Professionals) Darwin trainer Tom Logan will be missing a vital cog from his repertoire on Friday when he fronts for the races at Fannie Bay. Logan’s partner, Sonja Wiseman — the leading jockey in the Top End and Red Centre this season — is sidelined after having surgery on her right wrist at Royal…

Aveross Majesty – “just loves the grass”

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By Jonny Turner Aveross Majesty’s love of grass tracks was on show when he surged back into his best form at Oamaru yesterday. The trotter scored his third win in just four starts on the Oamaru grass when holding off a late challenge from Cody Banner. As the horse’s owner, trainer and driver, Denis O’Connell should be taking most of the credit for the victory. But he was quick to deflect praise as his Waikouaiti trotter returned to his best form on what is clearly his favourite track. “He is…

Alford hoping draw will work in his favour in ID final

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By Adam Hamilton Champion driver Chris Alford thinks a back row draw could be a blessing in disguise for former Kiwi mare Queen Elida in the Inter Dominion trotting final. Alford, who has won pacing finals on Golden Reign and Lennytheshark, is yet to win the trotting final. But he thinks the Brent Lilley-trained Queen Elida has the class and speed to deliver it for him on Saturday night at Melton. “I’m not fussed about drawing inside the back row, in fact I think it’s a good thing,” he said.…

Group One performer on a Classic path

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Top filly Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) has returned to Roger James and Robert Wellwood’s Cambridge stable to begin her build-up toward another major age group target. The daughter of Proisir has won two of her four starts and showed her quality at Riccarton where she finished a close third behind Pier in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m). “She did 10 days on the water treadmill and has been back here for a week now. She came through the race well and we tinkered with the idea of backing her…

Firoden seeks Crystals redemption

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Firoden will contest the Tim Yeo Contracting Southland Crystals (2200m) at Ascot Park on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Nothing would better heal the wounds of last year’s narrow defeat for the connections of proven southern galloper Firoden than going one place better in Saturday’s Tim Yeo Contracting Southland Crystals (2200m) at Invercargill. Winton trainer Leda Beck produced the Denman gelding for a gritty runner-up finish in last year’s feature, run down in the closing stages by Nomen Ludi, beaten a neck. While Beck is no less pleased with Firoden…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 8, 2022

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Horse Racing on Thursday, December 8 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 Warrnambool & Wyong. Thursday Racing Tips – December 8, 2022 Warrnambool 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 December…

Silvestre De Sousa and Tom Marquand share 2022 IJC

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Silvestre de Sousa and Tom Marquand lift the IJC trophy. Silvestre de Sousa and Tom Marquand shared the spoils at the end of one of the tightest International Jockeys’ Championships in the event’s rich history. In front of a loud and passionate Happy Valley crowd of around 11,000, each of the four legs went to a different jockey, with none among De Sousa, Marquand, Vincent Ho and Derek Leung able to add a scoring place that would have separated them from the pack. The joint-champions were named on countback, with…

Horse Racing History: This Day In Racing 8th December

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Today 8th December in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. New Zealand horse racing news 1 min ago Firoden seeks Crystals redemption Nothing would better heal the wounds of last year’s narrow defeat for the connections of proven southern galloper Firoden than …Read More Horse Racing Tips 15 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets |…