Month: March 2023

Morphettville best bets & quaddie tips | March 25, 2023

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What Morphettville Parks Races Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, March 25, 2023 First Race 12:07pm ACDT Visit Ladbrokes For a third-straight week, metropolitan racing in South Australia heads to the Parks track at Morphettville on Saturday afternoon for a competitive nine-race program. With the track coming up a Good 4, and the rail out 9m from the 1000m to the winning post and then out 6m the remainder, we anticipate the track will favour those up on speed, especially in sprint races. The…

Rosehill race-by-race preview & best bets | Tancred Stakes Day

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What Tancred Stakes Day Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, March 25, 2023 First Race 12:10pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes It’s Tancred Stakes Day on Saturday afternoon at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and we have a jam-packed 10-race program set to be run and won. The 2400m Group 1 Tancred Stakes isn’t the only feature of the day, with the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes looking a strong contest for the three-year-old fillies. After three straight weekends at Rosehill the rail has moved out +5m…

Shepparton abandoned

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Shepparton’s race meeting on Thursday 23 March has been abandoned after Race 5 due to thunderstorm activity. Prizemoney for the abandoned races will be divided equally among greyhounds that were eligible to compete at the time of the abandonment, pursuant to GAR 111 (3). GRV apologises for any inconvenience caused.

Peacock feathers Golden nest

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David Plumridge is dreaming big with homebred sprinter Peacock ahead of Saturday night’s heats of the Group 1 Golden Easter Egg (520m) at Wentworth Park in Sydney. Plumridge will have his first ever interstate starter when late bloomer Peacock exits box two in heat eight (race 9, 8.47pm), where Sportsbet has marked him on the third line of betting at $5.50. “I started thinking about the Egg a couple of weeks ago and decided to have a shot at it,” Plumridge explained. “He hasn’t trialled at Wentworth Park, but fingers…

The Stir Up – Shepparton Cup Edition

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GRV’s Peter Quilty, Gerard Guthrie and Trent Langskaill provide their thoughts on some of the star greyhounds racing in Victoria.   Keep an eye on these, they are worth saving in your WatchDog Blackbook!   Quilts  Gents, there’s plenty of feature chasing with heats of the Group 3 Launching Pad tonight and the star-studded Group 2 CKH Painting Shepparton Cup Final on Saturday night. Gerard  Fernando Mick (Box 1) barely made the final, but you cannot underestimate last month’s Australian Cup champion. Will David Geall train his second Shepparton Cup winner in…

Heckler is e‘Lektra’fying!

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Life works in mysterious ways… Just ask young Pearcedale trainer Jake Loverso, who knows all about fate. Loverso was introduced to greyhound racing in his late teens purely by chance. “I got my start in the sport through Tom and George Dailly,” he said. “I’d never seen a greyhound until Tom offered me a position when I was 19 years old. “I had been doing odd jobs. But I just couldn’t find a passion for any of them.” “With the pace he’s got, anything is possible.” Loverso, 27, epitomises the…

Vinery Stud Stakes 2023 Field & Betting Update: Prowess Heavily Backed

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New Zealand filly Prowess is the heavily-backed favourite to beat home the locals in Sydney’s Group 1 $600,000 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) this weekend at Rosehill Gardens. Last year’s Golden Slipper winning filly Fireburn is out to return to her better form in the 2023 Vinery Stud Stakes on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart. The key support race on the Tancred Stakes Day card, the Vinery Stud Stakes field features a quality line-up of Australian Oaks-bound fillies. Heading the field and betting markets at $2.20 and firming through Ladbrokes is the…

Cascadian Heads 2023 Australian Cup Field & Odds

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Cascadian on the quick back-up heads to Flemington Racecourse on Saturday as clear favourite to win the Group 1 $3 million Australian Cup (2000m) at Headquarters. Cascadian on the back of an All-Star Mile second backs-up in the 2023 Australian Cup this weekend at Flemington. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The Godolphin stalwart was eye-catching again at The Valley last weekend running out of his skin for second to Mr Brightside in the $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m). The evergreen eight-year-old goes around now third-up and fit in Saturday’s Australian…

2023 Tancred Stakes Field & Odds Update: Montefilia v Gold Trip

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Two ace gallopers backing-up from runs in the Ranvet Stakes last weekend dominate markets for the Group 1 $1.5 million Tancred Stakes (2400m) this Saturday in Sydney. Group 1 winning mare Montefilia is one of the best backed runners in the 2023 Tancred Stakes in Sydney on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart. Rosehill Gardens is host to a double-shot of elite level autumn racing action on the weekend including the Tancred Stakes heading proceedings over the mile-and-a-half. Sitting top of the latest Tancred Stakes odds online at Ladbrokes is the Ciaron…

William Reid Stakes 2023 Field & Betting Update: In The Congo Market Mover

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The money is coming for the resuming In The Congo to salute at The Valley first-up on Friday night in the Group 1 $1 million William Reid Stakes (1200m). In The Congo is the early 2023 William Reid Stakes market mover for Friday night at Moonee Valley. Photo: Steve Hart. The 2023 William Reid Stakes field is down to 13 starters following the early withdrawal of Godolphin’s widely-drawn Paulele (14). The latest William Reid Stakes odds online at Ladbrokes have the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained In The Congo as…