Month: January 2023

2023 Hong Kong Stewards’ Cup preview & betting strategy

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What 2023 Stewards’ Cup Where Sha Tin Racecourse When Sunday, January 29, 2023 | 4:05pm HKT (7:05pm AEDT) | Race 7 Prizemoney HK$12,000,000 Distance 1600m Status Group 1 Conditions WFA 2022 Winner Waikuku (4) | T: John Size | J: Zac Purton (57kg) Visit Ladbrokes We have a stellar 2023 edition of the Stewards’ Cup as Hong Kong’s highest rated gallopers – Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior and California Spangle – have all accepted for the Group 1 contest over 1600m. We’ve got a small but quality field of seven runners…

Alice Springs racing tips, odds & quaddie | Saturday 28/1/2023

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What Alice Springs Races Where Pioneer Park Racecourse – Stuart Hwy, Connellan NT 0870 When Saturday, January 28, 2023 First Race 2:24pm ACST Visit Ladbrokes The Alice Springs Turf Club will be the centre of attention in the Northern Territory on Saturday when it hosts a competitive four-race meeting at Pioneer Park. There has been no rain in the Red Centre since January 13 and although it will be partly cloudy on Friday the dry weather should continue with only a 30 per cent chance of precipitation. However, a possible…

Mission accomplished for Resolve

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk It was a case of mission accomplished for Resolve at Cambridge Raceway on Thursday night. The five-year-old mare was sent north with the Gr.3 Waikato Trotting Breeders’ Stakes (2700m) in-mind and she rewarded her connections with victory in the Cambridge feature. Resolve’s task was aided when race favourite Double Delight broke near the start, losing all chance in the race. Resolve didn’t have all favours at the start either, with driver Matthew White having to navigate his way around a galloping Kimkar Dash. Resolve…

Zoumist claims Darwin’s Wet Season Series Final

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Trainer Angela Forster, who won the Darwin Turf Club’s $40,000 Wet Season Series Final (1200m) with five-year-old mare Zoumist on Australia Day, celebrating success with former Top End-based jockey Jason Lyon during the Darwin Cup Carnival at Fannie Bay. Zoumist didn’t qualify automatically for the $40,000 Lightning Wet Season Series Final (1200m), but the mare proved far too good for her rivals at Fannie Bay on Australia Day. The five-year-old from the Angela Forster stable finished sixth in her heat behind Noble War over 1100m (0-64) on New Year’s Eve…

Derby contender is pure ‘Silk’

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Being named after Hawthorn champion Shaun Burgoyne and bred by three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Laetisha Scanlan, exciting Western Districts Derby contender Silk was destined to be an elite performer. And thus far in his brief career, Silk has given every indication he’ll fulfil his end of the bargain. A December ’20 son of Zambora Brockie and You Bug Me, Silk is trained by cousins David McKenzie and Gavin Clifton, who are coming off an unforgettable 2022, courtesy of Group 1 Topgun hero Photo Man. Silk has won four from…

Jigsaw piecing it together ahead of Australia Stakes

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Cindy Alderson believes Jigsaw has come a long way mentally after winning three consecutive races heading into the $350,000 Australia Stakes at The Valley on Saturday. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Like a good Formula One driver, Jigsaw knows how to piece together a good surge to the finish line, according to trainer Cindy Alderson heading into Saturday’s Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley. The four-year-old gelding will go into the Group 2 feature over 1200m as the $3.20 favourite across online betting sites after winning his past three starts. Alderson…

Butt’s mares ready

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By Michael Guerin There are few things more dangerous for punters than lead-up races to group 1s but trainer Bob Butt can allay those fears around his two winning chances in the $50,000 Garrard Mares’ Champs at Addington tonight. Tonight’s $50,000 sprint is Addington’s first major race of the new season but is still a lead-up to the group 1 Breeders Stakes in two weeks, a race with significantly more value for a mare’s future breeding career. While many of tonight’s favourites, like the Butt pair of Manhattan and Callies…

Better’s Tart primed for Group Two

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Better’s Tart is in the form of her life as she heads to the Gr.2 Garrards ‘Premier Mares’ Championship Mobile Pace (1980m) at Addington Raceway on Friday. The daughter of Bettor’s Delight has won all three of her starts this preparation, pleasing trainers Brent and Tim White. “She has come back a different beast this prep,” Tim White said. “She has developed into a lovely mare and what we always thought she could be. She has a bit of staying power now.” Better’s Tart…

‘Legend’ a Traralgon Cup hero

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Mobile Legend stamped himself as Victoria’s new country cups ‘king’ on Thursday night when claiming his second successive provincial feature in the $74,335 Group 2 Bridges on Argyle Traralgon Cup Final (450m). Trained by twin brothers Daryl and Colin Brennan, Mobile Legend dominated the Gippsland Festival of Racing, winning two of the three legs, having also won the G2 Warragul Cup in race record time on January 13. “He’s a ‘legend’ in our eyes!” said a delighted Daryl Brennan. A superbly-related son of 2017 Melbourne Cup winner and Traralgon Cup…

Rosehill preview, best bets & quaddie tips | Saturday 28/1/2023

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What Rosehill Races Where Rosehill Gardens – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, January 28, 2023 First Race 12:20pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Saturday afternoon for a very competitive 10-race program. There’s plenty of quality racing on offer, including the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes for the two-year-old colts and the Group 3 Widden Stakes for the two-year-old fillies. As gallopers return for a likely future tilt at the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes and Group 1 Golden Slipper. We’ve also got the…