Month: February 2023

Corniche was a smart winner of the Group 3 Skyline Stakes. Team Godolphin has another runner set to line up in the Golden Slipper on March 18 after Corniche proved too strong for his rivals in the Skyline Stakes at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The James Cummings-trained colt was given an exceptional ride by Brenton Avdulla, finding the one-one position throughout to stalk the moderate tempo over the 1200m contest. From there he was able to storm clear of the boys to score an impressive win by 1.5 lengths on…

Espiona ridden by Jye McNeil wins the Mannerism Stakes at Sandown. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Jye McNeil and Chris Waller have combined with Espiona to take out the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes over 1400m at Sandown, beating a very game Toregene by just over a length on the line. Waller made the decision to bring his Extreme Choice mare back to Victoria where she had produced some her best performances and it has worked, with Espiona returning to the winners circle for the first time since April of last…

Shuffle Dancer ridden by Ben Melham wins the Angus Armanasco Stakes at Sandown. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Shuffle Dancer has edged out Royal Merchant in the concluding stages of the Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes to claim her first black-type victory of her career, after making the jump from a Benchmark 70 Handicap at Moonee Valley last start to a Group 2 at Sandown. Royal Merchant led the field for 1350m of the 1400m event, but Shuffle Dancer, the online bookmaker’s favourite, under the urgings of Ben Melham ran…

Right You Are ridden by Ethan Brown wins the Victoria Gold Cup at Sandown. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Right You Are extends his picket fence to four-in-a-row with an ultra-impressive win in the Listed Victoria Gold Cup with Ethan Brown and Ciaron Maher & David Eustace kicking off Blue Diamond Stakes Day with the favourite winning the first. Ethan Brown took the odds-on elect to the front of the field and with only a small amount of pressure being applied by Vow And Declare on his outside, the So…

What Hong Kong Gold Cup Day 2023 Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, February 26, 2023 First Race 1pm HKT (4pm AEDT) Visit Ladbrokes We’ve got a massive 10-race program to sink our teeth into at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon, as we see Golden Sixty and Romantic Warrior go head-to-head in the Hong Kong Gold Cup. That’s not all though; as we’ve also got the second leg of the four-year-old series in the penultimate contest the Hong Kong Classic…

Golden Sixty is chasing an eighth Group 1. Vincent Ho believes Golden Sixty’s new-found maturity will prove vital in the Group 1 Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) on Sunday at Sha Tin when Hong Kong’s highest-rated horse resumes a burgeoning rivalry with middle-distance star Romantic Warrior. Returning to 2000m for the first time since finishing third behind Russian Emperor and Savvy Nine on yielding ground in last season’s Hong Kong Gold Cup, Golden Sixty will face a fitter Romantic Warrior at a distance range where Danny Shum’s charge has proved…

Horse Racing on Saturday, February 25 will feature 13 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 Sandown, Randwick, Doomben, Morphettville, Ascot, Alice Springs & Matamata (NZ). Saturday Racing Tips – February 25, 2023 Sandown Racing Tips Randwick Racing Tips Doomben Racing Tips Morphettville Racing Tips Ascot Racing Tips Alice Springs Racing Tips Matamata Racing Tips Featured Races Surround Stakes – Randwick Race 7 Blue Diamond Stakes – Sandown Race 7 Chipping Norton Stakes –…