Month: January 2023

Pakenham best bets & quaddie tips | Wednesday, January 25

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What Pakenham Races Where Pakenham Racing Club – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 When Wednesday, January 25, 2023 First Race 5:35pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes The heats of the Future Stars Series continue at Pakenham Racing Club this Wednesday night with a very competitive eight-race program. The track is currently rated a Good 4, and despite some rain forecast for Melbourne and surrounds this week, warm weather means we should see a Good track on race day. The rail will be in the +9m position for the entire…

Hezashocka to keep the best of company

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Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) is making good progress toward a new campaign that will focus on top level targets. Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are keen to chase Group One features in three states with the Kiwi-bred son of Shocking, who hasn’t raced since he finished third behind Zaaki (Leroidesanimaux) and Mo’unga (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in November. “We’re delighted with the horse, he’s going fantastic and looks super and is a really happy horse,” Kent Jnr said. Hezashocka is stepping up in…

Sharrock eyes the future as he prepares three for Wellington Cup

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Allan Sharrock is going to be travelling up and down the North Island in the next couple of weeks as he gets ready for some big events. The New Plymouth trainer has three contenders for the Gr.3 New Zealand Campus for Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham on Saturday, including the two fixed odds market favourites Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed) and Waisake (NZ). But he also needs to get ready for the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka, which begins on Sunday, meaning he’s going to…

Tarzino set to build on flying start

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Tarzino has already made an impressive impact at the highest level and Westbury Stud are confident the best is yet to come for the young stallion. The son of Tavistock and the Zabeel mare Zarzino (NZ) ran up to his own rich pedigree with success in the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) and Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) and first-crop representatives have followed suit. Gypsy Goddess (NZ) claimed top honours in the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2400m) while Jungle Magnate (NZ) triumphed in the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) before his sale to…

Winsloe eyeing White Robe with Humbucker

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Ellis Winsloe’s immediate focus has switched to a prestige event closer to home after a Group One northern target has been ruled out for his talented performer Humbucker (NZ) (Iffraaj). The Southland trainer celebrated a first success in his local Gore Cup (2000m) on Saturday with the son of Iffraaj, who will make his next appearance in the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge (1600m) at Wingatui on February 4. Winsloe had originally planned a crack at this Saturday’s Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham, but the logistics of a trip…

Max Wintle made the greyhound ‘world go ’round’

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Legendary greyhound trainer Max Wintle has died, aged 89. The 2017/18 GRV Hall of Fame inductee – born on November 16, 1933 – passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. In an emotional tribute placed in the Herald Sun, his daughter Leanne said: “How do you mend a broken heart? How do you stop the rain from falling down?  “It was a lifetime of mutual respect, love and simpatico between us. Thank goodness he laid eyes on my mother. Dad was a gift, picking up…

Vice Grip’s fairy tale finish

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Victorian brothers Glenn and Grant Pask’s dream ride with homebred Group 1-winner Vice Grip has come to a fitting finale, with the 2022 Perth Cup hero bowing out on a winning note earlier this month. Vice Grip enjoyed a perfect finish to a remarkable racing journey at his adopted home track, Cannington, recording a Best Of Night 29.74sec victory at his 86th and final start on January 7,  just three days before his fourth birthday. It was the 38th win of a wonderful career that began in inauspicious fashion at…

Dogs to follow – Rhino Bale, Blue Tungsten and Dragon Inn

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Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of greyhounds to follow from around Victoria. You may even want to add them to your Blackbook account. RHINO BALE (Box 4) Breeding: Jan ‘21 Fernando Bale x Fanta BaleTrainer: Samantha Grenfell, AnakieRecord: 11 starts 2-3-1 Dale says: Rhino Bale is one of the best bred chasers in the land. He has always shown ability which was evident in just his second start with a slick 22.44sec Geelong win over 400 metres. His form since then has been solid, but he can be a…

Thorndon Mile

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OddsBookmakersNews & Betting TipsFieldPast Winners Throndon Mile Group One Betting Guide Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023 Location: Trentham Racecourse Prize Money: NZ$300,000 Distance: 1600m The Group 1 Thorndon Mile is a Group 1 event held over 1600m at Trentham Racecourse each year. Held each year traditionally on the last Saturday in January, the Thorndon Mile is the co-main event on Wellington Cup Day. This race was known as the WRC George Adams Handicap until 1983. It was also known as the Jarden Mile or Jarden Morgan Mile while sponsored by…

How to bet on horse racing with BPAY

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BPay is an online betting payment option widely used in the Australian and New Zealand horse racing gambling industries as a deposit option. So, players can deposit funds from their bank accounts via the internet or mobile banking. BPAY is one of the most secure, convenient, and unique online betting payment methods to deposit at a horse racing betting site for non-credit card users. Neds, Ladbrokes, Bet365, Betfair, Palmerbet, and Unibet are among the leading bookmakers that offer BPay to customers looking to make an online casino deposit. In this…