Month: February 2023

Alice Springs reeling from shock exit of top trainer Lisa Whittle

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Leading trainer Lisa Whittle is leaving Alice Springs after 25 years in the Red Centre. (Nikki Westover Photography) Alice Springs racing has been rocked following the departure of leading trainer Lisa Whittle. Whittle, a multiple winner of the Alice Springs trainers’ premiership, has spent some 25 years in the Red Centre, winning a plethora of feature races in Alice Springs and Darwin. She was the trainer of Perudki and Desert Lashes, among two of the best horses to emanate from the Northern Territory. Desert Lashes kicked off her career with…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | February 24, 2023

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Horse Racing on Friday, February 24 will feature seven 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 Canberra, Canterbury and Moonee Valley. Friday Racing Tips – February 24, 2023 Canberra Racing Tips Canterbury Racing Tips Moonee Valley 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…

Mortified ‘Tifia’ in Australian Cup

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Favourite Mortified and trainer/breeder Chris O’Brien are attempting to break a 20-year drought for NSW in Saturday night’s $458,500 Group 1 Sportsbet Australian Cup Final (525m) at The Meadows. Mortified could not have been more impressive in her flying 29.76sec heat victory, leading all-the-way from box eight at her interstate debut, her 12th win from 20 starts. After drawing “nicely” in box two for Saturday night’s $300,000 to-the-winner Cup Final, O’Brien’s homebred daughter of the great Fernando Bale and Banjo Tifia, a G1 Golden Easter Egg finalist in 2019, is…

Hong Kong Gold Cup preview & best bets | Sunday, February 26

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What 2023 Hong Kong Gold Cup Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, February 26 | 4:05pm HKT (7:05pm AEDT) | Race 7 Prizemoney HK$12,000,000 (A$2.2m) Distance 2000m Status Group 1 Conditions Weight For Age 2022 Winner Russian Emperor | T: Douglas Whyte | J: Blake Shinn (57kg) Visit Ladbrokes The 2023 edition of the Hong Kong Gold Cup sees seven gallopers accepting for the Group 1 over 2000m, with Golden Sixty and Romantic Warrior headlining the field. They clash yet again…

Randwick race-by-race preview & best bets | Saturday, February 25

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What Chipping Norton Stakes Day 2023 Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, February 25, 2023 First Race 12:20pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes It’s Chipping Norton Stakes Day at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Saturday afternoon with a blockbuster 10-race program set to be decided. We’ve got two Group 1 races to dissect, with the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes and the Group 1 Surround Stakes the feature events. The great racing doesn’t stop there, though, with plenty of Group-quality racing across the card. The rail is…

Ascot best bets & quaddie tips | February 25, 2023

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What Detonataor Stakes Day Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, February 25, 2023 First Race 12:24pm AWST Visit Ladbrokes The Western Australian Turf Club will host a huge nine-race card this Saturday, with three Listed races on the program – the Detonator Stakes, Ascot 1000 Guineas and Lex Piper Stakes. The track is currently rated a Soft 5, but with very warm weather forecast for Friday and Saturday, we should be racing on a Good surface for the entire day. The rail will be…

Doomben best bets & quaddie tips | February 25, 2023

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What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, February 11, 2023 First Race 12:02pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Brisbane Racing Club will host a very competitive nine-race program out of Eagle Farm Racecourse this Saturday afternoon. The track is currently rated a Soft 6, and with a fair amount of rain forecast for Friday, we could begin racing on a Soft track with a good likelihood of an upgrade during the day. The rail will go out to the +3m position for the…

First Southern Hemisphere winner for US Navy Flag

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The Chrissy Bambry-trained Chantilly Lace (NZ) ran out an impressive winner of the Palamountains Animal Nutrition 2YO 1200 at Wanganui on Thursday and in the process provided her sire, US Navy Flag, with his first southern hemisphere winner. Sent out an $11 chance, Chantilly Lace settled midfield under Kelsey Hannan and was sent forward to tackle the leaders coming around the home bend, dashing away for an easy two-and-a-half length victory at her fourth raceday start. The filly had been luckless when denied a run for much of the home…

Track conditions could dictate programme for Robinson filly

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A heavy track is not the surface Riccarton trainer Lance Robinson wants as he looks for a black-type pathway for two promising three-year-old fillies slated to race on Friday. But with Riccarton’s track producing a Heavy8 on Thursday and with rain through the day, Robinson now finds himself in a quandary ahead of the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) with his fillies Delphillius (NZ) (Rageese) and Let’s Go (NZ) (Vadamos). A start in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui on March 4 is in the offing for…

Adkins answers Wexford’s Derby call

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Australian jockey Andrew Adkins has answered the call of trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott and will cross the Tasman next week to ride Jaffira (NZ) (Iffraaj) in the Gr.1 Auckland Thoroughbred Racing New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Te Rapa. “Andrew Scott approached him during the week and he has accepted the ride on Jaffira,” Lance O’Sullivan said. “We are very pleased to have Andrew, we know he is a good, lightweight jockey in Sydney.” Adkins has had success with Wexford Stables in the past, placing aboard Sir Charles Road…