Alice Springs Racecourse (Photo: TRNT) Roughly, a 10-year-old mare, continued her endless run of good form with victory over four-year-old gelding Flying Start in the feature race at Pioneer Park on Saturday. Flying Start starred as a three-year-old for trainer Greg Connor during the 2022 Alice Springs Cup Carnival, which included winning in the NT Guineas (1600m) by eight lengths. A decent field of sprinters lined up for the CAAMA Radio Handicap (1100m) on the weekend, although the field was reduced to seven when Will Savage’s Cut It Out (Emma…
Month: January 2023
Derby planning continues at Te Rapa for O’Sullivan and Scott
Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) contender Waitak (outer) will contest the Group 2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa on Wednesday. Photo Credit: Race Images – Megan Liefting The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott team will launch a two-pronged attack on Wednesday’s Group 2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) as they finalise their plans to secure a third Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) title in succession. The Matamata stable, who have claimed the blue riband event with Rocket Spade (2021) and Asterix (2022) the last two years, will line-up established…
Jungle Panther is ‘positively pink’
Regally bred Jungle Panther will be striving to continue his affinity with Horsham and box eight in Tuesday afternoon’s lucrative $17,830 Presidents Cup Final (485m). Jungle Panther, a son of Barcia Bale and dual Group 1 winner Up Hill Jill, trained by Jeff Geall and bred by Geall’s brother David and wife Rose, has won four of his five starts at Horsham, with his only defeat a second placing. He’s drawn box eight for the ‘one-off’ Presidents Cup – race 6 at 5.19pm on Tuesday – having won six of…
Jamie Kah shines at Sha Tin with Hong Kong Classic Mile success
Jamie Kah celebrates the win aboard Voyage Bubble. Jamie Kah savoured sweet victory at Sha Tin on Sunday aboard Voyage Bubble in the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) for trainer Ricky Yiu. Rated beautifully in the lead by Kah, the 26-year-old found the front and that was where she remained aboard the Deep Field gelding – extending over the closing stages to prevail in the first leg of Hong Kong’s three-race Four-Year-Old Classic Series ahead of Tuchel and Packing Treadmill, clocking a winning time of 1m 34.58s. “I’m…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | January 30, 2023
Horse Racing on Monday, January 30 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 meeting at Newcastle. Monday Racing Tips – January 30, 2023 Newcastle 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 January 30, 2023 check out our…
Golden Sixty reigns supreme in gripping Stewards’ Cup showdown
The Francis Lui-trained Golden Sixty, ridden by Vincent Ho, takes the Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin. Underlining enduring greatness with a towering performance to claim victory in a blockbuster Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin, Golden Sixty could be bound for the international stage as Francis Lui and Vincent Ho plot future conquests for Hong Kong’s champion. As Hong Kong’s benchmark performer over the past three seasons, Golden Sixty unleashed a trademark terminal sprint to eclipse two younger pretenders to his throne – Romantic Warrior…
Newcastle best bets & quaddie tips | Monday, January 30, 2023
What Newcastle Races Where Newcastle Racecourse – 100 Darling St, Broadmeadow NSW 2292 When Monday, January 30, 2023 First Race 1:50pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes We kick-off the week of racing on Monday afternoon with a competitive seven-race program coming out of Newcastle Racecourse. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit and while it’s currently listed in the Soft range; we expect a delouse of rain over the weekend to put the track into something closer to a heavy deck. So with all that being said, we’ll be…
Horse Racing History: This day in Racing 30th January
This day 30th January 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. Hong Kong horse racing news 24 mins ago Golden Sixty reigns supreme in gripping Stewards’ Cup showdown Underlining enduring greatness with a towering performance to claim victory in a blockbuster Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha …Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 hours ago Newcastle best…
A century for Waldron
By Michael Guerin When Ben Waldron reached the biggest milestone of his career at Methven on Sunday he could see the funny side of it. “That was the slowest century since Geoff Boycott,” says Waldron his 100th career training success. Boycott is the famous England cricket player known for his notoriously slow scoring rate and Waldron, to be fair, has taken 27 years of training to get to three figures. But in reality it is a hell of an effort, he has rarely trained big numbers or lined up a…
Butcher confident with Zarias in Gold Cup
Don’t let Zarias’s standing start record fool you in today’s Cambridge Gold Cup. Because while the promising pacer has just one placing in two attempts from behind the tapes trainer-driver Zachary Butcher says today’s $20,000 standing start over 2700m will suit his five-year-old. Zarias was a good last-start winner after a smart Monika Ranger drive when able to blast the gate from a mobile start, trail and use the passing lane but he goes up in grade today and back behind the tapes. He also faces a 20m handicap with…